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Community Corner

Palos Heights Farmers Market

The Palos Heights Recreation Department will join the Palos Heights Farmers Market on Wednesday May 28th. A Pool Pass, good for 6 visits to the Palos Pool will be raffled at the end of the market. Additional information about all the Recreation Department Summer Programs will be available. In addition, Rita Schultz, Preschool instructor for the Little Learners Program, will have information about next fall's Preschool Program. She also will be selling her beautiful DayDreamer Jewelry. 

Strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus and kale and possibly more are already in the market. Pick up all you need to grill at WindyHill Farms. In addition, the market has breads and bakery, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegar, jams and local honey, coffee products and nutritional beverages, pizza and pesto, tamales, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, salsas and more. Beautiful perennial and flowering plants and baskets, and edible plants are available. Pampered Chef has everything you need for summer BBQ and baking needs, and Natural Resources, a Shaklee distributor, has all the  natural health and ecofriendly home products you need. Finally, don't forget to have your knives sharpened at Super Sharp. 

Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week's recipe, "Rhubarb Salsa", along with previous recipes courtesy of Dr. John Principe MD of the WellbeingMD Center for Life. While at the City Tent, pick up or have endorsed the 2014 Frequent Shopper Card. Bring a friend, and get double credit on your card!
Be sure to sign up for weekly email updates, and pick up a beautiful photo note card feauturing Palos Heights scenes. The cards are $4, or 3/$10. Proceeds benefit the market

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