FEST

SAT, MAY 20 • 10AM-4PM Artists, baked goods, games, music, crafts, produce...

MARKET DATES

MAY 20 (SPRING FEST)

JUNE 3, 17

JULY 8, 22

AUGUST 5, 19

SEPTEMBER 2, 16, 30

OCTOBER 14, 28

A new and improved farmers market will soon bring activity and a bounty of local goods to Britton. A Spring Fest kicks off the season on Saturday, May 20 when Britton’s Best Farmers Market opens at its new location — Forever Acres Farm llc on West Chicago Blvd.

LeAnne Milkey, village council trustee, and Richard Frazier, council president, came up with the idea last year to bring the community together with a farmers market. They will co-manage the market.

“We are so happy to be bringing the best of Britton together this year and merging our market with Kevin and Susan Hurst at their charming family-run farm and orchard. Forever Acres will be the perfect pairing for a gathering of talent and community,” said Milkey.

Vendors signed up so far include Baked Nutrition, Carson’s Soaps, Glutton for Punishment Bakery, Hur&Co, Random Treasures, Shaw Face Painting, Sister Scents, and Splinters and Sawdust, but there is room for many more. “We are still seeking music talent, vendors, and food trucks for Spring Fest as well as local produce and flower and plant farmers for our bimonthly market,” she said. Items sold at the market must be new and unused. “There is an amazing amount of talent here in our village and in surrounding communities as well and we are so excited to showcase any and all artists, crafters, woodworkers, small business consultants,

10AM-2PM BI-MONTHLY ON SATURDAYS, JUNE-OCTOBER AT THE FAMILY-RUN FOREVER ACRES FARM llc local nonprofits who want to fundraise with a booth, musical talent, bakers and food creators as well with products under cottage law guidelines, food truck vendors, and local artist entertainment,” said Milkey.

Spring Fest will have something for the entire family. “We will have pony rides and fun spring games for families such as an egg and spoon and potato sack races,” Milkey said. “There will be a spring photo area setup for people to take their own photos of their kids or as a family with the Forever Acres mini donkeys from 12 to 2pm. The farm animals will be ready to meet guests and soak up the love and attention and visitors can feed the chicks.”

Subsequent market days will take place two Saturdays per month through October from 10am-2pm. The vendor cost for each market day including Spring Fest is $10 per day, or vendors can pay $75 for the entire season.

The Hursts opened Forever Acres Farm, a centennial farm where they live in their 150-year-old home and offer a u-pick orchard and petting zoo, to the public in 2021. They have added Farkle, a miniature donkey, to their menagerie of animals, which includes Fergus, another miniature donkey; Shrek, a Mammoth white donkey and Fiona, a standard donkey. The farm is also home to six goats and a variety of ducks, turkeys, and chickens, including Polish chickens and Silkies.

Britton’s Best Farmers Market  Forever Acres Farm llc 278 W. Chicago Blvd., Britton