Buy Local & Eat Fresh! It's the Back-to-School Celebration at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 24 . 3-7 PM

And, Emmylou got caught passing me a note. Before the teacher took it I read what she wrote, "Do you love me?
Do you wanna be my friend? And if you do, well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand if you want to!"
~ Check Yes or No by George Strait

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​BACK TO SCHOOL CELEBRATION! ​Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 3-7 PM!  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 at or walk to either the Mount Airy Senior Center or the American Legion. The Bus will depart when it is full and make a continuous loop to the market each market day, ​throughout the season, currently running 3:00-600 PM! ​

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​​STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 3:30-3:45 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.

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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 on Wednesday, September 6th!

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VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday,
August 24th, are slated to be:

In the Cove:

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse:  Seasonal Fruits, Berries, Vegetables, Plants, Herbs  & Cut Flowers & More
• Walker Honey Company: Local Honey, Jam, &  Beeswax Wraps, Bee products
• Pong's Orchard: Seasonal Fruit – Blueberries,  Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums & Citrus Trees
• DC Dills: Pickles, Krauts & Ferments
• Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co.: Duck Meat, Duck Eggs, Sample Wines to  Order for delivery.​
• Linganore Winecellars: Wines, Bottled,
• ​produced by Linganore 
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go
• Farmers' Market Refreshments: Dublin Roaster's Iced Coffee, and Iced Tea served by Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market. ​
• ​Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information, T-Shirts, Give-Aways. 

R2T Food Court:

• CAMPfire Brick Oven Pizza - ​Homemade from scratch brick oven pizza ... on wheels!​​
• Bold Love Bakery,  Naturally-Leavened Breads, Pastries made with Home-Grown and Locally Sourced ingredients plus bags of locally roasted Dublin Roasters whole bean and ground coffees

At the Platform Stage:

• ​​Chestnut Hill Farm:  Fruits, Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Cheese, Butter and More
• Kid's Activity Tent: Play Checkers, Tic-Tac-Toe, and other Fun Games (for Kinds of all Ages!)
• K.I.C. Kares: Homemade merchandise and other goodies. Proceeds from sales go to fund the K.I.C. Kares project. 
• Happy Bee Herbal Products: Herbal Products, Tinctures, Soaps, Salves, Bath/Body Products Made with variety of Organic Herbs, Packaged Teas, and Candles.
• Dirty Boots Boutique: Western-Style Jewelry
• Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win  the Sept. 18 Mount Airy Duck Race.*

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 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP!  PB & J Apples by Delish.com. 
What a great snack for the kids and a new twist on PB& J! There's no bread required for this cool snack recipe, just your apples, peanut butter and your favorite jam or jelly! You'll need a mini-star or heart-shaped cookie cutter.  Find your apples from Pong's Orchard, Chestnut Hill Farm & Market and Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse! Find your Jam at Walker Honey Company!

An Apple a Day! Learn about different varieties of apples and their health benefits! Check out this article,  25 Types of Apples, Their Benefits, and the Best Way to Enjoy Each Variety from Prevention.com!  ​Your full guide on choosing the best apple—from Gala to Honeycrisp to McIntosh.  "Experts at the Harvard School of Public Health love apples for their high fiber content, phytochemicals (which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties), vitamin C, and low calorie count as a healthy snack. And if that’s not enough, research published through the university has linked eating apples to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes."

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Be sure to visit all of our amazing farmers and producers as listed above, and cool your core with a Jessica's Snowball while you're at the Market this Wednesday!

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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. 
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​​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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