Celebrate Local! Come for the Spectacular Golden Harvest at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Sept. 14 . 3-7PM

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Like Golden Fruit in a Basket when it's given to the poor. A word so fitly spoken can mean love & so much more!"
~ Apples of Gold, Karen Lafferty

HELLO SUNSHINE!!! There are just three (3) Markets left to the 2022 Season!!! We know! Right? We're looking forward to one of the most beautiful days thus far this season this Wednesday!  Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, September 14th, 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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ADOPT A DUCK/DUCKS FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL MOUNT AIRY DUCK RACE! Come Adopt a Duck this Wednesday, September 14th, 3-7PM! ​ The Rotary Club of Mount Airy will be at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market for the last time before the September 18th Mount Airy Duck Race! 

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM:  Sara Horsfall ... 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. Find Wines at the Market today by visiting The Urban Winery and Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Company!

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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 14th, 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
• Pong's Orchard: Seasonal Fruit – Blueberries,  Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Asian Pears & More!
• Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co.: Duck Meat, Duck Eggs, Sample Wines to  Order for delivery.
• DC Dills: Pickles, Krauts & Ferments
• The Urban Winery Maryland's only urban winery, has an excellent selection of varietals, both bottled and canned.
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go
• Dublin Roaster's Iced Coffee, and Mint Iced Tea served by Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market.
• Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information, T-Shirts, Give-Aways

​R2T Food Court:

• La Parada: Authentic Costa Rican Foods including Quesadillas, Empanadas, Tacos, Nachos, Flautas & 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

At the Platform Stage:

• Chestnut Hill Farm, Smithsburg, MD (Frederick County): Fruits, Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Cheese, Butter
• Kelly's Homemades: Homemade Body Butters, Bath Bombs, Scrubs, Shower Steamers and Miscellaneous Crafts!  
• Kid's Activity Tent: Play Checkers, Tic-Tac-Toe, and other Fun Games (for Kinds of all Ages!)
• Town of Mount Airy: Cool Surprise Activity coming your way at the Market!
• Taste of the Market: Tastings of locally grown or produced value-added products at the market.
• Shepherds Manor Creamery: Sheep Milk Cheese & Soaps​
• Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win  the Mount Airy Duck Race.*

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TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Sticky Five-Spice and Plum Duck with {Asian} Pear Slaw from Taste.com.au ​Sticky plum, ginger and five-spice glaze gives this crispy skin duck a chinese-inspired makeover. Find your whole duck from Maryland Duck Co., Asian Pears from Pong's Orchard and Cabbage and other greens from our two produce vendors, Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse and Chestnut Hill Farm & Market.

According to In the Kitchen with Matt, The Asian pear is a pretty nutritious fruit, some of the health benefits include:
     ~ High in fiber
     ~ Good amount of Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Potassium
     ~ Good source of copper which helps support the immune system
     ~ Helps with blood sugar control
     ~ High in antioxidants

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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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