Baked goods from Naperville-based Moose & Me Bakery are among the food items beomg sold this summer at the new Naper Settlement Farmers Market, which debuts Tuesday and will be held weekly through Sept. 17. Days out from their debut, Settlement CEO/President Rena Tamayo-Calabrese said Friday that they’re ready to go. “We are very excited,” she said.
In addition to vendors and live music, the Naper Settlement Farmers Market being held every Tuesday will feature special programs on such topics as plants that attract polinators and raising backyard chickens at the newly opened Mary and Richard Benck Family Agriculture Center. Beyond booths, the market also will have live music. Acts are primarily local country and bluegrass artists, Tamayo-Calabrese said. Some names to look out for are Chicago-based duo The Sullivan Sisters, bluegrass band Wheels North and Naperville native John Till.. Classes will cover such topics as attracting pollinators to your garden, raising backyard chickens and the past, present and future of victory gardens.