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Make Mother’s Day extra special with locally-grown flowers

Make Mother’s Day extra special with locally-grown flowers

Apr 28, 2022 | News

With Mother’s Day, school graduations and the traditional start of wedding season, May is a big time for flower growers. So our featured farm this month is Flora Bay Farm, located just south of Carbondale in southern Illinois.  Courtney Smith switched careers from...
National CSA Week!

National CSA Week!

Feb 24, 2022 | Meet Me At The Market, News

  CSAs – Know your Farmer, Know Your Food Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) was at the cutting edge as consumer interest in buying food directly from local farmers started to build. True believers eagerly subscribed to receive CSA boxes from their...
ILFMA Ambassador

ILFMA Ambassador

Feb 4, 2022 | News

Introducing ILFMA’s new Ambassador!  The Illinois Farmers Market Association is excited to welcome Bob Benenson as our first ILFMA Ambassador!  An avid home cook, Bob loves shopping at farmers markets and is always in pursuit of the freshest locally grown...