Come for Local Farm-Fresh Fruits, Veggies, Sunshine & More at Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market! Wed . Aug 23 . 3-7PM

"Hello Mr. Sunshine, so glad you came my way to brighten up this morning at the start of each new day . . .
If I just follow you I will see that with every special day, comes the hope of brand new ways!"
Mr. Sunshine by Tanya Tucker

​Come Buy Local with Us for an August "Full of Sunshine" Day! Join us for the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, 3-7 PM!   Find farm-fresh foods, fruits & veggies, and more! Our featured producer this Wednesday is Raize the Bar. 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 this Wednesday, September 6th,
​ 3-6PM. 

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Local Musician, Joanne Murphy and her friend, Karen Stroup, will fill the marketplace with some traditional old time Appalachian fiddle music, traditional Celtic music as well as waltzes, contra dance tunes and Irish Airs  (in the public domain). Joanne will be serenading us as she plays her hammered dulcimer and fiddle! Karen plays multiple instruments including the flute and the mandolin.

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TOWN OF MOUNT AIRY SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION: Stop by to talk with representatives of Town's Sustainability Commission at the market. Receive Interactive Sustainability advice,  Watershed info, and gardening advice.​

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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 23rd, are slated to be:

In the Cove:

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse:  Seasonal Fruits, Berries, Vegetables, Plants, Herbs  & Cut Flowers & More
• Homewood Farm: Organic "Rainbow" Eggs, Plant Starts, Organic Veggies (Kale, Arugula, Radishes, Turnips, Beans, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant), Blueberries, Culinary & Medical Herbs, Soaps & Soy Candles
• Walker Honey Company: Local Honey, Jam, &  Beeswax Wraps, Bee products
• Raize the Bar:  Artisan Brownies, Blondies & Other Bar Goods.
• DC Dills: Pickles
• Twin Valley Distillers: Craft Distilled Bourbons, Whiskeys, Rums & Cocktails to go
• Linganore Winecellars:  Wines, Bottled, produced by Linganore. 
• ​Mount Airy Main Street Association: Information & Give Aways.

***Please note that Libertas Estates/Maryland Duck Co. will return next Wednesday, August 30th. They are picking grapes from their vineyard to make more local Mount Airy Libertas Estates wines! They plan to also have whole ducks and duck eggs next Wednesday as well!

R2T Food Court:

• Bold Love Bakery,  Naturally-Leavened Breads, Pastries made with Home-Grown and Locally Sourced ingredients such as Breads, Cookies, Scones, Pies, Croissants, Donuts, Jelly Sticks, Cinnamon Buns, Chocolate Buns

• Bold Love Farm: Produce, Ready to Heat Vegetarian Soups  & Quiches, Salad Kits, Flat Breads, Spreads & Sauces, Sweets & Sides, Coffee, Tea 
• Pong's Orchard:  Seasonal Fruit – Blueberries, Asian Pears, Peaches, Apples, Apricots, Plums & Citrus Trees  
• K.I.C. Kares: Homemade merchandise and other goodies. Proceeds from sales go to fund the K.I.C. Kares project. 

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
• Mount Airy Sustainability Commission: Interactive Sustainability advice,  Watershed info, Advice from Frederick County Master Gardeners
• Kelly's Homemades: Bath Bombs, Body Butter, Lip Scrub, Shower Steamers, Sugar Scrubs, Bath Salt, Beard Balm & More!​
  
• Carol's Corner and Wayne's Wood Tattoos: Embroidered Towels and Totes & Chef's Towels;  Hand-Carvedand/or Wood-Burned Wooden Signs & Plaques​
• Rotary Club of Mount Airy, Maryland: Purchase tickets & adopt a "Rubber Duck" to win the September 17th Mount Airy Duck Race.*

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​TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! Pork Chops with Apples from Pioneer Woman's 60 Easy Apple Recipes to Make after a Trip to the Orchard.  There's a reason why pork and apples go so well together—they balance each other out perfectly! Sweet, savory, tart, and just the right amount of caramelized onions make this dish irresistible. Find your Pork Chops from The Stafford Farms and Apples and Onions from Scenic View Orchards!

Did you know? ​It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce one apple. Apples are full of fiber and can help you feel full on fewer calories – which can ultimately help in weight management. Plus, fiber fights cholesterol and lowers your heart disease risk. Learn more about apples and their health benefits from Apple Holler's Fun Facts!

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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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