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LINK Up Illinois LINK Match Grant

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We are excited to announce that we were awarded a grant from LINK Up Illinois!

Through the LINK Match program we are able to match LINK dollars spent at the market.  This is a wonderful program for our community!

If you are a LINK recipient be sure to stop by our information booth at the market before you begin your shopping.  Beginning April 17th we will be matching up to $25 in LINK Match coupons!

Link Match is brought to you by Link Up Illinois.

Link Up Illinois is making healthy, local, farm-fresh foods more affordable and accessible by doubling the value of Link purchases at farmers markets, farm stands, food co-ops, and independent grocery and corner stores across Illinois.

 
Link Up Illinois is a program of Experimental Station. You can learn more at https://experimentalstation.org/linkup-overview.

Welcome to the Team

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We hope you will all join us in welcoming our new market manager, Jim Kurczodyna, to the Woodstock Farmers Market team!

As many of you know, Keith Johnson is one of the reasons the Woodstock Farmers Market has grown into the award winning market that it is.  He helped build the market from the ground up, and his passion to see the market thrive has been key.  While we hate to see him step down, we understand that it is time for him to take a step back from the intense job of managing a market that continues to grow.  We are excited that he will still remain with the market as a vendor, and we know he will do a great job of training his replacement.

We were delighted to find an applicant that has a passion for farming, agriculture, healthy food, and the health of the land!  Jim and his family own a small farm in McHenry County.  He has worked with gardening, composting, beekeeping, and raising chickens.  He hopes to be able to grow his experiences, and we feel his position with our market will be an excellent opportunity for him.

Jim has completed the Stateline Farm Beginnings course through the Angelic Organics Learning Center, and earned his Permaculture Design Certificate through Mastadon Valley Farm. He worked for a year on a 160 acre non-profit farm in west-central Wisconsin.  He has experience in construction management, event organization, leading workshops and discussion groups, and providing advice to farmers and landowners as they navigate their search for land or a farm.

In 2019, Jim left a career in construction with a life goal of contributing to the movement to build an agriculture that produces healthy food and rejuvenates the health of the land.  We hope that the Woodstock Farmers Market will be integral in helping him reach that goal.

Welcome to the team, Jim!

2021 Summer Market Season

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We are so excited to announce the details of our upcoming market season!  We have been hard at work making sure we continue to be an award winning market, and are excited about the changes we are bringing to the market this season.

First off, we are expanding! We have added 7 new vendors to our lineup of local producers, bringing our selection to 48 vendors between our Tuesday and Saturday markets.  To accommodate the new additions, while continuing to provide enough space for safe social distancing, we are expanding our area within the square on Saturdays.

We are heading out to the open air market on the square a bit earlier this season to help provide a more safe and comfortable environment for our vendors and customers.  Our opening date is Saturday, April 17th! Saturday markets will continue to run weekly through October 23rd, before heading indoors to the fairgrounds.  Tuesday markets will not begin until Tuesday, June 1st, and will run weekly through September 28th.  Both markets are open from 8 A.M.-1 P.M.

We will continue to have live music!  Our musical acts are provided by Off Square, and this year they will be sponsored by Mark Mitchell State Farm Insurance.  On Saturdays we will also have story time for the kids at 10:30, brought to you by Read Between the Lynes!  We are so thankful for the generous support of the community!

Lists of market dates and bands can be found on our website, as well as our Facebook fan page, so be sure to follow us!

Following is the full list of our 2021 vendors:

Blue Loom
Bridge ‘N Sweets
Broadview Farms
Dad’s Farm/Hacker
Deerland Dairy
Delicja Pierogi
Extreme Edge Sharpening
Glas All Naturals
Golden Bear Elk
Gramma Golden Books
Holzlager Brewery
Irisaflower Face Painting
Jim May Stories
L’il Layla’s Birdhouses
Lucky Monkey Candle Co.
Maija’s Families Foods
Mavra’s Greek Oil
May’s Sunnyhill Honey
Midwest Garlic
Mimi’s Pet Treats
Nal’s Kitchen
Pasta Bar
Piscasaw Gardens
Prairie Pure Cheese
Purewater Aquaponics
River Valley Ranch
Roedger Bros Blueberries
Root & Sky Farm
Royal Oak
Rustic Barn
Soap of the Earth
Sosinski Produce
T’s Toffee
Tastebudz
The Ark/Mentoring Gardens
Tina’s Flock
Tom’s Backyard Garden
Umland’s Crunchy Cheese
Up in Smoke Creations
Van Laar
Vivi Ginsberg Smith Pottery
Von Bergen
W&M Land Corp
Wanderlust Sea Salt
Windmill Ginger Brew
Woodman Photography
Wunberg Produce
Zachi Chocolates

We are still following all state mandated COVID-19 regulations, and will continue to do so.  All vendors are required to wear face protection, and we ask that our customers do to.  Be sure to follow the recommended 6 foot social distance requirement, and limit the amount of people in your group at this time.  Please do not touch any of the products, vendors will assist you with your purchases.  Hand sanitizing stations will be provided.  If you do not feel well, please stay home.  You can check out the virtual market on our website to see which vendors have pre-order and pre-pay options. Please help us keep our market safe for everyone!

We can’t wait to see you on the square!

Compeer Financial Grant

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We are excited to announce that we were awarded a grant from

Compeer Financial!
They write: “Congratulations again on being selected for a grant from Compeer Financial. Compeer continues to support farmers markets and vendors in our territory because fresh and healthy food is a vital part of our local and regional food systems, proven more by the pandemic.”
Woodstock Farmers Market is a non-profit market, so this sort of support is extremely helpful in our efforts to bring locally grown, raised, and crafted items to our community. Please take a moment to check out the list of grants awarded by Compeer Financial!
Thank you all for your continued support!

Holiday Raffle for LINK Plus!

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We are hosting our very first holiday raffle!
Ticket sales for our holiday raffle are available now! You can purchase them online, or at the market! Raffle prize winners will be drawn at the market on 12/19 ?
Tickets are $2 each, or 3 for $5, and ALL proceeds benefit our LINK Plus program! This program benefits LINK members in our community by offering them additional dollars to spend at the market.
We have 4 wonderful prizes, filled with donations from our vendors!
The “Cass” (valued at $172) features products from:
Lucky Monkey Candle Company
Umland’s Crunchy Cheese
Purewater Aquaponics LLC
River Valley Ranch – RVR
Deerland Dairy
Soap of the Earth
Mentoring Gardens Market
Blue Loom
Tom’s Sharpening Services
Van Laar’s Fruit Farm
Vivi Ginsberg Smith Studios
The “Benton” (valued at $145) features products from:
Lucky Monkey Candle Company
Umland’s Crunchy Cheese
Purewater Aquaponics
Mavra’s Greek Oil
Deerland Dairy
Soap of the Earth
Sosinski Produce
Mentoring Gardens
Bridge ‘N Sweets Gourmet Bakery
Tina’s Flock
Tom’s Backyard Garden
Nal’s Kitchen
The “Van Buren” (valued at $156) features products from:
Lucky Monkey Candle Co.
Umland’s Crunchy Cheese
Purewater Aquaponics
Wunberg Produce
Deerland Dairy
Soap of the Earth
Mimi’s All Natural Pet Treats
Mentoring Gardens
W&M Land Corp Organic Nursery
Roedger Bros Blueberries
Glas All Naturals
Prairie Pure Cheese, LLC
The “Johnson” (valued at $169) features products from:
Lucky Monkey Candle Co.
Umland’s Crunchy Cheese
Purewater Aquaponics
Sunny Hill Honey
Deerland Dairy
Soap of the Earth
Mimi’s Pet Treats
Mentoring Gardens
Root and Sky Farm
Von Bergen’s Country Market
Maija’s Families Foods
Delicja
To donate now, online, visit our website https://woodstockfarmersmarket.org/donate/
Your donation amount will be translated into the appropriate amount of tickets, which will be entered into the raffle pool!
Ticket sales will also be available at the market during the following Saturdays… 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, and 12/19, with the winner being drawn at noon on 12/19! (You do not have to be present to win) Drawing will be “live” on Facebook, so be sure to tune in to our fan page!
This is the season for giving, and we are hoping that you will consider a donation to this wonderful cause ❤
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Special thanks to the local businesses and community organizations that help make the Woodstock Farmer's Market a success!

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LINK Cards and WIC/Senior Benefit Vouchers are accepted at the market. Our information tent located outside of the Square near the west entrance can accept LINK cards in exchange for tokens which can be used as payment for all vendors offering food.

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