Fall Market & Music Fest
Sunday, September 13th
1:00 — 4:00pm
Free Entry & Parking
McDonald Farm
10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd
Naperville, IL 60565
Join us at McDonald Farm for a delightful afternoon at our Fall Market & Music Fest! Discover all the wonderful things happening on the farm by joining a farm tour and exploring our mini-farmer’s market featuring our Naperville-grown certified organic vegetables, local fruit, organic sourdough breads, organic flour & grains, specialty flowers, and more!
Drop in for a bit or spend the afternoon enjoying live music, food trucks, children’s activities, and plenty of delicious, local food. We can’t wait to see you on the farm!
Mini-Farmer’s Market:
- Green Earth Harvest: Certified organic vegetables grown right here on McDonald Farm
- Flat Tire Farm: Benton Harbor, MI fruits
- Matteli’s: Organic sourdough bread creations (pre-orders available on their website)
- Illinois Bee Rescue: Local honey & the buzz about bees
- Brian Severson Farms: Organic grains, oats, flours, and beans
- Sweet Pea’s Stems: Specialty flower bouquets
- Forest Preserve of Will County: Nature-inspired t-shirts
- Sunny Essentials: locally-crafted, organic aromatherapy
- CMstich: Hand-made crocheted items by Farmer Cherese
- Art by Livi McGill: Farm and nature-inspired artwork by Farmer Livi
- Club Pilates: Naperville, Plainfield & Shorewood
- River Valley Ranch: Organic mushrooms
Music on the Lawn
- 1:00 – 3:30pm: Live music by Triple Replay Band, an acoustic guitar and vocal harmony group, bringing you a variety of your favorite tunes from all genres!
Food Trucks
- Fernando’s Street Kitchen
- Sno Problems Shaved Ice
Children’s Activities
- 1:00 — 3:30pm: Meet our educators in the Sensory Garden for nature-inspired, self-directed activities for kids of all ages!
Visit & Learn
The Buzz About Bees
Visit Beekeeper, Pete Soltesz of Illinois Bee Rescue, to explore the fascinating world of bees, from the social structure of colonies — with female workers running the hive — to the role of nutrition and pollination in honey production and the larger human food system.
Location: Meet Pete at his bee booth around the circle drive
Conservation@Home: Easy Ways to Help Nature Thrive
Stop by our Conservation@Home booth to chat with our experienced staff about some top tips to support pollinators and quick wins for conservation, right in your own yard.
Location: The Conservation Foundation booth around the circle drive
Ask an Organic Farmer
Chat with your local farmer to learn about growing here on the farm.
Location: Green Earth Harvest vegetable farm stand
Farm Tours
Explore the Edible Forest Garden Guided Tour
1:00 – 1:45pm
Join Connie Kollmeyer in McDonald Farm’s Edible Forest Garden for a guided tour of all that’s growing in this nature-inspired, low-maintenance, and high-biodiversity space which benefits both people and pollinators.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Local, Organic Farming
2:00 — 2:45pm
Tour McDonald Farm with farm manager Russ Cerocke to learn the ins and outs and the ups and downs of how we sustainably and organically grow 40+ crops to feed our community clean, delicious produce.
Conservation@Home Tour of McDonald Farm and Gardens
3:00 — 3:45pm
Join our Conservation@Home staff to explore McDonald Farm’s rich history, prairie and wetlands restoration, multiple gardens, sustainability projects, and more!
We do our best to offer programs, rain or shine. You can review our Rain Policy here.
Thanks to our Green Earth Harvest sponsors:
