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Morton Grove Farmers' Market EVERY SATURDAY!

The Morton Grove Farmers' Market is now open EVERY SATURDAY!


Join us at the Market on 
Saturday, June 14th from 8 am - 12 pm
at 6210 Dempster, Morton Grove.
  • Swim, Party, and Play with the Morton Grove Park District.  Visit the Park District booth for games, prizes, and pool give aways.  Look for Lily the pool mascot at the Market, too!
  • What's In Season?  Asparagus, Green Onions, Radishes, Strawberries, Rhubarb, herbs, flowers, and plants
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Scroll down for the list of this Saturday's vendors.
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Thank you so much to all who attended our Opening Ceremonies last Saturday!
For more photos, check us out on FacebookFlickr, and YouTube.
Thanks for everything, Kristina Otte! We love you!  See you at the Market!

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Become a Morton Grove Farmers' Market MARKET FRIEND! The Market Friends Sponsorship Application is here:  2014MGFMMarketFriendsLetter.
The deadline to have your name listed on the T-shirts is Saturday, June 21st.   T-shirts may be picked up at the Farmers' Market on Saturday, June 28th.

Wear your Market Friends T-shirt at the Morton Grove Independence Day Parade for a special prize. Better yet, march with us in the July Fourth parade wearing your new shirt!  (You'd still get the special prize.)

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our Culver's Fundraiser on 6/11!

Thank you to Culver's of Morton Grove for the generous sponsorship!
Special thanks to Peggy, Elaine, Brad, Eric, and Melanie for volunteering.

Thanks North Shore Voice for the video.
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Upcoming Events:

Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Wednesday, June 18th:  Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry Golf Outing.  Contact Debbie Juris at director@mgcci.org or 847.965.0330 for more information.
  • Saturday, June 21st:  Science Day with TheMakerMom.com featuring robots, rocks, raffles and science fun!  Robot demonstrations of Sphero 2.0 - enter to win one here.  
  • Saturday, June 28th:  PIE CONTEST and Link/EBT One Year Anniversary

Sign up at the Welcome Booth if you plan to participate in the Pie Baking Contest! 

Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

On June 28th only, receive $60 of MGFM Link tokens for just $25 in Link/SNAP/EBT benefits.  (All other Market Days are $50 for $25.)

  • July 3 - 5:  Morton Grove Days Carnival
  • Friday, July 4th: 2 pm Independence Day Parade 
  • Saturday, July 5th:  NO MARKET!
  • Saturday, July 12th:  Market Open!
Here are the wonderful vendors scheduled for this Saturday:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you to our wonderfulLink/EBT Program Sponsor BMO Harris Bank
and our Link Double Value Token Sponsor NorthShore University HealthSystem.

Our Market will once again accept Link EBT cards (SNAP Food Stamp benefits). Thanks to our generous sponsors who make the Link program and the Double Value Token program possible!

Questions about Link at our Market?  Click the Frequently Asked Questions here: MGFM Link Customer FAQ or MGFM Link Vendor FAQ!
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Thank you to our generous Market Hosts:  The Morton Grove Park District and the Village of Morton Grove

The Morton Grove Farmers' Market is presented by the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Congratulations to last week's FREE Drawing Winner!  Remember to enter every week at the Welcome Booth.

For more information about our calendar, vendors or sponsors, please call 847.750.6436, e-mail connect@mgfarmersmarket.com, or visit our website: www.mgfarmersmarket.com

 

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