Maeve Butler, 5, a rising first-grader of Northbrook, samples a complimentary watermelon slice in the company of her parent Katy Butler at the opener of the Northbrook Farmers Market in downtown Northbrook on June 19, 2024.
Dale Duda of Northbrook, market founder, market manager and association president, said, “People come to the farmers market not just to find great food, because we have great food, but it’s to feel that they’re welcomed, which we welcome them, and they are part of this community. Addressing the audience is Janie Maxwell, executive director of ILFMA, the Illinois Farmers Market Association at the opener of the Northbrook Farmers Market in downtown Northbrook on June 19, 2024.
Of farmers and, “people who are here growing local produce, I think it’s incredibly important we support them,” Britton said. Shiva Mohsenzadeh of Glenview, Northfield Township supervisor, also president of the Northfield Township Food Pantry, said in May, approximately 850 families were served among 1,175 registered households in Northbrook, Glenview and Northfield.