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Schlagel Farms Waldorf, MD A third generation family farm operated by Russ & Eileen Shlagel and their five children. The farm is located on the northern edge of busy Waldorf, in Charles County, Maryland, just out of earshot of commuter traffic on US 301. You can hear the cows calling to each other and smell the sweet pungent aroma of ripening strawberries! The farm is open to the public in the spring for strawberry picking & greenhouse flowers and bedding plants. In the fall, the farm offers mums and seasonal vegetables.
Shlagel Farms specializes in vegetable production, selling wholesale to Washington, DC area stores and farmer's markets. They also raise quality hay for the pleasure horse trade, as well as field corn and soybeans to feed their herd of Angus beef cattle. The farm is open to the public in spring for visitors to enjoy a day in the country relaxing with family and picking strawberries.Swann Farms Owings, MD Swann Farms grows some of the best peaches, sweet corn, watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes you'll ever taste. Rebert Farms Gettysburg, PA A third-generation family farm located in the mountains of Orrtanna, just outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, they grow a plethora of fruits and vegetables, including sugar peas, peas, onions, red beets, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Lima beans, cantaloupes, watermelons, sweet corn, strawberries, black berries, red, yellow, and black raspberries, blueberries, red and white potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, patty pans, jack be littles, bird house gourds, gooseneck gourds, cucumbers, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, butternut squash, buttercup squash, lakota squash, blue hubbard squash, pumpkins, egg plants, apricots, peaches, nectarines, dark and white sweet cherries, sour cherries, and eight different types of plums.
And they grow apples! Lodi, Tansparent, Summer Rambo, Ginger Gold, Gala, Honey Crisp, Macintosh, Cortland, Jona Gold, Golden Supreme, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Stayman, Northern Spy, Banana, Smoke House, Grimes Golden, York, Rome, Sweet Paradise, Jonathan, Granny Smith, Empire, Zestar, Starks Delicious, FugiNew Starts Farm Washington, DC Tom Baldwin is a retired DC science teacher (Mckinley Tech and Roosevelt High School). He raises selected plants in two small greenhouses in his backyard in Northeast DC. In the summer, Tom goes to his family farm, " New Starts ", in upstate New York and grow a family vegetable garden, pastured chickens (free range) and also fall mums for sale in September and October. In May, Tom will have various herbs, flowers, and hanging baskets for sale. He's looking forward to the Cheverly Market ! C&E Farms Glen Dale MD C&E is the only surviving farm from development in Glen Dale, Maryland. It is an oasis among recent development, about eight miles from Cheverly, and just a mile from the new Vista Gardens shopping center on Martin Luther King Avenue.
Emma and her husband, C.C., both grew up on farms in North Carolina. They moved to New Carrollton and outgrew their suburban garden before rescuing a 15-acre farm in Glenn Dale in 1995. In addition to caring for their extended family part-time, they are part-time farmers specializing in pick-your-own ethnic produce such as kallalloo, black-eyed peas, and sweet potato greens. They also grow herbs, beans, beets, blackberries, flowers, pears, tomatoes, walnuts and corn.
Simple Pleasures Ice Cream Bowie, MD A family owned business operating in Bowie since October 2000. Created by mother and daughter team Terri M. Russell and Santa Maria Perrin, Simple Pleasures is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products, excellent service, and competitive pricing. We offer a diverse menu of confections, including homemade ice cream in all flavors, incredible Italian Ices, sherberts, sorbets, and scrumptious gourmet cakes and pies, special occasion cakes customized to your event, cappuccino, espresso, coffee, gourmet teas, and more.
Firefly Farms Bittenger MD Artisanal goat cheese from Bittenger, MD. Merry Goat Round is Firefly's approach to a goat's milk Brie. While it resembles mini-Brie from the outside, its texture is slightly firmer and its taste has a sharpness not found in Brie or Camembert. It is a delightful addition to any meal and melts beautifully.
Cheverly Breadbasket: Featuring Firehook Bakery & Moctec
Cheverly Community Market is thrilled to be able to bring the following bakers to you:
Washington, DC ’s Firehook Bakery was established in December 1992 with one simple goal: quality. Since then, Firehook has been offering customers the best and most authentic bakery goods. Brian P. Murphy, a native Washingtonian and loyal customer coined the phrase “Washington Born, Washington Bread” to describe Firehook.The high fashion magazine W has included Firehook in its short list of top five bakers in the world, alongside the quintessential Parisian bread baker Poilane, as well as bakeries in Milan and London, New York and Los Angeles.
Moctec Enterprizes of Hyattsville, MD is the only tortilla factory on the East Coast still making tortillas from whole corn. Tortillas are made in Hyasttville the old-fashioned way without unsavory additives.
Liz Esposito, Cookies to Cocktails Project Manager turned baker extraordinaire, Liz Esposito traded in her spreadsheets for spatulas! She will be bringing an array of tasty treats to this year's market. Market-goers can look forward to an assortment of delectable homemade cupcakes, cookies, brownies, her famous cake pops, and a few test kitchen surprises! She also makes custom cakes and desserts for all occasions. Check out her website and photo gallery here.
Circle C Oyster Ranch Ridge, MD Richard Pelz, a fisheries biologist, nurtures sanctuary reefs to restore not only native Eastern oysters, but the Chesapeake Bay. Circle C’s oysters are not only local, they’re top quality. Rather than pay top dollar for them at McCormick and Schmick, come buy them direct at the market. This year, Circle C will also bring live Chesapeake Bay crabs -- truly a local treat! Clan Stewart Farms, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania One of Pennsylvania's few remaining bicentenniel farms, Clan Stewart Farm, believes that producing fresh, nutritious, and healthy food and selling it locally is the best way to ensure a bountiful local food supply, protect the environment, and keep farmers on the land. They raise vegetables, grass-fed poultry (including heritage free-range turkeys)and beef on their 160-acre farm located about 18 miles south of State College in Central Pennsylvania.
Basignani Vineyards Sparks, MD Basignani Winery has been producing a variety of wines using traditional cellar methods and old world viticulture since opening in 1986. Emphasizing quality over quantity, the wines are unfiltered, reaching their full potential while preserving their character. Andrews&Dunham Damn Fine Tea Cheverly, MD Andrews & Dunham knows that nothing beats a perfect cup of tea, and a great tea needs no explanation. We love the romance of tea. We love that tea might just be the healthiest thing you’ll ever drink. But if the tea you’re drinking doesn’t taste fantastic, you’re missing out. Only a few teas meet our mysterious, rigorous standards and we’re proud to offer them to you. We’re always looking for that perfect cup, so you don’t have to. All of our teas are sold loose, which means they are not in tea bags. Unless you like chewing on wet tea leaves (hey, some people do) you will need some sort of tea straining device to prepare our tea. Our teas are also mostly produced using orthodox methods. People chuckle when they hear “orthodox tea” for the first time, but all it means is that the tea leaves were picked and processed using traditional methods. A majority of the world’s tea production is a big, industrialized affair, but the teas we’re interested in are still being processed mostly by hand.
Each tin is decorated with a unique, hand-printed label. We produce a very limited quantity of each series before we get excited and move on to other teas, so get them while you can!
Golden Leaf Farms Brandywine, MD is family owned and operated apiary and vineyard. Joseph Romano, Beekeeper, and his wife Jo-Ann have been producing pure, 100% all-natural honey for six years. They do not pasteurize or pressure-filter their honey so customers will get the most flavorful honey the bees have to offer.
Stanton’s Mill Grantsville, MD The Kentucky Miller who restored one of the oldest gristmills in Maryland, John Childers, will be on hand to sell his chemical-free, stone ground wheat, rye, spelt, buckwheat, white and yellow corn meal, white and yellow grits, graham, and seven grain flour Jams, Honey, Syrups, Chocolate & Condiments
Golden Leaf Farms Brandywine, MD is family owned and operated apiary and vineyard. Joseph Romano, Beekeeper, and his wife Jo-Ann have been producing pure, 100% all-natural honey for six years. They do not pasteurize or pressure-filter their honey so customers will get the most flavorful honey the bees have to offer. S&S Maple Camp Corriganville, MD Maple Syrup from Maryland! From near Cumberland, delicious grade A, amber, pure maple syrup to pour on pancakes and waffles, or add to your sweet potatoes & pecan and pumpkin pie fillings. Martha’s Jams Cheverly, MD Finally, you don’t have to hope that Martha Allen will share one of her delicious specialty jams that can turn ordinary toast into a culinary treat. Even better on French toast, ice cream, or pound cake. Krishon Chocolate Washington, DC Krishon Chocolates is a boutique confectionery making artisanal chocolates by hand in the European tradition - in small batches using only the highest quality ingredients. Krishon uses only Michel Cluizel Chocolate, the world's finest. We use only Organic cream and butter. We specialize in melt-in-your-mouth chocolate Truffles and Custom Chocolate Fantasy Creations.
Pax River Alpacas Upper Marlboro, MD Pax River has some of the nicest yarn you'll ever touch. These fibers are strong and warm, and wonderful to knit (or felt) with. Make sure to stop by, say hi to Sue and her family and meet the alpacas! Mystic Water Soap College Park, MD Riverdale Park soapmaker Michelle Burns learned the art of making soap by the traditional cold process method while living in Italy. Her home-based company, Mystic Water Soap, offers a wide array of beautiful, fragrant, long-lasting olive oil soaps that are rich in natural glycerin. Original formulas feature infused oils, goats milk, herbs, wild Tussah silk, sea salt and colored clays from around the world, with unscented soap also available. In addition, Michelle makes Dead Sea bath salts, lip balms, whipped shea butter, lotion bars and perfume oils which she sells, along with essential oils and bath accessories.Pottery by Rose Fennell Cheverly, MD Potter Rose Fennell works out of her pottery studio in the quiet suburban comfort of Cheverly, MD. In addition to having her own place to create, she is a member of the Langley Park Potters, a community studio in Montgomery County, Maryland. She is dedicated to creating handcrafted pottery pieces that are unique and of high quality, never using molds or jigs. Almost all work is thrown on the wheel, although some pieces are hand-built using slap or pinch methods. Rose specializes in functional pottery such as bowls, plates, mugs and other types of dinnerware, but certainly appreciates the joy that comes from creating one-of-a-kind pieces. She also enjoys adding just a dash of whimsy in most things she creates, such as the “Pick-It” toothpick holders or the “personalized” dog and cat food dishes. Rose hopes that you enjoy owning and using these handmade pieces as much as she enjoys creating them.
Cheverly United Methodist Church Coffee and Fair Trade Cheverly, MD A church “in the heart of the community with the community in its heart”. Purchase fresh coffee from CUMC volunteers supplied by A Greater Gift, a division of SERRV International. A Greater Gift’s mission is "to promote the social and economic progress of people in developing regions of the world by marketing their products in a just and direct manner." CUMC is proud to further this effort by serving their products and having coffee, teas and chocolates available to purchase for your home. Several times a year, the table is stocked with fair trade gifts from around the world. There are also occasional catalog parties. Products can be viewed at online at A Greater Gift. If you are interested, drop by the booth and add your name to the mailing list! In warmer weather, iced coffee and tea may be available. Feel free to bring your own mug for a discount. At each market the booth adds another feature of sustainable living. For example, paper products are now supplied by GreenLine Paper Products.
Charles & Kelly have been rocking Cheverly and its environs together since 2005. Whether joined by their band mates from The Hot Noodle or Beatles cover band Soul Revolver, or just plain and simple with two guitars, they always liven up their surroundings with a blend of original tunes and rock favorites. They are both active members of the community and proud to have a hand in bringing the Community Market to Cheverly.
The Hot Noodles, Cheverly MD Cheverly Communitry Market's house band, the Cheverly Hot Noodle has been rocking Cheverly, Maryland, and other points of interest since 2005. We play songs we like, some of our own invention, many by others. We play at parties and clubs, pools and parks. It doesn't really matter. We play where we can, as often as possible.
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