Come on to Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market's 2019 Season Opening & Garden Party this Wednesday, May 15, 3-7

Want to be strong like Popeye? Eat more spinach! It's chock full of nutrients to make a body strong! Read on below to learn more about this healthy leafy green!

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It's a day that promises to be full of sunshine! Join us for the Opening Day of the 2018 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 3-7 PM! 

We're cutting the ribbon with Maryland Secretary of Agriculture  Joseph Bartenfelder  to mark a bountiful season at the farmers' market, the place to go to Buy Local, Eat Fresh and Spend a While!
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We've got a lot happening at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market which runs on Wednesdays, May 15-September 25, 3-7PM* in the Railyard behind the historic Mount Airy Train Station at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. ​.  This season, we're bringing in more activities promoting  HEAL - Healthy Eating, Active Living.  Check out our events page to find out about the HEAL-related events we have in store for you! 

* Closed on July 3 in honor of the Mount Airy Fireworks & Independence Day Celebration!

GARDEN PARTY! Find your vegetable, herb and annuals and perennials plus beautiful cut flower bouquets at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market on our opening day! Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse, The Garden Basket and Lil Holler Farm will have a beautiful selection for you! Be sure to visit the full array of our vendors who have brought you an abundance of locally grown and/or produced products - from farm-fresh seasonal spring produce to meats, eggs, cheeses, baked goods and more!

ASK A MASTER GARDENER: The Carroll County Master Gardeners will be at the Market to give you tips and answer all your gardening questions!  ​
The Master Gardeners will be giving away free milkweed seedlings that attract Monarch butterflies and they are set to give advice on starting your tomato plants. 

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MUSIC AT THE MARKET: 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Darla Jean and the Somethin' or Others will be serenading us with their down-home, old-timey music, plus some country and a little bit o' rock! While you're listening to the ol' timey tunes, visit with our vendors and enjoy learning about their products. They are passionate about what they produce and will gladly talk with you about them.

VENDORS AT THE MARKET: Our vendors on Opening Day are in three themed locations ~ The Cove,  Market Cafe, and Savory Row. This Wednesday, May 15, the vendors slated to be at the market are:

The Cove

• Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse 
• Staffords Produce Farm
• Whispering Breeze Farm - Cheese
• The Meat Shack at Strohmer’s Farm 
• Cannon Apiary - Honey
• The Dough Whisperer ​​​
• The Garden Basket​
  
  
• Ask a Master Gardener - Carroll County Master Gardeners, University of Maryland Extension 

Community Partner: Mount Airy-Walmart
Sponsor: The Music Cafe - Damascus

Market Cafe

• Lil Holler Farm
• Angelina’s of Maryland
• Dragon Distillery
• HOPEfully Handmade
• The Caramel Kettle Gourmet Popcorn
• Mommy Magic Cakes 
• Mount Airy Main Street Association

​Savory Row​

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

TODAY'S RECIPE & NUTRITION TIP! GREENS, EGGS & HAM from Bon Appétit's 30 Spinach Recipes to Make You Stronger than Popeye! 
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According to Live Science's article, "Spinach: Health Benefits, Nutritional Facts (& Popeye),"While this leafy green won’t cause your biceps to inflate like balloons, it is dense in vitamins and minerals, low in calories and versatile in cooking.  ... Spinach is one of the best sources of dietary potassium and magnesium, two very important electrolytes necessary for maintaining human health." 

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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.


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.