This week at the 61st Street Farmers Market, here are some of the ways that you can experience all the pleasures of change:

• Faith's Farm has pork chops, shoulder and loin roasts back in stock. Also, Kim has made a new batch of soaps, laundry stain sticks, lip balms and lotion bars—so environmentally safe, you could eat them! 

• Lucky Duck Farm thanks you all for the warm welcome to the Market last week. They will be back and will be providing organically raised chicken (whole, cut-up, and parts), chicken eggs, duck eggs, Japanese red radishes, miniature Daikon radishes, mizuna, pea shoots, carrots, potatoes, and winter melons.

• Mint Creek Farm will have certified organic lamb, beef, eggs and wildflower honey. 

• Ingram's Jam and Bread will be selling their delicious organic breads (Honey Wheat, Multigrain, Pepper Thyme, Rye, Cinnamon Swirl, and Pumpkin), as well as their wonderful jams (Lemon Curd, Apple Ginger jam, Hot Pepper Jelly, Apricot Chile Jam, Blueberry Lemon jam, Plum Noir jam). In addition, they will be selling bags of Whole Wheat flour freshly ground from locally and organically grown wheat!

• Mother Butters will be back with their fall lineup of the best popcorn in Chicago! You must try their Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Spice and Harvest Blend popcorns. The Harvest Blend is a multi-colored popcorn seasoned only with sea salt, and will be selling for only $3!! Mother Butters Popcorn is made from non-GMO and locally grown popcorn.

• Penny Pastry will be bringing their usual delectables, plus this week will be introducing their new Fig Jam!

• Tomato Mountain encourages you to stop by their stand this week to find out more about their Winter CSA, and to sign up to receive fresh veggies throughout the winter months—which are coming!

• Growing Power, Mike & Clare, Envision, and River Valley Farm will all be at the Market bringing salad greens, sprouts, eggplant, peppers, red and yellow potatoes, tomatoes, beets, carrots, Daikons,spinach, turnip greens, chard, cabbage, leeks, mushrooms, onions, garlic....

• Of course, fall would not be fall without Mick Klug's sustainably grown apples (Honey Crisp, Mutsu, Jonathan, Ida Red, Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonagold), apple cider, grapes (Concord, Neptune Seedless, Venus, Lakemont Seedless), and pears! Also find pumpkins, gourds, and other assorted vegetables....

• Spice! will proudly be serving a variety of Tacos prepared on the spot with seasonal ingredients from the 61st Street Farmers Market.

• From 10am-1pm, stop at the Market School tent where Kristen Cooper from the Institute for America’s Health will tell you about their programs in the Chicago area that inspire youth to make healthy living choices.

We look forward to helping you live fully, healthfully, seasonally and appreciatively thru December 15. Remember, the 61st Street Farmers Market will go inside the Experimental Station (entry on Blackstone) as of the beginning of November.

See you at the Market!