Independence Park Farmers Market, Sunday, August 26, 9 am to 1 pm

2011 and 2012 Michelin Guide recommended Farmers Market at Irving Park Road (4000 north) and Hamlin (3800 west), Chicago. Over 35 vendors selling everything from grilled English bangers to vegetarian tamales, crepes made-to-order to gourmet free trade coffee, Mirai corn so sweet it can eaten raw, organic fruits and seasonal vegetables, organic meats, including Halal lamb, honey, eggs, spices, gourmet fair trade coffee, kettle corn, baked goods, including gluten-free, cheeses, pet treats, olives and olive oils, handmade chemical-free soaps, shampoos and bug repellants, tofu and bean sprouts, gourmet ice creams and sorbets, blueberries, organic tomato-based sauces and salsas, jams and jellies, whoopie pies, gourmet chocolates and even vermiculture (earthworms are great little composters). State Senator Iris Y. Martinez will be greeting constituents from 10 am to noon. The free Children’s Craft Class is from 10 am to noon. Melanie Feerst, neighborhood artist, will be teaching the class. Trysh and Ben Singer will be assisting. We're making phone charms again. Kids can string beads on a piece of wire that is then connected to a string, which attaches to their phone. They can also make them to decorate backpacks. Arabesque Belly Dancing Studio will entertain from about 11:40 to 12:15 in front of the field house. Erich McMann, musician, singer, and songwriter, will be playing acoustic guitar by the field house from 10 am to 1 pm. Erich portrayed George Harrison in “American English,” the internationally acclaimed tribute to The Beatles. Thanks, Pat Clark Market Manager gipna@sbcglobal.net