If you are wondering where to get locally grown food in the winter, look no further than Geneva, IL!

Geneva Winter Market will be open Saturday, November 8 and 15 and will be held every Saturday after November 29 Until December 20. from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. (Thanksgiving Festival held on Sunday, November 23, 2008) at the Inglenook Pantry, 11 North 5th Street. There will be an assortment of winter vegetables, herbs, apples, mushrooms, eggs, cheese, milk and various kinds of meat on a weekly basis. It will then start up again, after the holidays.

Heritage Prairie Market
is an indoor market that is open all year, it has longer, daily hours providing the benefits of locally grown and produced foods.

Store Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Phone us at 630 443 8253
or email us at info [at] hpmfarm [dot] com

Heritage Prairie Market is located just west of Randall Road
on Highway 38.
2N308 Brundige Road
Elburn Illinois 60119

There are Winter Farmers’ Markets & Meals sponsored by Churches’ center for Land and People (CCLP) in Chicago held by at various churches dedicated to provide a space for local farmers to sell their produce. This website http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M19510 gives a list of when and where the markets will be held from week to week.

In Chicago, the Green City Market takes place each Wednesday and Saturday from 8 am-1 pm at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (2430 Cannon Drive). They plan on changing their location in January. To stay posted checkout http://www.chicagogreencitymarket.org

The Dane County Farmers’ Market is held in Madison, Wisconsin year round. For the exact times and place visit http://dcfm.org/wandw.asp