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January 20 - 26, 2017
As we're sure you're already aware, it's going to be an eventful weekend in DC! Our downtown Silver Spring and Dupont markets will both be open, so please swing by, especially if you have out-of-town company. Check out the Market Picks below for our recommendations on how to share a little local food love with your guests! If you're looking for places to eat and drink this weekend, consider visiting one (or more) of the businesses participating in All In Service DC. We are delighted to be partnering with so many great local businesses to benefit Matching Dollars. Wishing everyone a safe weekend, and as always, see you at market!

ALL IN SERVICE DC

All In Service DC celebrates DC’s diversity by giving back to local organizations that keep our community thriving. This inauguration weekend, restaurants, bars, and other businesses are donating a portion of sales to non-profits to make a statement of inclusion and love for community. We are thrilled that 14 amazing businesses have named us their beneficiary! From Friday through Sunday, vote with your wallet at these homegrown businesses, and a portion of their sales will go to support FRESHFARM's Matching Dollars - our project that works to make fresh, healthy foods accessible to all! Click here to see the complete list of businesses supporting FRESHFARM.

FUTURE HARVEST CASA'S CULTIVATE THE CHESAPEAKE FOODSHED CONFERENCE


Future Harvest CASA's Cultivate the Chesapeake Foodshed Conference took place in College Park, MD from January 12-14th. It brought together a group of greenhorns, veteran farmers, food producers, and other local businesses connected to the Chesapeake foodshed to share knowledge about how to promote and protect this valuable resource that we all share.

This year the program focused on two main points: business planning for greater farm profitability and farming systems that sequester carbon dioxide as an antidote to climate change. Alongside many of our farmers and producers, FRESHFARM staff went to learn and support the good work that is being done within our incredible community.

We learned how to use social media to make a farm brand go viral as well as the pros and cons of different market options. We were inspired by the words of Chris Blanchard, who shared how we can root our growth in good business, while not losing sight of the fertile values in which that growth occurs. We all stood in applause as Dr. Kristine Nichols of The Rodale Institute taught us that we stand on the front lines of pulling CO2 out of the air and putting it into the ground where it can actually do good and help push back the impending stress of climate change. But most importantly of all, we were reminded that it is only in working together that we will successfully change the course of our agricultural communities and lead them to a place of health and sustainability for all. - Amber Breitenberg, Senior Market Manager

(Pictured above: FRESHFARM team members Megan and Amber with Farmer Kip of Full Cellar Farm.)

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

 

Tatanka Cocktail from Republic Restoratives

Republic Restoratives is one of the many wonderful local businesses supporting FRESHFARM's Matching Dollars this weekend as part of All In Service DC. Participating in the Women's March on Saturday? Head up to Republic Restorative's gorgeous tasting room in Ivy City afterwards to raise a glass with friends. Staying in this weekend? Try this tasty cocktail at home with Republic Restoratives' CIVIC Vodka and farmers market apple cider. Get the recipe, and be sure to tag your creations with #freshfarmcooks.

INSTAGRAM OF THE WEEK


Even in the winter, farms are living things. The Farm at Sunnyside is looking great with their fields of cover crops. These crops - typically legumes and  grasses such as clover, alfalfa, rye, wheat, barley, and oats - will be turned back into the soil come spring. Cover crops are critical to organic farming: their roots aerate the soil, they protect the land from erosion during the slushy winter months. and they return nutrients to the field when they are tilled in the spring. Follow @thefarmatsunnyside for an inside look at life on the farm! And use the tag #mywintermarket in your own posts for a chance to be featured.

EVENTS AT MARKET
WEEK OF JANUARY 20 - 26

Markets are open rain or shine! Full schedule of markets is below.


Check the website for the most current list of who will be at market.


SATURDAY


Silver Spring

Market is open from 10am to 1pm. Evensong Farm is having a sale on pork roast - 10% off for the month of January!
 

SUNDAY 


Dupont Circle

Market is open from 10am to 1pm. 

MARKET PICKS: LOCAL LOVE

Specialty goods to share with out of town visitors or local friends

Alcohol

Boordy Vineyards, Knob Hall Winery, Milkhouse Brewery, New Columbia Distillers, Right Proper Brewery, Twin Valley Distillers

Both markets
Whether you're celebrating, protesting, or just trying to escape the chaos this weekend, our markets have your alcohol needs covered. Check out the Silver Spring market for a selection of Maryland-produced wine, beer, and liquor, or the Dupont market for spirits and beer distilled and brewed right here in the District. Don't forget to pair with some market-sourced mixers for a truly local libation!

Mixers

Garner's Produce, Gordy's Pickle Jar, Three Springs Fruit Farm, Toigo Orchards

Both markets
Our intrepid farmers and producers don't only grow and create delicious food, they also use their products to make great cocktail mixers! From strawberry daiquiri mix by Garner's Produce and Birth of Pain bloody Mary mix by Toigo Orchards, to Gordy's Fine Brine and Three Springs Fruit Farm's tart cherry juice, there's something for every cocktail drinker at the farmers market. Combine with locally produced alcohol in whatever combination strikes your fancy.

Pastries

Atwaters, Audia's Farm North, Baklava Couture, Cowbell Kitchen, O Earth Creamery & Bakehouse, Patisserie Poupon

Both markets
Feeding a crowd this weekend? Or just need to treat yourself with a little something sweet? You'll find a wide variety of yummy baked goods at market, including cookies, scones, cakes, brownies, baklava, gourmet pastries, and gluten-free treats. They're perfect to nibble while shopping the market, or to bring home to share with loved ones. Bonus this weekend: Baklava Couture is donating 25% of their market sales to FRESHFARM through All In Service DC!

WHAT'S IN SEASON

 

apples, apple cider, beets, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celery root, chard, collards, daikon radishes, garlic, herbs, hothouse tomatoes, kale, kalettes, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, pears, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, romanesco, rutabaga, salad greens, shallots, spinach, sweet potatoes, tatsoi, turnips, winter squash. For a full seasonality calendar, click here.
 

On Its Way In

President Trump
 

On Its Way Out

President Obama

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The Pineapple DC Guide to the Women's March in DC

In honor of the Women's March on Saturday, Pineapple DC has put together a guide to their favorite women-owned food businesses to check out over the weekend. See the guide.


DC IS REAL Campaign

Leading up to the Inauguration, A Creative DC is running a new campaign called DC IS REAL. Share why you live, love, and appreciate this city (and why it's way more than just the federal government). Participate here, and listen to A Creative DC founder Morgan H. West discussing the project on NPR here.
 

Help a Farmer Fund Her Education

Georgia O'Neal, wife of Zach Lester of Tree and Leaf Farm, is raising money to pay for tuition to get a teaching certificate and become an art teacher. Help Georgia fulfill her dream to make a difference in children's lives through art, and help her family with a much-needed secondary source of income. Donate to her Generosity campaign.
 

Volunteer With FoodPrints

FoodPrints is seeking volunteers to assist with weekly food shopping for FoodPrints classes. Every Sunday, a FRESHFARM team member bulk purchases from farms and uses coolers to divide and distribute necessary items to each school. Volunteers help organize and distribute the correct produce that corresponds to school shopping lists. This requires working outside, occasional heavy lifting, frequent bending, and attention to detail. FoodPrints needs volunteers every Sunday, 10:15 to 11:45am (January-March) and 8:30 to 10:30am (March-June). Sign up here.
 

Wholesale Success Workshop | Monday - Tuesday, January 23 - 24

Meeting the needs and values of produce buyers is fundamental to creating a healthy long-term relationship. How to actively seek buyers is just the start. Who is your customer and why do they buy? Maintaining the relationship requires attention to details from bunch sizes, labels, and lot codes, contracts, pricing, communication, sequential planting, quality control, trends and more. Learn how to serve the wholesale market and make your farm a highly desired source of fresh produce. This two-day workshop will take place at Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center in Jefferson, MD. More information.
 

Sips & Suppers Call for Volunteers | Sunday, January 29

Honorary Chairs José Andrés, Alice Waters, and Joan Nathan will host the 9th annual Sips & Suppers, an event benefiting two leading non-profits combating hunger and poverty in the nation’s capital – Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen. Sips & Suppers is looking for volunteers with fine-dining experience to staff the 35 Suppers on Sunday, January 29 from 5pm to 10pm. These are small dinners in private homes throughout Washington prepared by well-known chefs. Volunteers are needed for the roles of General Manager, Server and Kitchen Assistant. To volunteer, please register here and complete the questionnaire. Please sign up ASAP. To learn more about Sips & Suppers and the participating chefs, click here.

IN THE NEWS


Washington, D.C.'s Restaurants Have a Great Plan to Help Women, LGBTQ People, and Immigrants During Inauguration
-Glamour

Food and More: Expanding the Movement for the Trump Era
-Civil Eats

In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda
-The New York Times

A D.C. Urban Farm Takes On Urban Problems
-Civil Eats

CURRENT MARKET SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Silver Spring
Jan-Mar: 10am-1pm
Apr-Dec: 9am-1pm
SUNDAY
Dupont Circle
Jan-Mar: 10am-1pm
Apr-Dec: 8:30am-1:30pm
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