Prairie Crossing Farmers Market opens in Grayslake
The 2012 Prairie Crossing Farmers Market opens on Friday, June 15, from 4-7 p.m., and continues on Friday afternoons until Sept. 28. The Farmers Market is held at Station Square, 970 Harris Road in Grayslake.
Most of the produce is grown right in Grayslake, at the 100-acre certified organic Prairie Crossing Farm located next to the market. Fresh certified organic produce is grown and harvested by the Learning Farm’s Prairie Farm Corps, a summer youth development program. Additional organic produce is sourced as needed from other Prairie Crossing farmers including Sandhill Organics, and farmers participating in the Prairie Crossing Farm Business Development Center, a farm business incubator program run by the Liberty Prairie Foundation.
A variety of other products are available at the Farmers Market from the Prairie Crossing Farm, regional farm partners, and other vendors. These products include certified organic eggs from the Learning Farm’s flock of free range chickens, seasonal fruit from Michigan farm partners, local honey, delicious goat cheese from central Illinois, hand-milked goat milk soap, freshly baked artisan bread, and more. Visit www.prairiecrossing.com/farm/market.php, and stop by the Farmers Market.
WIC vouchers are welcomed at the Farmers Market, which is accessible by public transportation via Metra’s Prairie Crossing Libertyville stations and Pace bus route 572. For more information regarding the Farm Market visit www.prairiecrossing.com/farm/market.php or contact Linda Wiens, at (847) 548-4062, ext. 3 or lwiens@prairiecrossing.com.
The Prairie Crossing Farmers Market is managed by the Liberty Prairie Foundation, with staffing by the Prairie Farm Corps and volunteers. The Liberty Prairie Foundation is nationally recognized as a leader in developing and supporting enterprises that build and strengthen local food systems while enhancing the natural landscape. The Foundation owns the Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake, and operates the Farm Business Development Center and the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm.