Farmers Market - It's Harvest Time! 

The Farmers Market vendors will have a bounty of your favorite Midwest harvest fruits and veggies - from apples to squash, and beyond. Come explore all that our vendors have to offer this Saturday. 

Green Cuisine Market will be selling honey cakes for Rosh Hashanah so stop by for your traditional holiday treat needs.

This week’s market activities include:

• Live music by Second Hand Tunes from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Visit either of the market info booths for a kids’ recipe & activity booklet from Taste Buds Kitchen.
• Stop by Trustee in the Town for a meet & greet with Mayor Shapiro and Trustee Seiden.
• Learn about the Deerfield Public Library from Deerfield Public Library Trustees. 
• Deerfield-based Gratitude Generation will be collecting socks for children and adults as part of their Warm Soles Sock Drive program. Donated socks will be stocked in the g2 Personal Care Closet, gifted in the Holiday Gift program and included in the Valentine's Meals for Veterans program.

Join the Illinois Solar Tour Sept. 24

It’s easier than ever to gain your energy independence! Find out how on this year’s hybrid Solar Tour, set for this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Tour showcases renewable energy installations of home and business owners across the state through in-person and virtual tours. Get started today! Learn more and register here.

Take a Tree Walk with Our Arborists

Members of the Village’s Sustainability Commission and Deerfield Park District are hosting a guided educational tree walk this Saturday at 10 a.m. The walk will take place at Prairie Wolf Slough behind Deerfield High School.  Participants should meet at the back parking lot of Deerfield High School.

Village and Park District arborists will provide a guided tour throughout the park and discuss the two-lined chestnut borer. Participants will learn about caring for trees including proper mulching techniques, tips for newly planted trees, structure pruning and proper tree protection.

Fine Arts Commission Call for Artists

The Village of Deerfield is soliciting artwork loans from artists as part of the fifth year of the Deerfield Public Art Program. Artists must be willing to loan works of art for public display for up to one year. The Deerfield Fine Arts Commission will review artwork proposals submitted by artists interested in having their works displayed in the community. 

The program is soliciting paintings, murals, drawings and other pieces to be displayed in Village Hall, the Public Works Facility, Deerfield Park District facilities, the Deerfield Public Library and other government buildings.

The art is displayed for one year in public buildings, and new pieces are selected each year. Applications for the next year of the program are now available online.

The Deerfield Fine Arts Commission’s Public Art Program has placed nearly 100 pieces of art on display in public buildings over the years. 

The Deerfield Public Art Program is open to all visual artists who meet the following:

• Artists who are professional and of serious intent.
• Artists working in any permanent media.
• Art students working with practicing artists/teachers may be considered.
• Artists must have knowledge of public art. While previous experience in public art is not required, artists should be knowledgeable of materials, techniques and public art processes.
• Appropriateness of an artist’s work for public display (in terms of scale, material, content and placement).
• All selected artwork must be delivered to the Village “ready-to-hang” for immediate display. 

 Artists may submit up to three pieces of art for consideration. Click here to submit online.