Buy Local! Find a Glorious Fall Harvest & More at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wednesday . September 21 . 3-7PM

"Do you remember the 21st night of September? . . . Our hearts were ringin' in the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember how the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah!"
September by Earth, Wind & Fire

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Come say "Goodbye to Summer" this Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 3-7PM at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers'  Market! We'll be just hours away from the Autumn Equinox, but the Fall Harvest has already arrived!

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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TODAY'S MARKET IS SPONSORED BY DONNAMARIE NEEDLE OF NORTHROP REALTY. Stop by to see Donnamarie Needle - she'll have a specially themed, "Shop, Dine & Eat along Main Street" wheel for you to  spin to win something uniquely special to Mount Airy's Downtown Shopping district! Donnamarie has recently showcased Mount Airy's  amazing business community through her online talk show series, TALK OF THE TOWN through Parkbench.com!  

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​​​MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Darla Jean and Friends will be serenading us with their down-home, old-timey foot-stompin' folk and bluegrass tunes (in the public domain).  We love the group's rendition of  Mountain Dew , an anti-prohibition song that was composed in 1920.  This is their last performance of the year, so come on out and enjoy the music!

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​VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers, Producers and amazing Community Members at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, September 21st, are slated to be:

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse:  Seasonal Fruits, Berries, Vegetables, Plants, Herbs  & Cut Flowers & More
• Harvest Moon Bakehouse: Breads, Pastries, Pies, Cakes, Cookies
• Walker Honey Company: Local Honey, Jam, &  Beeswax Wraps, Bee products
• Pong's Orchard: Seasonal Fruit – Plums, Apples and Asian Pears, and more.
• Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co.: Duck Meat, Duck Eggs, Sample Wines to  Order for delivery.
• DC Dills: Pickles, Krauts & Ferments
• Linganore Winecellars:  Wines, Bottled,produced by Linganore
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go.
• Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information, T-Shirts, Give-Aways​

​R2T Food Court:

• Cryin' Johnnies: A wide variety of Hot Dogs fixed how you want 'em . . .   from Naked Dogs to Crabby Dogs, Nachos & More
• 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
• Eryn's Cookies, Coffee & Lemonade - Sponsored by Jayde's Bakery, Eryn (Jayde's daughter) will be selling homemade  Sugar Skull Iced Cookies, Iced Coffee & Ice Cold Lemonade! 

Eryn's Cookies, Coffee & Lemonade

At the Platform Stage:

• Chestnut Hill Farm: Fruits, Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Cheese, Butter
• Kid's Activity Tent: Play Checkers, Tic-Tac-Toe, and other Fun Games (for Kinds of all Ages
• Donnamarie Needle of Northrop Realty: Spin to Win a special prize themed "Shop, Dine & Eat on Main Street!"
• Kelly's Homemades: Homemade Body Butters, Bath Bombs, Scrubs, Shower Steamers and Miscellaneous Crafts!  ​
• Shepherds Manor Creamery: Sheep Milk Cheese & Soaps
• Carol's Corner/Wayne's Wood Tattoos: Wood Carved Signs, Outdoor Goose/Swan, Large Plaques, Embroidery on Towels and Totes.

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TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP!  Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower from WholesomeYum.com.  Both Broccoli and Cauliflower are super nutritious!This healthy roasted broccoli and cauliflower recipe with parmesan and garlic is quick and easy, with just 5 ingredients. A delicious way to serve veggies! Find your Broccoli, Cauliflower & Garlic at Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse. 

Did you know? According to AgHires' 15 Interesting Facts about Broccoli, "Italian immigrants first introduced broccoli to the United States in the 1800s. However, it did not become widely know until the 1920s,' and  that "the word broccoli comes from an Italian word broccolo which means “the flowering top of a cabbage."

 In addition, per Just Fun Facts' Interesting Facts about Cauliflower, "Cauliflower is one of the cultivated varieties of the cabbage plant family and is closely related to broccoli. The cauliflower originally came from Cyprus."

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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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