Petworth Market, now with EBT machine!

Today, the Petworth Community Market begins its second season. It will run from 4-8 pm each Friday through September 30 along the 4000 block of 9th Street NW (between Taylor and Upshur Streets).

This year Petworth joins the growing list of DC farmers markets that accept SNAP benefits, due to the acquisition of an EBT machine (which will also allow customers to pay with credit cards).

Organizers are still in the process of recruiting farm vendors, artists and crafters for the weekly market. For additional details or to download a vendor application, visit www.petworthmarket.org

Here's a list of the confirmed vendors so far this season:
C&T Produce
Fresh Off The Roast
G Flores Produce
Great Harvest Bread Company
J & L Green Farm
Kuhn Orchards
Momme Meals
Paisley Fig
Pearl Fine Teas
William Maedel III

Takoma Park Farmers Market jumps on the farmers market bike clinic train

Yes, a bike clinic is starting up at the Takoma Park Farmers Market on Sunday, May 22. It's a collective effort between the Mount Rainier Bike Coop, Takoma Bicycle, and The Green Commuter.

Bike clinics are great places for the less mechanically inclined to get some help with their bikes' issues. No word yet on whether this will become a regular fixture at the market, but if it did, that would be fantastic.

Takoma Park Farmers Market
Laurel Avenue (bet. Eastern & Carroll)
Sundays, 10am-2pm