Spring Sourdough Pop-Up Brings Local Bakers to Downtown Galesburg Market

Bakers and sourdough sellers gathered at 275 N Seminary St in downtown Galesburg for the Spring Sourdough Pop-Up, a one-day market that opened at 11:00 a.m. and, according to event materials, was "promoted as an opportunity to sample and buy sourdough loaves from a rotating set of artisan bakers." The pop-up took place Saturday, February 28, 2026, and appeared as a single-date listing on the event platform for Galesburg.

The event listing included multiple vendor profile blocks that suggest the kinds of small operations the pop-up aimed to showcase. One profile for Flour & Fibers LLC describes the proprietor Jaimie and notes, "After years of food service, Jaimie has created a cottage bakery of her own in Abingdon, Illinois. Flour & Fibers LLC offers exclusively sourdough baked goods using quality ingredients including Illinois grown and milled organic flours. Her original sourdough starter is used to bake a variety of different artisan loaves, dairy free scones, and many other baked goods. Using sourdough exclusively means all her baked goods are free of preservatives and almost everything is vegan, making it higher quality and naturally healthier for you and your loved ones." Another brief profile reads, "Clover Leaf Baking Co. is a family owned business located in Galesburg, IL." The listing also includes a profile for Mineral Springs Country LLC that highlights founder Kathy LeHew's background and credentials: "In 2023 she obtained the Food Protection Manager Certificate and Cottage Food Permit and established Mineral Springs Country LLC ... cinnamon rolls, donuts, cookies, mini cakes, quick breads and pastries." A profile for R.L. McDorman and Ileen McDorman notes more than 50 years in Knox County food service and references the former Simply Done Bakery at the old Abingdon Middle School.

The event posting itself left several operational details unspecified. The platform display shows a "Host Control" interface and a Galesburg header with a bracketed host label, but the listing does not identify a single formal organizer for the Spring Sourdough Pop-Up. The original brief report of the market contains a truncated sentence that ends "and it was listed as part of a bro," a fragment that cannot be completed from the available text. The listing supplies start time and street address but does not provide an end time, attendance estimates, vendor fees, prices, or a confirmed roster of which vendors actually sold on Feb. 28.

The AllEvents page context includes other upcoming Galesburg events such as "Second Saturdays: Maple Syrup Adventures" and "March Meet Your Neighbor" and carries a 2026 copyright line, indicating the pop-up was part of a broader slate of community listings on the platform. For clearer records of who staffed the pop-up, which loaves sold best, and whether city or health permits applied beyond the vendor-level cottage permit noted for Mineral Springs Country LLC, organizers or the vendors listed on the event page would need to confirm attendance and sales figures.