Urbana has the best farmers' market in downstate Illinois. A huge variety of vendors, often over…read more100, each Saturday. The smaller Thursday night market is a nice end to the week.

I've been trying to get my daughter to check out the Urbana farmer's market since last year. She…read morenever got up early enough to make it. I was on campus this past Saturday. We were planning on doing something else, but decided to stay in the C-U area so we didn't get to the market until 11:30, they close at noon. Some vendors were packing up and some sold most of their goods. Since we weren't planning on going to the farmer's market, I had already purchased a bunch of produce and meat for her at Whole Foods. I wish I hadn't. The produce at this market looked so good. They had good amount of produce and meat vendors. Prices seemed very reasonable. They had vendors that sold baked goods, jewelry, bags, soap,etc. The downside for students is the distance from campus and hours. I told my daughter she should coax a friend with a car to go with her. We were hungry and decided to check out a food truck. I don't know if there are usually more food trucks, but there were only 2 when we were there. The home football game may have effected the number of trucks. We chose Piato. I opted to try the farmers breakfast sandwich and my daughter tried the Carolina pulled pork sandwich. She wanted biscuits and gravy, but the ran out of biscuits. I enjoyed my sandwich. It was on sourdough bread, fried egg, cheddar and sausage. I liked it wasn't greasy. My daughter enjoyed the pulled pork. She even liked the cole slaw that came on top of the sandwich. She chose the bourbon sugar bbq sauce and said it was really good. We also got a fresh squeezed lemonade. We didn't enjoy that as much. We think it may have been sweetened with stevia. It had a weird aftertaste which is why we think it wasn't sugar. We don't like stevia. All in all, would definitely eat here again. Reasonable prices and friendly service!

Tiny Greens sells their wonderful organic produce through Wal-Mart, and at some area farmers…read moremarkets, and probably more places I don't know about yet. This is a wonderful company. The main man, Bill, is extremely devoted to sustainability and environmental/ecological responsibility. The company is all about bringing locally sourced, healthy products at affordable prices. The farm market for Urbana, close to my home, has a booth. I've tried sprouts, micro-greens, and sprouted wheat tortillas. All were absolutely amazing, flavorful. The kind of food you can pig out on and feel really good about afterwards. I try to spend my hard-earned on products from this kind of company. It's difficult because there are so few. Tiny Greens is one of those truly progressive companies, and I'm happy they're around!

I don't particularly like cake. That has changed! I have had many a big city bakers product. I…read moresampled several of the individually packaged "cakelets" and was surprised at the taste, texture and artful presentation. I can say wholeheartedly they have raised the bar and lowered the calories. Get them, give them, promote them. Each littel box is no more than a greeting card. A much better way to say ...whatever. They are at the Champaign Farmers market Tuesday 3:30-6:30 and others check their page.

Came across this new business this past week at the Champaign farmers market. Got talking with the…read moreowner and was intrigued with the idea where they combine fruits and edible flowers to make the cakes. There were a lot of interesting combinations like chocolate beet, apple kale, peach lavender etc. I tried the Lemon elderflower and it was absolutely delicious. Can't wait to go back and try some more. It was incredibly fresh and tasted amazing.

Nice little store that manages to do a lot with the square footage…read more What's here: you can bring your own containers and tare them for use in the bulk section, the cashiers are able to ring up properly. All the basics are here, the selection isn't huge. Before the mall changed leadership they had a great community bulletin board by the mall entrance into the store, not sure if that's still there. Community health: all staff and many customers are masking! This is great, since Urbana is currently at high community levels and masking indoors is recommended.

So excited to stop here during our road trip because I knew they would have allergen-friendly items…read morethat might be tough for me to find other places. Plus I knew they would have ready-to-eat prepared foods that we could grab and go. In fact, they have a microwave you can use right at the end of the registers. My kids had a lot of fund finding the ingredients for homemade trail mix in the bulk bins too. We bought gluten-free snacks and prepared foods too. I don't mind bagging my own groceries because I do that at Aldi frequently. I love the idea of having an ownership stake in a co-op! How great. My kids said it felt like a mini-Whole Foods.

The farmers market never gets old. It's great to check out all the local vendors and help out…read moreindividuals and families rather than giant corporations. Some weeks have a theme (e.g. dog day), so be sure to check out their Facebook page. The Bloomington PD are usually in attendance handing out stickers to kids and having a good time. One week, the market made a dish incorporating many vendors' products (Filipino Pancit) and was handing it our for free. Some vendors have free samples for you to try (shout out to Huelskoetter Farms and Joe Joe's house dressing). And there's live musician or band is usually playing in the town sqaure. Some vendors sell out early on a weekly basis, so it may be worth going early to see all the products and produce available. Plus, you're by all the small shops and stores in Downtown Bloomington (e.g. Coffee hound, Ivy Lane Bakery, Common Ground grocery, etc). Furthermore, parking is sually a breeze. You can sometimes find street parking, but there's also the parking garage that's a 2-5 minute walk to the heart of the action. The Farmers Market is worth a visit, and may even become a weekly tradition for you and your family.

This is one of my favorite farmer's markets. We come here whenever we are in town on a Saturday…read moremorning. There are so many local, fresh offerings!! Parking is easy. We've never parked more than a block or two away. My favorites are the breakfast sausage, honey and produce vendors. They also have fresh flowers, beef, eggs and breads and pastries. Everyone has bags, but if you are buying from multiple vendors, do your wrists a favor and bring a shoulder grocery bag. They sometimes have a band for entertainment.

An absolutely amazing selection of beautiful healthy plants. The owners are very gracious and…read moreinformative. It's a wonderful day trip just to walk around the farm and see the beautiful gardens.

My plants arrived within a few days of ordering. Great condition...full thick roots in each fan…read more I highly recommend buying from this grower.

Customer for over 30 years. There are other garden centers here in Decatur of course. I return here…read moreevery year as I have grown to know the employees who work there every season. I read one of the older reviews about the person who felt racially alienated by one of the owners. There are only two people who own the business that I know of. One is male and one is female. If the lady followed you around did you think she may have been wondering what it was that you were looking for to help you? I doubt anything else was going on. These are down to earth good hearted salt of the earth people. They have a beautiful assortment of the best plants around here. They do a great business there, why? They couldn't be in business THIS LONG if they treated people poorly, ANY PEOPLE. I've seen ALL kinds of people in there over the years. I LOVE going to the garden center every year. I often go multiple times during the growing season ( April thru September) and probably spend more than I should, but gardening is my passion as one of the other reviews mentioned. The plants are very healthy with an abundant variety. They take great care of them while they are at the nursery. I feel like a kid in a candy store when I get there. I sometimes can spend an entire afternoon there planning what I want to put in my flower pots for the current season and what new attraction I can add to "MY" sanctuary in my little patch of land at home. Know that they also have a whole section dedicated to pots, statues and ornamental figures that you WILL NOT find anywhere in town. I am adding my second LARGE statue this year. You can call it my birthday gift to myself. I simply can't wait to get it home. Be warned! These are truly concrete and need special handling and transport to bring them home but gosh, they are worth it! Happy Gardening! PS: Yes! I too remember when they sold fruits and vegetables and as a much smaller variety of plants. I would go there just to get the fresh produce! What a great trip down memory lane!

I love this place! We live on a 5 acre farm and gardening is my passion. I buy plants from many…read morenurseries. From Arthur, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Sullivan, and Decatur. Farmer's Market is always a favorite. They have such a great variety. Their plants are always beautiful and healthy. They're also good to work with. If there's something you're looking for they will try to get it. I highly recommend them.

Lots of cool stuff there, Authorized dealer for totally wicked e-cigs and supplies, knives, swords…read moremedieval clothing, vintage books, all kinds of stuff.

July through September is a special time in East Central Illinois--it's when the sweetcorn ripens…read more Pretty much all the corn-on-the-cob you eat is sweetcorn, but as any serious corn connoisseur knows there are major differences among the ears of corn that you might eat on any given day. That pathetic, bland, starchy slightly chewy corn that you usually get from the grocery store is as far away from a real corn experience as you can be and still be eating the yellow stuff. There is something magical about day-fresh sweetcorn (that's corn that goes from stalk to pot in less than 24 hours). It can be boiled, blanched, roasted or grilled. It requires no butter or salt--the corn itself has a buttery flavor and is a touch salty (it tastes like what we are trying to replicate when we slather butter and salt on third-tier ears). It has a flavor and a texture that is unmatched. In fact, many people who are regularly able to get their hands on day-fresh corn will refuse to eat anything else. In Vermilion County, there's no better place to pick up fresh, locally grown sweetcorn than on of the Lingley Brother's stands that dot the county. These folks will pitch tents in parking lots and sell ears of corn out of the back of pickup trucks. Talk to the guys that are selling the corn--they'll let you know the inside scoop about when and where the corn was picked, when to expect there to be day-fresh corn through (I got to hear the sweetest of all sweetcorn sentences today--"we expect to have fresh until the first hard frost"). And at about $0.25 per ear this is one of the best food deals you will find anywhere. The Lingley Brothers know their corn. Find them at the following locations: Downtown Hoopeston - N. side of Main Street beween Rentway and Loraine Theater 119 Intersection - S. of Rossville at the intersection of IL Rt. 1 and Rt 136 Gutterridge Harley-Davidson - Tilton s. of Danville on IL Rt. 1 (Georgetown Road) Danville Farmers Market - N. of the Courthouse Annex on N. Vermilion in Kresge Park Rantoul - West of shopping area on the second curve by the Rantoul High School Attica/Williamsport - on the corner of 41 and 28 across from Beedles

The food is delicious I love they have two different options one is for all the fun games and the…read moreother for food and pictures. For the activities you have to get a ticket and for the other side you just enjoy. They were very nice and it's a small but yet well designed pumpkin patch. Definitely more for family and kids.

We have been coming here once to twice a year and I'll have to admit they do a great job!! They put…read moremoney back into this place. Something new every year. All my grandkids love it! The food is good but the wait can be long. This is a family fun establishment. I would give it 5 stars but the prices are HIGH. for 3 adults and 2 children it was over $100 just to get in. 2 dozen donuts, 2 bags of popcorn, and 4 caramel apples was $55. Again, great family fun but a little expensive.