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"There's lumberjacks and teamsters and sailors from the sea, There's farmin' boys from Texas and the hills of Tennessee, There's miners from Kentucky, there's fishermen from Maine; Every worker in the country rides that Farmer-Labor train." - Farmer-Labor Train by Woody Guthrie  Rain, SHINE or HEAT OF DAY! ~ Join us for Week 9 of the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, July 28, 3-7 PM! We're in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy train station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Convenient parking is available on-site, in the Bank Parking Lots across Main Street and up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue. Enjoy mid-summer's plentiful harvest! The market season is in full swing with a wide variety of farm-fresh products! From local cheeses from locally produced beef, pork, chicken and eggs, to veggies and fruits, baked goods, honey, wine, distilled products, to popcorn, baked goods, cut flowers and more!  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 and this Wednesday, it will be the Stroups of Three-4-All who play a variety of instruments. Look for Joanne to return the fourth Wednesdays of the month throughout the season!  STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads Margaret Wise Brown's "One More Rabbit!" Meet a little rabbit with a very big family. And EVERYONE is invited to his birthday party. A sweet and funny story about a furry family who all come together to celebrate a little bunny's birthday. Laura will read on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages but great for those at year 5 and older)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.  MAKE IT MEMORABLE ON MAIN STREET WHEEL OF FORTUNE! Come Spin the Wheel for a Prize! Line up at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 for a prize! We'll be giving away prizes on the Mount Airy Main Street Wheel of Fortune this Wednesday! All you have to do is sign up at the Bright Yellow MAMSA tent. Limited to 10 people in line at each time slot. We allow only one spin per person! Afterwards, remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour. Enjoy! VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday, July 28th, are slated to be:
 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! White Wine Sangria With Summer Fruits from the Spruce Eats. Sangria is mostly recognized as a red wine beverage, but white wine makes a fantastic version as well, bringing a lighter profile. Including peaches, strawberries, and lemonade enhances the fruity flavor of the white wine and transforms the bottle into the perfect punch for backyard barbecues and other summer parties. Find your White Wine and summer fruits at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday. Do you know? What wines wines pair well with what foods? Like, white wines pair well with white meat, fish or poultry while red wines pair well with red meat, e.g., beef, buffalo and venison. Learn more from this article, "Food and Wine Pairing Basics, from Wine Folly." Learn also about 10 Health Benefits of Wine according to Science - from the fact that red wines are rich in antioxidants to it keeps your heart healthy!
COVID 19 Updates: Our patrons may still place preorders for pick-up at the market during 2021. While the statewide mandates set by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to mitigate COVID-19 have been relaxed and lifted as of July 1st, COVID-19 is still present and there may be variants. We are on the 45-day grace period. Therefore, we request that everyone entering the market show respect for our community. Our patrons, vendors and farmers' market team appreciate it. We encourage social distancing, and hand washing/sanitation while on-site at the market. Our vendors who are serving samples and prepared food will still wear masks to protect the public; however, we leave the choice to you to mask up. Patience is appreciated as we navigate health and safety practices as we recover from uncertain times. As Spock would say, "Live Long and Prosper." That's what we want for you, so come Buy Local and Eat Fresh and Healthy, and spend time outside with us at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market!  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 2021 Sponsors and Partners: Fogle's Asphalt, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, Browning Reagle Insurance, Sheri Cates State Farm Insurance Agency and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, The Last Word Bookstore in support of Story Time at the Market, and Superfoods Cafe & Market in support of health and wellness educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2021 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 2 through September 29. 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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"Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin. Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life. And it grows like seed inside my heart. That’s why I farm." ~ Why I Farm by The Henningsens  BUY LOCAL! EAT FRESH! Take the Maryland Buy Local Challenge this week at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Find farm-fresh foods, BRICK-OVEN PIZZA, Music and SO MUCH MORE LOCAL FARM FRESHNESS at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, 3-7 PM, July 21- Rain, Shine or Heat of Day! 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, through September 29, 2021! Parking is limited on-site. Convenient parking is available in the upper Bank Parking Lot across Main Street and up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue.  MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Darla Jean and the Somethin' or Others 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 "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas. This classic story of an enormous sneeze in the marking, told in sprightly nonsense verse, is fun to share with a child at home or as a read-aloud at school. Join Laura on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.  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!  MAKE IT MEMORABLE ON MAIN STREET WHEEL OF FORTUNE! Come Spin the Wheel for a Prize! Line up at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 for a prize! We'll be giving away prizes on the Mount Airy Main Street Wheel of Fortune this Wednesday! All you have to do is sign up at the Bright Yellow MAMSA tent. Limited to 10 people in line at each time slot. We allow only one spin per person! Afterwards, remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour. Enjoy! VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday, July 21st, are slated to be:
 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Chicken Caprese from the 2020 Maryland Buy Local Challenge Celebration Recipe Book. While you're at the market, be sure to pick up farm-fresh tomatoes and basil from our two fruit and vegetable vendors; and your chicken and cheese from Whispering Breeze Farm. You may easily substitute Whispering Breeze Farm's gouda or havarti for the mozzarella called for in this recipe. Have you ever carved up a whole chicken? There are tricks to the trade as Craig Sewell demonstrates in SMADC's special cooking series, In a Cooks Kitchen episode 6: Carving a Chicken & Chicken Stock. Chicken is rich in a variety of important nutrients, including protein, niacin, selenium, and phosphorus, according to Healthline's Is Chicken Healthy? Nutrition, Benefits, and Tips. Chicken is highly nutritious and a good source of protein. Adding chicken to your diet may help support weight loss, muscle growth, and bone health.
COVID 19 Updates: Our patrons may still place preorders for pick-up at the market during 2021. While the statewide mandates set by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to mitigate COVID-19 have been relaxed and lifted as of July 1st, COVID-19 is still present and there may be variants. We are on the 45-day grace period. Therefore, we request that everyone entering the market show respect for our community. Our patrons, vendors and farmers' market team appreciate it. We encourage social distancing, and hand washing/sanitation while on-site at the market. Our vendors who are serving samples and prepared food will still wear masks to protect the public; however, we leave the choice to you to mask up. Patience is appreciated as we navigate health and safety practices as we recover from uncertain times. As Spock would say, "Live Long and Prosper." That's what we want for you, so come Buy Local and Eat Fresh and Healthy, and spend time outside with us at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market!  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 2021 Sponsors and Partners: Fogle's Asphalt, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, Browning Reagle Insurance, Sheri Cates State Farm Insurance Agency and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, The Last Word Bookstore in support of Story Time at the Market, and Superfoods Cafe & Market in support of health and wellness educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2021 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 2 through September 29. 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. ". . . And take off your thirsty boots and stay for a while. Your feet are hot and weary from a dusty mile and maybe I can make you laugh, maybe I can try. I'm just lookin' for the evening and the morning in your eyes. " ~ Thirsty Boots, Judy Collins & Eric Andersen  Buy Local, Eat Fresh! Find farm-fresh foods, RAW LOCAL HONEY, BAKED GOODS and SO MUCH MORE at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, 3-7 PM, July 14 - Rain, Shine or Heat of Day! 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, through September 29, 2021! Parking is limited on-site. Convenient parking is available in the upper Bank Parking Lot across Main Street and up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue. Speaking about Honey . . . Did you know that two of our vendors sell Raw Local Honey? The Dough Whisperer sells Cannon Apiary's honey produced just 10 miles away in Frederick County and Apple Valley is selling a nice variety of honey products produced by Pleasant Hollow Farm in Adams County, Pennsylvania.  MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Sara Horsfall ... Enjoy listening to Sara on the classical guitar playing some old time classics (in the public domain). Her music and the market just go together like Grapes to Wine; and like Linganore Wincellar's Wine, it goes with everything! It'll be a treat to have her music back at the market this Wednesday. Look for Sara to perform the second Wednesdays of the each month through September!  STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads "There Might Be Lobsters," by Carolyn Crimi. With endearing illustrations and a perfectly paced text that captures a timid pup’s looping thoughts, [the book] is a funny and honest read-aloud about how overwhelming the world can be when you're worried — and how empowering it is to overcome your fears when it matters the most. Laura will be reading and telling stories on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kid of All Ages, but even better for ages 3-7! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.  MAKE IT MEMORABLE ON MAIN STREET WHEEL OF FORTUNE! Come Spin the Wheel for a Prize! Line up at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 for a prize! We'll be giving away prizes on the Mount Airy Main Street Wheel of Fortune this Wednesday! All you have to do is sign up at the Bright Yellow MAMSA tent. Limited to 10 people in line at each time slot. We allow only one spin per person! Afterwards, remember to Make it Memorable on Main Street! Shop. Dine. Tour. Enjoy! VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday, July 14th, are slated to be:
 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber Yogurt from Southern Living's Chilled Summer Soups to Make Now! This light refreshing soup captures summer in a bowl. To up the refreshment factor, chill your serving bowls for 30 minutes in the fridge before serving. While you're at the market, be sure to pick up all of the ingredients including peaches, tomatoes, onions, garlic and cucumbers this Wednesday to make this delicious summertime soup! Did you know? The tomato is actually a fruit. In addition . . .
COVID 19 Updates: Our patrons may still place preorders for pick-up at the market during 2021. While the statewide mandates set by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to mitigate COVID-19 have been relaxed and lifted as of July 1st, COVID-19 is still present and there may be variants. We are on the 45-day grace period. Therefore, we request that everyone entering the market show respect for our community. Our patrons, vendors and farmers' market team appreciate it. We encourage social distancing, and hand washing/sanitation while on-site at the market. Our vendors who are serving samples and prepared food will still wear masks to protect the public; however, we leave the choice to you to mask up. Patience is appreciated as we navigate health and safety practices as we recover from uncertain times. As Spock would say, "Live Long and Prosper." That's what we want for you, so come Buy Local and Eat Fresh and Healthy, and spend time outside with us at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market!  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 2021 Sponsors and Partners: Fogle's Asphalt, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, Browning Reagle Insurance, Sheri Cates State Farm Insurance Agency and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, The Last Word Bookstore in support of Story Time at the Market, and Superfoods Cafe & Market in support of health and wellness educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2021 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 2 through September 29. 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. "Give me a patch of beans and a little corn, red ripe tomatoes, work jeans that are well worn, dirt beneath my fingernails and muscles that are sore. Baby I know what ails us can be cured with beans and a little corn!" ~ The Bean Song - Crandall Creek  Come Buy Locally Grown & Eat Healthy with us - Rain, Shine or Heat of Day - at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, July 7, 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, through September 29, 2021! Parking is limited on-site. Convenient parking is available in the upper Bank Parking Lot across Main Street and up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue. We've got a lot happening in July ... look for some fun raffles with lots of prizes in the coming weeks! In the meantime, July brings us an abundant harvest! Peaches, Plums, Blueberries, Raspberries, Early Apples, Tomatoes, Corn, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Radishes, Beets, Carrots, Potatoes and More!  MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Three-4-All will be performing "Old-Time" tunes at the Market on Opening Day. The songs will be from the period before 1925 and within the public domain! They'll be playing a little Ragtime, Folk, American ballads, Blues and more! It'll be a treat to have music back at the market once more. Look for them to perform the first Wednesdays of the each month through September!  STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads Don Freeman's "Corduroy!" Corduroy is a story about a teddy bear that waits every day for someone to come into the department store and take him home. One day a little girl named Lisa wants to buy him, but her mother points out that he is missing one of the buttons on his overalls." Laura will read on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages but great for those at age1 and older)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.  ADOPT A "RUBBER DUCK" TO WIN! The Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland and Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company will be at the market promoting the September 12 #MountAiryDuckRace to raise money for the Fire Company, Rotary scholarships, and other community projects. All net proceeds from this event will be given back to the Mount Airy community.! Adopt a "Rubber" Duck to WIN! Make it huge, ADOPT A QUACK PACK TO WIN! So, what is this event all about? On September 12th, the second annual Mount Airy Duck Race will be held by the fire department activities building there are obstacles and lots of surprises in this race!* VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday, July 7th, are slated to be:
 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Rustic Raspberry-Peach Tart from 50 of Taste of Home's Best Peach Dessert Recipes; recipes sure to satisfy, from peach pie, to this raspberry-peach tart, to peach cobbler! Get ready for some extra sweet peach treats! Yum! Did you know? The Peach originated from the region of Northwest China, but today it can be found in many parts of the world. In fact, there are over 2000 varieties of peaches in the world. There are two two main types of peaches - Yellow Peaches are tarter - high in acid, low in sugar and White Peaches are sweeter, low in acid and high in sugar. Early varieties of peaches are known as Clingstone where the flesh clings to the stone (pit) and later varieties are Freestone. Peaches are extremely nutritious! They are high in Vitamins A and C! Learn more by reading this article, 40 Interesting Peach Facts from SeriousFacts.com.
COVID 19 Updates: Our patrons may still place preorders for pick-up at the market during 2021. While the statewide mandates set by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to mitigate COVID-19 have been relaxed and lifted as of July 1st, COVID-19 is still present and there may be variants. We are on the 45-day grace period. Therefore, we request that everyone entering the market show respect for our community. Our patrons, vendors and farmers' market team appreciate it. We encourage social distancing, and hand washing/sanitation while on-site at the market. Our vendors who are serving samples and prepared food will still wear masks to protect the public; however, we leave the choice to you to mask up. Patience is appreciated as we navigate health and safety practices as we recover from uncertain times. As Spock would say, "Live Long and Prosper." That's what we want for you, so come Buy Local and Eat Fresh and Healthy, and spend time outside with us at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market!  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 2021 Sponsors and Partners: Fogle's Asphalt, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, Browning Reagle Insurance, Sheri Cates State Farm Insurance Agency and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, The Last Word Bookstore in support of Story Time at the Market, and Superfoods Cafe & Market in support of health and wellness educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2021 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. The 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 2 through September 29. 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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