Indoor Farmers Market Season Nears In Batavia

BATAVIA, IL — With Batavia's outdoor farmers market in the rearview mirror, nonprofit organizer Batavia MainStreet is preparing to begin its indoor market season Nov. 2.

This year, the indoor market will once again take place from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Grainology BrewStillery, 131 Flinn St. The season will continue through mid-May.

More than 20 vendors will participate in the indoor market every week. Local farmers, bakers and makers will sell goods ranging from produce, farm-raised meat and eggs and fresh baked goods to CBD products, gourmet mushrooms, jams and bread. Evergreen wreaths, swag and potted holiday bulbs will also be for sale.

Returning vendors will include Van Laar's Farm and their apple cider donuts, bread and apples; Might Greens Farm, selling lettuce and seasonal produce grown in Elburn; and Hufendick Farm, whose offerings include locally raised beef, pork, chicken and eggs.

New vendors are also slated. Softwave Fish Co. will sell fresh and smoked fish, fish spreads and crabcakes, while Fourth Dimension Flavors will offer homemade soups. Wanda Farms will bring grass-fed and -finished beef, pastured poultry, pork and eggs.

To be a vendor at the market, Batavia MainStreet requires sellers to grow, harvest or produce at least 75 percent of the products they're selling.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be accepted at the indoor market. Shoppers can double their SNAP benefits with Link Match, a dollar-for-dollar match for local fruit and vegetable purchases.