From locally raised meat, eggs, fresh baked breads, sweets, jams & jellies, the freshest seasonal produce, to a wide assortment of arts and craft goods, the year-round Twin City Market is sure to provide something for everyone. Please take a few minutes to browse our vendors. There are many vendors who are here year-round, along with seasonal and guest vendors each week.
Gift Certificates are available year-round which are good at any of the vendors in the Market. You can purchase them at the Sterling Main Street booth each Saturday morning.
Visit our Becoming A Vendor page for an application and vending information.
Ada Friesen
Novelty and sports-themed fabric mounted to acrylic plates.
Crochet and knitted washcloths, dishcloths, pot holders, chair pads, bath mats, draft catchers, baby blankets, afghans, shawls, scarves, slippers.
Barb Brown
Fresh made treats for the dogs you love!
by Ann Koster
Featuring chicken pot pies, meat pastries & dinner rolls; Multi-grain bread or wheat bread with freshly-ground wheat flour; Mini-loaves (apple, banana-blueberry, banana nut, pumpkin, poppyseed); Fruit pies (apple, blueberry, blueberry-peach, cherry, cherry-raspberry, peach, pecan, pumpkin, rhubarb, strawberry, tri-berry); and cream pies (banana, chocolate, coconut, lemon, key lime).
Check the Weekly Menu page for menu and details on how to pre-order
See something you like at her booth and want to eat it at the Market just let her know and she can heat it up for you.
by Leland Sedig
Individually hand made fabricated metal sculptures for the home or yard. Various shapes, textures and designs.
Rust Patina & Stainless Steel
Handmade, whimsical metal garden decorations for all seasons!
Pam & Joe Machan
Home decor, Scrabble-type block wall puzzles from family names, favorite destinations, company names and more. Makes great retirement, wedding, new baby and gifts for those who have everything!
Blocks are 3.5×3.5 Pine – Natural or Stained.
Wayne and Lynn Epps
The Polish Pottery we carry is hand designed by pottery artists and is lead and cadmium free. It is both beautiful and functional and can be placed in the oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher. We call it art for the table.
In addition to framing, pottery and prints we also carry hand made items such as cards, enclosure cards, pocket purses, painted canvas magnets and other seasonal items.
Framescapes has new mini painted canvases. $10 each. All original artwork. Great for holiday decorations, Teacher gifts, Hostess gifts, Doll accessories, or just to enjoy on a desk or shelf
Paula Trancoso
Serving up FRESH each week at the Market! Enchiladas, Burritos, Tamales, FRESH Guacamole, Salas and More! You will find her in the back room of the indoor Market.
Specialty coffee made with our homemade flavors! Carefully handcrafted one drink at a time
All items made by Tim Gale or his daughter.
Native American style flutes. Cigar box guitars, madalin & dulcimers.
Knitted and felted items. Jewelry.
Locally Grown Produce from Como IL
Seasonal vendor May to October
You will find fresh picked produce each Saturday morning in the outdoor pavilion area of the Market. Onions, Lettuce, Kale, Potatoes, Duck Eggs, Honey and so much more.
HAND-CRAFTED CBD OIL & HEMP PRODUCTS
CBD SALES - OILS, TOPICALS, PET CBD, DELTA 8, WHOLESALE & RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES - BULK SALES - WHITE LABEL PROGRAMS.
COME SEE US AT TWIN CITY FARMER'S MARKET, SATURDAYS AT 106 AVE. A, STERLING IL.
Heritage Beef
Kenneth & Sheila Headings
100% Grass-fed Devon Beef. Quarters, halves and wholes available. Never fed corn or animal by-products. No antibiotics, no growth hormones. Certified organic. Tender, fine-textured, healthy. Raised sustainably on local family farms. Also selling retail cuts including nitrate-free, organically seasoned hot dogs, beef sticks, sausage links, and ground breakfast sausage.
Real maple syrup from Northern Indiana. Variety of potatoes.
Joe & Margo Reaver
1621 Mound Hill Road, Sterling
Free range, hormone and antibiotic-free chicken and turkeys. Fresh Thanksgiving Turkeys! Farm Fresh Eggs, seasonal vegetables and cheese. Special orders by phone, email, Facebook or our website
Craig & Marilyn Janssen
Frozen beef and pork products, raised naturally, no antibiotics or growth stimulants. Family owned and operated, raising quality beef and pork for more than sixty years. Raised in outdoor lots and pastures using environmentally-friendly production methods.
For great taste, buy local from producers you know.
25 lb bags of sunflower seeds available for wildlife feeding.
Locally Grown Blueberries
Seasonal Vendor usually in July
Cards, Framed and/or Matted Photos, Posters
Photography subjects include local architectural details. landmarks, churches, barns and sculptures. Also featuring US and European travel sights, gardens, flowers wildlife, livestock and farmland. Linnea has done poster commissions for churches, fire departments and other organizations.
Gourmet mushrooms locally grown in Amboy, IL
Currently growing 5 strains of Oyster Mushrooms:
Lion's Mane
Chestnut Mushrooms
King Oyster
Black Pearl
Enoki
Alax Browning and Teresa Moser
Custom Wreaths
Custom greeting cards for all occasions. Contact Dennis for all your extra special card giving needs.
by Elizabeth Milne
Classic American baking, with a bit of European flair. Local, seasonal and good.
Contact via email
Huge variety of produce all grown on their farm with as much natural as possible, plus local honey & Cheese.
Seasonal Vendor – May thru October
You can find them set up outside the Market
Christina Bystry, Proprietress of House in the Country Bed & Breakfast
When not hosting guests at the B&B, Christina is at the Market offering a variety delicious freshly prepared hot cocoa bombs. Call, text, or message for special requests!
Visitor Vendor in our Outdoor Market Pavilion - You will find him a few Saturdays a month starting in May thru October
Woodworker who brings a variety of items such as tables, cutting boards, baskets, jewelry boxes and more.
Fresh portobello and button mushrooms year round, hand shelled local black walnuts and honey, plus a full line of Frontier organic herbs and bottled spices/mixes.
Growing seasonal local sun-rippened fruits and vegetables using organic practice. Featuring lots of heirlooms as well as the best of the new introductions. With both a horticulture degree and state food sanitation license to grow and deliver safe quality food to the market while respecting the soil with sustainable methods.
Early spring starter plants for your garden tomatoes, peppers, eggplant etc. all grown with the same care Sterling Gardens gives it’s own.
Ask Fred or Charlin about landscaping and home yard maintenance.
Pick up a card or call 815-626-6409. Insured.
For a list of the plants Sterling Gardens will have available this year click the link below
*Raw Honey from the hives of Don Berry in Erie IL
Hives are in a natural timber acreage
Fresh-baked cinnamon rolls with homemade cream cheese frosting,variety of freshly-baked breads: baguettes, pretzels and pretzel buns, white, wheat, rye.
Roberta Sivits
Handmade knit scrubs, crochet dishcloths, tissue box covers,
bookmarks, cards, notepads, magnets, bracelets, and much more.
Sherie 815-626-4268
Barb 815-626-2076
Photo tiles for: Reception or Birth, Keepsakes, Unique Gifts.
Capture your memories and pictures on tile–several sizes available.
Seasonal Vendor of Locally grown gourmet garlic. Varieties include Korean Red, Chesok Red, Montana Giant, Georgian Crystal and German Red.
Outdoor Vendor Season
Carol Weiser
Seasonal Vendor Outdoor Market starting June 19th thru October.
Artistic creations including bracelets and necklaces.
Artistic creations made by Jim and Alicia! Art, wood, floral and more. Booking for face painting parties.