glenview farmers market

The Green Table is back at the Glenview Farmers Market this summer to dialogue with residents about topics like sustainability, recycling and protecting the environment. The Green Table, cosponsored by the Village of Glenview and the Glenview Park District, runs from 9 a.m. to noon

Information about the 2024 Green Table lineup coming soon!

Schedules for the Green Table are subject to change without notice. We will try our best to communicate any updates via the Historic Wagner Farm Facebook and Instagram pages.

The Community Table features local non-profit organizations. Live entertainment is provided by local musicians. If you/your group is interested in scheduling a date during the market season contact Hans Varga. Please note performers are not compensated by the market.

Information about the 2024 Community Table coming soon!

Schedules for the Community Booth and weekly entertainment are subject to change without notice. We will try our best to communicate any updates via the Historic Wagner Farm Facebook and Instagram pages.

Glenview Farmers Market LINK Program

Double your purchasing power with LINK MATCH VOUCHERS that match your electronic benefits dollar for dollar. When you shop at the Glenview Farmers Market, you benefit from food that’s fresher and more flavorful. It’s the best food you can bring home to your family! You will meet the friendly farmers who grow the food you buy. They would love to answer your questions about how to prepare anything at their booths.

How to Use Your LINK Card at the Farmers Market

1. Head to the Link Table located on the north porch of the Heritage Center as you enter the market.
2. Use your LINK Card (SNAP) to purchase as many RED $1 wooden tokens as you’d like, and you will be given a matching number of LINK Match vouchers each worth $1 ($25 limit per swipe, multiple swipes are allowed) Both RED tokes and LINK Match vouchers will act as “cash” at the Farmers Market.
3. LINK Match vouchers may ONLY be used for FRUITS and VEGETABLES.

What You Can Buy with Your RED Tokens

• Fruits and vegetables
• Breads
• Meat, poultry & fish
• Dairy products
• Maple & Honey products
• Seeds and plants that produce foods
• Jams, jellies, sauces, soups, etc.
• Baked goods: wrapped, labeled and intended for home consumption

What You CANNOT Buy with Your RED Tokens or LINK Match vouchers

• Any nonfood items such as pet foods, soaps, clothing
• Vitamins, supplements, medicines
• Hot foods
• Food intended to be eaten at the market

What to Do with Leftover Tokens

Option 1: You may keep unused RED tokens and LINK Match vouchers and use them next time you shop at the Glenview Farmers Market. LINK Match vouchers may also be used at other participating Farmers Markets.

Option 2: Same-day refunds of unused RED (SNAP) tokens back onto your Link Card may be made at the token booth but you must have your matching LINK Match vouchers to turn in as well.  We can only refund RED tokens which have a matching LINK Match voucher. LINK Match vouchers cannot be exchanged for benefits or cash, and are only usable at participating Farmers Markets.
NOTE: Leftover LINK Match vouchers will be unusable after the market’s last day of the season.

Thank You to Our Generous Supporters

Thank you to Glenview Bank & Trust®, Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, and sweetgreen for their generous support of this program. Thank you to Northfield Township Food Pantry for their help in publicizing the Link program and to our generous supporters. The LINK Match program is being made available through a generous grant from the Experimental Station’s LINK UP ILLINOIS program. The Experimental Station seeks to increase the affordability and accessibility of nutritious foods sold at Illinois farmers markets for low-income Illinoisans, rebuilding linkages between local agricultural producers and consumers. Link Up Illinois is a program that helps achieve this goal by providing farmers markets across the state with funding for Double Value Coupon incentive programs for Link Card (Illinois’ SNAP program, formerly known as “food stamps”) shoppers. Link Up Illinois also provides participating markets with training and technical assistance for implementing these programs successfully.

The Glenview Farmers Market could not operate without the support of the community. Here are some ways YOU can get involved.

Volunteer

If you would like to make a difference in promoting our local food system, come be a volunteer at the farmers’ market! Volunteers are needed on Saturday mornings from mid-June through mid-October. Available shifts are 7-10 am and 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Must be a minimum of 16 years old to volunteer at the market. To volunteer please email wfvolunteers@glenviewparks.org.

Donate a Farm to Food Pantry Basket

Partner with our “Feeding Glenview” initiative and donate a basket of produce to the local food pantry. It’s $25 for a basket filled with a week’s work of produce from the farm’s own crops. We will handle the harvesting a delivery of the baskets. Donate one basket up to an entire season or any amount in between.
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Make a Monetary Donation

While the Glenview Farmers Market receives support from the Glenview Park District, it relies heavily on grants and donations. Show your generous support for the Glenview Farmers Market by making a donation to the Friends of Wagner Farm, the official support group of Historic Wagner Farm. Friends of Wagner Farm is a 501 (c)(3). All donations are tax-deductible. Please earmark your donation for the Glenview Farmers Market.
Friends of Wagner Farm website

thank you to sweetgreen for their monetary donation supporting the Glenview Farmers Market!