Local Farmers Markets
To help our readers, here are some Farmers Markets that are or will soon be available for your shopping convenience. If you know of a particularly good one that we’ve not listed, please feel free to email “The Vedette,” at newsdesk@thevedette.com, so we can add it to our weekly list. Happy shopping!
•Beecher: Saturdays – May 25; June 8, 22; July 13, 27; August 10, 24; September 14, 28; and October 12, 26; from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Peace Lutheran Church, 540 Oak Park Avenue.
•Peotone: Market in the Park – May 21; June 4, 18; July 9, 23; August 6, 20; and September 3, 17; Tuesdays, from 4 – 8 p.m., Peotone Park.
•Crete: Runs June 3 – August 26, Mondays, from 4 – 8 p.m., 1321 Main Street at Main and Exchange; Held in conjunction with Classic Car Cruise Night.
•Manteno: May – September, Thursdays, from 4 to 7 p.m., Division and Main Streets.
•Manhattan: Weekly through October, Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bothwell Farms, 13015 W. Smith Road, Manhattan. Farm will stay open until 5 p.m. on Market Days.
•Kankakee: Celebrating 26 years, Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to noon, Intersection of South Schuyler and Merchant Streets; Runs through October 26.
•Frankfort: Country Market, Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October 27; Downtown Frankfort.
•Park Forest Main Street Market: Saturdays, through October 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 152 Main Street.
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