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Welcome to the Takoma Park Farmers Market!
Open Sundays, year-round on Laurel Avenue in Takoma Park, MD Hours: 10am to 2pm
Upcoming event:
Sunday, May 20th is Bike to the Market Day! Please leave your car behind and pedal over to do your weekly shopping at the Takoma Park Farmers Market!
FREE basic bike tune ups and tire inflation from
Mt. Rainier Bike Co-op plus bike safety info from the Takoma Park Police from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Community Corner.
Market T-shirts available at the market ATM for $12 each. Available in adult, women and kids sizes.
No fee market ATM available (debit or credit) for market tokens.
New at the ATM! Help your community by making a donation at the ATM to the market's Bonus Bucks program. The market will use the donations to increase the spending power of the market's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users (SNAP- formerly known as food stamps).
About Us
Welcome to the
Takoma Park Farmers Market, the Washington DC-area's premiere
producers-only market for over twenty years. The market is in full
swing! Come see the variety of produce our vendors have to offer.
Hours: Sundays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Year Round
Location: At Carroll Avenue and Laurel Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland (see directions)
To contact us, click here. FOR INFORMATION ON BECOMING A VENDOR, click here.
Only food and
agricultural products may be sold at the market. Crafts may not be sold.
Vendors selling prepared foods, such as baked goods, jams, cider and
dried herbs, or certain other agricultural products, such as honey, eggs
and meat, must obtain the Montgomery County Health Permit and other
county or state licenses as required.
Visit the Crossroads Farmer's Market website
Federal Nutrition Benefit Programs
The market is a proud supporter of federal nutrition benefit programs and believes in increasing access to fresh, healthy food. The market accepts the following benefits: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food
stamps); Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program; and Senior Farmers
Market Nutrition Assistance (Senior FMNP), and DC WIC.
Here is a brief overview on how to use benefits at the market:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij14V9ZuxqM&noredirect=1
Takoma Park Farmers Market Community Corner
Attention all non-profits! The farmers market invites your non-profit to set up on the sidewalk on the corner of Carroll and Laurel Avenues, during market hours, to share information with the community about your organization. You may use the opportunity to distribute information, recruit volunteers or fundraise. The space will be available at no charge. In return, we ask that you promote your Sunday at the Takoma Park Farmers market to your mailing lists and social media networks. We welcome your participation at Takoma Park's favorite Sunday morning activity! To reserve your Sunday morning, please contact the market at tpfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
Solicitations, however, for activities at the Community Corner are not permitted in the market!
Purchase Methods
Now, in addition to cash or checks, you can use your credit, debit and Food Stamp cards to make purchases at the Takoma Park Farmers Market!
Market Rules
The market operates on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No bagging or selling may take place before 10 a.m. This gives all vendors an equal chance to set up. Farmers may continue selling after 2 p.m. but must be packed up and off the street by 2:30 p.m. when Laurel Ave. reopens.
Gleaning
Farmers at the Takoma Park Farmers Market have a long tradition of donating perishable food at the close of the market to local organizations that serve the homeless and others in need in the community. Shepherd's Table shepherdstable.org and Miriam's Kitchen miriamskitchen.org alternate collections from the Takoma Park Farmers Market to serve their guests.
Special Note: Dogs are not allowed in the
marketplace. The market is teeming with children and food, and dogs
represent both health and safety risks.