Buy Local & Fresh! Celebrate National Farmers Market Week at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 10 . 3-7 PM

"At the Farmer's Market close to home all the food you'll find there is locally grown.
 Like a farm once a week in your neighborhood it's Farmer's Market good. "
Farmer's Market Good by Tom Chapin

Come Buy Local with Us at our National Farmers Market Week Celebration! Rain, Shine or Heat of Day ~ Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 10th, 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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TASTE OF THE  MARKET: 3:00-7:00 PM - Yummy! Taste that Farm-Freshness at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market Taste of the Market this Wednesday, August 4. We'll offer samples of fresh fruit and berries, including juicy, fresh picked peaches.

​Perhaps we'll have something refreshing to quench your thirst!  Check out the Fruit Infused Water recipe below!​

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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: Darla Jean and Friends will be serenading us with their down-home, old-timey 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.  Look for Darla Jean and her friends to perform next month on September 21st!

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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 10th, are slated to be:

In the Cove:

• 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
• 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
• 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!
• Farmers' Market Refreshments: Dublin Roaster's Iced Coffee, and Blueberry Iced Tea served by Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market. ​

Please note that due to a family emergency, Bold Love Bakery cannot be at the market this Wednesday, but will be back next Wednesday, August 17th, with their baked goods with that special ingredient, LOVE!​

At the Platform Stage:

• Chestnut Hill Farm:  Fruits, Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Cheese, Butter and More
• Taste of the Market: Tastings of locally grown or produced value-added products at the market.
• Kid's Activity Tent:  Fun & Games this week - Play Tic-Tac-Toe, Checkers, Market Scavenger Hunt
• Single Barrel Soaps: Artisan Soaps, Lotions, Body and Bath Products
• K.I.C. Kares: Homemade merchandise and other goodies and homegrown fruits & veggies.  Proceeds from sales go to fund the K.I.C. Kares project. 
• Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win  the Sept. 18 Mount Airy Duck Race.

*DUE TO  PROBABLE STORMS,  VENDORS MAY CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE TODAY DUE TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRODUCT AND/OR SAFETY CONCERNS.

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TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP!   Fruit Infused Water from SuperHealthyKids.com. Fruit Infused Water is a great way to stay hydrated especially when it’s hot outside. Add your favorite fruits (and even veggies!) to create yummy flavors in a cold and refreshing tall glass of ice cold water. You could use Watermelon, Blueberries, plus some herbs, like Mint or Basil to make it "pop!" Combining Cucumbers and Mint also make for a refreshing summertime drink! 

The possibilities are endless! Check out Wholefully.com's ​8 Easy Infused Water Recipes For Hydration (With Directions).  With adding different fruits, vegetables and herbs each day, you can benefit nutritionally.  Remember you may eat the fruit when you've finished your Fruit Infused Water!

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GET YOUR TICKETS TO WINE & CHEESE ON MAIN STREET! Buy Your Tickets Online NOW for Wine & Cheese on Main Street, August 18, 6-8PM This is a ticketed event showcasing Wine & Cheese, farm-fresh and locally grown products and more! Most Downtown Mount Airy Shops and Restaurants will be open & offering specials.

Sample & Buy Wines from Linganore Winecellars, The Urban Winery of Silver Spring and Libertas Estates! Sample the 2022 Signature Wine Cocktail, MISC Distillery's Cocktail, and a preview of brews to come from Liquidity Aleworks.  Sample and locally produced Cow, Sheep and Goat's Milk Cheeses! All this and more will be found in during the evening Downtown Mount Airy, MD (a production of Mount Airy Main Street Association and Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market). Be one of 300 attendees to receive a complimentary MAMSA Wine Glass! CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR TICKET(S) NOW!

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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 [email protected]. 

​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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