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Had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Mr. Eudell Watts and his son (finally in person!) of . My dietetic students are working with him and for their marketing rotation this semester! Super excited to grill tonight 🧑🏻‍🍳 you can grab his delicious sauce and rubs
Join us for last farmstand of the season! Delicious fresh produce from and ✔️, tasty pastries from ✔️, giveaways ✔️. Hope to see you this afternoon ❤️
Join us at the Farmstand tomorrow (9/22) for a chance to win “Grow. Eat. Repeat. A Love Letter to Black-Eyed Peas” by Stacey and Paige Woodson ❤️ You can also grab your favorite late summer vegetables from and
Join us at the farmstand tomorrow (9/22) for a chance to win “Grow. Eat. Repeat. A Love Letter To Black-Eyed Peas” by Stacey and Paige Woodson! ❤️ You can also grab your favorite late summer vegetables from and
So happy we were able to participate in the 2022 Day of Service on Saturday. Many thanks to the students, faculty and volunteers who came out to the Giving Garden
Meet Mina and Ann!
Mina’s very favorite things about working the Farm Stand are sharing recipes, and learning new cooking and food preparation ideas.
She hoists crates of vegetables like a trooper and her internal head calculator cannot be beat!
Ann(hey! That’s me!) feels honored when she’s permitted to observe the wild passion our Farm Stand shoppers bring to their recipes.
When people start describing a cooking method using their hands? There’s almost nothing better to watch.
Say hello to Mina and Ann on your next Farm Stand visit and if you want to share a recipe? We’re all ears. (🌽 Get it?)
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Meet Breanna!
“James Beard once said that food is our common ground. A universal experience. And Real Foods Collective is that universal experience.
Every farm stand, delivery, and interaction make me feel more and more connected with my community.”
Our thanks goes out to Breanna and her quick smile and gentle spirit that also impacted this season’s Real Foods Collective Farm Stand!
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Farm stand at the Garden House Apartments with U of I Extension! We love hearing how the seniors use their produce from and
I need to give a shout out to our amazing team who has been working so hard all summer to get the farm stands running, support local community events and food distributions, and build RFC! I’ll be highlighting each one over the next few weeks so you can get to know our story while supporting a local, just food system ❤️ a#localfood .pruitt .sieczkowski
See you tonight at ! Look for the yellow shirts on the RFC team for a $5 coupon to the spend at the farm stand while they last!
Have you tried the delicious pastries from ? Come by for a sample while you shop for fresh, locally grown produce! See you tomorrow!
We love working with the Quinn Center of St. Eulalia!
Check out what’s available at the farm stand tomorrow. BONUS: bring your own bag and get a free piece of fruit!
Can’t wait to see you tomorrow! All are welcome 🤗
Great dessert making class tonight! Thanks to for taking the lead!
Early morning at the produce market… one of my favorite places 🍠🫑🧅
Rain or shine, it’s still veggie time!! Come down to Veggierx Maywood today between 1-3pm. We’re located at the Maywood Park district (921 S 9th Ave). See you there!
See you tomorrow!
We had a great day in the garden for the day of service. Students learned about Maywood, our fearless PP4H leader Lena gave a great presentation about community, hope and love, students worked at the Giving Garden and farm, and the truck got cleaned and a special blessing from Fr. DeMarco
Farm Stand Today! Get ready for local veggies, fresh fruits, and all the fun peppers!! 921 S. 9th Ave in Maywood, 1-3!
Beautiful morning Farm on Ogden with . If you haven’t been to the retail space, definitely check it out! Wednesday-Saturday 11-5
Ma, EGGPLANT!
It’s tomato season, stop by!
We are super pumped to host the next BioBlitz at the Giving Garden this Wednesday! Please email [email protected] to RSVP TODAY if this will be your first one!
Favorite part of the farm stand is seeing friends catch up ❤️
We love our farmers and team/volunteers ❤️
see you all tomorrow !
Perfect day for Urban Garden Connection and dedication of community fridge at Chairman Fred Hampton House
Today!
Roy Strom has been a business staple in Maywood since 1961. Today they cleaned their offices and left behind this beautiful donation to Real Foods Collective. This truck will help us spread access to fresh, locally grown produce in Maywood and surrounding communities! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts ♥️ We can’t wait to transform this into our mobile market, thanks to
Lovely day in the garden! Thanks to our awesome volunteers for showing the community beds some love today. Join us Saturday for our first Urban Garden Connection meeting at 10 to meet fellow gardeners and learn how you can harvest your own veggies and herbs right here!
Big day at RFC … first harvest, first farm stand, awesome VeggieRx participants, dedicated team and new aprons from Mama Leach
Starts are ready to go home with you tomorrow after compost event 🪴
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event!
Hey there! We’re so excited to co-host this event! Save your veggie scraps, compostable items and join us for a fun day May 22🪴
Curious about VeggieRx Maywood? Check us out every Friday at Maywood Park District!
Inspired listening to Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford and excited to share about VeggieRx
Thank you for supporting us with a $20,000 grant from your -19 Community Collaboration Fund! Your gift will help us purchase a walk in cooler and help fund local staff for summer farm stands bringing fresh, locally grown produce to Maywood!
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