[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Farmers Market Weekly Highlights

[Jim Coleman]

Today : January 7, 2016  3 - 7PM
@: 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD (next to Riverdale MARC station)
Get your great winter greens, white & yellow potatoes, 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 42 and cloudy. Who cares? We're warm and toasty at our indoor
location this week.

Feature Farmers: King Mushrooms will be at the Riverdale Farmers Market
tomorrow 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 Atttractions: We are working on some more exciting projects for the
indoor market this year. We'll let you know when we have more info.

Winter Market is here! December 17 and WE ARE CLOSED  Christmas Eve,
December 24 & New Year's Eve, December 31. We will run straight through
every Thursday from January 7 to March 24 indoors. This is barring blizzard
conditions, of course.

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

Groff's Content Farm 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. They are also offering
Christmas goose.

We're back indoors 3 to 7 tomorrow from the long holiday season and glad to
welcome 2016 with our neighbors, friends, and vendors. Tomorrow's lineup
includes the following vendors:
Groff's Content Farm <https://www.facebook.com/GroffsContentFarm/>

ECO City Farms <https://www.facebook.com/ECOCityFarms/>
 (every other week)
Cat's Paw Farm
King Mushrooms <https://www.facebook.com/kingsmushroomfarm/>

Blades Orchard <https://www.facebook.com/Bladesorchard/>
(every other week)
Peachy Family Dairy (every other week)
Zeke's Coffee of DC <https://www.facebook.com/zekescoffeedc/>

Dimitri's Olive Farm
Stone Hearth Bakery

Don't forget our great music act, UpHill River, from right nearby.

Unfortunately, our hot food vendors have a technical issue that will be
cleared up by next week.
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.

Entertainers: UpHill River
Kid fun: Back to crayon drawings!!

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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