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Tuesdays at the Market!

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 Tuesdays at the Market!

Everyone loves the Saturday Market because, HELLO, it’s the weekend and what better way to spend it than shopping for fresh food in a beautiful setting.  Can’t make it on Saturday? Did you know that you can find most of the Saturday vendors at the TUESDAY MARKET?  This year, Tuesday’s have grown with several of our vendors now coming to both markets. You can find a complete list of our Tuesday vendors HERE.  

So who has joined the Tuesday line-up?

Riemer Family Farm                                  Sitka Salmon Shares

Purewater Aquaponics                              Mavra’s Greek Oil

Mimi’s All Natural Pet Treats                  Monika’s Organic Bakery

Idle Hour Maple                                          The Eating Well

At the Tuesday market, you can enjoy listening to live music while you shop, make a beautiful bouquet at Piscasaw Flowers and treat your kiddos by checking out the amazing balloon skills of RC Juggles (on select Tuesdays).  Also during the months of June and July, check out the Farmers Market Storytime at 12:00 PM with Miss Mary from the Woodstock Public Library.

 

Meet Our New Vendors for Summer Market 2017!

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The Woodstock Farmers Market is happy to announce new Vendors for Summer Market 2017!  Joining our already awesome group of vendors will be:

Mavra’s Greek Oil

For the past 3 decades, Mavra has been bringing her olive oil to the United States from Greece. Other oils cannot compare to the fruity, buttery and peppery taste of her own Greek oil. There is nothing else like it!  Her customers know the value of quality olive oil as an important ingredient in their healthy cooking. Mavra’s Greek olive oil is 100% extra virgin, first cold-press, made from olives grown on trees on her family’s farm in Greece.   Market: Tuesday & Saturday

Sitka Salmon Shares

Sitka Salmon Shares brings fish-loving Mid-westerners high-quality, responsibly-sourced wild seafood direct from their small boat family fishermen in Southeast Alaska.  They offer salmon burger meat, black cod, coho salmon, halibut, keta salmon, lingcod, Pacific cod, rockfish, smoked salmon, sockeye salmon and spot prawns.   Market: Tuesday & Saturday

Purewater Aquaponics

Purewater Aquaponics provides the freshest greens and vegetables that are raised using the aquaponic method. Aquaponics provides a chemical and pest free growing environment for fish and plants.  There are no chemical fertilizers or pesticides used. They grow several varieties of gourmet leafy greens.  Fresh and dried herbs will also be available.  Market: Tuesday & Saturday

The Eating Well

The Eating Well is a specialty food company with a mission to provide healthy, nutritious food that is packed full of flavor. Their menu includes prepared meals, vegetable burgers, snacks, and even dessert. With a wide variety of vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and paleo items, they have something for everyone no matter their dietary restrictions. Visit http://eatingwellonline.com/menu/ to see their full menu.   Market: Tuesday & Saturday

Olano’s Empanadas

Husband and wife duo Alex and Les Olano started their business in November 2013. Alex has been a cook and in the restaurant industry for years. He is from Lima, Peru and used his Grandma’s recipe of her traditional Peruvian baked empanada as the inspiration for Olano’s Empanadas. Peruvian is the number one cuisine in the world currently, and they so excited to share the flavors of Peru with the community of Kenosha (and beyond). Their love of food, family, and flavors is the foundation of their business and they are looking forward to the journey ahead! Olano’s Empanadas offers 14 different varieties!  Click here to see their menu.    Market: Saturday

Mimi’s All Natural Pet Treats

All natural, homemade pet treats made from scratch using fresh ingredients!  Market: Tuesday & Saturday

 

Introducing New Artisans!  

The Artisan Market falls on the third Saturday of each month during the Summer Market.

Linda Geez

JEWELRY:  Metalsmithing and Handmade Organic Gemstone Jewelry, Yoga Inspired Jewelry and PMC Fine Silver Jewelry

VINTAGE:  Letterpress Greeting Cards and Gifts

Dragon Scale Dreams

Beautiful and Functional, all Dragon Scale Dreams fused glass pieces are one of a kind, individually designed objects of art. Each fused glass item is subjected to multiple kiln firings and extensive cold working before it is allowed to be shown to you. Dragon Scale Dreams LTD – Fused Glass by Maija M Steele, is the artistic culmination of many years designing and creating art in various media including precious metals, polymer clay, sculpture, and the fiber arts. 

Woodstock Farmers Market Best in Class: American Farmland Trust’s Farmers Market Celebration

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The Woodstock Farmers Market was happy to be rated as a best in class farmers market during the American Farmland Trust’s Farmers Market Celebration!

Woodstock Farmers Market national rankings are: 

  • People’s Choice: 53rd Nationwide, 4th Illinois
  • Focus on Farmers: 50th Nationwide, 4th Illinois
  • Healthy Food for All: 52nd Nationwide, 4th Illinois
  • Pillar of the Community: 48th Nationwide, 3rd Illinois
  • Champion for the Environment: 49th Nationwide, 4th Illinois

Woodstock, IL, September 22, 2016–This week marked the end of American Farmland Trust’s summer-long Farmers Market Celebration – an annual effort to rally support for local farms and family farmers by calling on shoppers to identify the best of America’s farmers markets and Woodstock Farmers Market was rated top 50 best in class nationwide.

“Farmers markets are critical for new and beginning farmers,” says Susan Sink, American Farmland Trust’s Vice President of Development and External Relations. “Next generation farmers selling directly to consumers at farmers markets have nearly a 10 percent greater chance of staying in business than those selling goods through traditional retail. And when family farmers thrive – our community, economy and families thrive.”

This year’s Celebration encouraged market customers, family farmers, community members – anyone who believed they had the best farmers market in the country – to endorse their market in four unique areas: Focus on Farmers, Healthy Food for All, Pillar of the Community and Champion for the Environment.

Winter Market starts Saturday, October 29th!

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The Summer Market continues to be on the Woodstock Square on Tuesdays and Saturdays through October 25th. Our great vendors are still bringing plenty of veggies and fruits!  Tomatoes will be winding down in the next week or so but many different types of squash, turnips, mushrooms, kale, cabbage, potatoes, apples, pears, raspberries and much, much more are filling our vendors’ tables.

Of course you can also get quality meat, eggs and cheese as well as packaged food items like great tasting sauces, pickled items, popcorn, real Vermont maple syrup, honey, jams, bakery items and granola.  Don’t forget about our non-food vendors offering great products such as handmade soaps, wool items, pottery, fall plants and knife sharpening.

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This great selection of products will continue into our indoor Winter Market which begins Saturday, October 29th! Almost all of our vendors will be joining us during the Winter Market along with some new vendors.  Some new items that you will find at the indoor market are frozen, wild Alaskan seafood, Greek extra virgin olive oil and aquaponic produce. The market will be held once again at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Building D from 9 am to 1 pm on select Saturdays.

Please mark your calendars with the Winter Market dates:

  • October 29, 2016
  • November 12, 2016
  • November 19, 2016
  • December 3, 2016
  • December 17, 2016
  • January 7, 2017
  • January 21, 2017
  • February 4, 2017
  • February 18, 2017
  • March 4, 2017
  • March 18, 2017
  • April 1, 2017
  • April 15, 2017

For directions to the McHenry County Fairgrounds: https://www.google.com/maps/place/McHenry+County+Fair+Association/@42.312811,-88.425001,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4a5e00460c86fc16!8m2!3d42.3128107!4d-88.4250007?hl=en-US

 

Vendors@theMarket

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Piscasaw Gardens

Jennifer Kinney

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With farming in her blood, Jennifer Kinney and her husband decided several years ago to try their hand at growing vegetables and flowers.  They soon found out that vegetables were not going to be their future but Jennifer discovered a love for growing flowers! Piscasaw Gardens, named for Piscasaw Creek which runs through her family farm, has grown over the years and is a testament to Jennifer’s hard work and love of flowers.

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After working out an agreement with Twin Gardens in Harvard, Jennifer was able to turn a once, undesirable plot of land on their property into one that blooms with color!  She grows her flowers at Twin Gardens as well as on a little over an acre of land that she owns in town which is primarily used for her perennials.  After many years of growing and researching flower varieties, Jennifer has determined the varieties that she loves to grow and are enjoyed by her customers.

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Although she has her favorites, Jennifer is always experimenting with new varieties to bring to market.  She uses a hoop house for her experiments and right now she is working with carnations.  This past spring Jennifer rented greenhouse space at Woodstock Farmers Market vendor Rich Brook’s farm for her seed starts. This allowed her to get a jump start on her growing season.

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Jennifer relies on helpers to pick the flowers prior to the market. Starting just before dawn, large quantities are picked and kept in coolers until they are delivered to the market.  Jennifer provides flowers for several markets but the Woodstock Farmers Market is her largest.

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Jennifer grows annuals and perennials and even looks for wildflowers such as Queen Anne’s Lace and Goldenrod.  Growing over 75 varieties, she focuses on customer favorites such as Zinnias, Snapdragons and Lisianthus.  She also grows Sunflowers, Strawflowers, Amaranth, Asclepias (a cousin of milkweed) and many other varieties that can be used as add-ins in bouquets.  Although we did not visit her perennial garden, it is where you can find her peonies, lilacs and lilies.

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Piscasaw Gardens is a favorite of market-goers at the Woodstock Farmers Market!  You can find Jennifer and her helpers at the market making beautiful bouquets that customers can buy pre-made, but you will find many market-goers enjoying the make-your-own option!  It has become a Tuesday or Saturday morning ritual for some and with the ever changing palette of colors and flowers the end result will be different but always beautiful!

 Want to come make a bouquet of your own?  Check out these happy market-goers: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzcG7K8XtPnZWHRTVk1ocmNCdWs

 

 

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