Schaumburg’s 2021 Farmers Market — featuring locally grown fruits, vegetables, baked goods, flowers and more — returns June 4 and will run every Friday through October 29 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S. Roselle Road, in Town Square.
Farmers markets often offer more than produce and meats. Many foods processed in home kitchens also grace tables set up in parks, public lawns and parking lots. Zucchini bread, fried
Downtown Elgin Farmers Market set to open June 4
The Downtown Elgin Farmers Market returns to Spring Street on June 4. John Starks | Staff Photographer/2020
Updated 5/21/2021 2:08 PM
Warmer weather means strolls along Spring Street for fresh veggies and other goodies are just around the corner.
The Downtown Elgin Farmers Market will kick off its 21st year June 4 on Spring Street between West Chicago and Fulton streets.
The market is operated by the Downtown Neighborhood Association. Executive director Jennifer Fukala said she s excited for the return of the summer favorite. It s all the more important this year as we re coming out of COVID, Fukala said. Let s go out and do stuff again.
The La Grange Farmers Market returns May 6 with fresh produce and specialty cheeses, meats, fish and baked goods from both favorite farms and vendors new to the market this year.
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Illinois Farm Bureau, Feeding Illinois and the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute have begun a farm to food bank feasibility study.
During COVID-19, farmers witnessed the importance of the USDA Farms to Families Food Box Program, which purchased food products from farmers, worked with distributors to package the food into family-size boxes and transported the food to food banks for those in need. This program showed that food banks purchasing directly from farms helps increase food access and farm profitability.
We have a unique opportunity to identify and build a long-term market and infrastructure where Illinois farmers can grow and supply food directly for Illinois food banks. However, to build a viable system, we need to hear from our farmers, specifically: livestock, dairy, grain and specialty crop farmers.