What's in Season?
We are so accustomed to seeing fruit and vegetables year-round in grocery stores, we forget that these foods only grow in certain regions and seasons.
Our growers are dependent on the weather and growing cycles, and if the season is off to a slow start because of rain or cool weather, they will not be able to bring as much. But what they have will be packed with flavor and nutrition, since it is at its peak!
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has a chart of the dates that fruits and vegetables are typically in season. You can download a PDF by clicking here. This should help to guide you and help know what to expect when you are coming to the market each week.
Weekly Schedule
| June 26 - Opening Day! |
Entertainment: Zach Boyer Community Group: Boy Scout Troop 26 Chef's Table: Chef Pete Trusiak from Viking Cooking School Green Table: "Glenview's Green Infrastructure" with Kent Fuller, Chairperson of the Glenview Natural Resources Commission Please note that Didier Farm, K9 Kandy, and The Flower Garden will not be in attendance today. |
| July 3 - Yes, we're open! |
Entertainment: Zach Boyer Community Group: Boy Scout Jamboree Troop 1009 Please note that Didier Farm will not be in attendance today, and we have not scheduled a Chef Demonstration or a Green Table expert. |
| July 10 |
Community Group: National Louis University Lifelong Learning Institute and Triblocal Chef's Table: Chef Mary Jo McMillin from Dinner at Eight Green Table: "Recycling" with Jill Brickman, Northfield Township Supervisor and Abt Electronics |
| July 17 |
Community Groups: The Grove National Historic Landmark and Skin of Steel Chef's Table: Chef Armondo Esquivel from Zingarella Green Table: "Green Congregations" with Sara Ross from Faith in Place and Reverend Kristen Larsen from Glenview United Methodist Church |
| July 24 |
Community Group: North Suburban Special Recreation Association Chef's Table: Chef Stacey Patillo from Nurture Green Table: "Glenview's Award-Winning Rain Garden Program" with Robin Flakne, Glenview's Village Naturalist, and Henrietta Saunders, Natural Resources Commissioner |
| July 31 |
Entertainment: Hillions String Band Community Group: League of Women Voters of Glenview Chef's Table: Chef Chef Rodrigo Torres or Sean Brady from Wildfire Green Table: "Great Lake Michigan" featuring Julie Restivo from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Judy Beck from the Glenview Park District Board of Commissioners |
| August 7 |
Community Group: Northfield Township Food Pantry Chef's Table: Chef Pete Trusiak from Viking Cooking School Green Table: "Sustainable Building and the Evelyn Pease Tyner Nature Center", featuring Evelyn P. Tyner and Judy Ksiazek, and Kurt Horvath from Intrinsic Landscaping |
| August 14 |
Community Group: Glenview Service Clubs Chef's Table: Chef Jon Steinberg from Egg Harbor Cafe Green Table: "Heirloom Vegetable Gardening at Wagner Farm and in Your Backyard" with John Swenson |
| August 21 |
Community Group: Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago Chef's Table: Chef Ron Dean or Stephanie Kudos from Via Gelato & Cafe Green Table: "Greening the County and our Forest Preserves" with Gregg Goslin, Commissioner, Cook County Forest Preserves and Alice Brandon, Friends of the Forest Preserves |
| August 28 |
Entertainment: Hillions String Band Community Group: Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise Chef's Table: Chef Robert Garrison from Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar Green Table: "Community Gardening" with Jen Roberts from The Organic Pantry Project, Dave Jones from The Peace Garden at the Ridge (Pleasant Ridge School), and Laura Heyser from Glenview Community Church |
| September 4 |
Community Group: Boy Scout Troop 32 Green Table: "Preserving Our Tree Heritage" with Rob Blomquist, Natural Resources Commissioner, Glenview Heritage Tree Program and Bruce and Erika Horigan from Horigan Urban Forest Products |
| September 11 |
Entertainment: Wild Onion String Band Community Group: Glenbrook South Debate Team Chef's Table: Chef Karin Wilcox from Young Chef's Academy Green Table: "Innovative Programming at the Chicago Botanic Garden" with Ginny Hotaling, Director of Governmental Affairs of the Chicago Botanic Garden |
| September 18 |
Community Group: Glenview Women of Today Chef's Table: Chef Mario Galletti from Mario's Mondo Cafe Green Table: "The Beauty of Natural Glenview" with Carol Freeman, Nature Photographer and Wayne Rogoski from The Grove National Historic Landmark |
| September 25 |
Entertainment: Hillions String Band Community Group: Glenview New Church Chef's Table: Chef Robert Garrison from Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar Green Table: "Supporting Back Yard Wildlife" with Nancy Halliday, Natural Resources Commissioner and Tim Joyce from Wild Birds Unlimited |
| October 2 |
Entertainment: Wild Onion String Band Community Groups: The Grove National Historic Landmark and Glenview Community Church Chef's Table: Chef Miguel Soto from Catered by Design Green Table: "Energy Efficiency At Home" with Jonathan Smith of Effective Air and Ron Cowgill from D/R Services, Limited |
| October 9 - Last Day |
Entertainment: Wild Onion String Band Community Group: Glenview Titan Aquatic Club Chef's Table: Chef Mario Galletti from Mario's Mondo Cafe Green Table: "Know Your Farmer! Know Your Food!" with Debbie Hillman, from the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force and Haley Loy from the Cook County Farm Bureau Please note that The Flower Garden and Via Gelato will not be in attendance today. |