The Evanston Farmers Market will open for the summer on Saturday, offering organic fruits, vegetables, bread, flowers and plants on land provided this year by Northwestern.

The farmers market, which has drawn farmers and vendors from around the region for 27 years, draws as many as 1,500 visitors on a typical weekend, said coordinator Jean Speyer-Scruggs.

In addition to farmers’ booths, four local bakeries will sell bread at the market, she said. There also will be a cheese vendor, and non-profit organizations will sell baked goods.

NU allowed the city to use university land at University Place and Railroad Avenue for the market.

NU administrators received a letter from Mayor Lorraine Morton two weeks ago asking to use the land, which is vacant, said Charles Loebbaka, director of media relations for the university.

Lucile Krasnow, NU community relations specialist, said the deal gave NU an opportunity to do something for Evanston.

“It’s a nice way for the city and Northwestern to work together to solve a problem,” Krasnow said.

Loebbaka said the university jumped at the chance to provide a space for this summer’s market.

“The university regards the farmers market as a special activity, and we’re glad to have the opportunity to take part in it,” Loebbaka said.

This is not the first time the city has had to find a new location for the farmers market. Because of the construction boom in downtown Evanston, it has been moved to a different site the last two summers.

Speyer-Scruggs said the new location will provide more space and parking. Visitors can park in the Church Street Plaza parking garage, which has more than 1,400 spaces, and get their tickets validated at the market, she said.

The farmers market offers more than just food and plants in the open air, Speyer-Scruggs said.

“It’s really a place to meet with friends as well as shop,” she said.

The farmers market will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 27.