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Corn in the truck, corn in the field. Corn in the bottom of a moonshine still. Corn in a kettle, corn in a skillet. Corn in a jug, hot dang*, you can feel it! ~ Corn, Blake Shelton  Say Hello to Early Sweet Corn! Come Buy Local with us - Rain or Shine - as we greet the good old summertime's abundant harvest at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday, June 23, 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.  MUSIC AT THE MARKET ~ 4-6PM: Local Musician, Joanne Murphy, 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).. She'll be serenading us as she plays her hammered dulcimer and fiddle! Often she brings others to play along with her! Look for Joanne to return the fourth Wednesdays of the month through August.  STORYTIME AT THE MARKET ~ 4:30-4:45 PM: Join us as local storyteller, Laura Zaborowski, reads Margaret Wise Brown's "The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile!" The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile is about "one family’s quest among The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile. There are plenty of different fishes to explore and learn in the deep sea. Fish with blue-green eyes and whiskers three or with electric lights or fish with terrible claws? Did they manage to find the fish with a Deep Sea Smile?" Find out when Laura reads this fun rhythmic rhyming fish tale this Wednesday! 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 great for those at year 1 and older)! Sponsored by The Last Word Bookstore.
 Grilled Flank Steak with Corn Relish from Country Living's 25 Super Scrumptious Ways to Eat Sweet Corn This Summer; besides fresh off the cob, of course! One of the less expensive cuts of beef, flank steak absorbs marinade readily and is tender and juicy when cooked and sliced properly. Serve with our fiery Corn Relish (pictured). Find your locally grown, fresh-picked sweet corn and cuts of beef at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market this Wednesday! Did you know? Corn is "also known as maize (Zea mays)? Corn is one of the world’s most popular cereal grains. It’s the seed of a plant in the grass family, native to Central America but grown in countless varieties worldwide. corn is one of the world’s most popular cereal grains. It’s the seed of a plant in the grass family, native to Central America but grown in countless varieties worldwide." Learn more about corn from this article, Corn 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits.
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 MtAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket@gmail.com. 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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