Come Celebrate National Farmers Market Week with the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 7 . 3-7

Come Buy Local with Us at our National Farmers Market Week Celebration!
Rain or SHINE! ~ Join us for Week 12 of the 2019 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019, 3-7 PM!  We're in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy train station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771.  Convenient parking is available in upper and lower the Bank Parking Lots across Main Street and up in the  Municipal  Parking  Lot off of Park Avenue.

We invite you, our community, to join in at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market celebration of National Farmers' Market Week! From the Taste of the Market, Market Nutrition Tours to games in the market's cafe, live music and more, you'll have some National Farmers Market Week fun! The 2019 National Farmers' Market Week Celebration is a nation-wide celebration fun events, specials, contests, and activities!

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, July 10. We'll offer samples of fresh fruit, including juicy, fresh picked watermelon. Maybe we'll have some local corn and other veggies, too! 

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET: 4:00 -6:00 PM - Larry and Mary Hushour, and Mayor Pat, too!  Listen to the tunes as performed  by Larry and Mary Hushour with special guest, Mayor Pat Rockinberg, as they sing a medley of music including railroad tunes, classic rock and country. Larry and Mary are instrumental in the restoration of "MacKenzie" the Caboose, the Rails-to-Trails, and involved in coordinating the efforts behind the Mount Airy Historical Society's Museum relocation to the historic train station.

WFRE LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE MARKET: 4:00 -6:00 PM -  Join us as  WFRE's Dianah Gibson broadcasts live from the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, from 4-6PM! Find the WFRE Tent located behind the train station in the Market Cafe! ​

​​RAILS-TO-TRAILS NATURE WALK - 4:30 PM 
​Take a Hike along the Mount Airy Main Line 1/3-mile Rails-to-Trails with our local naturalist, Recreation & Parks Events Coordinator, Ashley Collier! Explore the Flora & Fauna, Enjoy!

VENDORS AT THE MARKET:  The Farmers and Producers at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday,  August 7th - RAIN OR SHINE - are slated to be:

The Cove

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse 
• Staffords Produce Farm
• Pong's Orchard
• Whispering Breeze Farm 
• The Meat Shack at Strohmer’s Farm*
• Cannon Apiary - Honey​​​​
• Taste of the Market

Community Partner: Walmart-Mount Airy 
in support of Mount Airy Net!

Market Cafe

• Mommy Magic Cakes 
• The Caramel Kettle Gourmet Popcorn
• ​Carol's Corner
• Mount Airy Main Street Association
• ​Buy Local Hop Scotch!!!
• WFRE!!!

​​Savory Row​

• Furnace Hills Coffee
• ​Pizza Llama ​
• ​The Sweet Farm ​​

*Find Bud Strohmer of The Meat Shack between Furnace Hills Coffee and Pizza Llama on Savory Row. Please note that The Dough Whisperer, The Garden Basket and Dragon Distillery will return next Wednesday, August 14. 

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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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 TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Cucumber, Watermelon and Roasted Corn Salad from Tasty Kitchen.  What a great summertime salad, full of rich colors, and chock full of nutritious, juicy fruits, veggies, herbs and cheese! See if you  can find the ingredients at the market. Maybe substitute the feta cheese with Whispering Breeze Farm's array of cheddar cheeses.

Did you know that 1 cup of watermelon not only helps with hydration (92% water) it holds following Reference Daily Intake (RDI) Vitamin C: 21%; Vitamin A: 18%; Potassium: 5%; Magnesium: 4%; and Vitamins B1, B5 and B6: 3%. 

Remember to Make it Memorable on Main! Shop. Dine. Tour & Enjoy! 
Find time to visit Main Street, from merchants such as Ben Gue's Collectables and Gifts, Blossom and Basket Boutique, Déjà Vu Boutique or George's Girls, to Creative Array, the Mount Airy Commons, S&K Printing & Gifts;  Restaurants ...Laurienzo Brick Oven Cafe, Olde Town Restaurant, Cryin' Johnnies, SuperFoods Cafe & Market, Concetta's MainStreet Bistro,  and The Upper Deck ... AND SO MUCH MORE! We've got it all!  Check out the FULL DIRECTORY  on the Mount Airy Main Street Association's Website.

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The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market 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 Sponsors and Partners: Carroll Health Group, Health Unlimited, ExpressCare, Mt. Airy Children's Dental Associates, Shakthi Health and Wellness, The Music Cafe in support of ICARE, The Morgan Inn, Carroll Community Bank,   and Community Partners, Walmart-Mount Airy in support of Mt. Airy Net, SuperFoods Cafe & Market and Fogle's Asphalt.
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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.   The 2019 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market runs on Wednesdays, May 15-September 25, 2019,  3 - 7 p.m. 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.