 Come Celebrate!!! Come Celebrate with us this Wednesday, July 6th when the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market will celebrate in many ways! To kick off the month of July, we’re celebrating Kids’ and Independence Days, and the start of the Abundant Harvest Season! What do we have for you this Wednesday at the Market? What is usually only knee high by the fourth of July? We’ve got the first of the season’s sweet corn entering the market! So, come down to the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market this Wednesday to find your local sweet corn and a plentiful variety of farm fresh products. The market is located in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy train station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy and is convenient to parking in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue and in the Bank Parking Lot across Main Street. Come on down to the market this Wednesday, June 6, 3-7 pm, where you will find our farmers and producers with their local farm-fresh foods and goods, listen to the some great light alternative rock! Rain or Shine ... this week's farmers and producers are:  Willow Creek Manor Farming - Our local Certified-Organic farm out of New Windsor brought Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Grape Tomatoes, Turnips, Radishes, Scallions, Spring Onions, Summer Squash, Patti Pan Squash, Eight Ball Squash, Romaine Hearts, Lettuce Mix, Sugar Snap Peas, Black Raspberries and More last week! On their nearby New Windsor farm, one of the largest certified-organic farms in Maryland, the Snyder family grows Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Radishes, Pie Pumpkins, Turnips, Beets, Green Squash, Pan Squash, 10 different Winter Squash, Herbs, Potatoes and so much more naturally grown goodness. Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse - Featured this week: SWEET CORN! There is a limited supply, so come to the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market get your SWEET CORN as soon as you can! In addition, this week Five Points has a plentiful harvest of Tomatoes, New potatoes, Sweet Cherries, Garlic, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Spring Onions, Peppers (a few), Greens, Cucumber (Slicers), Beets (rainbow and red), Methley Plums (small red plums), Some seconds of Cling Peaches and Lodi Apples (priced to sell!), Cut flowers, Some Planters, Cantaloupe and local watermelon! Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse accepts WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP Checks for fruits and vegetables. The Meat Shack at Strohmer's Farm - Pork, Beef, Goat and a Plentiful Supply of Duck and Chicken Eggs – Lately, The Meat Shack has been bringing a variety of their farm-fresh, naturally produced meats including pork sausage and more! Wonder what they’re bringing this week? A variety of their farm-fresh meats, from pork sausage, bacon, ham steaks, all pork hot dogs, hot Italian sausage, ground beef, beef cubes, ground goat and more! Special Orders are accepted for Strip Steaks and Chicken Parts. Whispering Breeze Farm - This Taneytown-based farm owned by Brower family has some of the best local cheese around! From their herd of lovely dairy cows, you may find the following cheeses at the market this season: Hard Cheese ‐ Raw Milk Cheese: Cheddar, Garlic & Chive, Smoked Cheddar, Italian, Bacon Dill, Smoked Bacon Dill, Jalapeno; Wine Cheese (seasonal): Merlot Cheddar, Raspberry Cheddar; Pasteurized Milk Cheese:Gouda, Swiss, Buffalo Ranch Cheddar, Havarti, Caraway Havarti – … The Perfect Pairing … Pair your Whispering Breeze Farm Cheeses with Linganore’s selection of Wines!!! Frey’s Brewing Company - a select brew from Frey's Brewery Collection - what could it be? Last week it was Frey's Brewing Company with local Mount Airy brewed ales! Come every week to pick up your four pack of Jenny's Sister (Barley Wine Ale), or cover your "6" with a six-pack fo Shark a Cat (Farmhouse Red Saison Ale), Obscene Dreams (Farmhouse Sour Weiss Beer), Pussy Pilot Parade (Black Rye IPA). Veteran-owned, locally brewed, local hops! The Pizza Llama - Woodfired Pizza! – ANDREW’S BACK and he said this week he’s trying some new PIZZA LLAMA recipes! Wonder if we’ll he’ll be jolly as he makes holly pizza??? It’s “seasonally” decorated with Jalapeños, Cilantro, Green Onions, Cherry Tomatoes and Mozzarella! Offering wood-fired pizza on-site while you wait! The Pizza Llama uses farm-fresh ingredients and much of the time, those ingredients are coming from the farmers and producers at the market! Furnace Hills Coffee – The last few weeks Furnace Hills Coffee had dollar shots ... shots of espresso, that is! Wonder what Regina will have this week? Furnace Hills offers a variety of freshly roasted and ground pound bags of coffee plus freshly brewed Hot and Cold Coffee Drinks and Burlap Hand Bags. The Kombucha Lady (of Dodson's Promised Land Farm) - Delicious flavors of Kombucha - The Kombucha Lady, Liz Dodson, will be bringing a variety of freshly made Kombucha, a fermented tea (a probiotic) made with seasonal fruits and white or black teas. Delicious and Healthy too! The Dough Whisperer - Stop by the Dough Whisperer for your freshly baked Breads, Cakes, Pies, Muffins, Cookies, Granola and other delicious baked desserts! Made by Jayde –She’s so creative! Jayde’s been bringing a variety of baked goods including cookies and scones. Stop by to see what Jayde made this week! Linganore Winecellars** - Selection of Linganore Winecellars Wines, from their Dry Whites and Dry Reds, to Sweet Whites and Reds, and Fruit Wines. You will find a wine selection to pair with any of the farm-fresh foods you find at the market! J’Adorn Designs ** - Handmade Jewelry - from earrings to necklaces, and beautiful bracelets, stop by to see Ali Jefferies at the market today! BlueLand Farm** - Yarn, Wool Roving, Wool Fleeces, Drop Spindle Spinning Kits. BlueLand Farm will also be bringing a limited supply of farm-fresh eggs this week! Single Barrel Soaps** - hand crafted soaps, bubble bars, bath bombs, and bath truffles Snowie of Maryland** Flavored Shaved Ice … Snow Cones! You Crave It, We Shave It! Snowie!  *Please note: We are working to find a Dill Pickle Vendor. Stay tuned because it's gonna be "farm-fresh" news when we announce what it is next week! Pong’s Orchard will be off for two weeks due to storm damage cleanup and until their stone-fruit (Peaches, Nectarines, Plums and More) ripens! Local Community-Local Music: Celebrating Our Kids & USA's Independence Day, Live Music by Stag & Owl  We're celebrating Kids' Day this Wednesday, July 6th at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! In addition to a kid's activity area (The Kids' Zone) and some cool activities with kids, we will be learning about pediatric dental health and hosting car seat safety inspections! Kids’ Day Sponsored by Mt. Airy Dental Associates, the July 6th Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market is where you will find many  healthy and nutritious foods including several farm-fresh products, such as local cheeses, meats, and green, leafy vegetables which are calcium rich and good for dental health. From 3:00 - 6:30 PM, the market is also celebrating children’s safety by providing a “car seat safety check” sponsored by our local State Farm agent, Sheri Cates. Representatives from the Carroll County Safe Kids will be on hand at the market to perform voluntary safety inspections on car seats.” The market is providing a drive through providing an area for the car seat safety inspections as a service to the community.  Independence Day – Honoring our Recovering Military Heroes, Veterans Ted Nettles will be at the Market (with his patriotically decorated HUMVEE this week to talk about what the Maryland Patriot Guard does to help our military service veterans. In addition, he will be collecting Wares for Warriors, essentials and more for our recovering military service heroes who are at Walter Reed Medical Center.  Music at the Market: 4:00 - 6:00 PM Local alternative music duo, Stag & Owl, performed at the market on July 6. The duo has produced three digital albums, Figure E, Sir Clementime and Piers/Peers, which are available for download on-line.  Make it Memorable on Mount Airy's Main Street! Tour. Shop. Dine. Enjoy! Have you been on Main to tour, shop, dine and enjoy all that our Town's Main Street has to offer? Have you been wanting that summer dress and hair style? Therapeautic for the inner soul, on South Main Street, there is great a great place to De-stress and a wonderful shop to find the perfect dress? Let A Do or Dye Salon and Day Spa take your troubles away with massages... Let professionals take care of your hair and nails, and pamper you to your heart’s content … and then .... Déjà vu Boutique, Maryland’s Largest Prom, Pageant and Formal shop … is where you’ll find so many stylish gowns and dresses that can work for any occasion plus accessories! The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association. The 2016 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market runs on Wednesdays, June 1-September 7, 2016, 3 - 7 p.m. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the parking area behind the historic Mount Airy train station and nearby the Blossom and Basket Boutique at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.Weebly.com or follow us on Facebook.
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