Sugar Beet Food Co-op

Sugar Beet Food Co-op is Oak Park’s community-owned grocery at 812 Madison St. The store carries produce, packaged groceries, a wellness aisle and a hot soup bar, and gives shelf space to regional farms and small Chicago-area makers, which makes the store a weekday stand-in for the Saturday farmers market a mile north on Lake Street. Shopping is open to all; owners buy a share and get deeper discounts, including 15 percent off on Wellness Wednesdays versus 10 percent for non-owners. The co-op also organizes an Oak Park Artisan Market and takes vendor applications from local producers.

What to know

• Located at 812 Madison St. in Oak Park, phone (708) 948-7656.
• Community-owned grocery; membership is optional for shopping.
• Owners get 15 percent off on Wellness Wednesdays, non-owners 10 percent.
• Hosts an Oak Park Artisan Market for local makers.