Beautiful weather in downtown Huntley sets the perfect backdrop for the weekly Farmer’s Market. Coral street is alive with the sound of music, the smell of fresh fruits and veggies, beautiful flowers, handmade crafts and food. Shoppers stroll from booth to booth, supporting local vendors and discovering one-of-a-kind items.
Huntley’s weekly Farmer’s market helps small businesses have a platform to showcase their hobbies, talents and skills. Huntley Alumni, Amanda Abrasevic, owner of Stitch Happens, sells all sorts of crocheted stuffed animals, hanging plants, coasters, and more.
Abrasevic’s business has a unique start: after her grandmother passed away in 2023, she inherited all of her grandmother’s yarn and decided to teach herself how to crochet.
“I sat for a whole year just looking at it, thinking ‘what am I going to do with this yarn?’” Abrasevic said. “So I taught myself [to crochet].” Just a year later, she now participates in the Huntley Farmer’s market and always has a swarm of interested customers coming to her booth.
Another vendor with a business surrounded by family, is Becky Arrowwood, co-owner of Legacy Fudge. Her business began during COVID, when her youngest son asked to make some of his grandma’s special fudge.
“He said, ‘How come our fudge is better than everybody else’s?’ and I told him, ‘Because it’s Granny’s secret recipe,’” Arrowwood recalled. From there, the two started making fudge together. Starting with test markets, then branching out to more and more markets, offering up to 30 varieties of flavors.
Bestsellers range from dark chocolate, cookies and cream, and their signature Amaretto flavor. “Huntley has a great customer base, friendly people who come back and tell us, ‘I’ll see you in two weeks,’” said Arrowwood.
With vendors like Stitch Happens and Legacy Fudge along with many others each Saturday, the Huntley Farmers market continues to be a big staple in bringing the community together.
