Prairie Grass Cafe, Honey Butter Fried Chicken and Jeanne Nolan of The Organic Gardener are hosting a Farm Tour and Happy Hour, 1:30-5 pm, Saturday, June 15th to benefit Green City Market's Edible Garden. Meet at Jeanne Nolan's beautiful garden home (1660 Sunset Ridge, Northfield, IL 60062) for a tour of the gardens. After the tour, head over to Prairie Grass Cafe (601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL) for drinks and appetizers.

Tickets are $150 per person (not including gratuity for the PGC staff).

Reservations may be made by calling Prairie Grass Cafe at (847) 205-4433.

Please follow the link below to make your donation prior to the event. Payment for the event will be checked upon arrival at Prairie Grass Cafe on June 15th (please bring proof of donation). The full ticket price, $150, will be donated to the Green City Market in support of the Edible Gardens but we ask that you leave a cash tip for the Prairie Grass Cafe staff.

Please note that this garden tour is done "farmer-style" meaning rain or shine! Bring comfortable shoes and an umbrella or raincoat if necessary! We are so looking forward to seeing you on June 15th!

The Edible Gardens at Lincoln Park Zoo was started in 2005 as an educational garden and part of Green City Market's outreach mission. The garden is a feature of Green City Market's Farm to Field Trip program, a program that fosters inclusive, equitable and quality sustainable food systems education for all through interactive, experiential learning.

Since 2020, The Organic Gardener has planted The Edible Gardens as a donation garden with all of the produce and flowers going directly to local food pantries to alleviate food insecurity.

Each year, they grow over 1,000 lbs of vegetables, fruit, and flowers. They utilize sustainable growing techniques and practices to maximize output. This season, they are growing: tomatoes, squash, eggplant, swiss chard, scallions, beets, collard greens, sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, beans, basil, a variety of pollinator friendly flowers, and more!

For the fourth year, the Edible Gardens will once again be planted for food production with 100% of the produce output to go directly to local food pantries and mutual aid groups serving neighbors facing food insecurity.