Scenes from the July 23 Mill City Farmers Market
Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 5:49AMMother Nature cut short the July 23 Market, but the early shoppers were rewarded with the best selection of the 2016 season so far.
Check out this impressive piece of edible art from Swede Lake Farms:
...and then this happened:
The Market has so much to offer - be sure to visit the vendors along the Chicago expansion area in front of American Academy of Neurology (AAN). I ran into a neighbor this morning who wasn't aware there were fresh noodles available from Dumpling & Strand this year, and that they even have her favorite - soba!
In addition to bringing your grocery list to the Market, bring your gift list too. Every week there is a line up of quality items by talented local artists. Today, it was Adam Gruetzmacher, Aprilierre, Willful, House of Talents and Billboard Bags.
In the case of House of Talents, founder Kate Herzog has a showroom in Suite 615 of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art building at 250 3rd Avenue. The items she offers are from African artists, and the money they receive from House of Talents helps them obtain health care, education and other services.
By 10am the vendors where taking down the tents in anticipation of a pending storm. I was startled at how naked it looked.
Milly the goat getting gussied up.
