The 16th annual ANDERSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET

The 16th annual Andersonville Farmers Market (AFM) will return on Wednesdays from 3 – 7 pm from May 14 – October 22, 2025 at its new location on the 1500 block of Winona (from Clark St. to Ashland Ave.) and adjacent AT&T parking lot. Featuring more than 50 vendors, everything sold at the Andersonville Farmers Market is grown or produced within a 200-mile radius, offering the community access to fresh, local food. The 24-week market will feature an expanded roster of sustainability programming for all ages and will also continue to feature entertainment, with weekly performances, cooking demos and dedicated kids’ activities.

AFM is pleased to welcome nine new vendors this year including Chef and the Baker* (savory meal bowls, cookies), Chef Heatley's Hot Pepper Farm* (chef-created, artisan hot sauce), The Chinese Mom Kitchen* (Asian-inspired baked goods and treats), Hook Point Fisheries* (sashimi grade wild Alaska sockeye salmon), Kaleido Greens (microgreens), R&A Sourdough* (sour dough bagels), Tony's Peanut Butter* (natural no-stir nut butters), Wanda Farms* (grass-fed beef, free range pork, pasture-raised poultry, eggs) and Yallatizers (hummus and other dips, kefir dips/drinks, pita chips).

Returning vendors include Bennett Farms* (free range beef & pork, pasture raised chickens, eggs; milk), Breadman Baking Co. (focaccia, bread, cookies), Downstate Donuts* (potato donuts, iced sweet potato-based coffee drinks, potato bread), First Slice Pie Cafe (pies, hand pies and pesto), Frogtown Juice Co. (fresh pressed juices), Global Garden Refugee Farm (Sustainably grown produce), Green Fire Farm* (grass-fed beef, lamb & pork, pasture-raised poultry, eggs), Hardin Farm/Holle Orchards (fruits/vegetables, plant starts, cider), Hillside Orchards (fruit, chestnuts, preserves, honey), Katherine Anne Confections (artisanal chocolates, caramels, marshmallows, drinking chocolate), Letizia’s Natural Bakery (Sorano, inc) (baked goods, mini pizzas, fresh pastas), Loopie & Nato’s Gelato (formerly Ix-Chel)(homemade gelato and artisanal frozen pops), Lost Larson (bread, baked goods, flour), Moody Teas* (tea and tea blends), Nichols Farm (produce, plant starts, eggs), Offbeat Macarons and Sweets* (boutique quality macarons, cupcakes and pies), Onigiri Kororin (Japanese rice balls), Pecking Order* (ready-to-eat Filipino street food), Phoenix Bean (tofu products, mung bean sprouts, soy milk), Piscasaw Gardens (produce, Mirai sweet corn, flowers, popcorn), River Valley Ranch (mushrooms and other veggies grown sustainably; jarred and prepared foods), Sfera (ready-to-eat arancini (stuffed rice balls), limonata), Sheekar Delights* (seasonally flavored baklava), Stamper Cheese (cheeses), Tasting India* (Spice and chai tea blends, sweet and savory treats), The Talking Farm (sustainably grown produce), Three Bees Honey (honey, bee related products), Treats de Cuisine (dehydrated dog/cat treats), Vangies Farm(sustainably grown produce, flowers), WasteNot Compost (compost, worm casting), Wild Coyote Farm (organic produce, eggs, flowers, plant starts, jam, Icelandic wool yarn) and Zeitlin’s Deli* (bagels, Jewish prepared foods and baked goods).

*Denotes rotating vendor.

This year’s pop-up vendors* include Cammie Bakes (dinnamon rolls, cookies, cakes), Coffey Girls’ Coffee Cakes(gourmet coffee cakes in unique flavors, Crumb What May (scratch baked gooey butter cake, biscuits, scones, turnovers), Curbside Bicycles (mobile bike repairs), Dilly Dally Provisions (pickled items, hot sauce, mustard), El Capitan Foods (vegan/gluten-free cinnamon sugar tortilla chips), Glaciers End (shrubs, pickles, jams/jellies, elderberry products), Jala-Lujah (jalapeno pickles/seasonings), Kyoto Black (Kyoto-style cold brewed coffee), Maison Parisienne (French baked goods), Sidekick Ferments (fermented veggies including kimchi, kimbap), Swedish American Museum Swedish inspired food, kitchen tools) and Windy City Shaved Ice (shaved ices).

*Contact individual vendors for dates.

The Andersonville Farmers Market continues its popular Link matching program, featuring a one-to-one match for Linkcard holders with vouchers good for fresh fruits and vegetables. Link Up Illinois is making healthy, local, farm-fresh foods more affordable and accessible by doubling the value of Link purchases at farmers markets, farm stands, food co-ops and independent grocery and corner stores across Illinois. Link Up Illinois is a program of Experimental Station. For additional information, visit www.linkupil.org.

Sponsorship opportunities for businesses/organizations are available for the Andersonville Farmers Market. For more information, e-mail market@andersonville.org.

The Andersonville Farmers Market is run by the Andersonville Sustainable Community Alliance a 501(c)3 organization which supports sustainability programs and initiatives in Andersonville through innovation, education, and community oriented events. Follow AFM on Facebook or Instagram @avillefarmersmarket.