<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.571428298950195px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">April 10 - Tomorrow's weather will be windy with a high of 68, we'll take it. Hold onto your and your tents, folks. Get outside and enjoy our full complement of market products as we build toward our full complement of farmers and other vendors. Get your apples, greens, beets, onions, pastured meats, free range hen eggs, artisan aged goat and raw milk cheeses while we enjoy the transition to Spring. Don't miss it! Many new and enticing products will be coming to the market this year! Come and enjoy the festive early Spring atmosphere! Evening hours are fun at the market! We look forward to seeing you Thursdays from <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">3pm to 7pm</span></span> at the Riverdale Park Town Center, rain or shine. </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">New for this week:</p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Here's what <b>RPFM Fruit & Veggies Stand</b> will have this week: Cameo & Fuji apples from Three Springs Fruit Farm; Number One Sons products including: Wich & Stinkin' Rye Kraut, Kale Chi & Kim Chi, Kicky Kosher & District Dills pickles; we'll also have Curly Kale, Red & Yellow Beets, Pontiac Red potatoes, fresh cut spinach, Savoy Cabbage, Celery Root, and Candy Onions from Zaradhka Farm of Essex, MD.</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>ECO City Farms</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> will have CSA shares, </font><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">spring mix (how fitting), kale, and cilantro</font></span><font face="arial, sans-serif"> this week.</font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Bonaparte Breads</b> will be back this week with their great artisan breads made with organic flour and superb Parisian style baked goods.</font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shine Massage & Wellness</font></span><span style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(Free Chair Massages)</font></span></b></li>
</ul></div><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br>Another local favorite, Mary Wheatley, will be our musician for this week.<img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;"></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Going Strong:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"></p><div style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<ul><li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Due to the harsh Winter weather, RPFM's Fruit & Veggies Stand will be operating @ the outdoor market until the farmers recover, probably in the first week of May.</font></li>
<li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px">The chickens @ Groff's Content Farm are laying eggs again. Pastured meats including: lamb, pork, and (sometimes goat); grassfed beef, free range chickens are available <span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">from </span><b style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Groff's Content Farm</b><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px"><b>Red Chimney Farm</b> will have the following for this week: Spirea, Pussy Willow, Fasciated Willow, and new for this succulent plants. Do come over and check out Suzanne's exciting new direction.</li>
<li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Come and see what <b>Mystic Water Soap</b> is up to this Spring.</li><li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<b>The Verandah</b> will be back with their fabulous Indian food.</li><li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Geppetto Catering BBQ</b> will be back with their delicious slow cooked sustainable meats.</li>
<li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shine Massage & Wellness</font></span><span style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(Free Chair Massages)</font></span></b></li>
<li style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-left:15px"><b>Zeke's Coffee of DC </b>will have: </li><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin-left:15px">their normal coffees plus their new DC area only RIA Roast in pounds and by the cup. Ask them about the new roastery on Rhode Island Avenue.</li>
</ul></ul></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Eat Fresh Maryland</b> and the market are continuing to offer incentives for folks using SNAP, WIC, Seniors, and Fruit & Vegetable Checks and will accept these forms of payment @ the market. We will also be accepting both debit and credit transactions for a $1 fee. </li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Stone Hearth Bakery</b> will be back with their great line of European style artisan breads, pastries, and cookies</li></ul></div><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Going, going, gone!<br> * <span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Thank God It's Fresh</b> has retired from Riverdale Park Farmers Market this year. Thanks Avis for the great food and your service to our community. Look for her on Tuesdays in Hyattsville during the Summer.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Coming Soon:<br></p><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Jack Creek Plants</b> believes they can be ready on <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">April 17</span></span> for market.</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Romano Winery</b> will be back next week.</li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe</b> will make their first appearance in two weeks on the 24th.</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px">New and exciting developments are happening in the area of farming.</li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><b>Number One Sons</b> is having trouble getting to the market this month but the market stand will have limited quantities of their products available.</li>
</ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Important Notices:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
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.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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.<br>
<br>Got ideas for improvements? Talk to or email<a href="mailto:rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com" target="_blank"> Jim Coleman</a> and share your thoughts! We can do it: change begins in Riverdale Park! <br>Bring Your Own Bag! <br>
We are also interested in making sure folks know about us on Yelp and Chowhound.<br>Shameless Promotion: Check us out on Twitter and Facebook!<br>Here's a sample of more top-quality, locally grown/made items available Thursday at the market: * Apples! * Cider! * Beets! *kale!, Savoy Cabbage *Winter greens, etc. *Celery Root * Spinach, Spring Mix, * Cilantro, * Candy Onions, * Free Range Eggs, * Fresh Chicken, * Baked Goods, * Grass fed Beef, * Pastured Pork and Lamb * Fresh Sausages * Breads & Pastries * Small Batch Roasted Coffee </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Our favorite nationally known local food site, <a href="http://localharvest.org/" target="_blank">localharvest.org</a>, is always looking for more reviews of the market.</p>
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<font face="arial, sans-serif">Send us your recipe with local ingredients and we'll put the best recipes in next week's newsletter and give you a $10 Fruits & Veggies gift certificate from the market!</font><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"> </span></p>
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Facebook is soliciting for reviews of our market. Please tell them what you love about our market! If there's something you dislike about our market, please tell me first so I can address it personally, <a href="mailto:rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com" target="_blank">rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com</a>. As one customer recently told us, "Riverdale Park is the fun market!" Each week we offer live music by award winning local artists, kids' entertainment, and a wide selection of fresh produce and specialty items sold directly by Maryland farmers. Held at our town center, 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD</p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Riverdale Park Farmers Market is supported in part by <a href="http://www.somarylandsogood.com/" target="_blank">So Maryland So Good</a></p></div></div>