[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Farmers Market Weekly Highlights

[Jim Coleman]

*Tomorrow : December 3, 2015  3 - 7PM*

*@: 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD (next to Riverdale MARC
station)*

Get your hot peppers, regular & cheddar cauliflower, sweet peppers,
broccoli, white & yellow potatoes, mums, winter squash, onions, apples,
fresh cider, pastured meats, raw milk cheeses, fresh goat cheese, many
varieties of mushrooms,  free range hen eggs (limited supply), fresh small
batch roasted coffees and more while we enjoy the beginning of Winter.
Don't miss it!  Evening hours are fun at the market!   Now with festive
lighting! We look forward to seeing you Thursdays from 3 to 7PM at the
Riverdale Park Town Center, rain or shine.



*WEATHER: High 50, windy but will taper off in the evening this week. *

*Feature Farmers: **King Mushrooms *will be at the Riverdale Farmers Market
tomorrow December 3 with fresh shittake, oyster, lions mane and crimini
mushrooms.

Stop by and check us out we will be there rain or shine!


*Feature News: *
Maryland Market Money is back for SNAP & WIC-FVC @ $4 per week due to the
overwhelming response of customers.


We are offering a new option for local businesspeople that complement our
food options. One local business per week will be offered a slot at the
farmers market to offer services and goods that the market doesn't offer
for $25 per week. We suggest once a month attendance. If you're interested,
please contact us.

Coming Attractions: *Riverdale Park's Annual Festival of Lights & Holiday
Market* will be held on next *Saturday, December 12 from Noon to 8 PM* with
great live local music all day, Santa visits from 2 to 5, Christmas trees
and some produce for sale, trolleys through the neighborhood to
the Riverdale Mansion from 530 to 8 PM, great fresh prepared foods, hand
made artisan crafts, and holiday gifts. If interested in vending, send us a
request for application and we'll email you with the details. We also need
*volunteers* to run the trolleys and or sing, help with setups and
breakdown for the event. Send email to: Jim Coleman <rpkfarmmkt at gmail.com>.

*Winter Market* is here! December 3, 10 & 17 and we are *closed*  Christmas
Eve, December 24& New Year's Eve, December 31.

Riverdale Rooster is now in flux due to complications with the building
property owner.


You won't see at market this week: *Jack Creek Plants and Red Chimney Farm *are
finished for the rest of the year due to early frost. We hope to see them
in the Spring. *Mystic Water Soap *will make their last appearance of the
year @ the Holiday Market on the 12th*. *Geppetto Catering and The
Verandah* are
on hiatus until Spring.*


Groff's Content Farm <https://www.facebook.com/GroffsContentFarm>
 does a super job of raising pastured meats. Pick out your favorite recipe
and try some this weekend. They also have some delightful raw milk cheeses
for your enjoyment.


*Growers:* Groff's Content Farm - Pastured meats & eggs, ECO City Farm,
Musachio Produce (first time past Thanksgiving!); Cats Paw Organic Farm;
Roy & RT's Kitchen & Garden;  King's Mushrooms; Blades Orchard
<http://bladesorchard.com/>

's apple season is upon us.


*Tasty Treats:* El Taco Loco, Roy & RT's Kitchen & Garden; Simple Pleasures
Ice Cafe, Stone Hearth Bakery.


*Speciality: Alaskawild Seafood's wild caught salmon, Dimitri Olive Oil,
Zeke's Coffee of DC, **Sweet Tease Bakery**.*


*Entertainers: Sorry, no music this week.*


*Kid fun:* Good old sidewalk chalk!

*Important Notices:*

Food safety notice: Due to a preponderance of evidence and our county's
health department regulations, dogs are no longer welcome at
the farmers market. We regret the loss but hope that our dog owning
customers will forgive us for this change.

Important note about parking: only parallel parking is allowed on Maryland
Ave (the road that passes under East-West Highway) -- please do not park in
any other manner.
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