 Let’s make this the best three weeks at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market! And, we have a lot to celebrate over the next three weeks as our first season as the "new" 15-week expanded farmers' market comes to a close on Sept. 7! Come on down to the market this Wednesday, August 24, 3-7 pm, where you will find our farmers and producers with their local farm-fresh foods and goods and more! We’ve got it goin’ on here at the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers’ Market this Wednesday from 3 to 7 pm as we celebrate our Old Main Line when you can Buy Local, Eat Fresh, Stay a While and take a hike on the Rails to Trails, stroll across Main Street for a peek at the caboose, “Mackenzie," and listen to the acoustic folk music tunes of our local friends, Larry and Mary Hushour! In addition to all our wonderful local farmers and producers, we have a new guest vendor this week, Enter Exit Escape,Winner of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce’s $5,000 grand prize at the Carroll Biz Challenge 2016 to build their first escape room! Find out about all this and more below! Rain or Shine ... this week's farmers and producers are:  Whispering Breeze Farm - This Taneytown-based farm owned by Brower family has some of the best local cheese around! From their herd of lovely dairy cows, you may find the following cheeses at the market this season: Hard Cheese ‐ Raw Milk Cheese: Cheddar, Garlic & Chive, Smoked Cheddar, Italian, Bacon Dill, Smoked Bacon Dill, Jalapeno; Wine Cheese (seasonal): Merlot Cheddar, Raspberry Cheddar; Pasteurized Milk Cheese:Gouda, Swiss, Buffalo Ranch Cheddar, Havarti, Caraway Havarti. All delicious and full of savory local cheesy goodness. The Meat Shack at Strohmer's Farm - Pork, Beef, Goat and a Plentiful Supply of Duck and Chicken Eggs – Lately, The Meat Shack has been bringing a variety of their farm-fresh, naturally produced meats including smoked pork sausage and more! Wonder what they’re bringing this week? A variety of their farm-fresh meats, from pork sausage, bacon, ham steaks, all pork hot dogs, hot Italian sausage, ground beef, beef cubes, ground goat and more! Special Orders are accepted for Strip Steaks and Chicken Parts. Willow Creek Manor Farming - Get your "garden salad" (fixin's) and a whole lot more at Willow Creek Manor Farm! Our local Certified-Organic farm out of New Windsor brought Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Grape Tomatoes, Turnips, Radishes, Scallions, Spring Onions, Summer Squash, Patti Pan Squash, Eight Ball Squash, Romaine Hearts, Lettuce Mix, Sugar Snap Peas, Black Raspberries and More in the last several weeks! On their nearby New Windsor farm, one of the largest certified-organic farms in Maryland, the Snyder family grows Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Radishes, Pie Pumpkins, Turnips, Beets, Green Squash, Pan Squash, 10 different Winter Squash, Herbs, Potatoes and so much more naturally grown goodness. Five Points Farm Market & Greenhouse – What will Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse bring this week to the market? Last week Five Points brought Tomatoes, Yellow Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Potatoes, Green Beans, Wax Beans, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Red Beets, Bell Peppers, Sweet Colored Peppers (Lunch Box size), Hot Peppers (Ghost, Serrano, Jamaican, Manzanos), Red Onions, Candy Onions, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Freestone Peaches, White Freestone Peaches, White Nectarines, Honey Crisp Apples (possibly), Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Cut Flowers. Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse accepts WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP Checks for fruits and vegetables. East Rivendell Farm** – Family-owned and operated in Damascus, MD, East Rivendell Farm offers a variety of seasonally, naturally grown (chemical and GMO free), farm-fresh veggies, goats milk soaps and lotions plus so much more! Frey’s Brewing Company - a select brew from Frey's Brewery Collection - what could it be? Last week it was Frey's Brewing Company with local Mount Airy brewed ales! Come every week to pick up your four pack of Jenny's Sister (Barley Wine Ale), or cover your "6" with a six-pack of Shark a Cat (Farmhouse Red Saison Ale), Obscene Dreams (Farmhouse Sour Weiss Beer), Pussy Pilot Parade (Black Rye IPA). Veteran-owned, locally brewed, local hops Furnace Hills Coffee – The last few weeks Furnace Hills Coffee had dollar shots ... shots of espresso, that is! Wonder what Regina will have this week? Furnace Hills offers a variety of freshly roasted and ground pound bags of coffee plus freshly brewed Hot and Cold Coffee Drinks and Burlap Hand Bags. The Kombucha Lady (of Dodson's Promised Land Farm) - Delicious flavors of Kombucha - The Kombucha Lady, Liz Dodson, will be bringing a variety of freshly made Kombucha, a fermented tea (a probiotic) made with seasonal fruits and white or black teas. Delicious and Healthy too! Made by Jayde – Jayde’s back! She’s so creative! Jayde’s been bringing a variety of baked goods including cookies and scones. Stop by to see what Jayde made this week! Come get ‘em! (Jayde and her daughter, Eryn, take care of the “Kid’s Zone” too!) The Dough Whisperer - Stop by the Dough Whisperer for your freshly baked Breads, Cakes, Pies, Muffins, Cookies, Granola and other delicious baked desserts! Olde Town Restaurant & Bakery** What will our local Mount Airy Main Street restaurant - Olde Town - be bringing this week and next? We hear it might just happen to be a little Maryland “crabby”! The Pizza Llama – Woodfired Pizza! – Wonder what Andrew will make this week with the fresh, locally grown ingredients found at market? … Don’t know, but we love the M-Squared! The Ice Cream Lady** - Stop by to get your Soft-Serve Ice Cream and Root Beer Floats!! Stress Recess LLC at Wellness Point** – Come relieve that summertime stress at the market this Wednesday with some good ol’ massage therapy with Marissa Johnson, a licensed massage therapist. Stress Recess will be joining us this Wednesday, August 24th and September 7th. Enter, Escape, Exit - Wondering what this escape room thing is all about? Come visit our informational table at the Mount Airy Farmers Market tomorrow, Wednesday Aug. 24th from 3-7. There will be a little challenge, a chance to earn a discount for our 15-minute game on Saturday, and all the information you want (except trade secrets!), straight from the owner's mouth. (Please note that Pong’s Orchard is off this week, but will return for the final two weeks with Asian Pears, Peaches, Plums and more!) **Guest Vendors  Local Community - Local Music Railway Days – This week we are celebrating Railway Days – with Celebrate Mount Airy just days away where our caboose, “MacKenzie” will be open as a tourism center! Take a walk on the Old Main Line Rails to Trails to Watkin's Park and take a sneak peek at MacKenzie too! Taste of the Market – for the next three weeks we are doing a taste of the market … small samples of cut up fruit and baked goods for you to take a little tasty bite. Collecting for #EC Strong! – We’re nearly there! We have a goal of $500, we’ve raised $447.90 that goes directly to the Ellicott City Partnership to assist with our sister Ellicott City business community. Let’s exceed that goal and double it to $1,000 over the next three weeks! Did you know?
Music at the Market – 4-6pm
 Make it Memorable on Mount Airy's Main Street! Tour. Shop. Dine. Enjoy! L <3 V E LOCAL! SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY! In addition to supporting Mount Airy's local businesses, please remember those who are less fortunate and give in whatever way you can to the Mount Airy Net. Mount Airy Net is a cooperative network of churches, civic organizations, and individuals providing a safety net of support and services for those in need. Mount Airy Net operates within the town of Mount Airy, MD and serves the four counties (Carroll, Fredrick, Montgomery and Howard) that directly surround the town. We provide local help for food, clothing, shelter, utility and other essentials. To learn more about how you can help, please visit http://mountairynet.weebly.com/. The Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market was formed in 2007 and is a production of the Mount Airy Main Street Association. The 2016 Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market runs on Wednesdays, June 1-September 7, 2016, 3 - 7 p.m. It is located in the historic Town of Mount Airy, Maryland in the parking area behind the historic Mount Airy train station and nearby the Blossom and Basket Boutique at 3 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771. To learn about the Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market, please visit MountAiryMainStreetFarmersMarket.Weebly.com or follow us on Facebook.
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