Buy Local & Fresh! Celebrate National Farmers Market Week at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 9th . 3-7 PM

"You belong among the wildflowers. You belong in a boat out at sea. Sail away, kill off the hours. You belong somewhere you feel free. Run away, find you a lover. Go away somewhere all bright and new. I have seen no other Who compares with you."
~ Wildflowers by Tom Petty

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Come Buy Local with Us at our National Farmers Market Week Celebration! Enjoy the Sunshine! ~ Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 3-7 PM!   Find farm-fresh foods, fruits & veggies, and more! Our featured grower this Wednesday is Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouses!  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 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.  The next bus service will run next Wednesday, August 16,
3-6PM. 

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GET YOUR MARKET BAG!!!
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Be sustainable! In celebration of National Farmers' Market Week, be one of 100 market patrons at the market to receive a free reusable Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market  cotton  tote bag courtesy of Catonsville Homes! You may come to the Mount Airy Main Street Association's bright yellow tent to get yours!

We also have reusable bags from our long-time sponsor Mount Airy Children's Dental Associates which will be at the entrance of the market. 

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 9.  We'll offer samples of fresh fruit and berries, including juicy, fresh picked peaches.

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM:  Sara Horsfall & Friends - Enjoy listening to  Sara on the classical guitar playing some old time classics  (in the public domain). Her music and the market just go together like Grapes to Wine; and Wine goes with everything! It'll be a treat to have her music back at the market once more. Look for Sara to perform the second Wednesdays of the each month through September!

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CELEBRATE MOUNT AIRY'S PLACE IN RAILROAD HISTORY! Park at Watkin's Park, take a walk down the Old Main Line Rails-to-Trails, go back in time by visiting the Historical Society's Museum in the historic Mount Airy Train Station, and learn more about what the Town of Mount Airy has to offer The Caboose Tourism Center! ​

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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 9th, 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
• Raize the Bar:  Artisan Brownies, Blondies & Other Bar Goods.
• DC Dills: Pickles
• Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co.: Duck Meat, Duck Eggs, Sample Wines to  Order for delivery.​
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go
• Bipity Bliss Skin Care:  Homemade Lotion Bars, Lip Balm, Unique Bath Balms, Shower Steamers and Sugar Scrubs
• ​Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information & Give Aways.​

R2T Food Court:

• La Parada:  Authentic Costa Rican Foods including Quesadillas, Empanadas, Tacos, Nachos, Flautas & More!
• ​Taste of the Market: Taste the market's locally grown peaches and berries!​

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.
• Elderberry Cabin: Bees Wax Candles, Handmade Soap, Dried/Freeze-Dried Elderberry, Jelly, Loose Tea
• ​Ur Local Crystal Dealer: Wire-wrapped Crystal Jewelry 
• Kelly's Homemades: Bath Bombs, Body Butter, Lip Scrub, Shower Steamers, Sugar Scrubs, Bath Salt, Beard Balm & More!​​
• Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win the September 17th Mount Airy Duck Race.*

Please Note: Due to the storms that rolled through on Monday night, two of our farmers, Pong's Orchard & Homewood Farms,  have received storm damage and therefore, they will not be in attendance at today's market.

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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! Blueberry Peach Parfait from Farm Flavor.
​Parfait is French for “perfect,” and so is this dessert, layered with blueberries, peaches and mascarpone cream.  Find your peaches and blueberries today from our two fruit and vegetable vendors, Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouses and Scenic View Orchards!

​Did you know? Peaches Promote Healing! According to WebMD, "Just one medium peach has about 11% of the vitamin C you need each day. This nutrient helps your body heal wounds and keeps your immune system going strong. It also helps get rid of “free radicals” -- chemicals that have been linked to cancer because they can damage your cells."  Learn more about the health benefits of peaches by clicking here.​

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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 [email protected]. 

​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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