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Gonzalo Avina of Elgin loads up ears of corn Thursday at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Angel Spasov hands his wife Mimi melsmell Thursday Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue across from Gail Borden Public

Angel Spasov hands his wife Mimi a melon to smell Thursday at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Rich Kator Jr. Flower WagGarden Nursery Center South Elgnotifies customer Jenneke Matus Elgthharvest market vendors stationed Flower Wagproperty

Rich Kator Jr. of Flower Wagon Garden & Nursery Center in South Elgin notifies customer Jenneke Matus of Elgin, that harvest market vendors stationed on the Flower Wagon property packed up and left Thursday afternoon due to cancellation by the village. July 11, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Grape tomatoes for sale by Kap Farms Thursday Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue across from Gail Borden

Grape tomatoes for sale by Kap Farms Thursday at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

KylSzemplinski (left) Kris Srail Windy Acres Farm Genevstay busy selling fruits vegetables Thursday Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue

Kyla Szemplinski (left) and Kris Srail of Windy Acres Farm in Geneva stay busy selling fruits and vegetables Thursday at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

MelissLind West Dundee carries afternopurchase fruits vegetables Thursday from Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue across from Gail Borden

Melissa Lind of West Dundee carries the afternoon purchase of fruits and vegetables Thursday from the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

The Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue Elgfeatured singing duet Thursday called Just Duet.
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The Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue in Elgin featured a singing duet Thursday called Just Duet. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Potatoes peppers menu from Windy Acres Farm Downtown ElgHarvest Market 200 North Grove Avenue across from Gail Borden Public Library.

Potatoes and peppers on the menu from Windy Acres Farm at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Market at 200 North Grove Avenue across from the Gail Borden Public Library. July 12, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

South Elgin cancels its farmers market, while Elgin and St. Charles efforts work to beat the heat

It seems pretty obvious that the current drought would affect what might be found at local farmers markets, but probably not to this extent. On Wednesday afternoon, and without telling their hosts, the handful of vendors who had been getting ready in South Elgin at …