Back to School at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market; Fun-Filled Educational Activities Await All . Wed . Sept 13

It's Back to School at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market and Autumn's Around the Corner! Buy Local. Eat Fresh. And, come to the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market for some for some pretty-fine-family-farmers'-market-fun this Wednesday, September 13, 3-7PM!  We're in the Mount Airy Municipal Parking Lot, Park Avenue & Cross Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771.

MUSIC AT THE MARKET: 3:30 - 6:00 PM - ​To serenade us with some awesome tunes, we'll have a local Carroll County band out of New Windsor, Morning Sky. So, come enjoy listening to the vibe at the market and stay a while too! ​Morning Sky plays a  variety of bluegrass inspired music, folk, and more! 

TASTE OF THE MARKET: 4:00-5:00 PM - Taste a variety of fruits and veggies that are at the market at the Taste of the Market Table.

FARMERS' MARKET FUN!
How do you make a farmers' market fun? Make it a family activity! There are so many ways to have fun with your kids at the market ... so let us count the ways!   We've chosen three for this market day ... (1) Weave-A-Story: 3:45 . (2) Scavenger Hunt:  4:30 (3)  Farmers' Market Bingo: 5:15 

​SEPTEMBER HARVEST SEASON: What does September bring? Well, it brings the last few weeks of the 2017 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, the last of the Summer Harvest, and beginning of the Fall Crops!  The Fruits of the Season you may see at the market this Wednesday are: Apples, Asian Pears, Blackberries, Cantaloupes, Grapes, Honeydew, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries and Watermelon. In addition, you'll find a lot of farm-fresh veggies such as: Grean Beans,  Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard (Swiss), Collards, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Herbs, Garlic, Lettuces, Okra, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Radishes, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Spinach, Summer Squash (Zucchini, Yellow , Winter Squash (Butternut, Acorn), Sweet Potatoes and Tomatoes.
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​This Wednesday, September 13, the vendors slated to be at the market are:

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Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse
Pong's Orchard
​The Meat Shack at Strohmer's Farm
Whispering Breeze Farm Cheese
D & S Microgreens
​​Linganore Winecellars ​

The Dough Whisperer
​Cannon Apiary
Sugar Thumbs
Pizza Llama
Grandma Shirley's Afghans

TODAY'S RECIPE. Today's recipe is Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Horseradish and Apples brought to you by Martha Stewart in her 18 Amazing Acorn Squash Recipes Sure to Satisfy.   Find some of the locally grown and produced ingredients at the market today!  Recipes, Tips and the Harvest Calendar can be found on our Recipes page. ​

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​Remember to Make it Memorable on Main! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! 
Find time to visit Main Street, from merchants such as Ben Gue's Collectables and Gifts, Blossom and Basket Boutique, Déjà Vu Boutique or Georgie's Girls, to Moxley's Wooden Bowls & Hand-Crafted Gifts, Fire House Pottery & Arts;  Restaurants ...Laurienzo Brick Oven Cafe, Olde Town Restaurant, Cryin' Johnnies, SuperFoods on Main, Concetta's Main Street Bistro,  and The Upper Deck ... AND SO MUCH MORE! We've got it all!  Check out the FULL DIRECTORY  on the BRICK WALL next to TOWN HALL!

The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market 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 Sponsors: Health Unlimited, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates,  MISCellaneous Distillery and Linganore Winecellars.

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.   The 2017 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market runs on Wednesdays, May 17-September 27, 2017, 3 - 7 p.m. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the Municipal Parking Lot at the corner of Park Avenue and Cross Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.org or follow us on Facebook.