Our market is a small but vibrant community hub featuring local vendors offering ready-made food like tamales, iced coffee, agua frescas, local honey, hand made soaps, books for Spanish readers, and handcrafted goods. Vendors include: Yvolina’s Tamales, Anti-Conquista Coffee, Bee-utiful Honey, Giron Books, and more! Alongside these vendors, the garden’s own offerings — including a sliding‑scale U‑Pick program, limited quail eggs, and garden‑produced honey — create a uniquely local, land‑connected experience.
Running June 14 through October 4, the market takes place every Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM in a thriving community garden set along an old rail corridor. The space is alive with pollinators, gardeners, families, and neighbors of all ages. Visitors wander through raised beds, an active apiary, quail coops, nature play areas for kids, a dog run, fitness spaces, and multiple gathering spots with benches and tables. The setting itself — buzzing with life — is part of the draw.
The market was created to highlight the garden’s broader programs, including stewardship initiatives and the U‑Pick program, which invites people to harvest seasonal produce and build a direct relationship with local food systems. Throughout the season, the market will host workshops, garden tours, and cultural activities in partnership with community organizations, educators, and artists.
More than a place to shop, this market is a community‑rooted ecosystem. It nurtures local producers, supports environmental education, and invites neighbors to experience a more sustainable, joyful, and place‑based way of living.
September Calendar
Sunday, September 6
Kids Yoga with Ms. Janeth Series at 10AM and 11AM
This series, in English and Spanish, is for caretakers and their little ones to move together. Classes combine movement, mindfulness, and storytelling. Registration required.
Live Music by Saint Valentin from 11AM – 2PM
Let your Sunday morning ritual relax you into the week. We’ll have neo-soul, R&B, and chill vibes by Saint Valentin. Registration required.
Community Coloring Book from 12PM to 2PM
Put your mind at ease by coloring the afternoon away while you listen to some tunes by Saint Valentin. Registration required.
Sunday, September 13
Kids Yoga with Ms. Janeth Series at 10AM and 11AM
This series, in English and Spanish, is for caretakers and their little ones to move together. Each class combines movement, mindfulness, and storytelling. Registration required.
Live Music by Vivian Garcia from 11AM to 2PM
Listen, sing along, and dance to Vivian Garcia who brings folk music, flamenco, jazz, and boleros to the garden. Registration required.
Herbalism Series: Ancestral Intelligence with Freedom Fighting Herbs from 12PM to 2PM
This workshop invites us to explore herbalism as a practice of community care and slowing down from the urgency and depletion of our everyday lives to make space for rest and nourishment. Registration required.
Sunday, September 20
Sunday, September 27
Community Yoga with Jessica
Join Jessica Lainez for an intentional yoga sequence designed to balance all of the chakras. All-levels welcome. Starts promptly at 10am. Registration required.
Kids Yoga with Ms. Janeth Series at 10AM and 11AM
This series, in English and Spanish, is for caretakers and their little ones to move together. Classes combine movement, mindfulness, and storytelling. Registration required.
Whether you stop by for an hour or spend the whole morning with us, we hope El Paseo’s Community Days become part of your summer. The garden is always changing, and every Sunday offers a chance to learn, support local vendors, volunteer, or enjoy a Chicago summer with your neighbors.
We’ll be back next month with another Community Days update.
See you in the garden.
Volunteer for the Market
Vendors
Register to be in our Catalog of Vendors. Completing this registration adds you to our vendor catalog and allows our team to match you with upcoming opportunities.
El Paseo Community Garden 