Buy Local! Find Mid-August Harvest, Baked Goods & Honey at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 16 . 3-7PM

"A taste of honey! Tasting much sweeter than wine. I dream of your first kiss, and then I feel upon my lips again.
A taste of honey! Tasting much sweeter than wine. I will return, yes I will return. I'll come back for the honey and you."
A Taste of Honey by The Beatles

Come Buy Local with Us for an Abundant Mid-August Harvest ~ Rain, Shine or Heat of Day!  Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, 3-7 PM!   Find farm-fresh foods, fruits & veggies, and more! Our featured producer this Wednesday is Walker Honey Company! 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 27,  2023!  Convenient parking is available in the lower lot of Liquidity Aleworks, in the new Municipal Lot at the corner of Prospect and N. Main St., and  up in the  Municipal  Parking  Lot off of Park Avenue.  You may even enjoy a nature walk by parking at Watkins Park & walking down the Rails-to-Trails path to the market! 

Wish to hop the occasional bus to the market?  The next bus service will run this Wednesday, August 16th, 3-6PM. The Mount Airy Senior Task Support (MASTS)  is continuing their bus service on the first and third Wednesdays, 3-6 PM,  from  the Mount Airy Senior Center in Carroll County and from ​the American Legion Gold Star Post #191  in Frederick County.  

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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! ​

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Darla Jean and Friends  will be serenading us with their down-home, old-timey folk and bluegrass tunes (in the public domain). 

Look for Darla Jean and her friends to perform next month on September 20th!

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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, August 16th, are slated to be:

In the Cove:

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse:  Seasonal Fruits, Berries, Vegetables, Plants, Herbs  & Cut Flowers & More
• Homewood Farm: Organic "Rainbow" Eggs, Plant Starts, Organic Veggies (Kale, Arugula, Radishes, Turnips, Beans, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant), Blueberries, Culinary & Medical Herbs, Soaps & Soy Candles
• Walker Honey Company: Local Honey, Jam, &  Beeswax Wraps, Bee products
• DC Dills: Pickles
• Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co.: Libertas Estates Wines & limited availability - Duck Eggs & Whole Ducks.​
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go
• The Urban Winery: Maryland's only urban winery, has an excellent selection of varietals, both bottled and canned.
• Ask a Master Gardener: Carroll County Master Gardeners
• ​Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information & Give Aways.​

R2T Food Court:

• Bold Love Bakery,  Naturally-Leavened Breads, Pastries made with Home-Grown and Locally Sourced ingredients such as Breads (Sourdough loaves, baquettes, and sandwich loaves), Cookies, Scones, Pies, Croissants, Donuts, Jelly Sticks, Cinnamon Buns, Chocolate Buns

• Bold Love Farm: Produce, Ready to Heat Vegetarian Soups  & Quiches, Salad Kits, Flat Breads, Spreads & Sauces, Sweets & Sides, Coffee, Tea 
• Krafty Kreations: Scented Candles, Scented Play Dough Paracord Gadgets, Pot Holders, Wood Burnings and Bracelets​

At the Platform Stage:

• Scenic View Orchards: Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Greens, Herbs 
• The Stafford Farms: Natural Fed, Field Raised Beef, Pork, Poultry and Seafood (Crab Pretzels, Crab Cakes,) Eggs, Cheese, Preserves, Honey, Pickles, Salad Dressings, Sauces, Old Fashioned Sodas.
• Stem & Stone: Field-Grown Flowers by the Stem
  ​and Prearranged Bouquets plus Handmade Pottery with a focus on vases to accompany the cut flowers!
• ​Ur Local Crystal Dealer: Wire-wrapped Crystal Jewelry 
• ​Happy Bee Herbal Products: Herbal Products - Herbal Teas, Herbal Scrubs, and other products such as Soaps, Salves, Lotions and Chapsticks.
• ​Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win the September 17th Mount Airy Duck Race.*

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WINE & CHEESE ON MAIN STREET 2023!  BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW for a Mount Airy Main Street, an event promoting Fresh & Local to be  held in Downtown Mount Airy, Thursday, August 17 . 5-8PM. Featuring the Best of Local, from Wines, Cheeses and farm-fresh products to all that our local Downtown Shops and Restaurants have to offer and More!   *A ticketed event for Wine & Cheese Tastings;  Local Bottled Wines & Cheeses will be sold separately.  To  purchase your tickets, CLICK HERE.

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TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP!  ​Honey Roasted Beets & Carrots from TheCreativeBite.com. Honey Roasted Beets & Carrots are an easy and healthy side dish. This simple recipe highlights the flavors of the vegetables with a touch of added sweetness. Together, they each make the other even more beautiful. But, they even more lovely when you consider how healthy they are. So full of vitamins and minerals, but still wonderfully tasty. With a touch of honey, you arrive at a side dish that makes everything else it is served with even more lovely and delicious. Find your local honey from Walker Honey Company, and look for carrots and beets from our local produce vendors at the market!

Did you know? "Eating unfiltered, unheated, raw honey produced within your area, (50-mile radius or less) is like receiving a natural anti-allergy shot! Quercetin, a component of honey, has been found in studies to reduce inflammation and pollen allergy symptoms. It stabilizes the cell membranes that release histamine, which triggers allergic reactions. Raw honey also contains bee pollen and bee propolis, which boosts the immune system, and builds immunity to allergens." Learn more,  read "6 Amazing Benefits of Local, Raw Honey."

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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  2023 Sponsors and Partners: Catonsville Homes, 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 2023 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. 

​The  2023 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, May 31 through September 27.  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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