Stop by the market tent to check on the day’s events with manager and chef Leah Varde. On Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m., you’ll be welcomed with the weekly open-air city market, which runs from May to October (but until Nov. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Īt the fire station, go back to Waller Avenue and head south, then turn left on Lake Street to the Austin Town Hall, right around the corner. Klaudia Farmas, left, helps Cathy Morris at the Windy City Mushroom stall at the Austin Town Hall City Market on Aug. West Midway Park and North Waller Avenue,
The quartet was designated as Chicago Landmarks, but remain private homes. Walk west on Midway Park, the village-esque street best known for four ornate, shingled Queen Anne-style houses by architect Frederick Schock, including his own regal residence at 5804 W. Check back in January for more information on the return of goat yoga and visits.Īcross the street, you’ll find the fountain in front of a Prairie School-style church designed by architect William Eugene Drummond, who worked for Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Next to the station, Harambee Community Garden has been host to not only verdant flora, but fauna as well - it was home to neighborhood-famous goats owned by GlennArt Farm, but the dairy is closing this week. If you’re driving, park by the fire station, but note the many parking restrictions and private property signs in the area. Go back west on Chicago Avenue to Central Avenue, turn left to Lake Street, then turn right to Waller Avenue. Midway Park, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. So go see the chickens and goats while you can, and meet the people behind this food-focused guide to a perfect day in Austin, a beautiful neighborhood on, as they call it, the mighty West Side of Chicago. “I love going over and seeing the chickens,” said the chef, laughing. The expansive block-size campus includes an acre of gardens with fruit trees, a three-season outdoor education center and free-range chickens. It was founded in 1969, and its new home opened in February. “I love what BUILD has done.” Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development is a West Side-based organization focused on gang intervention, violence prevention and youth development. “Community gardens,” she said without hesitation. To get a sense of what Austin is really like, where does Varde suggest we go? If you’re wondering what’s taking so long, you can follow the complicated process on the market’s blog, which just put out a call for construction workers for an event on Thursday. Founder Liz Abunaw has been working to bring a grocery store to the neighborhood for years in her fight for food justice. Food vendors feature the flagship tent at Forty Acres Fresh Market.
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