May Newsletter 2024

7007 N Clark St. in Chicago • Serving communities in Chicago and Evanston • Keeping dollars local and helping build a sustainable food production and packaging system Join now! Spread the word! Share and comment @WildOnionMarket on Facebook and Instagram  The co-op opens for business June 12th! A fully stocked, fully staffed Wild Onion Market goes live on June 12! From that date on the co-op will serve the public seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm. It will be an exciting time to check out the brand new co-op and make it your go-to place for groceries of all types. “We plan to be a valuable addition to the Rogers Park – South Evanston communities,” says general manager Teresa Meza. “We are excited to bring you all the best local offerings, affordable organic staples, and fresh produce. With great selections throughout the store from gourmet cheese to bulk grocery on regular, rotating sales; We look forward to helping you fill your pantries, fridges and bellies with nourishing food for less in 2024!” Volunteers Needed We are holding 2 events to sign up volunteers and provide training/volunteer opportunities. There are a variety of tasks to be done from handing out postcards announcing our opening on June 12th to cleaning the store shelves and refrigerators to get ready for product deliveries. In person event at Co-op, 7007 N. Clark St., Saturday, May 11, 10:30a.m.-11:30 a.m. RSVP HERE Zoom Event on Thursday, May 16th, 7p.m.-8p.m. RSVP HERE We hope to see you at one of these events to participate in this most exciting path of getting the word out about our Opening. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions to mary@wildonionmarket.com. We need people to hand out postcards at the Evanston Farmer’s Market, the Glenwood Sunday Market (beginning June 2), and other locations. Sign up here for the Evanston Farmer’s Market and here for the Glenwood Sunday Market. Are you handy with a sponge? We need help cleaning the refrigerators before they are stocked. We’ll be working at 11:30 am on Saturday, May 11 and 6:00 pm on Monday, May 13. Sign up here. We also need people to participate in the four committees that will be helping the staff and the Board realize our vision of what Wild Onion can be: Audit and Finance; Community Engagement; Evaluation; and Policy and Governance. If you would like to know more about what the committees will do, email Board@wildonionmarket.com, and someone from the committee(s) you are asking about will get back to you.   We’re Hiring We still need staff. Check out our open positions here. Please Let the City Know: We Need Bike Racks More bike racks near our store would make it easier for people to reach us, and there is a perfect spot for two or three racks between two trees on the public sidewalk on the south side of Lunt. Fortunately, the Chicago Department of Transportation (DOT) operates a Bikeways Program that installs bike racks in such locations. Its goal is to install hundreds of bike racks where they would be most useful. To help us make an effective request, please complete this online request form.  You’ll be asked for your name and email address, and the type of location. Please check business and be sure to specify that the racks should be on Lunt Avenue east of Clark Street. If you like, you can pinpoint the location on a map.     Questions about Wild Onion Market? Email Board@wildonionmarket.com Sign up for our newsletters and updates. Wild Onion Market https://join.wildonionmarket.com/