Chicago, IL

1 Way Premium CBD is an organic hemp boutique in Evanston recognized by the city's Sustain Evanston program for its commitment to energy efficiency and sustainable operations.

Established in 2008 by Experimental Station, the 61st Street Farmers Market is a 'food oasis' pioneer on Chicago's South Side, connecting the Woodlawn and Hyde Park neighborhoods to regional agriculture.

Alice and Friends' Vegan Kitchen — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Regenerative pasture farm in Dundee, Illinois, providing 100% grass-fed beef, raw A2 Guernsey milk, pasture-raised poultry and pork, and no-corn/no-soy eggs to the Chicago region. Operates rotational grazing on certified-organic hay and feed; runs an on-farm store, online pickup, and Midwest-wide UPS/FedEx delivery.

Amitabul — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Annapurna Simply Vegetarian — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

A Saturday outdoor farmers market in Arlington Heights, IL — Chicago's northwest suburbs. Open vendor model (produce growers, food vendors, prepared-food, service providers, live music, family activities) running Saturdays 8 am – noon, May 9 through October 17. Operated by the Arlington Heights Historical Society (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) on permit from the city for use of the parking lot and to close part of Fremont Street for the market footprint. Recently voted Best Farmers Market in Illinois by the American Farmland Trust.

At Nature's Door — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Big John's Farm Stand — a farm shop or farm stand verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Blind Faith Cafe — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Bloom Plant Based Kitchen — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Boley Farm — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Can't Believe It's Not Meat — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Chicago Health Foods — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Cloud 9 — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Conscious Plates — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Edgebrook Farmers Market — a farmers market verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

elephant & vine — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Fancy Plants Cafe — a fully-vegan café verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

An urban controlled-environment mushroom farm operating out of West Town in Chicago — growing specialty mushrooms indoors within the city itself, with both consumer retail and wholesale lines. The operation frames itself explicitly against the monoculture-driven habitat loss of industrial agriculture, positioning urban indoor mushroom cultivation as a decentralized alternative.

Fruitful Yield — a strictly-organic shop or eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

A 40-acre year-round agritourism complex on West Higgins Road in South Barrington, IL — a Chicagoland regional institution operating continuously since 1972. Runs a spring garden center (Apr–Jun), a summer farmer's market (late Jun–Oct), and a Fall Festival (Sept–Oct) with corn mazes, hayrides, pig races, animal interactions, and a famous mechanical pumpkin-eating dinosaur. A working farm at its core with three layered seasonal retail surfaces.

Good Foods Health Center — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

A USDA-certified-organic urban farm + 501(c)(3) workforce-development nonprofit in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood — ~17 years of operation. Mission: 'Empowering healthy people and communities through urban organic agriculture.' Runs paid employment-training programs for residents, local food production-and-distribution, and an on-site farm stand. The farm at 1844 West 59th Street / 6429 South Honore Street is one of the anchor urban-farm operations on Chicago's South Side.

Healthy Substance — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Honest — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

ingrained — a fully-vegan eatery verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Kale My Name — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Kent Young Health Products — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Lakefront Nutrition and Fitness — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Le Colonial Lake Forest — a strictly-organic shop or eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Lincoln Square Farmers Market — a farmers market verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farmers-market]] for the directory's editorial position on the form.

Logan Square Farmer's Market — a farmers market verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farmers-market]] for the directory's editorial position on the form.

Logan Vegan — a fully-vegan ice-cream shop verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Loving Heart — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Majani — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Miller Beach Farmers Market — a farmers market verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Murphy's Health Foods & Juice Bar — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Natural Choices Health Food — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Penelope’s Vegan Taqueria — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Penelope's Vegan Taqueria Andersonville — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Penelope's Vegan Taqueria — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Planta Queen — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Prime Home Healthcare — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Quesadilla la Reina del Sur — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Ravinia Farmers Market;Food Truck Thursdays — a farmers market verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Runaway Cow — a fully-vegan ice-cream shop verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Seafood Market — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Shimla Peppers — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Soul Veg City — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Sweet Vegan Bakes — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

The Chicago Diner — a fully-vegetarian eatery verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

The Chunky Scone — a fully-vegan eatery verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

The Wellness Shoppe — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Urban Vegan — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Vegan Now 2 Go — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Vegan Plate — a fully-vegan restaurant verified in OpenStreetMap as fully plant-based (diet:vegan=only). The directory lists strict-vegan operations because they make plant-based eating a default rather than an asterisk — every bioregion benefits from at least one.

Vibrations — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

Wheeling Nutrition — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.

White Oak Gourmet — a health-food / natural-foods store verified in OpenStreetMap. See the Why-its-listed section for the directory's canonical reason.