Join Us In Celebrating National Farmers Market Week!

National Farmers Market Week (NFMW) is here! Join us in this national celebration of farmers markets, taking place from Sunday, August 1st to Saturday, August 7th. NFMW is an opportunity to recognize the tremendous impact farmers markets have in our local communities and regional food systems. This season, FRESHFARM is operating 25 markets and farm stands. To celebrate and help you discover new markets, we’ve created a Market Passport, and you can earn prizes for visiting markets across the region! Market managers have also planned activities and giveaways at markets. Check out the schedule below to see how you can join the fun!

Market Passport

Pick up a Market Passport and discover your new favorite market! When you visit new farmers markets for the entire month of August, you have the chance to earn prizes from FRESHFARM. Bring your Market Passport to the FRESHFARM market information tent to receive a sticker for each different market location you visit in August. Visit multiple market locations to earn market money!

• Shop at 5 different market locations in the month of August and receive a $10 market gift certificate.
• Shop at 10 different market locations in the month of August and receive a $20 market gift certificate.
• Shop at 11 or more different market locations in the month of August and you will be entered into a drawing to receive a $100 market gift certificate!

Check in with the market managers at the information tent for additional details.

Support the Fresh Match Program

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by giving the gift of local food!  When you donate to our Fresh Match program, you can help a neighbor enjoy the farmers market. Fresh Match provides a dollar-for-dollar match on all SNAP/EBT, P-EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits so that families on a tight food budget can enjoy fresh farmers market foods without worrying about cost.

What’s more, when you donate $50 or more, we’ll send you a limited edition “DC Eats Local” tote bag (while supplies last). These very special bags were designed by Maxine Payne, a former FoodPrints student who just graduated from School Without Walls High School. Maxine donated her hand-printed tote bags in support of FRESHFARM’s food access work in the region. Don’t miss your chance to show off one of these bags during your next farmers market visit! Donate now.

Market Events & Activities

Sunday, August 1

Today at Dupont, market shopper extraordinaire Elise Museles of @kaleandchocolate takes over the @freshfarmdc Instagram on a market tour, chatting with her favorite farmers and picking out seasonal ingredients for a delicious summer salad. Tune in Sunday morning to celebrate the community of farmers and producers that make our local food system so incredible!

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) wants YOU to bike to the market! WABA will be at the Dupont market offering biking tips and tricks and free maps for the best bike routes to take in your neighborhood. WABA’s mission is to empower people to ride bikes, build connections, and transform places. Their vision is a just and sustainable transportation system where biking, walking, and transit are the best ways to get around.

It’s opening day of the FRESHFARM Market at The Parks at Walter Reed! This year, the market will run for 12 weeks from August 1st to October 17th (four weeks longer than past seasons). The market runs Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm — one hour longer each week!

Stop by the Mosaic market information tent to learn how you can get a free “Virginia Grown” reusable bag!

Tuesday, August 3

Shop at the CityCenterDC market or the farm stand at The Parks at Walter Reed! At the Crystal City market, stop by the market information tent to learn how you can get a free “Virginia Grown” reusable bag.

Wednesday, August 4

Join local chef and cookbook author Jonathan Bardzik as he takes over the FRESHFARM Instagram for a recipe demonstration! The Simple Summer author will invite viewers into his kitchen to share his perfectly seasonal Watermelon Gazpacho recipe. Tune in Wednesday at 12pm to follow along!

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) wants YOU to bike to the market! WABA will be at the Columbia Heights market offering biking tips and tricks and free maps for the best bike routes to take in your neighborhood. 

At the Reston and Rosslyn markets, stop by the market information tent to learn how you can get a free “Virginia Grown” reusable bag!

Thursday, August 5

Chef Robbie Meltzer of Jaleo visits the Penn Quarter market to demonstrate how to make summer gazpacho and pass out free samples!

Join us for Ballston Mega Market! Come shop the market, then enjoy the beer and wine garden and live music, sponsored by the Ballston BID. Spend $10 with a market vendor and get a free drink ticket! Don’t forget to stop by the market information tent to learn how you can get a free “Virginia Grown” reusable bag. You can grab one at the Mosaic market, too!

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) wants YOU to bike to the market! At the Mosaic market and Minnesota Ave. farm stand, WABA will be offering biking tips and tricks and free maps for the best bike routes to take in your neighborhood. 

Saturday, August 7

Macaroni Kid, a free electronic publication, will be at H Street NE market with a bubble machine, danceable kids music, and a beanbag game for the entire family to enjoy! There will be bubbles for kids to take home and parents can sign up for a gift basket drawing. Macaroni Kid Capitol Hill/Northeast provides events and activities to families primarily in the 20002 zip code. 

At Arlington, National Landing, Oakton, and Springfield, stop by the market information tent to learn how you can get a free “Virginia Grown” reusable bag. 

Enjoy summer bounty when you shop at Columbia Heights, Monroe Street, Mount Vernon Triangle, Uptown, and Downtown Silver Spring markets, and the Kenilworth farm stand. 

 At the Cesar Chavez farm stand, WABA will be offering biking tips and tricks and free maps for the best bike routes to take in your neighborhood.

As you visit all these markets, don’t forget to collect stamps in your Market Passport!