Farmers' Market - Indoor

Dates

The Indoor Farmers’ Market returns to the Ecology Center for the 2025-26 season, located at 2024 McCormick Blvd. The market takes place on select Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The dates for this season’s market are as follows:

  • November 8 , 15, and 29

  • December 13 and 27

  • January 10 and 24

  • February 7 and 21

  • March 7 and 21

  • April 4, 11, 18, and 25

Parking

Free parking is available in the lot across the street from the Ecology Center at Bridge and McCormick. The parking lot is accessible from McCormick Blvd.

Frequently Asked Questions:
What type of items will be sold?
What type of payments are accepted?
Can I bring my pet with me to the markets?
How do I apply to be a vendor at the market?

Vendors

Weekly Vendors:

  • Smits Farms
  • River Valley Ranch
  • Bennett Farms
  • Jacobson Family Farms
  • Hook Point Fisheries

Rotating Vendors:

  • Chicago Honeybee Co.
  • Cocina Azteca
  • Despicable Pickles
  • Diesel's Brew
  • Frogtown Juice
  • Great Harvest
  • Lefty's Righteous Bagels
  • Luciana's Kitchen
  • Marek's Authentic Polish Food
  • North Sky Farms
  • Original Empanoli
  • Pasta By Val
  • Sabor A Mexico Salsa
  • Sissy Mary's Kitchen
  • Suzie Tea Cookies
  • Sweet Comfort Creations
  • The Tea Workshop
  • Two Tough Cookies
  • Yoberri Gourmet
  • Zeitlin's Delicatessen

Link/EBT/SNAP/LinkUp Match Illinois

The Evanston Indoor Farmers’ Market now offers LinkUp Illinois Matching. This program matches dollar-for-dollar fresh fruits and vegetables at the market.

How to shop at the Market with Link Match:

  1. Figure out how much you would like to spend.
  2. Come to the Ecology Center front desk at the Indoor Farmers’ Market.
  3. We’ll run your Link card and issue you Link Cash/Coupons to spend with vendors, matching dollar-for-dollar for the amount you choose up to $25 per day. For example, if you spend $25, the program will match that amount so that you will have $50 to spend in total.
  4. Spend your Link Cash/Coupons on fresh fruits and vegetables. Link Cash cannot be used for any other type of food goods.

Learn more about the LinkUP Illinois Matching program here.

Meet Our Sponsors

Renewal by Andersen

Wastenot Compost

Other Indoor Markets

Immanuel Lutheran Indoor Market

November 22, December 6, December 20, January 3, January 17, January 31, February 14, February 28, March 14, March 28
Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
Contact information: Michael Kloster

Evanston Ecology Center

2024 McCormick Blvd.
Evanston, IL 60201
847-448-8256