Meet Our Vendors!
Arnold Farm ~ Elizabeth, IL
Tom and Jessica Arnold, arnoldfarm@juno.net
Tom and Jessica raise beef, sheep, pork pasteured chicken, and turkey. They are the fourth and fifth generation of Arnolds to farm this land and take great pride in caring for it. They strive to farm in harmony with the natural environment and use systems that need few commercial inputs, such as rotational grazing for the livestock and crop rotations for the fields. www.arnoldsfarm.com
Bread from the Heart ~ Western Springs, IL
Jacqueline Vasan, breadfromtheheart@gmail.com
Jacqueline loves proving that baked goodies can be both tasty and whole-grain. Her cinnamon rolls, specialty breads, and even cookies are made with local honey, eggs, and organic whole wheat flour. Jacqueline also teamed up with other farms to provide winter markets with cheese from Ropp Jersey Cheese, tilapia and sweet basil vinaigrette from AquaRanch, and other items as available. Bread from the Heart will serve up its rolls and more at Forest Park, Riverside, and Portage Park summer markets. www.breadfromtheheart.com
B True Bakery ~ Oak Park, IL
Brady Braden – info@btruebaker.com
B True Bakery produces all-natural, whole grain baked goods with incomparable flavor and remarkably rich texture. Our products are naturally free of trans-fats and enriched, refined flours. B True Bakery is proud to use only locally grown and distributed all-natural ingredients. Due to the seasonality of fresh, local goods our menu is constantly changing. www.btruebakery.com
Dennanne Farms ~ Elgin, IL
Anne and Denny Bukala, dennanne@aol.com
Anne and Denny sell pure natural raw honey, soaps, candles, and other bee product. Ask Denny anything about bees and honey—and mycology (wild mushrooms!).
Faith’s Farm ~ Bonfield, IL
Kim Snyder, questions@faithsfarm
Kim Snyder of Faith's Farm raises livestock the old fashion way: on free-range pasture that is not chemically treated. A lot of the grain they eat is also raised on the farm, with no added antibiotics or hormones. They are raised with a gentle and humane hand, given lots of space, fresh air and sunshine. Find Faith’s Farm at the 61st Street Farmers Market and the Green Grocer in Chicago. www.faithsfarm.com
Fraternite Notre Dame/ Saint Roger Abbey Patisserie, Chicago, IL
Sister Marie of the Gospel, saintmfaustine@aol.com
The Sisters of Fraternité Notre Dame, through the patisserie, bake beautiful tarts, cakes, breads, and croissants, which they sell online, out of shops in Algonquin and Elmhurst, and at several farmers markets and French Markets in the Chicago area. Proceeds from patisserie sales support various charitable works including the daily soup kitchen provided at the Mother House in the Austin neighborhood. www.strogerabbey.org
Hasselmann Family Farm ~ Marengo, IL
Scott Hasselmann, hasselmannfarm@gmail.com
Hasselmann Family Farm raises their cattle on pasture in the fresh air and sunshine, and they receive no drugs or growth hormones. In addition to beef, they raise pigs, chickens, and lamb. Hassellmann Farm is at the Palatine Farmers Market, and they now deliver monthly to Chicago, Oak Park, Evanston, Highland Park, Arlington Heights, and NW suburbs. www.hasselmannfamilyfarm.com
Herbally Yours ~ Willow Springs, IL
Jim and Kathy Vitalo, vinegar3@aol.com
Infused vinegars, dried herb blends and grilling rubs—and creative advice on how to use them! Jim and Kathy use their home-grown herbs and aged vinegar to create their colorful selection of flavored vinegars using recipes Kathy created. Find them at the Oak Park, Hines VA, Andersonville, Logan Square and Frankfort farmers markets. www.herballyyoursvinegar.com
Presto Pesto ~ Bolingbrook, IL
Bob Garbowicz, bob@prestopesto.com
Presto Pesto was incorporated in November of 2010. Our first market appearance was April 23, 2011 at the Wheaton French Market. Presto Pesto has participated in 13 different Farmers Markets for both 2011 and 2012. We are planning on only having 8 Farmers Markets this year. Our mission is to mass produce our high quality pesto products, while keeping the quality where it is, and sharing these pestos around the World. We offer the "World's Finest Pesto", salsa, garlic dillicious pickles, made from scratch soups, and our soon to be famous pesto pizzas made with our own special recipe pizza dough crust. Bon Appetit! www.prestopesto.com
Natural Beauty by Margie ~ Geneva, IL
Margie Werderich, mugdozer@aol.com
Margie uses her love of nature and her home-grown herbs to create all-natural face and body products: body frosting, salt scrubs, clay masks, lip balms, and much more. She’s got all you need to treat yourself or someone special to a Spa Day at home. Products are sold individually, or customize a gift basket. www.margiesnaturalbeauty.com
River Valley Ranch ~ Burlington, WI
Eric Rose, info@rivervalleykitchens.com
River Valley grows a variety of mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and other veggies, all without pesticides. They also operate a kitchen and gourmet foods store just over the border and sell seasonal wild mushrooms, homemade dips, spreads, salsas and more! You’ll find their wider variety of offerings at over 25 markets, including Green City, Oak Park, Evanston, Logan Square, Andersonville, and others in the city and suburbs. www.rivervalleykitchen.com
Scentuary ~ Chicago, IL
Robin Clark, scentuary@sbcglobal.net
The Scentuary was born out of a desire to create a healing space that fosters authenticity, balance, connection, harmony, and spiritual awareness. As life becomes more hectic, stressful, and complicated, We need to make time for relaxation, introspection, and self-love. www.thescentuary.com
Scotch Hill Farm ~ Brodhead, WI
Tony & Dela Ends, tony@scotchhillfarm.com
Scotch Hill Farm is a traditional market and subscription garden, farmstead soap-making business and family farm. Chicago Area CSA: Des Plaines Oasis, Oak Park, Near West Loop Logan Square, Andersonville, Ravenswood, Old Irving Park, and in Wisnconsin, Madison, Milwaukee, and Janesville. http://www.scotchhillfarm.com/
SenTeamental Moods ~ Chicago, IL
Lori Watts-Branch, lori@senteamentalmoods.com
Lori founded SenTeaMental Moods Specialty Teas as a way of providing a simple way for people to indulge in the pleasure of tea while enhancing their well-being. SenTeaMental Moods offers an excellent variety of fresh blends made with teas, herbals and dried fruits ready to brew. Her products come from suppliers with excellent track records of fair treatment for all workers. They support the artists of Original T-Bag Designs, who live near Cape Town, South Africa. They use recycled tea bags as canvases for their art. Each tea bag is lovingly painted, for the money earned is a vital part of family income. www.SenTeamentalmoods.com
Spark of the Heart ~ Chicago, IL
Cynthia Zeki, PhD. and Thomas Frierson, thomas@sparkoftheheart.com
Spark of the Heart’s motto is “Tastes Good, Good for You, and Helps the Greater Good.” Their bean soups, salads, and sides are nutritionally-dense, naturally vegan and gluten-free, have no artificial ingredients or preservatives, and are complete and easy to prepare. Their products are packaged with pride by the developmentally challenged. They produce a beautifully distinctive, hand crafted product while earning money, developing fine motor skills and building self-esteem. They also donate product to feed those in need. www.sparkoftheheart.com
Tomato Mountain Farm ~ Brooklyn, WI
Chris Covelli, tomatomountain@wekz.net
This Wisconsin farm raises certified organic tomatoes, peppers, and herbs that it captures at peak freshness in a variety of salsas, sauces, soups—even Bloody Mary mix! You’ll find them at lots of Chicago-area farmers markets and in some local shops, or purchase directly from the farm online. Check the website for specifics. Watch for their sturdy, organic bedding plants at selected farmers markets in May, and their fabulous tomatoes starting in early July. www.tomatomountain.com
The Urban Canopy ~ Chicago, IL
Alex Poltorak, Poltorak.Alex@gmail.com
We are a small urban farm on the south side of Chicago. We run an urban CSA program, a Compost Club food-scrap collection program, and offer rooftop "Dinner Dates" catered by professional chefs in addition to the wheatgrass, microgreens and produce that we bring to the Faith In Place winter farmers markets. www.theurbancanopy.org
Whimsical Acres ~ Salem, WI
Gabriella Szmola and Donna Koranek, gabriellaszmola@hotmail.com
Gabriella and Donna team up to bring you the finest wool and alpaca yarns. From kids’ felting kits to vibrant, multi-colored yarns, Whimsical Acres alpacas are farm raised, and the yarn hand-spun. Find this team at the Barrington and Glenview farmers markets. www.alpacasofwhimsicalacres.com