The
Fresh
Connection
Brought to you by your friendly =
Northbrook=20
Farmers Market team
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A =
Good Time Was=20
Had By All...Really!
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Children =
of all ages=20
enjoyed Kids Day Aug. 17 under sunny skies.
The day of free =
fun=20
included Yoga classes, games, face painting, beading, =
craft=20
projects and more. While the kids played, moms and =
dads=20
shopped for just-picked fruits and vegetables, and =
artisan=20
food items.
Over $500 was collected at Collin's Booth, =
which=20
featured the challenging Grand Prize Game (played here =
by Ron=20
Hartzer). The funds are being matched by an anonymous =
donor to=20
help a Northbrook family with mounting medical =
bills. The=20
full story will be featured in an upcoming edition of =
the=20
Northbrook Star, along with photos taken at the=20
market.
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Mark Your=20
Calendar:
Summer Stock Aug. =
31
We're collecting =
household=20
products to help restock Northfield Township Food=20
Pantry shelves. Items such as paper towels, toilet =
paper,=20
laundry detergent, disposable diapers and cleaning products =
can be=20
dropped off in a van located in the midway of the market. =
"Thank=20
you" in advance for your generosity!
Day in the =
Kitchen=20
Sept. 7
We're planning=20
cooking demos, wine and coffee tastings, knife skills =
and care,=20
kitchen gadgets and=20
more. ![3DSkibbe](3D"https://036ad2a5a7-custmedia.vresp.com/7c08553004/Skibbe.jpg"=20 "3DSkibbe") =20
Details in our =
next=20
newsletter.
Vendor =
Appreciation=20
Day Oct. =
5
Tell us what you like =
about your=20
favorite vendor(s). We'll pass along your comments to=20
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them.
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Alan =
Homberger=20
won 5 free car washes and Marla Tucker won a $50 gas =
card=20
for guessing the correct number of balloons in the =
Northbrook=20
Toyota Scion contests held recently at the market.=20
Congratulation!
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![3D"Cheri](3D"https://036ad2a5a7-custmedia.vresp.com/7c08553004/Cheri%20Fern.jpg= "3D\"Cheri")
Juliet Bluestein,=20
top, and Cheri Fern are the latest winners of the weekly free =
raffle at=20
the market. Who knows, you could be next!
Why a A =
Farmers=20
Market?
You may have asked yourself, =
"With so=20
many grocery stores, why do we need a farmers=20
market?"
Markets =
promote=20
regional agriculture, ensure a continuing supply of fresh =
produce,=20
and facilitate personal connections that mutually benefit =
local=20
farmers, shoppers and communities.
Markets support family =
farms,=20
create jobs, and preserve farmland for=20
the future by providing independent farmers with alternative =
opportunities to sell their farm=20
products.
Today there are more than 6,100 farmers markets =
operating throughout the country.
When you shop at =
farmers=20
markets you are part of something worth=20
supporting!
Join the=20
conversation and get streaming updates on our Facebook=20
page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Northbrook-Farmers-Market/1452=
28398876527
Or, google Northbrook Farmers=20
Market.
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