This was my first time visiting the Schaumburg Farmers Market and it was much larger than I was…read moreexpecting! I visited for the holiday weekend so I assume it was a lot more crowded than normal. Either way, it was very easy to navigate and there were tons of vendors. Items for sale varied from produce, meat, sweets, flowers, artisan products, and more! They also have live music being performed by Elegant Ensembles! I would certainly come back to this farmer's market to see the difference during the regular week.

The market over the years has grown tremendously with several new vendors. From a single origin…read moreolive oil vendor from Greece to fresh baked French croissants and made to order crepes and old world European breads! Dave's knife sharpening provides quick easy service for all your chefs knives that stay sharp for 2 years! There are several farmers offering beautiful fresh and unique vegetables you won't find in the stores! I purchased mini eggplants that were amazing stir fried. The market also has human and social services here providing resources for whatever the needs of the community are. I'm so happy we have this farmers market and it gets better every year!!

My workweek is a blur. Between meetings and school drop-offs, our family dinners are a team effort…read moreand usually something quick: air fried chicken, a salad, and fruit. Swap in a different protein each day and you get the gist. Simple, functional, done. But weekends? Weekends are for flavor. That is when I pull out a Japanese cookbook from Mitsuwa or cue up one of those beautifully shot YouTube recipe videos I have saved. The kids rally around, ready to help and ready to veto anything green I might try to sneak in. We read the recipe, make a list, and head to the Saturday farmers market. Open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, May 10 through October 11, the Arlington Heights Farmers Market is where all my plans unravel in the best possible way. Baby eggplants too cute to leave behind. Crisp pickling cucumbers. Potatoes still dusted with dirt. Peaches so fragrant they announce themselves from a stand away. Sour cherries with a perfect bite. Heirloom tomatoes I did not know existed but now dream about. Basil that perfumes the car ride home. Cherry preserves with no sugar. Lavender honey from bourbon barrels. And I have not even mentioned the cheese. The shopping list goes out the window. Imagination takes the wheel. Dinner becomes an adventure and a memory. If you love food, cooking, or just need a little inspiration, this place speaks your language. The language of romance, but with vegetables.

I've been attending the AH Farmers Market for several years and I am very happy that they seem to…read morehave expanded the amount of vendors! (Palatine used to be a bigger draw for me due to the variety and choices, but AH has caught up!) I particularly love the baguettes from St. Roger's Abbey. The nun selling the bread is a fluent French speaker and I've overheard several French-only conversations with customers. My French is quite pathetic so I just say, "Bonjour!' and "Oui!" This is also a great place to get your fresh produce, cheese, and coffee needs filled. It is conveniently located next to the Memorial Library, so you can check out some books and then get some produce, bread, and coffee. The AH Farmer's Market is a nice way to kick off the weekend in my opinion.

They had only 1 vendor for fresh fruits & veggies. There was also a local honey vendor and one…read moreperson selling canned giardinera/relish. The other handful or so of booths was handmade soaps/crafts. Not much of a farmer's market. There were also 2 food trucks and 2 other food booths. The nice thing was they had a quite a few high long tables that you could stand and eat at.

This event is not a "farmers market" there is one tent with produce at prices higher than whole…read morefoods! There were maybe 5 vendors I'd interact with like discounted Pampered Chef, Tupperware, and shoulder massages. However there were about 10 vendors I walked by and tried not to make eye contact... Like the little old lady with a hand written sign for "baby bath robes, " or the tacky sequined purses & jewelry. There was a pretty good selection of food trucks... Maybe 5 or 6 with pizza, BBQ, tacos, cupcakes, and coffee & smoothies. Calling this a farmers market is very misleading. We stayed only 10min grabbed a cupcake and did our produce shopping at Whole Foods!

The famer's market has been around for decades and not much has changed. It has a variety or fruits…read moreand vegetables. When we visited most were from Michigan and there were so many peaches, sweet and juicy. Most of the fruit vendors offered samples of apples. There also are flower, fresh meat and seafood vendors. There are also a few food trucks, acai, Mexican and coffee. It was crowded, which was great to see the support for a local market. The market is run by the Lion's Club - an international club volunteer organization

Some good stalls - fruits and vegetables, etc. The St. Roger's Abby nuns bakery is great but they…read morehaven't shown up yet this year. Why ??? A big negative: too many dogs ! Very annoying Their owners don't keep them away from shoppers. Why do you need to bring your dog to the market? Showing off? The Lions Club ought to prohibit this as some other markets have, before someone get bitten.

Ok, I've been living in this city for over 3 years now...why have I not come here until now?!…read moreMistakes have been made. Located right by the library, this farmers market is open Saturday mornings June-October. They have all different vendors, mostly food, some are not. They have fresh fruits and veggies, plants, baked goods, olive oil, pasta/sauces, and much more! The vendors are very nice (some take only cash, some take credit as well). Everything is fairly priced. They also have a DJ playing music in the background - nice touch! I loved it and I can't wait to go back.

The Elk Grove Farmers Market is on Saturdays so it is easier for those that work to attend…read more (Schaumburg Farmers Market is on Friday morning till 1pm...). Not as many fruit/vegetable vendors and not too many food vendors either. Always end up buying dog treats from a one of the vendors. Pros: -hours -free parking -dog friendly Cons: -not that many vendors (fruit/vegetable/food) Not sure we'd be back..

Roselle French Market has opened! Wednesdays from 4-8pm starting June 4 and running till August 27…read more The market is located next to the newly finished "Petal Porch" running a block long on Prospect St between Main & Elm St. The market has a wide variety of vendors: honey, jewelry, kettle corn, coffee beans, sweets, spreads, artisan goods, pet treats, soaps, candles, and more! The market has some brick and mortar stands as well as true small businesses. Some vendors will be rotated while others will be weekly staples. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about some of the vendor's products and where their business started! Roselle is the perfect addition to the "french market" cities and I cannot wait to visit again soon!

It was very very small. Only sold sweets too. Was expecting a actual market but only maybe 15 tentsread more

The husband and I decided to venture out to the farmer's market yesterday their second week of…read morebeing open for the season. They had all their usual vendors from fruit/veggie stands, meats, pet supplies, sweets, coffee, and other miscellaneous items from vendors. The moment we started pulling up to the farmer's market, I yelled out Toasty Cheese!! Yes, they were here for the first time I have seen at this event today. YAY!!! First stop was the pet supply vendor for some grain free treats for our pup. We purchase these treats on a frequent basis during farmer's market season. A very reasonable price of 5 dollars gives you three generous bags of different flavors and shapes of treats your fur baby will love! Next stop was Toasty Cheese food truck. How nice it was to not have to wait in a LONG line like at the food truck event in Schaumburg. I've been wanting to try their Hannah Banana dessert sandwich and although the item wasn't on the menu today the owner said he could make it for me. How nice was that?! The owner chatted with us and told us they may not do the food truck event again next month in Schaumburg due to the low turnout from the town of Schaumburg charging customers 5 dollars per person to just enter the event. We attend the Long Grove events for 5 dollars per person so it wouldn't be a problem for us to pay however it hits hard to the food truck business with lack of customers. My sandwich was served HOT and Fresh. This sandwich is deep fried filled with Nutella, banana, and marshmallow fluff. This sandwich was worth all the calories and other people at the event were coming up to me asking me what I was eating. A line was forming but nothing as crazy as the food truck event which was nice. While I was eating the Hannah Banana sandwich my husband went to purchase some veggies. He purchased red/green peppers for 3 for 2.00, green beans and broccoli were 2 for 5. A total of 7 dollars for all the veggies. Not a bad deal for the amount we got. We'll be going back to the farmer's market soon especially with Toasty Cheese appearing here!

Nice market for sight seeing. Prices are double local stores. Bring lots of cash! found out I could…read morebuy 6 new knives for the price of sharpening 2.

Tom's never fails…read more After our Port Edward lunch a visit to Tom's for supplies and produce. Nice people , excellent treats , good prices Love this place

Place is good, and always fresh. Went on a Tuesday and it was pretty busy with families…read more Got the rustic chicken pesto melt with my vanilla honey latte. Place is always clean and well kept. If you need a place to hangout and or need good food come here.