The Downtown Elgin Harvest Market opened its 2008 season last Thursday with beautiful weather. The vendor list was fairly small due to the limited availability of early season produce. However, small does not always mean unpleasant! Vendors were selling pet treats, produce, meat, bread, cheeses, among other foods.
Don Hoffer (see right photo) from Gloria's Gourmet Meats & Eggs sold freshly out of Free-Range Chicken Eggs. The stand featured a wide selection of olive oils for sampling and numerous types of fresh cheeses including Gouda Smoked in Applewood, White Cheddar with Sundried Tomato and Basil, and Monterey Jack with Fresh Dill and Garlic! Next week the stand will feature grass-fed or corn-fed Ribeye Steaks and New York Strip Steaks.
During the day, Tonya Hudson and Steve Munson from The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin were handing out information on upcoming Elgin events. Most recently announced was the Elgin Pub Crawl on August 15th with special guest Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin Myers from American Pie). They were also giving away Elgin tote bags made of recycled plastic bottles as part of the Elgin "Green Initiative" line of projects proposed. It was too bad the bags disappeared by 1pm!!
This Thursday, June 19th the Harvest Market will feature samples from the newly opened Elgin location of Ravenheart Coffee from 10am-2pm, yoga demonstrations by the Fusion Mind Body Studio from 2-6pm, and accompanying pan flute music by Inkapirka. See you there!
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