Lemons
Wanted by Gigi's Ginger Beer
160lb · Weekly · Chicago, IL · $11 / lb
Wholesale
I can help →Chicago & surrounding communities
The local food network for businesses.
Find suppliers, buyers, capacity, and partners around you.
Know the food around you — and the people behind it.
134 producers·52 markets·124 restaurants·42 communities
How Grano works
Businesses need things. Businesses have things.
One business may need a supplier, ingredient, buyer, kitchen, market opportunity, or partner. Another business may have exactly that. Grano helps make those potential connections visible — never a marketplace, never an automatic match.
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What businesses need
Local businesses are looking for what you make.
Open requests from Chicago businesses — real businesses looking for real suppliers. If you can fill one, reach out.
Ginger
Wanted by Gigi's Ginger Beer
30 · Weekly · Chicago, IL · $11 / lb
Wholesale
I can help →What businesses have
Available capacity across the network.
Kitchen time, market access, storage, and other capacity businesses have made available to each other — published by the business itself, not a real-estate listing.
Businesses can also publish capacity — from production space to market opportunities. Add what your business has →
The network
Those connections become the network.
See how local businesses connect through sourcing, selling, collaboration, shared capacity, and other relationships — real businesses, real relationships, already forming near you.
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Chicago
66 connected businesses · 86 connections
Dashed lines are connections Grano has documented from public sources, not yet confirmed by both businesses.
Lines show real relationships — not open requests, available capacity, or a potential match Grano has surfaced but no one has confirmed yet.
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Right now
What's in season now?
Typical local harvest windows around Chicago — not a guarantee a specific farm has it today.
See what's in season →Beyond your neighborhood
Your local network connects to a bigger one.
Across the whole network: 115 connected businesses · 112 connections · 22 communities.
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Explore every community on Grano →Go deeper on the food you eat
Explore local food →Who makes it
Meet the people behind your food
The Talking Farm
Skokie · Farm
The Talking Farm grows produce, herbs, and flowers using sustainable practices while educating the community about agriculture, biodiversity, and horticulture through hands-on learning and example, both at the Howard Street Farm, our 2.5-acre full-production urban farm in Skokie, and at our off-site teaching gardens with schools and organizations. Each year, we distribute over 21,000 pounds of fresh, locally-grown produce to the community through farmers’ markets, a membership program, restaurants, and food pantries.
Gigi's Ginger Beer
Wicker Park · Beverage Producer
Handcrafted with real ingredients and a lot of love, our ginger beer delivers a spicy kick and a smooth finish—perfect on its own or mixed into your favorite cocktail.
Ivy's Herbs
South Suburbs · Beverage Producer
We are a 15 herbal Wellness Tea company designed to help individuals on their wellness journey.
24 Karat Bakery
Hyde Park · Bakery
24 Karat Bakery is a worker-owned bakery built around good bread, thoughtful ingredients, and the idea that food can bring people together. We make small-batch breads, pastries, cookies, granola, and pantry goods while working to build a more connected and cooperative local food system in Chicago.
61st Street Farmers Market
Woodlawn · Farmers Market
61st Street Farmers Market, a program of Experimental Station, brings fresh, healthy food to Woodlawn and surrounding neighborhoods year-round by reducing barriers to access and offering hands-on food education. Launched in 2008 with the support of a dedicated group of volunteers, the Market has been a leader in Illinois in accepting and promoting SNAP/Link benefits at farmers markets.
Green City Market
Lincoln Park · Farmers Market
Green City Market is securing the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, educating our community, and expanding access to locally-grown food. Our year-round farmers' markets are centered around lifting up Midwest growers, promoting the environmental stewardship of land and responsible treatment of animals, and building a vibrant market for local, sustainably-produced food in Chicago.