Friday, May 3, 2013
We asked our readers to share their favorite farmers markets in the south ‘burbs and complied a map based on your submissions.
All around the south suburbs, farmers markets are starting to open up for the season. With the help of our readers, we put together a handy map so that you can find the best local offerings of the region. Click on each icon for more details on the particular farmers market. Don’t see your favorite farmers market? Check over here to add it for next week’s map.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The downtown Frankfort staple returns Sunday with an expanded area for vendors. Find out what else is new for the market this year.
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- Joe Vince
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Everyone has their own ways to mark the changing seasons, especially when it comes to the switch from winter to spring. For some, it's the first robin. Others, it's the beginning of baseball season. For some Frankfort residents, it's the opening of the Country Market, and for them, that means spring arrives Sunday, April 29. Here's your quick guide to what's new this year. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 28. Traditionally, the Country Market has been in the Breidert Green parking lot and along Oak Street. But this year, the village has renovated the Fra-Milco Cabinet Co. parking lot on Oak Street and will have vendors set up there, as well. The following is a list of new vendors at the market this year. PLANTS AND PRODUCE…
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The Frankfort Country Market will continue for three extra Sundays this year.
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- Joe Vince
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Attention, fresh produce lovers: The Frankfort Country Market is staying open a little longer this season. The market will run through Sunday, Oct. 30, in the parking lot by Breidert Green, according to a Village of Frankfort press release. Originally, the market's last day this year was Oct. 9. Hours of operation for the market remain the same, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the release stated. READ: Fresh Seaonal Fruits and Vegetables for September and October
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Patch's guide to locally grown produce and where to find it.
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- Lisa Tiess
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Summer is far from over, so get fruits and vegetables at their freshest. Not sure where to start? Luckily, a number of farms, farm stands and farmers' markets are available nearby. Patch assembled a list of what's in season and where it can be purchased, as well as tips for picking your own fresh produce. Available fruits and veggies will vary by month. Picking produce at its peak time is key to getting the most for your money. In August, fresh apples, beans, beets, blackberries, cabbage, cantaloupe, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, herbs, onions, peaches, pears, peppers, potatoes, raspberries, squash, tomatoes, watermelons and zucchini will be in season. Some types of apples should be ready in early August. Blackberries and grapes …
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
If Gov. Pat Quinn signs the legislation, some vendors would be allowed to prepare food in their home kitchens instead of the more expensive commercial kitchens required.
Amid the countless challenges facing small business owners looking to promote their products at area farmers markets are regulations requiring cooked foods to be prepared in a commercial kitchen. But the Illinois House approved legislation this week that would allow some vendors to prepare the food in their home kitchens. The state Senate passed the bill earlier this month. According to the Joliet Herald-News, supporters say the proposal will reduce food prices at farmers markets, and increase popularity. Opponents say it could lead to an outbreak of food-borne illness. According to the language of the bill, there are measures to prevent that problem: In New Lenox and Mokena, the villages don't have to deal with the permits, regulations …
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Sunday marks the return of the spring edition of the Frankfort Country Market.
Despite the cold, rainy weather, Frankfort Country Market manager Merrill Marxmann won't let that stop the market's first spring selling day Sunday on Breidert Green. "I do all my markets rain or shine," Marxmann said. He did add, though, that fresh produce from his Michigan vendors will be in even shorter supply this spring because of the unseasonably heavy rains and continuous cold weather. "The guy who brings the asparagus said the asparagus hasn't even decided to stick its head out of the ground yet," he said. Typically, the early spring markets are heavy on homemade canned goods, along with hanging baskets, bedding plants and vegetables for home garden, Maxmann added. About 20 vendors are scheduled to open the spring season. New this…
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ridgeroadmike
9:51 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Although I'm partial to the Homewood market, because I'm from Homewood, Crete has an excellent market. more ›