They're only at the market every other Saturday. The menu for pre-order opens on Thursday and closes at noon on Friday.NFriday wrote:Here is the link for Talking Farm if you want to preorder anything for tomorrow at the Evanston market.
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They are only taking preorders now until noon today, and they will not do sales tomorrow. There is a minimum $10 purchase. ... This year all of there transactions at the Skokie and Evanston farmers market will be preorder only.
Not blaming Nancy since my recollection from the link yesterday was that it confirmed online preorder as the only means of buying Talking Farm, but it ended up being incorrect. They were selling greens for cash $3 or 2 for $5 today. They're on the outside, NW corner of whole plot. When I saw them selling like a normal vendor, I said I thought they were preorder only. The 2 guys working the stand said they heard that was put out online, but didn't know why. No direct reason not to believe the every-other-week schedule, but they aren't preorder-only.NFriday wrote:Here is the link for Talking Farm if you want to preorder anything for tomorrow at the Evanston market.
They are only taking preorders now until noon today, and they will not do sales tomorrow. There is a minimum $10 purchase. They are selling kale, mesclun, romaine and leaf lettuce. This year all of there transactions at the Skokie and Evanston farmers market will be preorder only.
champs2005 wrote:It stinks to wear a mask.
I agree with you pretty much entirely. There's no joy or pleasure, and minimal utility, in going to this year's market. I've gone every week this season only because I agreed to get items for neighbors, who may be more vulnerable to the virus, but also so they wouldn't have to put up with this crap. The mask is uncomfortable as hell when it's so hot and muggy out and you're wearing it for an extended period while also going from place to place. The line at Nichols is absurd week in, week out. You're not able to do things nearly as quickly. A woman 2 spots ahead of me in line at Geneva Lakes (NE corner, in the square) filled up an entire crate with one of 2 employees having to select each small box for her. She has every right to buy what she wants, but the line grew halfway to the entrance. Just an example of how this setup/operation is more of a hassle than it's worth. River Valley and Green Acres have been the least irritating to purchase from, so kudos to them.champs2005 wrote:Apologies to Nancy, but Ive been going to the Evanston Farmers Market for years and this new setup sucks all the joy out of it for me and after three Saturdays trying to enjoy it, I give up. Im not waiting in line behind about 35 people to get into the Nichols Farm tent and then waiting in another maybe 15 people line to get into Henry's or Green Acres. It stinks to wear a mask. They have curtailed the bike parking. Its a big hot patch of asphalt. Im done with it. Looking forward to back to normal in 2021.
Just FYI, they've put a sign up similar to Henry's, that lists what's available on a given day. And you can actually look at half the produce (2nd half of lineup) since you're able to walk up and look at the section that doesn't have the line setup in front of it. Still no cure for the line, which as mentioned isn't so bad time-wise (just 10 minutes last Saturday, when I had to get something from them), it's just demeaning to be reduced to waiting in it masked in high heat and humidity, only to be implicitly rushed to pick items once you make it to the front.NFriday wrote:The thing I don't like about Nichols besides the line, is that you cannot tell what they have until you get in line.