We welcome SNAP EBT customers
Using Lone Star Cards at Elgin Farmers’ Market is a SNAP!
El uso de tarjetas Lone Star en el mercado de granjeros ES un chasquido
Upcoming events
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Stay in the loop with everything happening at Elgin Farmers’ Market by visiting our Facebook events page, where we share details about weekly live music, featured vendors, and special activities. It’s the best place to see what’s coming up each Thursday and plan your visit.
Throughout the year we host a variety of food-focused, family-friendly events — from hands-on Mother’s Day bouquet building to seasonal food demonstrations complete with take-home recipe cards. You’ll also find market updates, community collaborations, and other special market highlights.
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Earth Day Celebration
April 23rd - 4pm-7pm
Join us for a special Earth Day celebration at the market filled with hands-on, family-friendly activities focused on growing, learning, and caring for our planet.
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Build your own bouquet
May 7 - 4pm-7pm
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Elgin Farmers’ Market by building a bouquet for mom! We’ll have lots of beautiful flowers from Cistern Flower Farm, mini vases, and ribbons to decorate your bouquet.
Our vendors see all arrow_forward
Our vendors are local farmers, makers, bakers, and small businesses providing everything from fresh produce and pasture-raised meats to handmade foods, flowers, and artisan goods. Every vendor you’ll find here offers local products you can feel good about supporting.
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Headlong Farm
We’re all-in on growing good food and having fun doing it. Ask us how.
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Rune Exchange
Shop with The Exchange for a plethora of handmade goods including all-natural body care products, jewelry, honey bee by-products and education, crafts, and more!
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Find out about your local market
Local food, friendly faces
Every vendor grows, raises, or makes what they sell, from seasonal produce and pasture-raised meats to baked goods, honey, soaps, and handcrafted products, creating a vibrant space filled with local food and friendly faces.
Run by a volunteer board of local residents, the market is committed to strengthening Elgin’s local economy, increasing food access through SNAP, and supporting small farmers, ranchers, and makers. By working closely with the city and neighboring Main Street businesses, Thursday evenings have become a lively downtown tradition.
Harvest highlights
Our Harvest Highlights sheets are seasonal guides that showcase what’s fresh at the market, with storage tips, preservation ideas, and simple recipes to help you make the most of each ingredient.
Seasonal recipes see all arrow_forward
Explore a collection of simple, seasonal recipes inspired by the farmers, growers, and makers of the Elgin Farmers Market.
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Baklava
Layers of crisp phyllo pastry, buttery pecans, warm cinnamon, and bright orange zest come together in this classic baklava, finished with a fragrant honey syrup. It’s a rich, celebratory dessert that beautifully showcases local honey and pecans.
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Preserving peppers
Make the most of pepper season with simple preserving methods like pickling, dehydrating, or fermenting. Whether you prefer crisp vinegar pickles or deeply flavored ferments, these techniques help extend the harvest and reduce waste.
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Squash and hot honey salad
Roasted butternut squash and hearty black beans are tossed with oregano and a warm chili-infused honey for a sweet-and-spicy finish. This vibrant salad is satisfying, seasonal, and just as good served warm as it is packed for later.