
| What We Do Mission Statement: To provide a friendly, convenient and reliable direct-marketing connection between customers and growers for reasonably priced Jo Daviess county homegrown, homemade, and handmade items. Jo Daviess county has wide-open places (some are flatter than others), lots of sunshine and good dirt. We can grow just about anything that can handle hardiness zone 5 and certainly everything that's zone 4. Our lush grass pastures are ideal for grazing livestock. Jo Daviess county ranks #1 in our state for hay and pasture acreage. Our county also ranks #1 in cows and calves in Illinois. Our market has been delivering just-picked produce, home-raised meat and delicious baked goods to consumers for 5 years now. We are always looking for more vendors and hopefully this site will give you a way to get started. Thanks to the generosity of St. Paul Lutheran Church on the west side of Elizabeth, we have a great Highway 20 location and plenty of room to grow. Just introduce yourself, pay your $20/season dues to the manager, and you're ready to go. Our growers include life-long residents and folks who are new to the area. Although a few customers are one-time shoppers from the highway, the overwhelming majority of customers are regulars we look forward to visiting with each week. |
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The Market
Product List: Vegetables, fruits, herbs, mushrooms, jams, jellies, baked & canned goods, plants, flowers, frozen beef & lamb, seeds, nuts, pet treats, crafts.
Dates of Operation: First Friday in May- Last Friday in October
Fridays 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
Location: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Parking Lot on Highway 20 West, Elizabeth, IL
Special Events:
Elizabeth Christmas Walk-12/13/08 at the Apple River Fort from 10 am.-3:30 pm
Growing of the Green-March 15, 2008 at the Jo-Carroll Area Vocational Center (west-edge of Elizabeth on US 20) from 8:00-1:30 pm.
Cabin Fever-March 29, 2008 at the Apple River Fort from 10 am -3:30 pm