Geneva Green Market: Geneva, Illinois – A Local Food Green Farmers Market

What was formerly known as the Geneva Winter Market is now the Community Winter Market sponsored by the Geneva Green Market, NFP. The Community Winter Market will feature fresh, local food throughout the winter and is scheduled to be open from 9 am through 1 pm on Saturdays, beginning November 7. It will be located at Inglenook Pantry, 11 N 5th St, Geneva IL 60134.

On Saturday, November 21st, the Community Winter Market will be hosting its annual Thanksgiving Localvore Challenge. Participating vendors will have the majority of the ingredients you will need to eat an entirely local Thanksgiving dinner. Sign up early for local free-range turkeys.

For the months of November and December the market will be held every Saturday for the first three weeks of each month. Check out the web site for future days in 2010.

Featured farmers/producers:  Curd and Whey Cheese Shop, Erehwon Farm Esther’s Place, Farm direct Black Angus, Grandma’s Farm Fresh Eggs, Hasselmann Family Farm, Inglenook Panty, Robinson Family Farm, Stojan’s Vegetables, Tomato Mountain Farm, Twin Gardens, and Webb Family Farm.

Tomato Mountain Farm is a new vendor at the Geneva Green Market, coming from Brooklyn, Wis. As the name suggests, they specialize in heirloom tomatoes, bringing various forms and flavors of the fruit to the Market. The Farm, which is certified organic, was founded in 1993 by Chris Covelli. This farm developed over the years into producing not only organic vegetable crops but also jarred food products that were made from ingredients grown right on the farm. As they like to put it, “everything from seed to salsa is certified organic.”

Tomato Mountain’s goal “is to grow the highest quality certified organic crops to create a simple and consistent line of products. By growing nearly all of our ingredients right on the farm as well as paying attention to varieties, growing conditions, and recipes, we make products that can’t be found at any price, anywhere else.” Those products include Bloody Mary mix, salsa, preserves and pasta sauce, which will be an exciting addition to this year’s Market.