Vol. 7 Issue 11

We are so excited to celebrate National Farmers Market Week August 1st-7th with you!  Over the past year, our farmers market community has shown the resilience in our changing world.  Farmers markets have always been a hub for innovation, and we have been at the forefront of adapting rapid solutions to protect staff, customers, and our community.  More than ever before, National Farmers Market Week is an opportunity to showcase the value of the Hollywood Farmers Market in our College Park community.

In 2020, it was clear that local food systems with short supply chains are resilient and our market plays a vital role in keeping our community connected.  We wouldn’t be able to operate without our amazing board, volunteers and vendors.  As we opened this year, we found our customers and vendors were happy to have the market return to normal and be able to spend time together, listen to music and support our vendors.

What can you do to support farmers markets and celebrate National Farmers Market Week? 

1. Shop regularly at your farmers market – and tell your friends to do the same! Follow all directions and guidelines for safety while at the market. 

2. Local food fans are encouraged to share National Farmers Market Week on social media! Use the #LoveMyMarket, #FarmersMarketsareEssential and #FarmersMarketWeek to share the bounty of the season on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

   Stop at the Market’s information table for an “I  Farmers Markets” temporary tattoo.

Vol. 7 Issue 9

We have some exciting news!  Backyard Boogie Gardens and Baking will begin offering prepared foods.  They will be making a couple of breakfast items, a few different types of burgers, and will have 3 sides.  They will have vegetarian options and will also be offering water, soda, orange juice and apple juice.  The menu incorporates ingredients from local farms around here and all the vendors at the market!

For entertainment this week we have Nicolo Whimsey (www.nicolowhimsey.com) joining Double Sharp.  Nicolo juggles, plays the accordion and is tons of fun for kids and adults.

Check out the Buy Local Challenge website (www.buylocalchallenge.com) for information about a Scavenger Hunt and a chance to win some great prizes! Don’t forget to tag your photos when posting on Facebook or Instagram with #BuyLocalChallenge.

Environment Maryland will be at the market from 10 to 12.  Their mission is to educate the public on how our bees contribute to the bounties of the Hollywood Farmer’s Market.

 

Speaking of Victory Chapel Family Farm.  They are our Vendor Spotlight!
Victory Chapel Family Farm’s bees produce Southern Maryland wildflower honey, which our bees make from diverse floral sources, including black locust, tulip poplar, fruit trees, dandelions, clover and many others. Our honey is produced by hives in Prince Georges and Charles Counties; The honey is raw and all natural — lightly filtered to remove large particles of beeswax, pollen and propolis, but not heated or processed. When our honey is removed from the hive, it needs to be strained to remove parts of bee bodies and pieces of wax. A coarse strainer is used without heating. The honey will contain pollen that was present in the honey from the local area. Some people that if local honey is ingested regularly, it can reduce pollen allergy symptoms in humans. By supporting local honey producers, you can verify that the honey you’re purchasing is truly raw and has the beneficial properties that humans have used for centuries to treat many ailments.

Here is some info about the program:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfmnp/senior-farmers-market-nutrition-program
and contact information:
Aging & Disabilities Services Division
Phone: 301-265-8450

These coupons – a booklet of coupons – are available to seniors – 60 & 0ver and  seniors that may receive energy assistance, SNAP or Section 8.
It is a simple process and not intrusive: Call the above phone number and ask for the farmers market coupon program – SFMNP – the person will ask some very simple questions – name, address, phone, annual income, do you receive any other programs – SNAP, energy assistance, Section 8.

These coupons – that benefit the farmers in Maryland – are good for fresh fruits & veggies and honey from farmers markets & farm stands. They are good until November – check the expiration on the coupon.

Calvert Farm is authorized to accept these coupons & WIC and will be available at the – Hollywood Farmers Market, College Park.

Vol. 7 Issue 7

Happy Fourth of July!  We hope everyone has a great weekend!  Make sure you stop by the market on Saturday to pick up all of your picnic or grilling needs.  Backyard Boogie and Blue Berwyn Farm have wonderful veggies for salads or toppings for sandwiches.  Sharrah Orchard has beautiful berries, perfect peaches, charming cherries and adorable apples (apple pie anyone?).  Waltz Family Farm has the meats you need for your grill and Sabillasville Seasonings has a wide variety of spices to add some flavor to the meal.  Don’t forget your after dinner drinks from Shmidt’s Spirits or coffee for the morning after from Alcoba.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

Vol. 6 Issue 21

These last few autumn-like days have been wonderful!  It makes for a wonderful market day.  We hope to see everyone at the market tomorrow! UK food exports are an option if you’ve cornered the local market.

Backyard Boogie Garden and Bakery will not be at the market tomorrow.  They will be back next week.

This weekend, Calvert Farm will have a great selection of produce!
Broccoli, Corn, Sweet Potatoes, Lettuces, Green Beans, Boc Choi, Scallions, Acorn Squash,
Butternut Squash, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Cauliflower – Not Many, Onions, Beets W/ Tops, Carrots W/ Tops, Radish W/ Top, White Potato, Red Potato, Chicken Eggs, Chard, Kale,
Collards, Herbs, Nice Cut Flowers, Some Nice Plants, Succulents, Spaghetti Squash, New England Blue Hubbard Squash, Delicata Squash, Mushrooms, And Much More

As the market continues we would like to remind our customers that they must wear a mask the entire time they are at the market.  We also need to ask that you tell the vendors what your order will be and they will pick it out for you.  It’s for everyone’s health and safety.

Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help guide our customers through the market between 8:45am to 1:00pm!  If you or anyone you know would be willing to help for a few hours, email Scarlet at hfmscarlet@gmail.com.  All volunteers must be 18 years or older.

The Market’s Covid-19 guidelines
We are following the guidelines set up by the City of College Park.  They can be found here: https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=165

• Please enter the market by the charging station and exit by the back corner of MOM’s.  If you want to reenter the market, please go back to the entrance.  This will help us keep customers socially distanced and our market safely organized.
• If you are coming to the market for just one vendor, please enter the market by the charging station and follow the guidance of our volunteers.
• Please tell the vendors what you would like to order and they will pick the products for you. Please do not touch the produce.  
• Keep a distance of 6ft between you and the vendor and the next customer. 
• Thank you for your patience and following our guidelines.
• Lastly, please continue to wear your masks.  🙂

Our Vendors:

Alcoba Coffee
Jose Castillo
1 lb. bags of Guatemalan Coffee in Light, Medium or Dark Roast both ground and whole bean ($10.00 per bag)
You can purchase at the market or by emailing Jose at: jose.castillobeza@yahoo.com

Backyard Boogie Gardens and Baking
Dylan Banker
Backyard farmers with fresh seasonal produce, micro-greens, herbs, & freshly baked goods
Click HERE to see a list of their products.  Or check them out on Facebook @backyardboogiegardens

Calvert Farm Pam Stegall
Calvert Farm is a small family farm that uses Eco-sustainable practices.
Farmer Pam would be happy to serve you at the market. Calvert Farm takes FMNP coupons.
Calvert’s website is: http://www.calvertfarm.com/ and you can always reach Farmer Pam at: farmer@calvertfarm.com or Facebook @CalvertFarm

Janelle Aguilera-Daley
Janelle’s Crumb Shoppe Bakery
From Pineapple Upside-down Cake to cupcakes- Janelle makes it all.
Find Janelle on Facebook @janellescrumbshoppebakery or email  janellescrumbshoppebakery@gmail.com

Sharrah Orchard
Nate Sharrah
Family owned Sharrah Orchard is located in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania near Gettysburg.
Nate would be happy to take your order online HERE but you can also purchase at the market

Thai Amity Kitchen
Balloon and Peter
Delicious, freshly made Thai food and drinks.
Check out their Facebook page @thaiamitykitchen

Waltz Family Farm
Jay and Laurie Waltz
Waltz Family Farm, raising and selling Beef, Pork, Lamb, Eggs and Cheeses
You can purchase online at: https://www.farmmatch.com/ or at the market

Craft Vendors
For the safety of our vendors, our craft vendors will not be at the market this year.  Below is the list of vendors who have a website you can purchase items from in case you are saw something last year.
Designed Naturally: http://www.dnseaglassandmacrame.etsy.com/
Phoeboo Designs: http://phoeboodesigns.com/
Dearheart Woodwork on Instagram @Dearheartwood

Also, if you are an Instagram user please follow us at hollywood_farmers_market_md or on Facebook @hollywoodmarket

Happy Labor Day weekend!  We hope everyone can spend a little time relaxing on this long weekend.  In case you’re going to cook out make sure you start at the market for all your grilling needs!  Waltz Family Farm has a great selection of meats for the grill.  Calvert Farm, Sharrah Orchard and Backyard Boogie have the produce for sides.  Don’t forget about your desserts from Janelle’s Crumb Shoppe Bakery.  The Hollywood Market has it all!Victory Chapel Family Farm are taking the weekend off and we’ll see them soon.

Great News!
Thai Amity Kitchen will be back this weekend!!!  We are looking forward to having their delicious meals prepared fresh for us at the market.  Yes, they were supposed to start last weekend but the rain was pretty miserable.  We’ll see them this weekend and they are happy to be back at the market!

As the market continues we would like to remind our customers that they must wear a mask the entire time they are at the market.  We also need to ask that you tell the vendors what your order will be and they will pick it out for you.  It’s for everyone’s health and safety.

Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help guide our customers through the market between 8:45am to 1:00pm!  If you or anyone you know would be willing to help for a few hours, email Scarlet at hfmscarlet@gmail.com.  All volunteers must be 18 years or older.

The Market‘s Covid-19 guidelines
We are following the guidelines set up by the City of College Park.  They can be found here: https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=165

• Please enter the market by the charging station and exit by the back corner of MOM’s.  If you want to reenter the market, please go back to the entrance.  This will help us keep customers socially distanced and our market safely organized.
• If you are coming to the market for just one vendor, please enter the market by the charging station and follow the guidance of our volunteers.
• Please tell the vendors what you would like to order and they will pick the products for you. Please do not touch the produce.  
• Keep a distance of 6ft between you and the vendor and the next customer. 
• Thank you for your patience and following our guidelines.
• Lastly, please continue to wear your masks.  🙂

Our Vendors:

Alcoba Coffee
Jose Castillo
1 lb. bags of Guatemalan Coffee in Light, Medium or Dark Roast both ground and whole bean ($10.00 per bag)
You can purchase at the market or by emailing Jose at: jose.castillobeza@yahoo.com
Backyard Boogie Gardens and Baking
Dylan Banker
Backyard farmers with fresh seasonal produce, micro-greens, herbs, & freshly baked goods
Click HERE to see a list of their products.  Or check them out on Facebook @backyardboogiegardens

Calvert Farm
Pam Stegall
Calvert Farm is a small family farm that uses Eco-sustainable practices.
Farmer Pam would be happy to serve you at the market

Janelle Aguilera-Daley
Janelle’s Crumb Shoppe Bakery
From Pineapple Upside-down Cake to cupcakes- Janelle makes it all.
Find Janelle on Facebook @janellescrumbshoppebakery or email  janellescrumbshoppebakery@gmail.com

Sharrah Orchard
Nate Sharrah
Family owned Sharrah Orchard is located in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania near Gettysburg.
Nate would be happy to take your order online HERE but you can also purchase at the market

Thai Amity Kitchen
Balloon and Peter
Delicious, freshly made Thai food and drinks.
Check out their Facebook page @thaiamitykitchen

Waltz Family Farm
Jay and Laurie Waltz
Waltz Family Farm, selling our meats at farmers markets and the Valley Co-op of Hagerstown.
You can purchase online at: https://www.farmmatch.com/ or at the market

Craft Vendors
For the safety of our vendors, our craft and prepared food vendors will not be at the market this year.  Below is the list of vendors who have a website you can purchase items from in case you are saw something last year.
Designed Naturally: http://www.dnseaglassandmacrame.etsy.com/
Phoeboo Designs: http://phoeboodesigns.com/
Dearheart Woodwork on Instagram @Dearheartwood

Vol. 6 Issue 18

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of August.  It seems like only yesterday that it started.  🙂  School will be (or has already) started back up.  We hope all the children, teachers, and administrators have a wonderful school year even if it’s in the classroom or online.

Great News!
Thai Amity Kitchen will be back this weekend!!!  We are looking forward to having their delicious meals prepared fresh for us at the market.

As the market continues we would like to remind our customers that they must wear a mask the entire time they are at the market.  We also need to ask that you tell the vendors what your order will be and they will pick it out for you.  It’s for everyone’s health and safety.

The market is now open from 9am until 1pm! With meal delivery service, especially as the world continues to observe social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it makes you avoid going shopping regularly. Similarly, the ingredients and cooking instructions delivery services make cooking healthy meals more convenient since there is no preparation involved.

Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help guide our customers through the market between 8:45am to 1:00pm!  If you or anyone you know would be willing to help for a few hours, please click HERE or email Scarlet at hfmscarlet@gmail.com.  All volunteers must be 18 years or older.

The Market‘s Covid-19 guidelines
We are following the guidelines set up by the City of College Park.  They can be found here: https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=165

• Please enter the market by the charging station and exit by the back corner of MOM’s.  If you want to reenter the market, please go back to the entrance.  This will help us keep customers socially distanced and our market safely organized.
• If you are coming to the market for just one vendor, please enter the market by the charging station and follow the guidance of our volunteers.
• Please tell the vendors what you would like to order and they will pick the products for you. Please do not touch the produce.  
• Keep a distance of 6ft between you and the vendor and the next customer. 
• Thank you for your patience and following our guidelines.
• Lastly, please continue to wear your masks.  🙂

Our Vendors:

Alcoba Coffee
Jose Castillo
1 lb. bags of Guatemalan Coffee in Light, Medium or Dark Roast both ground and whole bean ($10.00 per bag)
You can purchase at the market or by emailing Jose at: jose.castillobeza@yahoo.com

Backyard Boogie Gardens and Baking
Dylan Banker
Backyard farmers with fresh seasonal produce, micro-greens, herbs, & freshly baked goods
Click HERE to see a list of their products.  Or check them out on Facebook @backyardboogiegardens

Calvert Farm
Pam Stegall
Calvert Farm is a small family farm that uses Eco-sustainable practices.
Farmer Pam would be happy to serve you at the market

Janelle Aguilera-Daley
Janelle’s Crumb Shoppe Bakery
From Pineapple Upside-down Cake to cupcakes- Janelle makes it all.
Find Janelle on Facebook @janellescrumbshoppebakery or email  janellescrumbshoppebakery@gmail.com

Sharrah Orchard
Nate Sharrah
Family owned Sharrah Orchard is located in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania near Gettysburg.
Nate would be happy to take your order online HERE but you can also purchase at the market

Thai Amity Kitchen
Balloon and Peter
Delicious, freshly made Thai food and drinks.
Check out their Facebook page @thaiamitykitchen

Victory Chapel Family Farm
Lorne Williams

Vol. 6 Issue 17

Great News!
Thai Amity Kitchen will be joining us again very soon!  We’re super excited to have them back check back here next week to learn when they’ll be at the market.Welcome our Newest Vendor:
This week we welcome Backyard Boogie Gardens from Washington County!  Dylan and Bre will bring a wide variety of produce and fresh breads to our market.  Bre’s breads are made with as much locally sourced ingredients as possible.  We are super excited to have them join us and we hope you will welcome them too.

As the market continues we would like to remind our customers that they must wear a mask the entire time they are at the market.  We also need to ask that you tell the vendors what your order will be and they will pick it out for you.  It’s for everyone’s health and safety.

The market is now open from 9am until 1pm!

Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help guide our customers through the market between 8:45am to 1:00pm!  If you or anyone you know would be willing to help for a few hours, please click HERE or email Scarlet at hfmscarlet@gmail.com.  All volunteers must be 18 years or older.

The Market’s Covid-19 guidelines

• Please enter the market by the charging station and exit by the back corner of MOM’s.  If you want to reenter the market, please go back to the entrance.  This will help us keep customers socially distanced and our market safely organized.
• If you are coming to the market for just one vendor, please enter the market by the charging station and follow the guidance of our volunteers.
• Please tell the vendors what you would like to order and they will pick the products for you. Please do not touch the produce.  
• Keep a distance of 6ft between you and the vendor and the next customer. 
• Thank you for your patience and following our guidelines.
• Lastly, please continue to wear your masks.  🙂

Our Vendors:

Alcoba Coffee
Jose Castillo
1 lb. bags of Guatemalan Coffee in Light, Medium or Dark Roast both ground and whole bean ($10.00 per bag)
You can purchase at the market or by emailing Jose at: jose.castillobeza@yahoo.com

Backyard Boogie Gardens and Baking
Dylan Banker
Backyard farmers with fresh seasonal produce, micro-greens, herbs, & freshly baked goods
Click HERE to see a list of their products.  Or check them out on Facebook @backyardboogiegardens

Calvert Farm
Pam Stegall
Calvert Farm is a small family farm that uses Eco-sustainable practices.
Farmer Pam would be happy to serve you at the market

Janelle Aguilera-Daley
Janelle’s Crumb Shoppe Bakery
From Pineapple Upside-down Cake to cupcakes- Janelle makes it all.
Find Janelle on Facebook @janellescrumbshoppebakery or email  janellescrumbshoppebakery@gmail.com

Sharrah Orchard
Nate Sharrah
Family owned Sharrah Orchard is located in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania near Gettysburg.
Nate would be happy to take your order online HERE but you can also purchase at the market

Twin Valley Distillers
Edgardo Zuñiga 
They use locally sourced grain to produce the highest quality whiskies, and pride themselves on sustaining the local ecosystem with their farm partners.
Twin Valley Distillers will be at the market on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
Visit their website HERE

Victory Chapel Family Farm
Lorne Williams

At Victory Chapel Family Farms our honey is produced sustainably and locally in the Washington Metro area. The bees forage local multi- floral nectar sources. Raw honey is extracted from the honeycomb without heat or filtration, and packaged immediately, thus capturing all the flavor and aroma of honey. Currently we only have 1 pound containers of honey priced at $10.00 per pound.  You can purchase at the market or order online at Local Honey

Waltz Family Farm
Jay and Laurie Waltz
Waltz Family Farm, selling our meats at farm markets and the Valley Co-op of Hagerstown.
You can purchase online at: https://www.farmmatch.com/ or at the market

Weeping Willow Bake Shop
Renee Atayde
Weeping Willow offers delicious baked goods
Order on her website at weepingwillowbakeshop.com or at the market

Craft and Prepared Food Vendors
For the safety of our vendors, our craft and prepared food vendors will not be at the market this year.  Below is the list of vendors who have a website you can purchase items from in case you are saw something last year.
Designed Naturally: http://www.dnseaglassandmacrame.etsy.com/
Phoeboo Designs: http://phoeboodesigns.com/
Find Dearheart Woodwork on Instagram @Dearheartwood
Find Thai Amity Kitchen on Facebook @thaiamitykitchen

Also, if you are an Instagram user please follow us at hollywood_farmers_market_md or on Facebook @hollywoodmarket
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Our mailing address is:
hollywoodmarketcp@gmail.com