Lincoln Square Zero-Waste Cafe Now Sells Produce From Refugee-Run Neighborhood Farm
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / June 25, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — Produce from a nonprofit farm in Albany Park is now available in the new fresh market at Lincoln Square’s The Eco Cafe. The Global Garden Refugee Training Farm, 4815 N. Sacramento Ave., helps refugee families grow food for themselves and to sell to local vendors. Bethany Barbouti, Mia McCullough and Alexis Chavez opened The Eco Flamingo in 2020 and have since evolved their zero-waste general store to include workshops and
The Eco Cafe Brings Zero-Waste Coffee Shop To Lincoln Square
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / March 7, 2025 LINCOLN SQUARE — The owners of Lincoln Square’s zero-waste general store opened their new cafe this week. Bethany Barbouti, Mia McCullough and Alexis Chavez opened The Eco Flamingo in 2020 and have since evolved their zero-waste general store to include workshops and events. Earlier this year, the trio announced their plan to open The Eco Cafe, 4756 N. Rockwell St. The Eco Cafe opened to customers Wednesday. By the following afternoon, nearly
Best zero-waste general store
Chicago Reader / by Kerry Reid / March 6, 2025 Most of us have become accustomed to carrying our own reusable bags to the grocery store. But for going the next step in zero-waste shopping, it’s hard to beat Lincoln Square’s Eco Flamingo, which opened in 2020. Here you can find a carefully curated selection of, as their website says, “package-free, plastic-free, environmentally responsible, cruelty-free, and fair-trade options.” Cofounder Bethany Barbouti says, “We now carry over 400 refillable products
Roman-Style Capriccio Pizzeria, Nirvana Dispensary Coming To Lincoln Square
Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / January 24, 2025 New businesses opening in the neighborhood also include a sustainability-focused cafe and an artisan market from The Green Post and The Northman owners. LINCOLN SQUARE — Four new businesses are opening in Lincoln Square in the coming weeks, including a Roman-style pizza restaurant, a sustainability-focused cafe, an artisan market and the neighborhood’s first weed dispensary. Read More Here.
Lincoln Square's The Eco Flamingo general store makes zero-waste a reality
93XRT / by Nancy Harty / October 29, 2024 Along the wall of The Eco Flamingo are canisters of nuts, grains, legumes and more, but there are no plastic bags to put them in. General Manager Alexis Chavez said this general store is zero waste. “We allow you to bring in your own container, and you’re just refilling things that we have here instead of going to the store and purchasing something that’s already in plastic or other packaging,” Chavez said. “We’re just helping people reduce their waste.” Read More
