"Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, Sunshine almost always makes me high. If I had a tale that I could tell you, I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile. If I had a wish that I could wish for you, I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while." ~ John Denver, Sunshine on My Shoulders ![]() ENJOY THE SUNSHINE!!! Come Buy Local with us on this beautiful, mild, sunshiny day! You'll find the beginning of summer's abundant harvest at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 29, 3-7PM! We will be in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station, at 3 North Main Street in Mount Airy, Maryland, this Wednesday and every Wednesday, 3-7 PM, June through September, 2022! Convenient parking is available in the up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue and along Main Street. Please note there is limited parking on site and that the upper and lower Bank Parking Lots - the future site of Liquidity Aleworks - are not available at this time. EVERYONE - including Seniors and people of all ages and abilities - is invited to ride on the MASTS Bus! Park your vehicles or walk to the Mount Airy Senior Center. The Bus will depart when it is full and make a continuous loop to the market each market day, throughout the season, 3:00-7:00 PM. ![]() LEARN ABOUT YOUR LOCAL WATERSHED & MORE! Stop by the Mount Airy Sustainability Commission's tent where the Maryland Department of the Environment's Water and Science Administration's Compliance Program will be sharing information about the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Mount Airy's storm drainage. There will be fun informational interactive demonstrations and games for kids of all ages! In addition, the Sustainable Commission is hosting a special story-time at the tent in coordination with our local Carroll County Library. ![]() MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Welcome Back, Steven Gellman! Steven is a local folk singer/song writer who is recognized by BILLBOARD MAGAZINE as an “Essential for fans of sensitive acoustic music.... Gellman has sort of a John Denver-ish voice in the way he hangs on to a note and floats the vibrato and carries the sentiment of his lyrics. VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers, Producers and amazing Community Members at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 29th, are slated to be:
![]() TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Red, White & Blue Salad from Cooking Mamas! Celebrate Summer and Independence Day with this beautiful red, white, and blue salad, topped with poppy seed dressing! Find your berries and Greens from our two fruit and vegetable vendors, Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse and Chestnut Hill Farm & Market! BTW, did you know that Chestnut Hill Farm is now carrying Moo Cow Creamery's Cheese ... Try their Smoked Gouda with this salad! Eat a Rainbow! By getting a variety of color in your diet, you’re giving your body an array of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals to benefit your health! Learn more about the benefits of eating a colorful array of fruits and vegetables by reading, Eat the Rainbow: Why Is it Important to Eat a Colorful Variety of Fruits and Vegetables? ![]() Remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! Find time to support a Main Street business when you can. A list of Main Street merchants can be found on the Mount Airy Main Street Association's Website. The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association in partnership with the Town of Mount Airy, and made possible in part by the generosity of our 2022 Sponsors and Partners: Donnamarie Needle of Northrop Realty, Liquidity Aleworks, Health Unlimited, Browning Reagle Insurance Company, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, and SuperFoods Cafe & Market in support of educational programming, and The Last Word bookstore in support of Storytime at the Market. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2022 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 1 through September 28. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.org or follow us on Facebook.
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"One day while I was picking blueberries, I met a boy out picking blueberries! He was the finest thing my heart went ting-a-ling. His eyes were bluer than blueberries!" ~ Georgia Gibbs, Blueberries (1955). ![]() Come Buy Local with us - Rain or Shine - as you'll find the season's best in farm-freshness at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 22, 3-7PM! We will be in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station, at 3 North Main Street in Mount Airy, Maryland, this Wednesday and every Wednesday, 3-7 PM, June 1 through September 28, 2022! Convenient parking is available in the up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue and along Main Street. Please note there is limited parking on site and that the upper and lower Bank Parking Lots - the future site of Liquidity Aleworks - are not available at this time. Seniors, check out the MASTS Bus Service! Park your vehicles or walk to the Mount Airy Senior Center. The Bus will depart when it is full and make a continuous loop to the market each market day, 3:00-7:00 PM. ![]() MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Local Musician, Joanne Murphy, will fill the marketplace with some traditional old time Appalachian fiddle music, traditional Celtic music as well as waltzes, contra dance tunes and Irish Airs (in the public domain).. She'll be serenading us as she plays her hammered dulcimer and fiddle! Often she brings others to play along with her! Look for Joanne to return the fourth Wednesdays of the month through September. ![]() STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 3:30-3:45 PM: Join us at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads stories aloud on select afternoons around 3:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages)! Sponsored by The Last Word bookstore. VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers, Producers and amazing Community Members at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 22nd, are slated to be:
![]() TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Blueberry Sauce from AllRecipes.com's 14 Favorite Duck Recipes for Special Dinners. Pan-seared duck breast with blueberry sauce atop a bed of bok choy, wild mushrooms, pancetta, and shallots. Served with a side of roasted potatoes seasoned with rosemary and thyme. Find your ingredients for this recipe at the market: Find Duck at Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Company and blueberries from Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse and Chestnut Hill Farm & Market. Did you know Duck Meat is chock full of protein, B vitamins, iron, selenium, Omega-3 Fatty Acids? Duck is good for you!!! Learn more from WebMD's Are There Health Benefits of Duck? ![]() Remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! Find time to support a Main Street business when you can. A list of Main Street merchants can be found on the Mount Airy Main Street Association's Website. The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association in partnership with the Town of Mount Airy, and made possible in part by the generosity of our 2022 Sponsors and Partners: Donnamarie Needle of Northrop Realty, Liquidity Aleworks, Health Unlimited, Browning Reagle Insurance Company, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, and SuperFoods Cafe & Market in support of educational programming, and The Last Word bookstore in support of Storytime at the Market. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2022 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 1 through September 28. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.org or follow us on Facebook. Inch by inch, row by row, Gonna make this garden grow. All it takes is a rake and a hoe, And a piece of fertile ground. ~ The Garden Song, John Denver ![]() Come Buy Local with us - Rain or Shine - as we greet the season's best in farm-freshness at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 15, 3-7PM! We will be in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station, at 3 North Main Street in Mount Airy, Maryland, this Wednesday and every Wednesday, 3-7 PM, June 1 through September 28, 2022! Convenient parking is available in the up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue and along Main Street. Please note there is limited parking on site and that the upper and lower Bank Parking Lots - the future site of Liquidity Aleworks - are not available at this time. Seniors, check out the MASTS Bus Service! Park your vehicles or walk to the Mount Airy Senior Center. The Bus will depart when it is full and make a continuous loop to the market each market day, 3:00-7:00 PM. ![]() ASK A MASTER GARDENER: The Carroll County Master Gardeners will be at the Market to give you tips and answer all your gardening questions about the summer gardening season! They should be able to answer your questions about pollinators, too! ![]() MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Darla Jean and Friends will be serenading us with their down-home, old-timey folk and bluegrass tunes (in the public domain). Look for them to perform the third Wednesday of the each month through September! ![]() STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads stories on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore. VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers, Producers and amazing Community Members at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 15th, are slated to be:
![]() TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Cold Cucumber Salad (Garden-to-Table) from Saving Room for Dessert. Fresh from the garden ~ crispy, Cold Cucumber Salad with fresh dill ~ is a delicious salad made with a just a few fresh ingredients. Think creamy dill pickle! Stay Hydrated, Enjoy Cucumbers! Enjoy the hot summer days by keeping your body well-hydrated with the help of fresh cucumbers. As an added benefit, lose weight and prevent chronic ailments at the same time. Doctors often advise you to remain hydrated. They ask you to drink adequate amounts of water that will keep your body healthy and rejuvenated. However, simply glugging enormous quantities of water by itself is boring and can leave you cold and feeling heavy. You do not have to depend only on water or liquids to keep your body hydrated and nourished perfectly. You can always replenish the lost quantity by biting into a cucumber. Nutritionists reveal that cucumber contains 95% water, making it an excellent source to stay hydrated. Learn more by reading 12 Health Benefits of Eating Cucumber, from healthifyme.com. ![]() Remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! Find time to support a Main Street business when you can. A list of Main Street merchants can be found on the Mount Airy Main Street Association's Website. The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association in partnership with the Town of Mount Airy, and made possible in part by the generosity of our 2022 Sponsors and Partners: Donnamarie Needle of Northrop Realty, Liquidity Aleworks, Health Unlimited, Browning Reagle Insurance Company, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, and SuperFoods Cafe & Market in support of educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2022 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 1 through September 28. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.org or follow us on Facebook. Ducks in the millpond, Geese in the ocean; Hug them pretty girls, If I take a notion. Ducks in the millpond, Geese in the clover. Fell in the millpond, Got wet all over. ~ Ducks on the Mill Pond (a traditional folk song) ![]() Come out to another Wonderful Weather Wednesday, Rain or Shine, at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 8, 3-7PM! We will be in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station, at 3 North Main Street in Mount Airy, Maryland, this Wednesday and every Wednesday, 3-7 PM, June 1 through September 28, 2022! Convenient parking is available in the up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue and along Main Street. Please note there is limited parking on site and that the upper and lower Bank Parking Lots - the future site of Liquidity Aleworks - are not available at this time. Seniors, check out the MASTS Bus Service! Park your vehicles or walk to the Mount Airy Senior Center. The Bus will depart when it is full and make a continuous loop to the market each market day, 3:00-7:00 PM.
VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers, Producers and amazing Community Members at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 8th, are slated to be:
Did you know? Duck eggs are an excellent source of nutrition. Their dark yellow yolk indicates that they hold more antioxidants, more omega-3 fatty acids, and 50% more vitamin A than chicken eggs. Duck eggs offer more protein than chicken eggs, even taking size into consideration. Protein can help you build lean muscle, maintain a healthy weight, and recover after exercise or injury. Learn more about the Health Benefits of Duck Eggs on Nourish by WebMD. ![]() Remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! Find time to support a Main Street business when you can. A list of Main Street merchants can be found on the Mount Airy Main Street Association's Website. The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association in partnership with the Town of Mount Airy, and made possible in part by the generosity of our 2022 Sponsors and Partners: Donnamarie Needle of Northrop Realty, Liquidity Aleworks, Health Unlimited, Browning Reagle Insurance Company, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, and SuperFoods Cafe & Market in support of educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2022 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2022 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 1 through September 28. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.org or follow us on Facebook. |
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