Beautiful Day for a Farmers' Market this Sat 9/5

It’s going to be a BEAUTIFUL Saturday for a Farmers’ Market.

The Morton Grove Farmers’ Market

is open EVERY SATURDAY

from 8:00 am - 12:00 pmat 6210 Dempster St., Morton Grove, IL.
Come to the Market right at 8 am and we might ask you to ring the opening bell!

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Follow the Morton Grove Farmers’ Market on Facebook!

We welcome your recipes, tips, and photos as well! E-mail them to connect@mgfarmersmarket.com.

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Sign up to be a 2015 Market Friend!

Download the application here or pick one up at the Welcome Booth.

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Saturday, September 5th

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Entertainment: 10 am - 12 pm Mister E
• Community Group on hand: Mather Lifeways
• Community Group on hand: The Morton Grove Public Library
• Community Group on hand: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Sponsor on hand: Upstairs Hair Affair
• The Morton Grove Historical Museum is open EVERY Saturday from 9 am - 12 pm during the Farmers’ Market season!

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Want to VOLUNTEER at the Morton Grove Farmers’ Market?

If you would like to sign up for a few hours during any Saturday through October 17th (6:30 am - 12:30 pm), please e-mail Volunteer Coordinator Lorri at volunteer@mgfarmersmarket.com.

We would be happy to provide community service letters upon request

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Thank you so much to last week’s participants:

• Pat Reband of the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer all your gardening questions.

• The Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry promoted their upcoming Golf Outing on September 16th.

“The 37th Annual Golf Outing & Banquet at Chevy Chase Country Club at 1000 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL (11 am Lunch, 12 noon Golf, 5:30 Cocktails & 6:00 Dinner).”

For more photos and videos, please visit our Facebook and Flickr albums!

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Here are our 9/5 vendors!

• Albo Acres- back 9/19

• Bee in Beezyness with God - raw honey, honey combs, beeswax candles

• Beijo de Chocolat - gourmet chocolates, baked sweets, tea, fresh homemade jams

• Benhart Farms - grass fed meats (beef, chicken, pork, sausage, bacon, 12 brat choices!), brown eggs

• Blankenship Farms - SWEET CORN, fresh lettuce, peppers (spicy varieties), eggplant, carrots, yellow tomatoes, tomatoes, onions, poblanos, celery, pickles, cucumbers, grapes, plums, pears, apples, peaches

• Brick Oven Kitchen - pita chips, hummus, baba ghanoush, fresh cut flowers

• The Cheese People - cheese

• Delicate Flour Baking - Belgian waffles made to order with fresh fruit and homemade whipped cream, hot coffee, iced coffee, iced tea, bottled water, and featured baked goods

• Distinct Bath and Body - handmade soaps, bath bombs, body butters, bath pouches, soap holders, candle holders

• LAZ Cosmetics - all natural bath and body products, sterling silver jewelry and hand blown glass

• Lyons Fruit Farm - nectarines, pears, stanley plums, bubblegum plums, blackberries (ending soon!), squash, raspberries, elephant plums, peaches, blueberries, portabella mushrooms, beefsteak tomatoes, pickles, yellow beans, green beans, cider. Coming soon: apples!

• Maier’s Bakery - sweet and savory baked goods (including pizza squares, coffee cakes, doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, focaccia bread, french baguettes, etc.)

• Pals with Pawz - Evanger’s cat and dog food, Dizzy Dog all natural treats, Jones all natural treats

• Pappardelle’s Pasta - dried pasta (including gluten-free varieties), oils, frozen sauces, frozen pastas

• Patyk Farm - SWEET CORN, kale, chard, onions, beets, carrots, tomatoes, leeks, peppers, white cabbage, red cabbage, melons, CSA pick up

• Sew Elegant Creations - back 9/12
  
• Tamales Express - tamales (pork, chicken, vegetarian), steak and fish tacos, elotes / corn on the cob, mangos, fresh coconut water, beverages

• Treasure Breads - gourmet sweet breads (including gluten-free varieties), biscotti

• Twin Garden Farms - MIRAI SWEET CORN by the half dozen

• The Wright Way Farm - fresh certified organic SWEET CORN, heirloom tomatoes, squash, cherry tomatoes, radishes, watermelon, CSA pick up.

Vendors, if you have any questions, please e-mail peggy AT mgfarmersmarket.com.

Farmers, please let us know what is in season & ready for harvest - e-mail elaine AT mgfarmersmarket.com. Photos and recipes welcome!

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Congratulations to our weekly FREE DRAWING winners!

You could be the next winner of FREE Market Goodies! Enter every week at the Welcome Booth! All we need is your name, e-mail address, and phone number.
Phone number will only be used to let you know if you’ve won. E-mail address will only be used for our weekly e-newsletter.

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Upcoming Events:

The regular season will continue weekly through October 17th. Every Saturday from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.
All outdoor markets take place at 6210 Dempster St., between Harrer Pool and the MG Civic Center.

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