Anyone who knows me knows my love of farmers markets. So this Winter season has been pretty tough for me to take. Although I found some new gems during my writing for DCFoodies (including the Falls Church Farmers Market…if you haven’t been, go next Saturday!), I have been longing for the days of Spring and all the berries, peppers and tomatoes it has to offer. So I was quite excited to see the market re-opening schedule posted at FreshFarm Markets site this morning as I was waiting for my popovers to bake (more on those later). With a little more digging, I came up with a pretty decent list of the opening dates for farmers markets in and around DC. And my mother always encouraged me to share, so read on!
Farmers Market Opening Dates (subject to change – UPDATED):
*NOTE: This list provides opening dates for farmers markets that are not open year round. This is not a comprehensive list of farmers markets in the DC area. For that, you can visit this website (although the opening dates on this site are for the 2008 Market Season)*
April 1: Foggy Bottom Market, Wednesdays 2:30-7pm – I Street between New Hampshire and 24th Street, NW
April 2: Penn Quarter Market, Thursdays 3-7pm – North end of 8th St. NW, between D and E Streets NW
April 5: Dupont Circle Market returns to its Spring/Summer hours, Sundays 9am-1pm – In the 1500 block of 20th St., between Massachusetts Ave. and Q St
April 11: Del Ray Farmers Market (Alexandria, Virginia), Saturdays 8am-12 noon- Corner of Oxford and Mount Vernon Avenues
April 18: St. Michaels Market, Saturdays 8:30-11:30am – Muskrat Park on the St. Michaels Harbor, at Willow and Green Streets, one block from Talbot Street
April 18: Silver Spring, Saturdays 9am-1pm – Ellsworth Drive between Fenton Street and Georgia Avenue
April 25th: Chevy Chase, Saturdays 9am-1pm – Grounds of Lafayette Elementary School at the corner of Broad Branch Road and North Hampton Street
May 2: H Street NE, Saturdays 9am-12noon- 624 H Street NE
May 2: Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Saturdays 9am-1 pm – 3200 Mount Pleasant St. NW
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market has added four new vendors to their market:
- Cherry Glen – Goat cheese
- Groff’s Content Farm – lamb, beef, eggs
- Painted Hand – veal, goat, and butter
- Atwater Bakery – breads, muffins, scones, cookies
May 3: Annapolis, MD, Sundays 8am-12 noon – Donner Parking Lot, Compromise St., on the Harbor in Downtown Annapolis
May 5: USDA Farmers Market at the Department of Transportation, Tuesdays 10am-2pm – 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
May 5: Mount Vernon Farmers Market, Tuesdays 8am-12noon – Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane
May 5: Fairfax Farmers Market, Tuesdays 8am-12noon – Van Dyck Park on Old Lee Highway
May 7: Herndon Farmers Market, Thursdays 8am-12noon – 777 Lynn Street (Old Town Herndon)
May 7: Annandale Farmers Market, Thursdays 8am-12noon – Mason District Park (6621 Columbia Pike) in Annandale
May 8: McLean Farmers Market, Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm – Lewinsville Park (1659 Chain Bridge Rd) in McLean
May 8: Kingstown Farmers Market, Fridays 4pm-7pm – Kingstowne Town Center (near the Sunoco Gas Station) off of Kingstowne Boulevard in Alexandria
May 9: Reston Farmers Market, Saturdays 8am-12noon – Lake Anne Village Center in Reston, Virginia (on Village Road between Wiehle Ave. and Reston Pkwy)
May 12: Crystal City Farmers Market (NEW MARKET), Tuesdays 3pm-7pm – Crystal Dr. between 18th and 20th St.
May 16: Rockville Farmers Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm – Corner of Route 28 and Monroe St.
June 3rd: Rockville Farmers Market at Rockville Town Center, Wednesdays 11am-2pm – Rockville Town Center at East Montgomery Ave.
June 5th: USDA Farmers Market, Fridays 10am-2pm – 12th St. and Independence Ave. SW
June 6: Baltimore (Harbor East), Saturdays 8am to 12 noon – 1000 Lancaster St. between South Exeter St. and Central Ave., on the Inner Harbor
I am still researching the opening dates of more DC area farmers markets and will update as I find out more information. In the meantime, head over to DCFoodies.com for my interview with FreshFarm Market’s Liz Falk!
UPDATE: I spoke with Esther Siegel from the Adams Morgan Farmers Market and was told there are still shares available for the Licking Creek Bend Farm CSA! She provided me with the CSA flyer, sign up sheet and CSA crop schedule for the season. I have yet to figure out how to upload these files to my blog (don’t judge), so if you’d like information, please email me!
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You left off the Bloomingdale Farmers Market scheduled to start up sometime in May I believe. There is a big sign in front of the Big Bear about it.
@ Mari – I actually shot Robin Shuster an email for the exact open dates for both Bloomingdale and the U Street Farmers markets but haven’t received a response. As soon as I do, I will update the list.
I can not wait for them to pick up in full swing again. One of the reasons I love where I live so much is the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, however there’s also one by my office Tuesdays, 10am-2pm usually starting around May 21st.
It isn’t as though it’s a trek to the local grocery stores or even Whole Foods, but farm fresh is SO much better.
Brian – Thanks for the tip! I’ll investigate to confirm the start date and add it to the list! And I’m so looking forward to trying out the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market considering it is in my new neck of the woods…
Ahhh, this makes me incredibly homesick! I lived in Northern VA until 2 years ago, and now I’m living in a culinary wasteland (South Central Kansas) in comparison… I miss it!