2021 Fall Raspberry Picking

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Did you miss berry picking this summer? Don’t fret!

There are still quite a few farms in and near Illinois to pick raspberries

and with lots of other U-Pick options as well!

 

 

 

Heider’s Berry Farm

  • Woodstock
  • U-Pick red raspberries are $5 / pint. Cash or check only.
  • Season continues until Mid-October but check their Facebook page for announcements before driving over. There are days where they are temporarily picked out.

 

Johnson’s Farm Produce

  • Hobart, IN
  • U-Pick raspberries, produce, and sunflowers!
  • The fun farm is open on weekends!
  • Always check their Facebook page before driving down.

 

Stade’s Farm & Market

  • McHenry
  • If you are interested in raspberries, make sure to call ahead and / or check their Facebook page for availability. They sell out quickly on the days they are available for U-Pick.
  • They do have apples, sunflowers, and zinnias as well!

 

Thompson Strawberry Farm

  • Bristol, WI
  • Beautiful sunflowers, yummy raspberries, and pumpkins soon as well!

  • Raspberry picking is closed Monday and Tuesdays for ripening and open Wednesday-Sunday: 10:00-5:00

 

 

Happy Picking!


2022 Chicagoland Farmers Markets

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Farmers Market Season has begun and is thriving!

 

 



MONDAYS

 

 

Hinsdale Farmers Market

  • The 46th Annual Hinsdale Farmer’s Market will start on Mon, June 6th thru Mon, Oct 24th, 2022.
  • 7 a.m – 1 p.m
  • Burlington Park, 30 E Chicago Ave.
  • FREE “Fitness In The Park” every Monday at 8 AM during the Farmers Market season.

 

 

WEDNESDAYS

 

 

Elmhurst Farmers Market

  • June  – October
  • 7 AM – 1 PM
  • Located in the York & Vallette Business District

Grayslake Farmers Market

  • June 8th – September 28th
  • 3 – 7 pm
  • Located at the corner of Center and Whitney Streets in Historic Downtown Grayslake.

Green City Farmers Market: Lincoln Park

  • Wed & Sat, May through October, 7 AM – 1 PM.
  • 1817 N. Clark St.
  • Discounted parking is available for $13 for two hours with validation in the Chicago Historical Museum parking lot(opens in a new window) off of Stockton Drive. Parking validation cards are available at all entrances to the market.

Highland Park (Ravinia) Farmers Market

  • June 1st – October 26th
  • Hours: 7 – 1 PM
  • Live music from 8:45 – 10:45 AM
  • Jens Jensen Park, Highland Park

Winfield Farmers Market

  • June 1st – October 26th
  • 7 – 1 pm
  • Winfield Farmers Market is conveniently located at the SW corner of
    County Farm & Geneva Roads, in the parking lot of Winfield’s popular
    Prairie Trail Center shopping plaza

 

THURSDAYS

 

Antioch Farmers Market

  • June 9th – September 22nd: 3 PM – 7 PM
  • Main Street & Orchard Street

Barrington Farmers Market

  • June 9th – October 21st
  • 3 – 7 pm
  • New Location! Harris Bank Parking Lot on Grove Ave in downtown Barrington

Bolingbrook Promenade Street Market

  • June 2nd – August 25th
  • 4 – 9 pm
  • Great live music from 7 – 9 PM

Clarendon Hills Farmers Market

  • May through October
  • 7:00 AM – 1 PM
  • 1N Prospect Ave

Gallagher Way French Market

  • 3635 N. Clark next to Wrigley Field
  • Select Thursdays, 4 – 8 PM
  • July 14th, July 21st, August 11th, August 18th, September 1st, September 15th
  • “French Market is the place to be on warm summer nights in Chicago. With its casual, European flair and wide variety of vendors – from macaroons to handmade pastas, imported cheeses, flowers, candles, soaps and more. Each market will also feature live music and a new kid-friendly craft booth.”

La Grange Farmers Market

  • May through October
  • 7 – 1 pm
  • Corner of LaGrange Rd. and Harris Ave.
  • There are often fun events for children at 11 AM. Follow their Facebook page for specifics.

Libertyville Farmers Market

  • June 2nd – October 20th
  • 7 – 1 pm
  • In Cook Park on West Church Street

Naperville’s 95th Street Farmers Market

  • June 2nd – August 11th
  • 2 PM – 6 PM
  • Located in the parking lot of the 95th Street Library 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville
  • During the market hours, the 95th Street Library will provide activities for children inside the Library.

Orland Park Farmers Market

  • June 2nd – August 18th
  • 4 – 8 pm
  • Kids, be sure to check out our expanded Market Roamers children’s program activities
  • Crescent Park (near the 143rd Street Metra station). 9705 West 142nd St.

Wauconda Farmers Market

  • July 7th – September 29th
  • 4 – 7 pm
  • Main Street between Bangs and Mill Streets

 

FRIDAYS

 

 

Elgin Farmers Market

  • June – October
  • 3 – 7 pm
  • Spring Street in Downtown Elgin

Lake Zurich Farmers Market

  • June 3rd – September 9th
  • 3 – 7 pm
  • Paulus Park: 200 S Rand Rd.

Schaumburg Farmers Market

  • Every Friday from June 3rd through October 28th
  • 7 – 1 pm
  • Trickster Gallery: 190 S. Roselle Rd.

St. Charles Farmers Market

  • June  – October
  • 8 – 1 pm
  • The East Side of Baker Methodist Church: 307 Cedar Ave.

 

SATURDAYS

 

 

Arlington Heights Farmers Market

  • May 14th – October 15th
  • 8 AM – 12:30 PM
  • In the parking lot at Vail and Fremont

Aurora Farmers Market

  • Saturdays, June 4th through October 8
  • 8 AM – Noon
  • Water Street Square (65 Water Street)
  • “Saturdays in Downtown Aurora are headlined by fresh produce and fun at the Aurora Farmers Market, now in our 109th (2021) season! Every week, our Market features fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, decadent baked goods and pastry items, a selection of local food trucks and vendors (including Aurora’s famous Dick’s Mini Donuts), delicious coffee, one-of-a-kind artisan items and more!”

Batavia Farmers Market

  • June – October
  • 8 – Noon
  • North River Street between Wilson and State
  • 3rd Saturdays – will feature the Artisan Collective where you can enjoy living and shopping locally. Shop for handmade items from your favorite artists, makers, and designers.
  •  The Kiwanis Club of Batavia hosts a Kid’s Tent with an engaging activity at the Farmers’ Market each week.
  • Don’t forget to visit the Batavia Boardwalk Shops while you are there!
    • FRIDAY 10 A.M. – 6 P.M., SATURDAY 9 A.M. – 5 P.M., SUNDAY 11 P.M. – 4 P.M.
      MAY 20th – October. (Different hours for winter)
    • The Batavia Boardwalk Shops are located at the corner of Wilson and Route 25 (114 East Wilson Street)

Crystal Lake Farmers Market

  • June 18th – September 24th
  • 8 – 1 pm
  • Depot Park (next to Downtown Train Depot)

Downers Grove Farmers Market

  • May  – October
  • 7 – 12:30
  • Downers Grove Train Station, 5001 Main Street

Elk Grove Village Farmers Market

  • June – October
  • 8 AM – 1 PM
  • Municipal Park Lot at the Clock Tower : 901 Wellington Avenue

Evanston Farmers Market

  • May 7th – November 5th
  • 7:30 AM – 1 PM
  • “Spud Club is now open and is located in the middle of the square. The Spud Club offers activities free of charge. We offer fun, educational farmers’ market activities for ages 2-10 yrs., come and join the fun every Saturday!”

Glenview Farmers Market

  • June 18th – October 22nd
  • 8 AM – Noon
  • “Located at Historic Wagner Farm, Glenview Farmers Market provides a wonderful opportunity to combine healthy food shopping with a visit to a working early 20th-century farm. The Heritage Center, the farm grounds and restrooms open at 10 am. Stop by the farm to check out our new Agriculture Adventure Playscape and Sensory Gardens.”

Green City Farmers Market: Lincoln Park

  • May through October, 8 AM – 1 PM.
  • 1817 N. Clark St.
  • Discounted parking is available for $13 for two hours with validation in the Chicago Historical Museum parking lot(opens in a new window) off of Stockton Drive. Parking validation cards are available at all entrances to the market.

Green City Market – West Loop

  • May through October
  • 8 AM – 1 PM
  • Mary Bartelme Park,115 S Sangamon St

Huntley Farmers Market

  • May – October
  • 8 – 1 pm
  • Huntley Downtown Square – 11704 Coral St
  • You can also enjoy live music and a host of special events throughout the season.

Lisle French Market at PrairieWalk Pond

  • May 7th – October 15th
  • 8 – 1 pm
  • Located along Garfield Ave, adjacent to PrairieWalk Pond

Naperville Farmers Market

  • June  – end of October
  • 7 AM – Noon
  • Downtown Naperville: 200 East. 5th Avenue

Northcenter Farmers Market

  • June 4th – October 30th
  • 9 AM – Noon
  • Northcenter Town Square – 4100 N. Damen
  • The Northcenter Farmers Market is one of the oldest farmers markets on the North Side of Chicago

Oak Park Farmers Market

  • 7:00 AM – 1 PM every Saturday through October
  • The Market is located in the Pilgrim Church parking lot at 460 Lake St., one block west of Ridgeland Avenue.
  • Free parking is available in the Oak Park River Forest High School parking garage on Scoville Avenue, just north of Lake Street

Palatine Farmers Market

  • May – October
  •  7 – 1 pm
  • Every Saturday at the Palatine Train Station Parking Lot (directly east of the Palatine Train Station)
  • Local musicians and balloon artists entertain each week during the summer.

Sugar Grove Farmers Market

  • June  – September
  • 8 – noon
  • Village of Sugar Grove Municipal Center Parking Lot; 10 Municipal Drive

The Market on Ridgeland

  • 6343 W. 90th Place, Oak Lawn (Ridgeland Church Parking Lot)
  • Saturday mornings from 8 – 12 through September
  • Check out the kids program: The Power of Produce (POP) Club. Each kid gets $2 to spend at the market each week!

Tinley Park Farmers Market

  • June 4th – October 13th
  • 8:00 – 12:30
  • Zabrocki Plaza, 17375 S. Oak Park Avenue

Wheaton Farmers Market

  • April – November
  • 8 – 2 pm
  • The temporary location will be on Liberty between Cross and Reber and on Reber between Liberty and Willow, in front of the old DuPage County Courthouse. Once the pavilion structure is complete (which is anticipated later this spring), the market will move under the pavilion structure along Liberty Drive between Main and Cross Streets, just south of the railroad tracks.

 

SUNDAYS

 

 

Cary Farmers Market

  • June – September
  • 9 – 1 pm
  • Cary Train Station, 100 W Main Street

Geneva Farmers Market

  • June – November
  • 9 – 2 pm
  • South Street & 4th Street

Glen Ellyn Farmers Market

  • May – October 16th
  • 8 – 1 PM
  • Main Street Train Station, south parking lot

Logan Square Farmers Market

  • May 8th – October 30th
  • 9 – 3 pm; 9 AM – 10 AM MASKS REQUIRED
  • Takes place along Logan Blvd from Milwaukee to Whipple

Mt. Prospect Farmers Market

  • June 5th – October 30th
  • 8 – 1 pm
  • The Market is at the West Metra commuter lot at NW Hwy and Main Street/Route 83

Oswego Farmers Market

  • June 5th – September 25th
  • 9 -1 pm
  • 19 Main Street in downtown Oswego

Plainfield Farmers Market

  • June – September
  • 11 AM – 3 PM
  • Plainfield Public Library parking lot

Western Springs French Market

  • May through end of October
  • 9 AM – 1 PM
  • The French Market’s location is at Tower Green in downtown Western Springs.

Wicker Park Farmers Market

  • Every Sunday through October 31st!
  • 8 am – 2 pm
  • 1425 N. Damen Ave

  • Complimentary Market Programming each Sunday:

    • Starting 5/15 : Storytime 9:00 – 11:00 AM

    • Starting 5/29 : Yoga 9:00 AM

    • Starting 6/5 : Meditation 8:15 AM

 

Do you live in the West or Far West suburbs?

Check out this awesome and handy printable from Stay + Play Local Tri-Cities!

West suburban farmers markets

 

 

West Suburban Farmers Markets

Ways To Celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago

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June 19th is the REAL freedom day when the word that slavery had ended finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, TX.

A holiday just as important as the 4th of July, and with Chicago being a major destination of freed African Americans

fleeing the Jim Crow south in the Great Migration, this is the perfect city to celebrate in!

 

Here are some fantastic ways to celebrate this weekend!

 

 

 

Juneteenth Story Time

  • Remember our virtual story time from last year? If you can’t make it out to any of the below events, watch our Colors of Chicago story time of Juneteenth For Maisie!

 

Juneteenth Citywide Caravan / Parade

  • Friday, June 18, 2021; 1:45 PM 4:45 PM
  • “We will begin lining up at 1:45 pm. We will depart from Malcolm X College at 1900 West Jackson, Chicago IL 60612 and conclude at A. Phillip Randolph Porter Museum at 10406 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 in Pullman.”

 

Juneteenth: The Celebration

  • Harold Washington Cultural Center: 4701 S. King Dr.
  • 6-19-21 at 1:00 PM
  • Free grocery giveaway at 11 AM
  • Performances by M.A.D.D Rhythms, BLU Rhythm Crew, Broadway In Bronzeville, & The Happiness Club

 

Beverly / Morgan Park Juneteenth Family Festival

  • Beverly / Morgan Park: 110th Place and Longwood
  • 11 AM – 7 PM
  • “Join us for the Beverly/Morgan Park Juneteenth Family Festival and Black business Crawl! This educational and celebratory event will include storytelling, drumming circles, African-based art, culture, food, music and numerous kid activities. Black businesses will be promoting their goods and services on-site and this event is free to the public. All families are welcome!”

 

1865 Fest at the Band Stand

  • Saturday, June 19th & Sunday, June 20th
  • 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Band Stand: 100 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago
  • Celebrate Juneteenth and listen to live music!

 

Annual Juneteenth Celebration

  • National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
  • Saturday, June 19, 2021; 2:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • “The Black Mall and A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum presents our annual celebration. Come support this family-friendly event.”

 

Dusable Museum of African American History Reopening

  • After being closed for more than a year, the nation’s first Black history museum will be reopening!
  • Juneteenth Reopening Celebration (outdoors):
    Reopening Program: 11:00AM
    Juneteenth Celebration: 1:00PM
    Museum free admission: 11:00AM – 4:00PM
  • “The reopening program which will take place in front of the Museum will feature specially invited guests, community leaders, elected officials and DuSable Museum personnel welcoming visitors, members and friends back to this world-class institution. The relevance of a “Juneteenth” reopening is in celebration this cultural holiday which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States.”

 

Juneteenth In The 9th

  • Location: The Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods
  • A free shuttle will take guests between Rose Cafe, Block House Gallery, One Eleven Food Hall, and The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum from 1 – 6 PM
  • Festivities kick off 10 AM – 1 PM at Rose Café: 10701 S. King Drive
  • Block House Gallery 2 -5 PM
  • National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum 2 – 9 PM
  • One Eleven Food Hall 1-6 PM

 

Civil War to Civil Rights at Oak Woods Cemetery

  • 1035 E. 67th St., by the S. Greenwood Ave. gate
  • Start time is 1:00 PM
  • “This large Victorian-era cemetery is the final resting place for prominent Chicagoans like Mayors Hale Thompson and Harold Washington and journalist Ida B. Wells, as well as other famous people, like Olympian Jesse Owens and physicist Enrico Fermi. A towering monument at the back of the cemetery marks the burial spot of several thousand Confederate soldiers who died while being held prisoner at Camp Douglas.”

 

Bronzeville Freedom Ride

  • The ride begins at Noon on June 19th at Wintrust Arena: 200 E Cermak Rd.
  • Ride south to Bronzeville and then into downtown for a final group photo in front of the Demand Justice art installation at the lakefront

 

The Woodlawn’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Block Party

  • The Woodlawn 1200: 1200 East 79th Street Chicago
  • Noon – 10 PM
  • Rooftop parties, spoken word, live music, cultural activities, kids club, and more!

 

Juneteenth Parade and Celebration: Evanston

  • 11 AM – 4 PM
    • 11AM – Parade begins at Robert Crown center parking lot traveling to Morton Civic Center
    • 1PM – Juneteenth Celebrations kick off at Twiggs Park with programming from Evanston Present and Future
    • 2:30PM – Celebrations continue at Twiggs Park with programming from the City of Evanston
  • After the parade, enjoy musical entertainment, art, food and celebration at Ingraham Park until 4 p.m.!

 

Oak Park Car Parade & Picnic

  • June 19th at 3 PM beginning in Taylor Park
  • “The celebration, which was organized by community members and co-sponsored by the Village, will include a car caravan that is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at Taylor Park, loop the Village and return to the park for a community picnic at 4 p.m.”

 

Berwyn Juneteenth Fest

  • June 19th, 2021 from 2 -7 PM
  • 1529 S Harlem Ave, Berwyn
  • “Happy Juneteenth! Our goal is to infuse Black Lives Matter & Black Liberation content with Black Music Month into a celebration of life and manifestation of freedom while showcasing unity.
    Please join us in advocating and in celebrating!”

 

Juneteenth / Father’s Day Celebration

  • Eden Place Nature Center: 4417 S. Stewart Ave, Chicago
  • Sunday, June 20th from Noon -3 PM
  • A picnic outing that includes story telling, music, and more!

 

Eat at a Black owned restaurant!

  • For two days, from Friday, June 18 to Saturday, June 19, more than 130 Black-owned restaurants in Chicago and Atlanta will celebrate by offering specials for $6.19 or $16.19.
  • The full list of restaurants is available at the Black People Eats Instagram account

 

Don’t forget about our Bronzeville Scavenger Hunt!

  • Thousands of African Americans fled the Jim Crow south and created a Black metropolis in the Bronzeville area of Chicago.
  • Juneteenth is the perfect day to explore this historical area and our scavenger hunt from Black History Month is a wonderful way to explore!

 

 

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