2012 Heights Farm Market Vendors

The sun has been shining and we've been busy planting and gearing up for the outdoor Heights Farm Market season, which begins in June!  Wednesday, June 13th to be exact.

 

 

A BIG welcome back to our favorite vendors and we've welcomed a new one or two!  Join us on opening day and meet the new farmers!

 

Vendor List (as of today)

 

Jenkins Country Comforts & Farm Market

Crow Creek Farm

Bluhaven Farm

Katic Bread

Green Acres Herb Farm

The Red Oak Pie & Comfort Foods

Spring Bay Farm

DMG's Beehaven Farm

Twisted Chicken

Prescott Farm

Dignity Farm

 

Save the dates and spread the word.  See you ALL real soon!

The Jenkinses Went to Washington....D.C. that is...

Our very own Heights Farm Market manager and her husband recently traveled to to Washington, D.C. to share their conservation story with members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

Farmer fly-in, congressional testimony help shape agriculture's link to conservation - Click Here for the Story!

Pat Jenkins and her husband are farmers, parents, grandparents, savvy business people, actively involved in their community and hands down grow the best sweet corn in Illinois.  We couldn't be more proud; and we couldn't be more pleased to have the Jenkin's Farm at the Heights Farm Market!

Be sure to read the story through the link provided above.

2012 Market Season

The 2012 Heights Farm Market is fast approaching.  A few of our vendors have been setting up at the indoor Atrium Market at Methodist.  We hope you have been enjoying having your locally made and grown items available again.  Keep checking in for vendor updates for the 2012 Heights Farm Market - beginning in mid-June!

Until then, we are enjoying the beautiful weather.  We are hopeful that the sun and warmth will hold out for the farmers, so they can continue to bring us beautiful Illinois produce this year!

Atrium Market - Thursday, December 15th

Join the farmers and local vendors in the very last farm market of 2011 - timed right before the holidays!

Visit us at the Methodist Atrium Farmers Market in Peoria - on Thursday, December 15th from 3pm until 6pm, INDOORS!! Great produce, baked goods, breads, meats, coffee gifts and more.

Confirmed Vendors:

Hartz Produce: greens, squash, spinach, some broccoli & kholrabi.

Jenkin's Farm: baked goods.

Crow Creek Farm: handmade pasta.

Peoria Bread Co.: artisan bread and baked goods.

JAVA & Co.: coffee infused specialties and their new Wake Up! Body Collection - perfect stocking stuffers.

Plus, organic meats and eggs...help spread the word!!

Happy Holidays!

JAVA & Co.

Over the past weeks we have been featuring Heights Farm Market vendors - allowing you, our customers insight into who they are, what they do and identifying why they are such an asset to our local Heights Farm Market.

This week, we are showcasing JAVA & Co. Small Batch Recipes!

Owners: Brian and Jamie Knoll

Local Items: Coffee infused syrups, hand cut biscotti, artisan caramels, pancake mix, oatmeal, JAVA Spice, snack bars, saucey caramel, handcrafted gift crates and espresso powder!

Vendor Information: JAVA & Co. is brought to you by a husband and wife team with an extensive background in the hospitality, food and restaurant business. Leaving New York City and Las Vegas for a change of pace, brought them to Illinois. After a few years of 'quiet living', the hospitality and food business began calling to them. In 2008, JAVA & Co. was born.

JAVA & Co. creates chef-inspired coffee infused specialties. Handmade utilizing proprietary small batch recipes with fine ingredients like real vanilla and hand cracked eggs in the hand cut biscotti; locally roasted coffee beans in the syrups; freshly ground whole spices and coffee in the sweet and savory JAVA Spice; and dairy cream and butter in their artisan caramels.

In their short time in business, they have received national recognition and have been featured by Country Living Magazine, Time Out New York, Daily Candy and many more!

“Food brings people together. When we were in the restaurant business, it was like throwing a party every night. Brian and I so enjoyed being a part of that energy! That passion remains…it is woven into and has become an integral part of JAVA & Co.

Where there is food, there IS a party. Where there is good food and someone to share it with, time can stand still and that is how memories are made.”

As you may know, for the 2011 Heights Farm Market season, JAVA & Co. has been attending Wednesday markets on and off throughout the season. As a husband and wife team that handles all aspects of their small business - kitchen production, packaging, public relations, marketing and sales on their own, this is the reality of owning and operating a small business. These specialty local businesses add such a wonderful mix of products to the Heights Farm Market - we are glad to have them as a vendor!

Visit JAVA & Co.'s News & Events Page to follow them on their market and expo route in Illinois through the end of 2011!

Do you take Advance Orders: Yes.
Advance Order Website: http://www.javaandco.com/
Email Advance Order: javaandco@live.com
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Note: When placing an advance order online, select FREE Market Pick-up for the shipping option and we will coordinate delivery to the nearby market where we are in attendance.

Jenkins Country Comforts & Farm Market

Only three more weeks to go - including today!

Over the past weeks we have been featuring Heights Farm Market vendors - allowing you, our customers insight into who they are, what they do and identifying why they are such an asset to our local Heights Farm Market.

This week we are showcasing Jenkins Country Comforts & Farm Market!

Owners: Dave and Pat Jenkins

Local Items: Sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, red raspberries, blackberries, vegetables, greens, artisan breads, cookies and pies!

Vendor Information: Welcome to Jenkins family farm! My husband Dave and I - with help from our oldest son Matthew, farm 1000 acres of mostly corn and soybeans. My husband is a third generation farmer. We live on - what at one time - was his grandparents farm. About ten years ago I decided we needed to add more to our farm - to have contact with the local people in the community who consumed our products, so I decided to start an on-property farm market.

We had an old barn that was built in 1921 (with timber from the farm it sits on) that was not really being used. Fast forward ten years. We now farm 1000 acres of corn and soybeans, nine acres of sweet corn, two acres of pumpkins and another three acres of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green beans and other assorted vegetables. We sell at three farmers markets in the Peoria, Illinois area. We also have an on-farm market and bakery which is open seasonally.

"Most farmers are not as lucky as I have been. The farm markets allow us to talk directly to people about our food and how its grown. American farmers want our food to be the safest in the world, because what YOU eat is also what WE eat."

Stop by the Heights Farm Market on Wednesdays from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm - now through mid-September - to meet Pat and pick-up some of her wonderful produce, sweet corn if it's still available (the best in Illinois) and fresh baked pies!

Do you take Advance Orders: Yes - with a minimum 24 hour notice.
Phone in Advance Order: (309) 822-8645
Email Advance Order: jenkinscountry@yahoo.com

On-Farm Market Location: 1861 State Rt 26, Metamora, Illinois 61548

*Note: On-farm market is open seasonally. Please call for hours of operation.

DMG's Beehaven Farm

Each week we plan to feature one of the Heights Farm Market vendors - allowing you, our customers insight into who they are, what they do and identifying why they are such an asset to our local Heights Farm Market.

This week we are showcasing DMG's Beehaven Farm!

Owners: Dan and Miseon Grillot

Local Items: Honey, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Garlic, Eggplant, Okra, Summer Squash, Vegetables, Fruit and Fresh Cut Flowers.

Vendor Information: Dan and Miseon started their farm 16 years ago when Dan retired from the United States Air Force. They pride themselves on being good stewards of the land - growing a wide variety of flowers, vegetables, fruit and nuts without the use of chemicals.

Dan is also a beekeeper. New for 2011, he has a small quantity of high quality honey available at the market. (Note: I purchased their honey and it is buttery, smooth delicious goodness in a jar!)

Stop by the Heights Farm Market on Wednesdays from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm - now through mid-September - to meet Dan and Miseon. They are looking forward to meeting you!

Farm Location: Canton, Illinois.