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Thank You for a Wonderful Season! See you in December!

Morton Grove Farmers' Market 

Thank you all for a wonderful 2013 season!

Thank you to EVERYONE who helped make our market a success this year! Vendors, sponsors, community groups, volunteers, Market managers, committee members, and of course all the SHOPPERS!Special thanks to the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and our hosts, the Morton Grove Park District and the Village of Morton Grove. 

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We just loved seeing all the adorable children (and some adults!) in their costumes last Saturday.  Thank you to our VIP judges Mayor Dan DiMaria, Park District Board President Betty Fergus, and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Juris.  Congratulations to the Halloween Costume Contest winners!

Thank you so much to all of our Farmers' Market participants last week: Featured Vendor Tamales Express, the Dynamics, the Morton Grove Environmental Health Commission, RC Juggles Entertainment, and @properties Kim Quintero.

See more of last week's photos on our Facebook photo album here or our Flickr photo album here.

Do you want to volunteer at our Market or be a part of the MG Farmers' Market Committee?  Our next full committee meeting is on Thursday, November 14th at 7:00 pm at the Chamber Office (6101 Capulina, Lower Level).  E-mail connect@mgfarmersmarket.com if you're interested in attending.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, October 26th: 3-6 pm Morton Grove Park District's Annual Halloween Family Festival at the Prairie View Community Center, 6834 Dempster St.  Look for the Morton Grove Farmers' Market volunteers at the Face Painting table! 

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This year, we will have two indoor Markets:

  • Winter Market -  Saturday, Dec. 7th and 

  • Spring Market - Saturday, March 22nd

  • The markets will once again be held right next door to our outdoor location, at the Morton Grove American Legion Civic Center (6140 Dempster) from 9 am - 2 pm.
  • Thank you to MB Financial Bank for sponsoring our Indoor Markets!

     

Next Season's Dates:

  • Mother's Day Market: Saturday, May 10, 2014

  • Regular Season: June 7 - October 18 (no market July 4th weekend)

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We are looking for vendors selling local food products and artisan gift items for both the 2013-2014 indoor markets and the 2014 outdoor markets.   

The Morton Grove Farmers' Market strives to be a local, producer only Market.   All items must be home-grown, handmade, and/or vendor-created from locally-owned operations. Fruits, vegetables and flowers need to be grown within the approximate range of 150 miles of Morton Grove. 

E-mail peggy@mgfarmersmarket.com for information or an application.



Thank you to our first 2014 Silver Sponsor, the UPS Store #5078.  Visit them at 6321 W. Dempster St. for your shipping, copying, and mailbox rental needs.

Interested in sponsoring the Market in 2014?

E-mail connect@mgfarmersmarket.com for information about our sponsorship levels and benefits.

Our Market plans to accepts Link EBT cards (SNAP Food Stamp benefits) at our Indoor Market and the 2014 Regular Season. Thanks to our generous sponsors who made the Link program and the Double Value Token program possible!
Questions about Link at our Market?  Click the Frequently Asked Questions here: MGFM Link Customer FAQ or MGFM Link Vendor FAQ!

For more information about our calendar, vendors or sponsors, please call 847.750.6436, e-mail connect@mgfarmersmarket.com, or
visit our website: www.mgfarmersmarket.com
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