Farmers

Ned Atwater, Baltimore, MD Organic, whole grain breads and baked goods. When Atwaters began in 1999 the bakery made only one kind of sourdough wheat bread. Their bread line now features different varieties of naturally leavened and yeasted breads and even a gluten free loaf! While the breads themselves have changed over the years, our mission and methods have not.The bread crew works long hours throughout the night to ensure that they bring fresh bread to their customers. Breads are scaled and mixed daily before being shaped by hand and baked in our hearth ovens. The majority of the breads are vegan.  Website

David Hochheimer and Emily Zaas, Carroll County, MD Black Rock Orchard is a family-owned orchard located in Lineboro, Maryland on the Mason-Dixon Line. With 92 acres of land, David Hochheimer and Emily Zaas grow 77 varieties of apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, apricots, blueberries, gooseberries and more. To extend the growing season, Black Rock Orchard has 3 greenhouses to grow heirloom tomatoes in the spring and fall. This spring, heirloom varieties include Carbon, Mortgage Lifter, Purple Zebra, Amy Apricot, Black Cherry and more. The greenhouses have the added value of extending the work of the farm into the colder months. Website

Jack & Becky Gurley, Sparks, MD Certified organic vegetables, fruit and herbs raised on a 7 acre farm in Baltimore County, Maryland. We utilize extensive crop rotations, minimize off farm inputs and rely almost totally on natural systems to produce safe, healthy food in an environmentally sound way thus ensuring the viability and future of our family farm. Website

Ariel Herrod, Clear Spring, MD Milk, chocolate milk, butter and probiotic yogurt from a solar powered, GMO free, solar powered, all natural grass – fed dairy farm. The animals are treated with care and are able to live a natural life, on pasture and in fresh air. Cows are fed in a grazing system and are never given hormones. Every acre of the farm is planted in grasses. Website

Matt Lydon, Berryville, VA Grassfed Griddle partners with small local businesses to bring hot breakfast and  lunch to the market each Sunday using Smith Meadows meat, Keswick Creamery cheese, Number 1 Sons pickles and more. They offer food that is familiar and unpretentious, but elevated by top quality ingredients, professional execution, and lots of TLC. In addition to cooking up some serious ooey gooey goodness, Grassfed Griddle is committed to supporting local, sustainable, ethical family farming within our community. Website