Wild Onion Market, a co-op grocery store at 7007 N Clark St. in Chicago, will serve communities in Rogers Park, Evanston, West Ridge, and surrounding areas. We’ll keep dollars local, support local farmers and producers, and help build a sustainable food production and packaging system.
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Ribbon Cutting Set
Join us at noon, Wednesday, June 12th for our ceremonial ribbon cutting to open the store. We are expecting local officials as well as members and supporters.
Welcoming New Staff
Our new social media manager, Niesha David, has been supporting our presence on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms for a couple of weeks now. Niesha is a social media manager, writer, and editor specializing in lifestyle, health and wellness, and social justice content. She has worked with many publications and companies, including the Chicago Reader, The Midst, Bust Magazine, Penguin Random House, and the Zagat brand.
Last week, we told you about our new store manager, Ryan Whitney. Since then, Ryan has completed hiring of 16 clerks, cashiers and product leads. They will begin work the week of June 3 so they will be ready to meet customers on our opening day, Wednesday, June 12th.
Order T-Shirts by Friday, May 31
Wear your heart on your sleeve! For a limited time, you can order a T-shirt to celebrate our opening. Effortlessly promote the coop wherever you go Shirts are available in several colors and a variety of sizes. There’s even a new tie-dye option!
Shirts will be available to order online through May 31st. They will be shipped directly to you within 2-3 weeks.
Help Promote Our Coop
In order to assure the success of our coop, we are handing out literature at events in Rogers Park and Evanston. In addition to the Evanston Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, we have been greeting people at the Rogers Park Metra stop and the Morse Avenue stop on the CTA Red Line. We will be at the Glenwood Market beginning on Sunday, June 2.
We also plan an afternoon of canvassing at the Evanston Climate Action event on Saturday, June 1 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Please sign up to lend a hand:
For the Evanston Climate Action event:
For the Glenwood Sunday Market:
For the Evanston Farmers’ Market:
.For the Rogers Park Metra station at Lunt & Ravenswood, Thursdays May 30 and June 6, and/or Wednesday, June 12:
For the Morse Avenue Red Line station, same dates and times as the Metra Station:
Products Are Coming In
One way that coops help the environment is by reducing unnecessary packaging. Bulk bins for beans, grains and other products have arrived and are in place. We also have jars of bulk spices.
Local vendors have begun to drop off their first orders! So far we have Feed Your Head vegan meats and cheeses, Sweet Comb Chicago Honey, and Awe Sauce Hot Sauces have dropped off cases for our shelves with more to follow! Our main distributor will begin orders next week as staff start their first shifts.
