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"Find me in my field of grass, Mother Nature's son. Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun." Mother Nature's Son, The Beatles  We're celebrating Mother Nature, Sustainability and Healthy Living this Wednesday! Come Buy Locally Grown & Eat Healthy with us - Rain or Shine - salute Mother Nature at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 30, 3-7PM! 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 29, 2021! Parking is limited on-site. Convenient parking is available in the upper Bank Parking Lot across Main Street and up in the Municipal Parking Lot off of Park Avenue. The Sustainable Mount Airy Commission will be at the farmers' market this Wednesday! Come talk with Mount Airy park naturalist Ashley Collier to learn how to be sustainable, sign up to get a free composting containment system! Feel the nature, take a walk on Mount Airy's Rails-to-Trails path.  MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Local pianist, Bobby Bryant, will fill the marketplace with a musical medley of old-time jazz, ragtime, the blues, western tunes and more (in the public domain). Playing the 88 keys is not Bobby's only passion and talent! He's an avid baseball fan, loves classic cars and was a flavor-master creating some unique delicious ice cream flavors for a local regional ice cream chain. YUM! We look for Bobby to return September 22nd and September 29th.  STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads "The Pirate Jamboree" by Mark Teague. Ahoy! Your little mateys will shout and "aargh" along with the pirate jamboree!It's a fun, rhyming, swashbuckling tale of summer fun and friendship! Laura will read on select afternoons around 4:30 p.m. on the train station's platform stage at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! Great for Kids (of All Ages but especially great for those at year 3 and older)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.  Mobile Vaccination Clinic! GO-VAX MOBILE COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC ~ 3-5PM: Come on down to Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market to get your free COVID-19 vaccine this Wednesday, 3-5PM. Protect yourself, and help move Carroll forward! . . . Not sure yet? Check out this quick read from Johns Hopkins Medicine and learn more about the vaccines by clicking here. VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our Farmers and Producers, and passionate community members this Wednesday, June 30th, are slated to be:
 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Sunflower Spout (or Microgreens) & Tomato Salad from Salt & Pepper Skillet - This is a quick, easy and very healthy sunflower microgreens and tomato salad with a red wine vinaigrette straight from the farmer's market. Find the microgreens guy - Manol - at the market to find your sunflower sprouts, they are definitely a hidden gem. These things are so fresh and healthy tasting! While you're at the market, be sure to pick up your red and yellow tomatoes, onions this Wednesday! Did you know? Microgreens are nutritious. Microgreens are packed with nutrients.While their nutrient contents vary slightly, most varieties tend to be rich in potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and copper. Microgreens are also a great source of beneficial plant compounds like antioxidants. What’s more, their nutrient content is concentrated, which means that they often contain higher vitamin, mineral and antioxidant levels than the same quantity of mature greens. In fact, research comparing microgreens to more mature greens reports that nutrient levels in microgreens can be up to nine times higher than those found in mature greens. Research also shows that they contain a wider variety of polyphenols and other antioxidants than their mature counterparts. Learn more by reading this article, Microgreens: All You Ever Wanted to Know.
COVID 19 Updates: Our patrons may still place preorders for pick-up at the market during 2021. While the statewide mandates set by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to mitigate COVID-19 have been relaxed and lifted, and as of July 1st, they will be further lifted, we request that everyone entering the market show respect for our community. Our patrons, vendors and farmers' market team appreciate it. We encourage social distancing, and hand washing/sanitation while on-site at the market. Our vendors who are serving samples and prepared food will still wear masks to protect the public; however, we leave the choice to you to mask up. Patience is appreciated as we navigate health and safety practices as we recover from uncertain times. As Spock would say, "Live Long and Prosper." That's what we want for you, so come Buy Local and Eat Fresh and Healthy, and spend time outside with us at the 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market!  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.
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 2021 Sponsors and Partners: Fogle's Asphalt, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, The Morgan Inn, Browning Reagle Insurance, Sheri Cates State Farm Insurance Agency and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, The Last Word Bookstore in support of Story Time at the Market, and Superfoods Cafe & Market in support of health and wellness educational programming. Interested in becoming a sponsor during the 2021 Market season, please email: Alice Settle-Raskin, Market Master, at [email protected]. The 2021 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market season runs Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 2 through September 29. 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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