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Karen Warner of Big Head Farm of Benton Harbor, Mich., sets up products from her 52-acre farm and zo-acre orchard on the last day of the season for the Glenview Farmers Market.

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Above: Bonnie Kohl of Glenview, a vendor who said she has been at the Glenview farmers market for a decade, greets a passerby on Oct. 10, the last day of the season for the market. Top right: Pumpkins are staged and ready for the B a.m. opening.

~· The Glenview. farmers

market closed for the sea­ son Oct 10, With organizers saying they're upbeat about what's ahead.

· "It was a fast season," said Todd Price, director of the Glenview Park District's Historic Wagner Farm (1510 Wagner Roadj.,

"We're already tailing about new ideas for next year;' said Price, who prom­ ised 2016 will be great but must "remain a mystery?'

The farmers market, lo­ cated in Wagner Farm's parking lot across from the farm, wound down on its final day of the year, a crisp Saturday morning.

"Corn is at the end of the season, sadly" said Breanna Sandy, ofLyons, WIS., and of Geneva Lakes Produce of Burlington, Wis., which sold some com on a smaller produce stand.

Other vendors said they were wistful, too, but also ready to close the book on the year's activities.

"It's bittersweet,'' said Karen Warner, of Big Head Farm of Benton Harbor, Mich.

"I'm really tired, but I will miss the people in the winter." ·

Warner said she owns a 20-acre orchard and farms 52 more acres down the

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Farmers market ends season on a high note

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Karie Angell Luc is a free­ lance photographer and re­ porter for Pioneer Press.

starting your own busi­ ness;' Noffke said.

Bonnie Kohl of Glenview has sold her crafts and re-purposed collectibles at the Glenview farmersmar­ ket for a decade, she esti­ mated.

''I've enjoyed the whole summer;' Kohl said.

is that it's delicious and can boost your energy to get us to camp:' said Dina Saef also 12 and from Glenview.

Donna Determann and Mai Lin Noffke are Girl Scout co-leaders from Glenview.

"This fundraiser is an educational activity:' Deter­ mann said.

"The girls are developing entrepreneurship skills (that include .practice on)

School, all of Glenview. Scouts sold handmade

bracelets and homemade cupcakes.

''We baked and deco­ rated them (cupcakes);' said Ellie Noffke, 12, of Glenview. .

''We are going to use the money on special trips;' Ellie said, adding a "sleep­ away camp" in Wisconsin is a goal.

"The power of a cupcake

markets, hauling glass jars in his vehicle.

Brandell will sell his wares in Andersonville and at Evanston indoor markets.

Also at the last day of the farmers market were junior high school-aged Girl Scouts of Glenview Troop 41341, which represents seventh-graders from Attea Middle School, Springman Middle School and Our Lady of Perpetual Help

regional farmess' markets. His company, Frosty Pro­ ductions, represents Patz Maple and Honey Farms of Wisconsin.

He's a 1971 Glenbrook South High School gradu­ ate who moved to North­ brook when he was in early grade school.

'Tm kind of looking for­ ward to it;' Brandell said of the coming winter. He said it's a lot of work to frequent

KARIE ANGELL LUC/PIONEER PRESS PHOTOS

Above: Bonnie Kohl of Glenview, a vendor who said she has been at the Glenview farmers market for a decade, greets a passerby on Oct. 10, the last day of the season for the market. Top right: Pumpkins are staged and ready for the 8 a.m. opening.

The Glenview farmers market closed for the sea­ son Oct 10, With organizers saying they're upbeat about what's ahead.

"It was a fast season," said Todd Price, director of the Glenview Park District's Historic Wagner Farm (1510 Wagner Road)

"We're already talking about new ideas for next year:' said Price, who prom­ ised 2016 will be great but must "remain a mystery?'

The farmers market, lo­ cated in Wagner Farm's parking lot across from the farm, wound down on its final day of the year, a crisp Saturday morning.

"Com is at the end of the season, sadly:' said Breanna Sandy, ofLyons, Wis., and of Geneva Lakes Produce of Burlington, Wis., which sold some corn on a smaller produce stand.

Other vendors said they were wistful, too, but also ready to close the book on the year's activities.

"It's bittersweet," said Karen Warner, of Big Head Farm of Benton Harbor, Mich.

''I'm really tired, but I will miss the people in the winter?'

Warner said she owns a 20-acre orchard and farms 52 more acres down the road from that fruit land. She lives in a farmhouse and said she will spend the winter researching, grant writing and learning as a new farmer.

Warner also has poultry to raise=- plus livestock that include goats and donkeys.

''I will probably press (apple) cider over the win­ ter:' she said.

John Brandell, of North­ brook, is a familiar face at

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