Chicago-Area Producers

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.

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.

We are a 15 herbal Wellness Tea company designed to help individuals on their wellness journey.

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.

Chicago purveyor of rare and specialty teas, online and wholesale only.

Black-owned Chicago craft brewery, launched June 2021.

Chicago maker of aperitif-style liqueurs.

Independent Chicago distillery (since 2011) making gin, Fernet, Bësk, and absinthe. Production-only — no public tasting room.

Logan Square craft brewery and taproom, opened 2016.

Humboldt Park brewery (opened November 2024, in a former service station) focused on moderate-to-low ABV beers using local ingredients.

Chicago donut and fried chicken chain with locations across the Loop, Streeterville, Wrigleyville, and Fulton Market.

French patisserie making macarons, cakes, and pastries, with locations in Lincoln Park and the Chicago French Market.

Chicago-founded specialty coffee roaster with a Fulton Market roasting works and cafes across the city, supplying wholesale accounts nationwide.

Chicago coffee shop and roaster on Chicago Ave, roasting sustainably sourced beans and supplying wholesale to cafes, offices, and retailers.

Lakeview breakfast cafe and specialty grocery known for its cupcake pancakes and house-made preserves and baked goods.

Chicago donut and coffee shop chain with multiple locations citywide, known for large hand-made donuts.

West Loop craft distillery making vodka, gin, rum, and whiskey on-site, with a cocktail bar and tasting room.

Chicago-born craft distillery in Ravenswood making organic-grain whiskey, gin, and liqueurs; the city's first distillery since Prohibition.

Chicago brewery in Avondale making unconventional, tradition-inspired beers, with a Logan Square Mousetrap taproom.

Colombian-owned coffee roastery and café in Avondale roasting single-origin Colombian coffee on-site, plus Colombian pastries.

Italian family bakery since 1904 on Taylor Street; handmade cookies, loaves, traditional Italian pastries with nationwide online store.

Family-owned Italian bakery since 1908 on Taylor Street; wedding cakes, pastries, cookies, cannoli, catering/lunch.

Chicago-style gelato shop making Northern-style base gelato daily from local dairy; site documents in-shop spinning and summer production of hundreds of gallons/week.

Nonprofit bakery-cafe known for homemade pies plus cafe food; Contact page lists General info@firstslice.org and dedicated Wholesale wholesale@firstslice.org plus catering/subscriber emails.

British-inspired bakery known for award-winning savory Royal Pies; site confirms Halsted address and pleasanthousebakery@gmail.com.

Logan Square beer/wine/pizza den with scratch sourdough bakery using Midwest grains.

Handmade frozen novelties company by pastry chef Dana Cree and Michael Ciapciak (2018).

Chef D'Andre Carter / Heather Bublick BBQ brand: restaurant/takeout locations plus packaged Original BBQ Sauce and OG Rub sold via site grocery page and previously all Mariano's (Tribune).

South Side roaster, retailer, and importer since 2004; site positions as roaster/retailer/importer with coffee house.

South Side roaster with cafe/roastery retail and bulk 5lb bags; Block Club 2024: sold in ~350 stores across 10 states and expanded Brighton Park production capacity (city grant).

Latine-owned South Side specialty roaster with public Apply for Wholesale page (local and world-market distribution) and FAQ directing wholesale to roasting@by.coffee.

Family Calabrian-style salumeria (Agostino & Antonio Fiasche) producing nduja and cured meats; public foodservice sell sheets and Faire wholesale brand page; Viola Imports distributes.

Small intentional specialty coffee roaster with Logan Square cafe at 3022 W Diversey; site emphasizes producer relationships and roasted bag retail.

Chicago specialty roaster founded 2007 with public wholesale program (bulk bags, draft cold coffee, chocolate, training/equipment consultation) and multiple branded cafes citywide.

Wholesale page partners with cafes, restaurants, hotels, offices, grocery; free partner training classes and equipment help.

Chicago specialty roaster since 2013 with public wholesale page for cafes, restaurants, offices, grocery, hospitality (beans, cold brew cans/kegs/concentrate, equipment).

Family-owned retail bakery since 1930 (Erich Weber immigrant lineage; 3rd-gen Michael Weber).

French-inspired pastry bakery with custom cakes and espresso bars at two Chicago locations.

Sandra Holl bakery/cafe from Green City Market roots; seasonal pastries, sourdough, sandwiches, coffee.

Seasonal pie and biscuit bakery-cafe in Logan Square; indoor seating, takeout, delivery.

Handmade pie bakery with Chicago West Town pie shop and patio cafe service (espresso with Metropolis coffee, breakfast savory items, pie flights).

Scratch heritage-grain bakery by Ellen King & Julie Matthei since 2013. Illinois Made artisan; all production at Evanston bakehouse for three North Shore retail outposts.

James Beard baker Greg Wade / One Off Hospitality wholesale bakery with public wholesale page: breads and pastries available wholesale to restaurants and retail shops Chicagoland.

Scandinavian-inspired milling bakery/cafe by Bobby Schaffer; stone-mills regional grain (Janie's Mill / Meadowlark).

South Side bakery founded by Stephanie Hart; retail storefront on 75th Street plus 10,000-sq-ft Ashburn manufacturing facility (former Cupid Candies).

Youth urban farm in Greater Grand Crossing growing produce for the Comer kitchen, restaurants, a sliding-scale market, and pantry donations.

Family-run organic urban farm in Greater Grand Crossing selling through a CSA and Chicago farmers markets.

Community farm at The Common|Wealth in Englewood, growing vegetables on about two acres and feeding neighbors through Regenerative Neighborhood Development.

Urban farm in Near North / Cabrini-Green with youth Farm Corps, community garden plots, a seasonal farmstand, and produce for neighborhood residents.

Urban farm at The Plant in Back of the Yards growing indoor microgreens year-round plus outdoor herbs, flowers, and greens for restaurants and home cooks.

Refugee training farm in Albany Park. Family plots and market-farmer plots selling produce at farmers markets, restaurants, and a CSA.

Nonprofit urban farm in Back of the Yards growing organic produce for farm stands, CSA, and neighborhood programs.

BIPOC-led urban farm on Chicago’s West Side with a sliding-scale CSA and farmstands, including the historic City Farm site on Division Street.

Chicago Botanic Garden urban agriculture program in North Lawndale. Year-round indoor market, aquaponics greenhouse, Veggie Rx, and produce from GAP-certified Chicago farm sites.

Black- and women-led nonprofit urban farm growing produce across Chicago and the south suburbs. CSA, farm stands, Fresh Moves Mobile Market, and harvest-to-order vegetables and herbs.

Southside Grinds Coffee Co. is a Black woman-owned Chicago coffee roaster and mobile espresso bar founded to fill caffeination gaps on the South Side. The company sells roasted coffee online and books on-site coffee catering for events across Chicagoland.

Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company is a Kenya-born, Chicago-made specialty coffee roaster sourcing direct-trade Kenyan coffee and tea. The company small-batch roasts in Chicago and sells beans, brewed coffee, tea, and Kenyan pastries through farmers markets, catering, partner locations, and online.

Latina-owned café and coffee roastery in Humboldt Park. Specialty coffee roasted on site, plus a food menu that includes empanadas and Cuban sandwiches.

Bike a Bee tends roughly 100 urban hives across Chicago’s south side and bottles neighborhood-specific raw honey—sold at markets, online, and local stockists.

Lemaster Family Kitchen grinds whole spices weekly into low-sodium, versatile blends for home cooks—and supplies bulk seasoning to Chicago restaurants and businesses.

The Urban Canopy grows and distributes Chicago farm produce, runs a citywide CSA and compost service, and makes jarred goods in a south-side processing kitchen—serving markets, households, and wholesale partners.

French bakery and café in Hyde Park, baking breads, croissants, and pastries daily with flour imported from France. Part of a multi-neighborhood Chicago bakery-café group.

Chicago bakery known for the Original Supreme Bean Pie — a navy-bean dessert baked fresh and sold from South Shore, online nationwide, and at partner markets across the region. Proceeds support Black independent education.

Made with Love Organic Vinegar hand-ferments organic fruit, herb, floral, and specialty vinegars in Hyde Park—sold at Chicago farmers markets and by order for pickup or local delivery.

Growing Home is a USDA-certified organic urban farm and workforce-development nonprofit in Englewood, growing and selling fresh produce across Chicago while training neighbors for good jobs.

Family bakery in Humboldt Park making small-batch cookies, brownies, and pies from scratch — wholesale and neighborhood retail.

Oaxacan moles and salsas, cooked small-batch in Evanston by chef Ernesto Rodriguez. Traditional recipes, no preservatives, vegan and gluten-free.

Chicago tea company curating a rotating, seasonal collection of farm-direct loose leaf teas.

Hyper-local edible-landscaping company growing custom produce for Chicago restaurants and bars, including a quarter-acre cultivation site in Bronzeville.

Small-batch pickle maker based in Tinley Park, IL.

Sister-owned Oak Park bakery, started in 2014 baking for the Pilsen Farmers Market before opening its own shop.

Beverly neighborhood bakery, cafe, and coffee roaster on Western Ave.

Chicago chocolatier making small-batch caramels, truffles, and confections, with shops on Armitage Ave and Irving Park Rd.

Evanston craft distillery making bourbon, rye, and gin, founded in the city where Prohibition's Woman's Christian Temperance Union was headquartered.

Chicago specialty roaster (Avondale) making signature blends like Redline Espresso, single-origin beans, cold brew, and compostable espresso capsules.

Evanston bakery making cakes, breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and donuts.

Rustic American bakery from award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal — bagels, bialys, pastries, coffeecake, and savory items. Opened summer 2022.

Logan Square specialty roaster-cafe since 2012; cafe and roaster share building.

Family-owned Roseland donut bakery since 1972 (owner Burritt Bulloch). Scratch yeast and cake doughnuts, famous oversized apple fritters; Time Out and The Infatuation list as South Side institution.

2.5-acre urban farm in East Garfield Park growing organic produce for pantries and Food is Medicine partners, with a transitional jobs program.

Urban farm and learning center in Fuller Park growing organic living foods for homes, workplaces, juice bars, stores, and restaurants.