Dotting the i’s for National Farmers Market Week with the above reminder from Illinois Farmers Market Association that buying local keeps your dollars local, which has a multiplier effect on building a strong local and regional economy. A very big deal, and it tastes good too!
To wrap things up, here are photos of some of the awesome Saturday markets I’ve visited so far this season, with several weeks still to go. And if you couldn’t make it out to a market during National Farmers Market Week, no worries — tomorrow is the first day of the rest of the peak local growing season.