Hey Folks! We just moved this market roundup over to the Kitchn where it's true home lives.... You can find it along with all its comments at Farmers Market Roundup - Washington, DC. We've also preserved the original below....
It's June, which means local farmers market are up and running throughout DC. Do you have a favorite farmers market in the District? We love fresh produce and flowers, and especially love buying them at outdoor markets that also sell furniture and home goods. But we're lazy and tend to only visit...
[photo from Twin Springs Fruit Farm]
the markets within walking distance of our homes or offices. Below is the USDA website's list of DC farmers markets. Let us know your favorites.
- Rachael
Adams Morgan Farmers Market
18th St. & Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20912;
Open May - December
Chevy Chase Farmers Market
Lafayette Elementary School, Corner of Broad Ranch & Northampton Streets NW, Washington, DC;
Website: http://www.redbudfarm.com
Open April - November
DC Farmers Market
5th Street, NE, Washington, DC;
Open Year-Round
Dupont Circle FRESHFARM Market
1500 block of 20th Street, Between Massachusetts Avenue and Q Street, Washington, DC 20036;
Website: http://www.freshfarmmarket.org
Open Year-Round
Eastern Market Outdoor Farmers Market
7th Street, Between C Street & North Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC;
Open Year-Round
Foggy Bottom FRESHFARM Market
I Street, Between New Hampshire & 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037;
Website: http://www.freshfarmmarket.org
Open April - November
Georgetown Market in Rose Park
26th & O Street, NW, Washington, DC;
Open April - October
H Street FRESHFARM Market
624 H Street, NE, (parking lot directly across from the H Street Self Storage), Washington, DC 20002;
Website: http://www.freshfarmmarket.org
Open May - November
Historic Brookland Farmers Market
10th & Otis Streets, NE (Brookland Metro Stop), Washington, DC 20912;
Open May - October
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Lamont Park, 17th & Lamont & Mt. Pleasant Streets NW, Washington, DC 20009;
Open May - December
New Morning Farmers Market
Sheridan School, 36th Street & Alton Place, NW, Washington, DC;
Open June - March
Open Air Farmers Market
Oklahoma Ave. & Benning Rd., NE, RFK Stadium parking lot No. 6, Washington, DC 20020;
Open January - December
Penn Quarter FRESHFARM Market
North end of 8th St., NW, Between D & E Streets, Washington, DC 20004;
Website: http://www.freshfarmmarket.org
Open April - December
Stanton & Turner Open Air Farmers Market
Stanton & Alabama SE, Washington, DC 20020;
Open June - November
Twin Springs Fruit Farm
All Souls Episcopal Church, Woodley Rd. & Cathedral Ave., NW, Washington, DC;
Website: http://www.twinspringsfruitfarm.com
Open May - December
USDA Farmers Market
Corner 12th St. & Independence Ave., USDA Parking Lot, Washington, DC 20250;
Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets
Open June 6 - October 25; Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
USDOT Farmers Market
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590;
Open May - November; Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ward 8 Farmers Market
3100 Martin Luther King Ave., Washington, DC 20032;
Open June - November
[top photo of Eastern Market; bottom photo from Twin Springs Fruit Farm]
>>To All AT Washington Posts
thanks for the great farmers market roundup. have been to many of these, regularly. they're great.
it has been rumoured that the dupont market not only imports food from farther away [not a true local market], but that the prices are higher overall than on, say, the Eastern Market one on Capitol Hill. Anyone know more about this?
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Suburbanites may want to check out the Wash Post, who just did a list of markets in DC, VA, and MD.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041500740.html
I'm just over the river, so I go to the Arlington Courthouse market, but I'm itching to get to that Dupont one sometime.
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We're in a unique position to get produce from Md, Va, WVa, and even Pennsylvania, avianmission--or did you mean more further afield?
http://freshfarmmarket.org lists many (but not all) of the Dupont producers.
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At the AFM, producers are limited to 125 miles.
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Well I live in VA now, so I frequent the Farmer's Markets closer to home, but I used to live in Capitol Hill and LOVED Eastern Market.
What isn't mentioned above is the Eastern Market is the only year-round Farmer's Market (that I'm aware of anyway) in the DC area. It's possible this has changed since the fire in the original historic Market ... does anyone know? Also curious how the rebuilding effort is going ...
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Dupont is also open year-round. In the winter it's smaller, but still a good place to get root veggies, cheese, bread, etc.
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I belong to a CSA that distributes their produce at the Adams Morgan Farmers Market. They may not be accepting new customers for the CSA right now, but I can't speak highly enough about them! Even though the Adams Morgan farmers market doesn't run all year round, they still distributed to their CSA members year round. I don't know of any other CSAs the operate the way they do-- you put down $300 and that establishes your "account." Each week you go to their website and choose whether to order a small box, a large box, or no box. You can also add in additional produce, bread, butter, etc. if you like. Your account is only debited what you actually order. It's perfect for us DC-area professionals who travel too much to belong to a traditional CSA (where you get must get produce EVERY week throughout the summer)
Star Hollow Farm: http://www.starhollowfarm.com/store_orderproduce.htm
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14th & U!!
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You forgot to mention 14th and U! It's fairly new, so still on the small side, but it's a wonderful market that I hope will gain a bit more popularity and thus more vendors. Runs Saturdays from 9am-1pm.
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why is a DC market round-up post on the New York page? Shouldn't it be on the main page? i don't get this format.
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Well, how about a DC page. I get the impression that there are enough of us to warrent it.
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I think several of the markets are year round. Arlington is, not sure how many others. There are links to websites for some of the markets on the WPost list I linked to. Winter is certainly less abundant, but it reminds me to try to eat seasonally.
The DC posts have really improved in the last couple weeks--give us a page!
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Ok whoa. The Dupont FRESHFARM market is a fantastic, TRUE farmer's market. I go every Sunday and am thrilled each and every week to see all the fresh, LOCAL produce, meat, poultry, and other products available. I work at a place in DC that recovers food and makes it into nutritious meals for the homeless, and we have recently started an initiative to buy as much local produce as we possibly can, as opposed to buying from wholesalers. Ann Yonkers, the founder of the Dupont Market has been a friend of our Kitchen for years, and has always supported us very generously. All of the local farmers we are currently working with also sell their produce at Dupont, so I would encourage you to seek them out and support those who are supporting your community. Sorry for the rant, I was just a little thrown off and upset by the accusations that Dupont was not a "true" farmer's market. It is my very favorite, and one of the main reasons I love living in that neighborhood of DC.
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the bloomingdale farmers market at first and r nw:
http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2008/07/bloomingdale-farmers-market-tomorrow.html
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