This Saturday 9/24: Morton Grove Farmers' Market

Morton Grove Farmers' Market E-Newsletter

Season 7, Market #17

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Saturday, September 24th

Market Hours 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Stop by the Morton Grove Farmers' Market for the best local fruits, vegetables, honey, meats, eggs, cheeses, baked goods, coffee, fresh cut flowers, hummus, handmade bath & beauty products, hand-crafted soap, jewelry, alpaca wool products, tamales, tacos, and so much more!

Support our small businesses! Shop local!

• Entertainment: 8:00 - 9:30 am Brad Moldofsky

• Entertainment: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Joseph Luat

• Community Group: The Morton Grove Public Library

• The Morton Grove Interfaith Walk starts at 9:30 am and passes through the Market area around 9:45 am.
• Sponsor On Hand: Crossfit Illumine Kids and Teens
• Sponsor On Hand: First Financial Credit Union

• Sponsor On Hand: Lettuce Organize

The Morton Grove's Haupt-Yehl House Museum will be open every Saturday from 9-12 during the season.

Stop in for an air-conditioned guided tour!

A special exhibit opens on 9/24 at 12 pm just after the Farmers' Market closes.

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2016 Market Friends Program

Thanks so much to all of our "friends" who have already contributed to this great program!

Market Friends applications are now being accepted!

Pick up your application at the Welcome Booth or print one here.

With a donation of $25 or more, you will receive this wonderful Market Friends reusable metal water bottle. Keeps 17 oz of liquids HOT for 12 hours or COLD for 24 hours!
Cash, check, and credit card accepted!

Visit http://mgfarmersmarket.com/marketfriends to see who has already signed up as our Market Friend this year!

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2016 MGFM T-Shirts Available For Sale!

Available at the Welcome Booth in light green, neon yellow, and white for only $5 each!
If your size is not available in the color you want, we can order it for you for pick up at the Market the following week! Ask one of our friendly volunteers!

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Here are our Confirmed Vendors for September 24th:

• Albo Acres
• Bee in Beezyness with God Honey
• Benhart Farm
• Blankenship Farm *
• Brick Oven Kitchen
• The Cheese People
• Distinct Bath & Body (back 10/1)
• Fannie's
• LAZ Cosmetics & Morning Dew Designs
• Lyons Fruit Farm *
• Pals with Pawz
• Pappardelle's Pasta
• Patyk Farm *
• Roedger Bros. Blueberries
• Tamales Express
• Wright Way Farm *

* fresh produce from local farms!

The Vendor Committee will soon be accepting Winter Market Vendor Applications.
For more information, visit http://mgfarmersmarket.com/vendors

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Thanks so much to those who participated in our Market last Saturday:

• Brad Moldofsky with special guest Neal Plotnik

• The Morton Grove Community Relations Commission

• Rev Elizabeth Jones

• My Gym Skokie

• Allstate Insurance: Michael Molitor

For more photos and videos, please visit our Facebook photo album and Flickr photo album.

We'd LOVE to see your photos! E-mail them to connect @mgfarmermarket.com, upload to Facebook, or tag Instagram photos with #mgfarmersmarket and @mgfarmersmarket.

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Don't forget to enter our WEEKLY FREE DRAWING!

You could win a bag full of goodies from our wonderful vendors!
Enter every week - it's free!
*We promise not to share your name, e-mail address, or phone number with anyone!

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Want to VOLUNTEER at the Morton Grove Farmers' Market?

If you would like to sign up to volunteer for a few hours during our Regular Season
(through October), please e-mail Volunteer Coordinator Lorri at volunteer@mgfarmersmarket.com. She will then send you a link to choose your shift.

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Upcoming Events:

Saturday, Oct. 1st

Regular Market - Park View Day

Entertainment: Park View School Concert Orchestra
Community Group: Morton Grove School District 70 Park View Elementary

Sponsor on Hand: MB Financial Bank

Saturday, Oct. 8th

Regular Market

Entertainment: 8-9:30 Bob Bloom

Entertainment: 10-12 Hoffmann Glen-Grove Gemutlichkeit

Entertainment: 9-12 David Rotter Pumpkins

Community Group: Morton Grove Police Department

Community Group: Mather Lifeways

Community Group: Morton Grove Public Library

Saturday, Oct. 15th

Last Day - Regular Market

Entertainment: 10-12 Fine By Me

Entertainment: 10-12 RC Juggles Entertainment

Sponsor on Hand: Gym Guyz

Sponsor on Hand: Renewal by Andersen

Saturday, Dec 3, 2016 and Saturday, Feb 4, 2017

Indoor Winter Markets
9 am - 2 pm at the
American Legion Civic Center

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The Morton Grove Farmers' Market is proud to accept the SNAP/LINK/EBT card again this season!

Thank you to our program sponsors
BMO Harris Bank and
Creative Promotional Products

SNAP is the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Link is the Illinois assistance program that provides SNAP funds to those who qualify based on income and household size. To see if you qualify for Link services, complete the SNAP Eligibility Calculator located online here: http://fscalc.dhs.illinois.gov/FSCalc/

NorthShore University HealthSystem has once again awarded us a generous grant that will enable us to offer a Double Value Token program.

From our MGFM Link FAQ: Double Value tokens are matching funds provided by NorthShore University HealthSystem. For each dollar deducted from your Link card, you will receive two Link tokens - up to $25 in matching funds per customer per day.

Double Value tokens will be distributed each week at the Market's EBT booth until the funds are depleted. For example, if you deduct $20 from your Link card, you will receive 40 Link tokens (20+20). If you deduct $40, you will receive 65 Link tokens (40+25).

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THANK YOU so much to our 2016 Sponsors!

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2016 Sponsorships still being accepted!

The deadline to appear on our Sponsor Banner has passed, but all the other sponsor benefits are still available.

Download our MGFM Sponsor Letter and application here.

E-mail sponsorship@mgfarmersmarket.com with questions.

Thank you to the generous businesses who have already committed to a 2016 sponsorship!

See the latest Sponsor List here: http://mgfarmersmarket.com/sponsors

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

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