Mauricio Avila of Flossmoor, right, chooses a loaf of bread from artisan baker Michael Browne of Bee Bread Baking. (Karen Torme Olson/H-F Chronicle)
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Farmers’ market opens to blue skies and happy vibes

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Janet Hernandez, in orange shirt, chooses produce at the Six Generations Farm stand as her daughter Sonia watches over her shoulder. (Randall Weissman/H-F Chronicle)
Janet Hernandez, in orange shirt, chooses produce at the Six Generations Farm stand as her daughter Sonia watches over her shoulder. (Randall Weissman/H-F Chronicle)

The energy generated by happy anticipation of the opening day of any event never gets old, and for the 41st time, Homewood’s Summer Farmer’s Market didn’t disappoint. It opened its 2023 season on Saturday, May 27, to perfect weather, enthusiastic shoppers, and a welcoming community vibe. 

Janet Hernandez of Homewood and…

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Karen Torme Olson is an award-winning journalist, author, teacher, and recently retired secondary school counselor. For the last four decades, she has crafted stories and photos for numerous publishing outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, Google, Stars and Stripes, Frommer’s Travel Guides, and most recently the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. She received her doctoral degree in Administration and Supervision from Loyola University Chicago in 2006 and subsequently discovered that her most rewarding writing assignments involved crafting letters of recommendation for the hundreds of talented students who sought her counsel at Homewood Flossmoor High School over the last 19 years. She is mom to three sons and grandma to one grandson. She lives in Olympia Fields with her husband Randy Weissman, two spoiled rescue dogs, and two imperious cats.

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