 Celebrate at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market - listed as one of Maryland’s Best Agriculture farmers' markets - this Wednesday, September 7th, from 3 to 7 pm - as we say goodbye to a phenomenal 15-week season! We’ve felt the vibe at the market with local music and a great mix of farmers and producers from our local four-county region and beyond. We’ve enjoyed hosting community-based activities and having you - the Greater Mount Airy community - join us at the market every Wednesday this summer! We are honored to let you know that two of Maryland’s cabinet members, Maryland Secretary of Planning Wendi Peters and Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder, and others have heard some wonderful things about our newly expanded 15-week market and will be joining us in the late afternoon to take in all the market has to offer! Please join us in giving them a big Greater Mount Airy community welcome! Our market is going to be full of wonderment and excitement this Wednesday for sure! This Wednesday, we’re hosting The Connor Stone Band, a hot alternative band from Frederick County! This group adds a tremendous vibe with their awesome, harmonizing voices and includes Connor Stone, Billy Bristor and local duo, Stag & Owl! For a sneak preview, listen to Every Morning, a catchy cover tune performed by The Connor Stone Band! We are so delighted to have this talented group of musicians with us to end our first season as an expanded, all inclusive, 4-county community farmers’ market! Make our Soldiers Smile … We’re hosting Treats for our Troops this week who will be adding a wonderful family activity this week. For kids of all ages, lift the spirits of our soldiers and give them something to smile about! You and your family will enjoy creating a cards for our military troops!
WHAG-TV-4 News covered the market too on a special feature, Local farmers' market shows off various vendors, covered by Katie Misuraca. Interviewed was our local cheese producer from Taneytown, Don Brower of Whispering Breeze Farm. Rain or Shine ... this week's farmers and producers are:  The Meat Shack at Strohmer's Farm - Strohmer's has all you need for your Weekend Cookouts!!! The Meat Shack has been bringing a variety of their farm-fresh, naturally produced meats including smoked 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, prime cuts of beef, ground beef, beef cubes, ground goat and more! Special Orders are accepted for Strip Steaks and Chicken Parts. Strohmer's also has a plentiful Supply of Duck and Chicken Eggs too! 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. All delicious and full of savory local cheesy goodness. Willow Creek Manor Farming - Get your "garden salad" (fixin's) and a whole lot more at Willow Creek Manor Farm! 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 in the last several weeks! 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 – What will Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse bring this week to the market? New this week... Red Sweet Potatoes, White Nectarines, Kennebec White Potatoes and Cauliflower… Five Points will also be bringing Tomatoes, Yellow Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Potatoes, Green Beans, Wax Beans, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Red Beets, Bell Peppers, Sweet Colored Peppers (Lunch Box size), Hot Peppers (Ghost, Serrano, Jamaican, Manzanos), Red Onions, Candy Onions, Sweet Bi-Colored Corn, Cantaloupe, Freestone Peaches, White Freestone Peaches, Honey Crisp Apples (possibly), Cucumbers, Watermelon and Cut Flowers. Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse accepts WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP Checks for fruits and vegetables. Red sweet potato white Nectarines (didn't have for awhile ) white potato Kennebec and cauliflower. Pong’s Orchard – Pongs Orchard, Howard County's "Secret Garden" located in Fulton, Maryland, will have Asian Pears this week along with apples, peaches, nectarines, plums and locally grown and nutritious fruit. Pong’s Orchard accepts WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP Checks for fruits and vegetables. 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 of 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 New Market Plains Vineyards** - Frederick County's winery out of New Market, Maryland, showcasing three varieties of wines made with grapes grown on New Market Plains Vineyards. Furnace Hills Coffee – The last few weeks Furnace Hills Coffee had dollar shots ... shots of espresso, that is! Wonder what Dave Baldwin with Furnace Hills Coffee 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! Made by Jayde – Jayde’s so creative! Jayde’s been bringing a variety of baked goods including cookies, scones, beer bread and more! Stop by to see what Jayde made this week! Come get ‘em! (Hint… Jayde's got a lot of heart and she shows it in everything she bakes!)… Yum! The Dough Whisperer - Stop by the Dough Whisperer for your freshly baked Breads, Cakes, Pies, Muffins, Cookies, Granola and other delicious baked desserts! The Pizza Llama – Wood-fired Pizza! – Wonder what Andrew will make this week with the fresh, locally grown ingredients found at market? … Don’t know, but we do know that he is making his secret sauce with Willow Creek Manor Farming’s Certified-Organic Tomatoes! Mmmm… Mouthwatering and Delicious… SuperFoods on Main** - Delicious and Healthy Salads made from Farm-Fresh Greens and more from your local & healthful Super Foods (and they are super) across the street on Main! Cryin’ Johnnies** – Cryin’ Johnnies will be Hot Doggin’ at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market this Wednesday… Come get your Naked Dog or Dress your Dog ("dawg") up with some Ketchup & Mustard, have it with crab, chili and your way … and Hurley’s way … any way you have your dog, your “dog gonna” love it! Cryin’ Johnnies will leave you cryin’ for more! Pheasant Hill Farm** - Pheasant Hill Farm’s Marjorie Satterlee will be bringing several varieties of tasty Pheasant Hill Farm freshly-canned jars of jams, jellies from their fruits, veggies and berries grown on the farm and raw honey (bottled fresh by Marjorie produced by some busy local honey bees). Vista View Farms** - Autumn and Wintertime weather is just around the bend! It’s time get your Vista View Farm wool blankets, socks and more from Damascus-based Vista View Farms. Local Farmers, Marla and Andrew Keller, raise BFL (Bluefaced Leicesters) sheep, a breed known to produce the finest fleece. They will also have fall mums for sale too. Vista View Farm also has produce for sale at their farm on Clarksburg Rd. Stress Recess LLC at Wellness Point** – Come relieve that summertime stress at the market this Wednesday with some good ol’ massage therapy with Marissa Johnson, a licensed massage therapist. Stone Edge Sharpening** – Tired of using those dull kitchen knives ... well, fret no more, because Stone Edge Sharpening will sharpen them up for you! Have problems getting that nicely cut lawn, Brian Lindsey of Stone Edge will sharpen up your lawn mower blades too! Enter, Exit, Escape**- Wondering what this escape room thing is all about? Come visit Enter, Exit, Escape's informational table at the Mount Airy Farmers Market. There will be a little challenge and all the information you want (except trade secrets!), straight from the owner's mouth. (Please note that due to circumstances beyond Woodbourne Creamery’s control, we learned today that the creamery will not able to make it this week! But, don’t despair! Please take a quick day-trip down to Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard, take a tour, pick your own and enjoy the farm-fresh dairy products produced by their sustainably raised grass-fed Golden Guernseys. Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard is just inside the Montgomery County line on the right as you head south on Route 27. ) Local Community – Local Music We’re celebrating with you, the Greater Mount Airy Community tomorrow at the end-of-the-season Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! We hope you enjoyed the vibe of the market this season as we expanded our market to include our local community in many ways! This Wednesday, we also hope you’ll give a smile to a soldier through this wonderful community-oriented activity...  Treats for Troops. Send a smile to our soldiers and make greeting cards for our troops. There’s nothing like opening a card and feeling the warm embrace, a kind word, that touch of a caring community. Treats for Troops - a group that sends monthly care packages to our troops overseas - has arranged to have a session to make greeting cards for our troops this Wednesday at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market. This is an activity that transcends all age groups. Let’s all join in to support our troops!  Music at the Market - 4-6pm The Connor Stone Band. Enjoy listening to The Connor Stone Band! Local to Frederick County, the alternative group will be with us this Wednesday as we close the market for the season! The band includes the awesome musical talents of Connor Stone, Billy Bristor and local duo, Stag & Owl! Also, please give a huge hand to our local Mount Airy Open Mic Musician, Austin Bristor, who has performed at the market and helped arrange some of the performances by local talent this season at the market! Catch Austin and other talented musicians at SuperFoods on Main's Open Mic Nights on the last Friday of ever month, 7-9pm! Make it Memorable on Mount Airy's Main Street! Tour. Shop. Dine. Enjoy! Looking for that unique gift for someone special or a beautiful plant or flower arrangement to send, check out our farmers’ market host location in the Railyard, Blossom & Basket Boutique! We look forward to another wonderful season at the 2017 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market and being able to work with and promote all that the Town of Mount Airy’s Main Street business community has to offer! Look for more news about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market soon! We'll have some delightful surprises for you! Remember, we're here for you, the Greater Mount Airy community! 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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