5/5 Awesome experience! Ginger (owner) was super friendly, talkative, and kind! Got taken on a…read moresurprise date here by my gf and had a great time! We came at 4 pm on a Tuesday - literally nobody else on the farm, had it completely to ourselves! We got our buckets from her and got sent off to pick blueberries! Lots of bushes, beautiful farm, cool chickens (a lot of them, off to the side of the field), cute cat, bee hives off to the side, old machinery - honestly just a gorgeous setting. Highly recommend as a date idea, or just to go for fun! Affordable, and very tasty blueberries (and shamrocks )

Always a pleasant visit Everyone is very kind and always a good selection! I usually take my…read moreGrandchildren and it encourages them to try new things!

fresh vegatables from local family farms.....whats not to like? well a few things.....not many…read morevendors at all....15 tops and most selling crafts....but the few veggie places were pretty good on prices, though low on selection...... 20 jalapenos ......a basket of cayenne peppers for a buck....good deal.....green, red, orange and yellow bell peppers 25 cents a piece... some Indiana watermelons.....michigan peaches...tomatos... but nothing out of the ordianary.... its green chile season so i was hoping for some new mexico or anaheim peppers but was left empty..... a couple vendors selling food, but if im going to pay $5 for an italian beef or $2.25 for a taco....i'll sit in a/c comfort in a restaurant :-) i got some good fresh veggies but i wish they had more to offer....i will be checking out other places before i go back here

My go to for fruits and veggies. I appreciate that they have a good selection of foods from other…read morenationalities.

Today was the first time at this market... It is what I consider to be "old world" at it's best. I…read morecould not believe the number of off-shore products available. It was like stopping in a mom and pop produce shop from the 50's. The prices are very much lower than the box stores. I will return.

Found out about this little street fair when an ad for it jumped up on Facebook. Since it was…read moreFriday and we were up for a trip, we took a ride over to Homewood ... and were we pleased. We guess that Homewood - which has a lot of activities and street fairs during the year - hasn't had one in over a year and is just now getting back into the swing. This Homewood Artisan Market seems to be their first post-pandemic event. The Artisan Market is located just a short walk from downtown Homewood and the Illinois Central trains - at Martin Avenue and Hickory Road. There was loads of available street parking and city parking lots. The Market is only on this Friday June 4 (Noon to 6 pm) and Saturday June 5 (10 am to 6 pm). We stopped in right after it opened, and there were between 30 and 50 booths already set up and it looked liked the Market was going to be a big success. The Homewood Artisan Market is free and open to the public, has a nice attention to pandemic safety issues, has good security, and wide open streets to browse the booths. They also had a very big booth with good street food and a broad tented area with picnic tables for sitting down to eat. Since the Artisan Market is set up on a sort of cross-shaped area formed by Martin and Hickory, we include four views of the booths corresponding to the four areas of the cross. Once again, since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are a few thousand words ... . Highly recommended.

My hubby and I enjoyed the farm today! First time here and the staff was great and welcoming. We…read morebought produce, yummy donuts, cabbage, squash, tomatoes and cider. All of it was only $21! Great price and supported local! It's so cute and we went through the pumpkin patch and petting zoo. It's so family friendly and great for us old folks as well as young families with little kids and bigger kids too! Glad we got to check them out! Highly recommended!

I absolutely love this place! Not only did I get some fresh veggies from the market area I got some…read moreplants to be able to go in my garden. I am so pleased with the quality, customer service and location. They have great prices as well. They also accept credit cards. Visa, MasterCard, discover and novus. Just not American Express at this time. Bummer too because American Express is all about small businesses right now. I would totally recommend!

TL;DR version. It's gone downhill. Selection not what it used to be. Prices are up, but that's…read moreeverywhere. Customer service doesn't exist. Full story: I went in for 4 items today and they only had 2. No honeydew or sugar snap peas. I took my tomatillos and lettuce to the unorganized checkout area with one line open. I got behind a terribly selfish customer who had over $200 worth of items that were all mixed up and the checkout person had to sort and organize everything, while the customer was still shopping for more items. A lady in a black tracksuit opened the second register. That customer has a wagonful as well. The lady in the red t-shirt at the first register told me to go into that line. When the customer in front of me was done, the tracksuit lady left the area, walked around for a minute, told a couple of people she needed to go to the washroom, and left. I was never acknowledged. She looked right past me. Also, she was preoccupied distributing a tip that a previous cut the line to give. These customers were blocking the entrance to the facility with their carts when I arrived. Meanwhile, the lady in the gold t-shirt who was helping to block the parking lot entrance when I arrived was walking around, not helping anyone. I could see at that point that I was not going to be served, so I left the items on the counter and left.

Smits Farms Greenhouses is an amazing place to visit during planting season with so many colorful…read moreand unusual varieties of outdoor garden plants can be purchased here. Top quality and great selection at very reasonable prices for items not found in the chain big box stores. Having worked in a couple of greenhouses in the 1970's as a teenager, I can appreciate the operation of a family run, independent business that has put in many long hours to make Smits Farms Greenhouses a success. It is a very refreshing and welcome change to find a wonderful greenhouse operation that is totally awesome. I loved the many outdoor garden flowers I bought for my home! The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and most accommodating. Great find! Highly recommended!

Locally owned farm offering fresh fruits and vegetables. Lots of free parking. Great place for…read morepumpkins !

If you are out this way this is a very nice farm stand. When we were here the staff was all high…read moreschool and college-age kids and they did a wonderful job of helping customers. The farm stand is in a pair of buildings at this time and they have enough room to expand when more vegetables are harvested. We were not here earlier in the year when the greenhouse does business. There is also a U-Pick section, but we did not try that. We thought it funny when we came to the unshucked corn that there were a few signs warning us to not peel back the husk to look at the corn. We followed the rules and trusted in the product, and we were pleasantly surprised. When we cooked it up later, the corn was perfect and tasty. So even though we did not have the fun of peeling the husks, the corn was VG. We will be back.

On January 19, 2020 Mark transitioned. How he will be missed. His kindness, generosity, warm…read moregreetings, his knowledge, and of course his affordable prices will be missed. He enabled thousands, perhaps millions to eat produce otherwise not affordable in small neighborhood stores or the mega chains. Likes countless others, my husband and I traveled from Chicago to purchase gas and visit Mark's. We never knew what we would purchase, because you didn't always know what would be available. We did know that bananas would be 4#s for $1.00, apples would be .69 cents a pound, and green peppers would be 4/1.00 or 10/1.oo. We always knew we would be warmly greeted by Mark, Jessica, Debbie, and other members of his team. It was a common occurrence to hear, "Mark, what is this? How do I cook this? Can I cook this in soup?" He was always so generous in his immense knowledge of produce. He made it a point of bringing in new produce. He always put extras in your order at checkout. He always made deals when he knew how much you loved something. Many times he sent home extras I passed on to family, friends, and neighbors. Don't think people did not tell him on hundreds of occasions how much he was appreciated, but sometimes it seemed he couldn't enjoy the love because he was so immersed in keeping his store stocked and running smoothly. He was such a blessing to me, my husband, aunt, and others. Mark....now you can rest on your laurels and enjoy the love and appreciation we all had for you. Now you can replay the compliments, fleeting conversations, and testimonies shared while you were tending to your customers and staff. Thank you Mark. You are missed and loved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Blackburns

Always fun to discover what Mark has! I like variety and surprise. Staff are wonderful and like…read moretheir customers. EAT MORE VEGGIES!!