Living Green never tasted so good. The great thing about supporting our local farmers' market is that, since all produce, fruits, flowers and herbs are grown locally, it takes less gas to ship them in. It also supports the local economy by keeping money here in the community and giving the farmers a platform to sell their wares. Below is a sampling of the markets you'll find in our area. Enjoy!
Alexandria Farmers' Market Saturdays (year round), 5:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Market Square/City Hall, 310 King Street, Old Town, Alexandria.
Ballston Farmers' Market Fridays (May 29 - Oct 16), 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 901 Taylor Street, Arlington, VA.
Fairfax Farmers' Market Tuesdays (May 1 - Oct 30), 8 a.m. - Noon, 3730 Old Lee Highway, Van Dyck Park.
Bethesda Farmers' Market Tues & Sat (Oct 31), 10 am - 2:30pm. Veterans Park, corner of Woodmont & Norfolk.
Rockville Farmers' Market Sat (thru Nov 21) 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wed (thru Oct 28) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. E. Montgomery At Maryland Ave. (in front of Regal Theatre)
Northern Virginia MarketWatch - May 2009
New Contract Activity
The number of new contracts ratified in April 2009 was up 24.4% from the number of contracts ratified in April 2008. Homes priced below $300,000 saw significant increases in activity.
Contract activity for 2009 year-to-date is up 24.5%.
38.0% of all homes going under contract in April 2009 had at least one price reduction before going under contract.