<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Riverdale Park's Farmers Market</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">TOMORROW</span></span>: July 3rd, 2014 3PM - <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">7PM</span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Get your peaches, sweet corn, sugar snap peas, blueberries, garlic scapes, turnips, leafy greens galore, jams and jellies, apples, greens, flowers, plants, pastured meats, free range hen eggs, artisan aged goat and raw milk cheeses while we enjoy the heart of Summer. Don't miss it! Many new and enticing products will be coming to the market this year! Come and enjoy the festive early Summer 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></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">WEATHER: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57)">High 89F. Chance of rain 60 - 70%. Warm & breezy.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Feature: Peaches</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/peach-10-healthy-facts" target="_blank">Here are 10 Healthy Facts about Peaches (WebMD)</a></span></b></p><div style="display:inline-block;width:16px;height:16px">
</div><p></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">1. Peach origins</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">: The fuzzy peach is actually a member of the rose family and originated in China.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">2</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">. <b>Peaches on the Silk Road</b>: The peach’s scientific name, <i>Prunus persica</i>, is a direct reference to the fruit’s travels to Persia along the Silk Road.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">3. Peach varieties</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">: You can buy two main varieties of peaches: <i>clingstone</i> (the flesh sticks to the stone) and <i>freestone</i> (the stone is easily separated from the flesh).</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">4. Peach colors:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">The peach can have yellow or white flesh, which is sweeter and less acidic than its more traditional golden counterpart.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">5. Top peach growers</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">: China is the largest producer of peaches, followed by Italy.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">6. Peach nutrition</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">: A large peach has fewer than 70 calories and contains 3 grams of fiber. It’s also a good source of vitamins A and C.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">7. Biggest peach cobbler: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">"The world’s largest peach cobbler" is made every year in Georgia, which is known as the Peach State. That cobbler measures 11 feet by 5 feet.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">8. "The Peach State": </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">That would be the nickname for Georgia.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">9. Peach season: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Peaches are best from June to the end of August.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;margin:2.25pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">10. Peach ripeness: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">The flesh of a peach should have a slight give, but use your whole hand vs. fingertips to check since the fruit bruises so easily. Also, check for an even coloring of golden or creamy yellow.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Growers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Blades Orchard, Thanks God It's Fresh, Happy Hens Barnyard, Boxers Rest Farm, Musachio Produce, ECO City Farms, Groff's Content Farm, Red Chimney Flower Farm, and Jack Creek Plants. <br>
<br><b>Tasty Treats: </b>Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe, Geppetto Catering BBQ, Zeke's Coffee of DC, Ruben's Crepes, The Verandah Indian Food, Migue's Magnificent Mini Donuts, Stone Hearth Bakery, and Bonaparte Breads. <br>
<br><b>Speciality: Romano Winery, </b>Mystic Water Soaps, Shine Massage & Wellness, and Amy Abrams Designs.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For tomorrow's listening pleasure: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">we welcome Jacob Panic! Jacob Panic is a singer-songwriter/banjo dude from Baltimore, MD. His new album "Pop-Grass" introduces a new genre of music to the world, combining power-pop and bluegrass music (Pop-Grass). Pop-Grass was written, produced and performed by Jacob Panic.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/jacobpanic" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://www.reverbnation.com/jacobpanic</span></a></span></p>
<div style="display:inline-block;width:16px;height:16px"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Important Notices:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span></p>
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