glenview farmers market
Saturdays, June 15-October 19, 2024 • 8 am-12 pm
Historic Wagner Farm 1510 Wagner Road, Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-1506
The Glenview Farmers’ Market was started in 1988 by the Glenview Women of Today as a way of providing the community with healthy and fun food options. Every Saturday, farmers, flower growers, and residents would gather at Jackman Park to enjoy the fresh air and support local businesses. In 2007, the Glenview Park District began to manage the weekly shopping event. Since the most natural place to hold a farmer’s market is at a farm, the Park District moved its food marketplace to Historic Wagner Farm.
The Glenview Farmers Market builds a sustainable, intelligent, dynamic, and ethical food system with local farms at its core. It is our mission to ensure that all residents of Glenview and the surrounding areas have access to the freshest, healthiest local food in a fun environment the entire family can enjoy. Grown within 200 miles of Glenview, our local vendors sell seasonal produce, as well as meat, eggs, cheese, bread, pastries, fresh cut flowers, coffee, chocolates, French pastries, smoked fish, herbs and spices, honey and empanadas.
Parking
Free parking is available in the Saints Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church and Historic Wagner Farm lots. There is absolutely no parking on Wagner Road. Please cross the street at the crosswalk for utmost safety. Wagons will be available for you to use at the market and to take your purchases back to your vehicle in the parking lot. There will be designated spots in the parking lot to return the wagons. Volunteers will come and collect them periodically. You can also take any available wagon from the parking lot and bring it over to the market to use.
The Green Table is back at the Glenview Farmers Market this summer to dialogue with residents about topics like sustainability, recycling and protecting the environment. The Green Table, cosponsored by the Village of Glenview and the Glenview Park District, runs from 9 a.m. to noon
Schedules for the Green Table are subject to change without notice. We will try our best to communicate any updates via the Historic Wagner Farm Facebook and Instagram pages.
The Community Table features local non-profit organizations.
➤ 2024 Community Table Schedule
Live entertainment is provided by local musicians. If you/your group is interested in scheduling a date during the market season contact Hans Varga. Please note performers are not compensated by the market.
➤ 2024 Entertainment Schedule
Schedules for the Community Table and weekly entertainment are subject to change without notice. We will try our best to communicate any updates via the Historic Wagner Farm Facebook and Instagram pages.
Glenview Farmers Market LINK Program
Double your purchasing power with LINK MATCH VOUCHERS that match your electronic benefits dollar for dollar. When you shop at the Glenview Farmers Market, you benefit from food that’s fresher and more flavorful. It’s the best food you can bring home to your family! You will meet the friendly farmers who grow the food you buy. They would love to answer your questions about how to prepare anything at their booths.
How to Use Your LINK Card at the Farmers Market
- Head to the Link Table located on the South porch of the Heritage Center as you enter the market.
- Use your LINK Card (SNAP) to purchase as many RED $1 wooden tokens as you’d like (in $25 batches), and you will be given a matching number of LINK Match vouchers each worth $1 ($25 limit per swipe, multiple swipes are allowed) Both RED tokes and LINK Match vouchers will act as “cash” at the Farmers Market.
- LINK Match vouchers may ONLY be used for FRUITS and VEGETABLES.
What You Can Buy with Your RED Tokens
- Fruits and vegetables
- Breads
- Meat, poultry & fish
- Dairy products
- Maple & Honey products
- Seeds and plants that produce foods
- Jams, jellies, sauces, soups, etc.
- Baked goods: wrapped, labeled and intended for home consumption
What You CANNOT Buy with Your RED Tokens or LINK Match vouchers
- Any nonfood items such as pet foods, soaps, clothing
- Vitamins, supplements, medicines
- Hot foods
- Food intended to be eaten at the market
What to Do with Leftover Tokens
Option 1: You may keep unused RED tokens and LINK Match vouchers and use them next time you shop at the Glenview Farmers Market. LINK Match vouchers may also be used at other participating Farmers Markets.
Option 2: Same-day refunds of unused RED (SNAP) tokens back onto your Link Card may be made at the token booth but you must have your matching LINK Match vouchers to turn in as well. We can only refund RED tokens which have a matching LINK Match voucher. LINK Match vouchers cannot be exchanged for benefits or cash, and are only usable at participating Farmers Markets.
Thank You to Our Generous Supporters
Thank you to Glenview Bank & Trust®, Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, and sweetgreen for their generous support of this program. Thank you to Northfield Township Food Pantry for their help in publicizing the Link program and to our generous supporters. The LINK Match program is being made available through a generous grant from the Experimental Station’s LINK UP ILLINOIS program. The Experimental Station seeks to increase the affordability and accessibility of nutritious foods sold at Illinois farmers markets for low-income Illinoisans, rebuilding linkages between local agricultural producers and consumers. Link Up Illinois is a program that helps achieve this goal by providing farmers markets across the state with funding for Double Value Coupon incentive programs for Link Card (Illinois’ SNAP program, formerly known as “food stamps”) shoppers. Link Up Illinois also provides participating markets with training and technical assistance for implementing these programs successfully.
The Glenview Farmers Market could not operate without the support of the community. Here are some ways YOU can get involved.
Volunteer
If you would like to make a difference in promoting our local food system, come be a volunteer at the farmers’ market! Volunteers are needed on Saturday mornings from mid-June through mid-October. Available shifts are 7:30-10 am and 10 am-12:30 pm. Must be a minimum of 16 years old to volunteer at the market. To volunteer please email wfvolunteers@glenviewparks.org.
Make a Monetary Donation
While the Glenview Farmers Market receives support from the Glenview Park District, it relies heavily on grants and donations. Show your generous support for the Glenview Farmers Market by making a donation to the Friends of Wagner Farm, the official support group of Historic Wagner Farm. Friends of Wagner Farm is a 501 (c)(3). All donations are tax-deductible. Please earmark your donation for the Glenview Farmers Market.
Friends of Wagner Farm website
Thank you to sweetgreen for their monetary donation supporting the Glenview Farmers Market!
market vendors
Artisan Bread Co.
Chicago, IL
Bread and pastries; full-time vendor
Barry's Berries
Covert, MI
Fruits and vegetables; full-time vendor
Bees in Beezyness
Riverwoods, IL
Honey, candles and wax; part-time vendor Aug 3-Oct 19
Black Phoenix Woodworking
Woodstock, IL
Wooden cutting boards, coasters, customized wood products; full-time vendor
Bonnie's Crafts and Collectibles
Glenview, IL
Collectibles; full-time vendor
The Cheese People
Quincy, IL
Specialty cheeses; full-time vendor
New! Chicago Honey
Glenview, IL
Honey, part-time vendor June 15-Aug. 3
Deep River Roasters
Deep River, IA
Coffee beans, hot coffee and iced coffee; full-time vendor
Finn's Ranch
Buchanan, MI
Meats and eggs; full-time vendor
Geneva Lakes Produce
Burlington, WI
Fruits and vegetables; full-time vendor
Griffin's Bottled Cocktails
Wilmette, IL
Bottled, craft cocktails; full-time vendor
New! Ouilmette Spice Company
Spices and hot sauces; full-time vendor
R & B Miller Farms
Coloma, MI
Fruits and vegetables; full-time vendor
Sweet Memories Crepes
Skokie, IL
Crepes, pastries and lemonade; full-time vendor
Two Tough Cookies
Prospect Heights, IL
Variety of prepackaged specialty cookies, gluten free, Vegan, etc.; part-time vendor on 6/22, 7/6 & 7/20, 8/10, 9/14 & 9/28, 10/12
Wagner Farm Produce & Farm-to-Table Foods
Glenview, IL
Vegetables, flowers, quiche and baked goods; full-time vendor
New! The Walnut Homestead
Prospect Heights, IL
Honey sea salt caramel corn, roasted nuts, granola, toffee; part-time vendor on 6/15 & 6/29, 7/13 & 7/27, 8/24, 9/7 & 9/ 21, 10/5 & 10/19