September 11 – 13, 2009
Taste the autumn bounty in downtown Geneva while enjoying a flower market, arts & crafts show, demonstration stage, live music, the Kid’s Patch, Gorgeous Gourds-A Fall Harvest of Natural Art and more. Sample international flavors provided by Geneva restaurateurs, and sip the best of the vine at our wine tastings under a huge outdoor tent. For more information check out the Geneva Chamber of Commerce.
August 20, Mid-Summer’s Night Dream
Follow your food as it travels from field to kitchen to table. This season, we offer monthly farm suppers straight from the Heritage Prairie Farm Kitchen. Each supper features a unique menu, reflecting what is local, seasonal, and delicious. Arrive early to tour the farm and greenhouses, listen to live music and enjoy appetizers and local beer and wine. Sit with friends at a convivial dinner table while the sun sets over the fields.
When: August 20; September 24; October 22
Where: Heritage Prairie Farm
2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn, IL 60119
Time: 6:00 PM reception and farm tour, followed by dinner
BYOB: Bring your favorite beverage to enjoy or choose from a selection of local beers and wines available for purchase by the glass.
Price: $65 per ticket or $58.50 per ticket for members.
The third largest grape crops in the United States are harvested in what state? It’s Illinois of course! Illinois has been touted as an up-and-coming wine state for a few years now. Wine grape growers are finally taking advantage of the richest soil in the nation. Fall is a good time to find local wine for holiday parties or for causal enjoyment. The Little Traveler has local wines, as does the wine tasting room of Galena Wine in Geneva. But the most entertaining way to try local wines is to go to the winery yourself. Check out the Northern Illinois Wine Trail where local wine tours are at it best at:
www.visitnorthernillinois.com/wineTrailWineries.html
August Hill Winery
106 Mill Street, Utica, IL 61373
815-667-5211
www.augusthillwinery.com
Fox Valley Winery
The Faltz Family
5600 Route 34, Oswego, IL 60543
630-554-0404
www.foxvalleywinery.com
Illinois River Winery
723 South Clark Street, Utica, IL 61373
815-667-4012
www.illinoisriverwinery.com
Sycamore Winery
322 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
815-899-2920
www.sycamorewinery.com
Waterman Winery and Vineyards (formerly: Stiengtunt Vineyards & Winery)
11582 Waterman Road, Waterman, IL 60556
815-264-3268
www.sunsetwines.net
These wineries grow and bottle their own grapes and each one has a unique story. One winery is the first to grow the first Chardonnay grape in the State of Illinois successfully. Another Winery just won the best White Wine at the Illinois State Fair for the second year in a row. The third only uses the grapes they grow to make their wine. Start out early, these wineries are not that far, so make a day of it and taste the fruit of Illinois.
What:
Batavia Farmer’s Market goes Greener
When:
Saturday, September 20, 2008
8:00 a.m. – noon
Where:
South Water Street between Wilson St and First Street (just behind the library)
Batavia IL
Pick up a free CFL from the Batavia Environmental Commission’s booth, visit the BCEC booth:
