Starting this year a 28-foot-long retrofitted school bus will serve as a roving farmers market for some of D.C.'s most underserved communities. more ›

Two farmers' markets opened this morning. more ›

Last week, we highlighted a story about a group of people who wanted to open a farmers' market in the parking lot of the Naylor Road Metro station, only to be turned down by WMATA because of a rule restricting the sale of food and drink on Metro property. So what will be going in next to the station? more ›

Now here's an interesting story from the Post -- a group of residents in Temple Hills, Md. have started a campaign to inject some vibrancy into their business scene, and, as part of that effort, they'd like to open up a weekend farmers' market in the parking lot of the Naylor Road Metro station. Good idea, right? Well, Metro isn't too thrilled about it. more ›

While I'll certainly write this feature more often once the seasonal farmers markets start opening up for the Spring, the underground market - at the restaurant Kushi Izakaya & Sushi (465 K Street NW) and happening right now (12 to 5 p.m.) is an interesting development in the farmers market scene. more ›

It's that sad time of the year when farmers markets start to close down for the winter. While a few farmers markets are open year round, namely the Dupont farmers market and Eastern Market, most shutter after Thanksgiving and reopen (to me, way too late) in the spring. more ›

It seems like there are an endless variety of squashes, especially winter ones. However, after watching Eric Ripert's Avec Eric show on PBS, I learned about a variety known as a potimarron or hokkaido squash. It is characterized by its bright orange color and slight, pointed top. I've found it at the Kuhn farmers stall at the 14th and U farmers market labeled as kabocha squash. more ›

I know, it's a month away. But, if you want a sustainable, free-range turkey from your local farmers market for Thanksgiving: now is the time to order. Florida Girl in DC and Borderstan's Alejandra Owens have both put up handy guides of where to get your local turkey. more ›

Dish of the week: Soft-shell crab more ›

DC Food For All shares the news that a new farmers market planned for Columbia Heights will happen on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and kick off on June 5. more ›

First lady Michelle Obama presided over the first day of the new White House farmers market on Thursday afternoon, speaking to an energetic, enthusiastic crowd despite the dreary weather. more ›

The much discussed FRESHFARM Market, By the White House kicks off its first day in operation this afternoon. DDOT sent out a reminder that Vermont Ave. NW between H and I Streets will be closed from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. today, but keep in mind that the market itself only runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. – the extra time built in is for setting up and taking down the stands. The market, which is open rain or shine, will continue every Thursday afternoon through October 29. Expect the usual FRESHFARM market fair: meats, cheeses, fresh fruits and vegetables, breads, flowers, and the like. more ›

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On Tuesday we picked up a WTOP report that First Lady Michelle Obama's office was behind an application to close Vermont Ave. between H and I Streets NW one a week for a new White House farmers market. But this morning the Examiner's Bill Myers follows up with word that FLOTUS isn't necessarily the driving force behind this proposal. Instead, it appears that prolific local market purveyors FreshFarm put in the application, and Obama's involvement is a little fuzzier than first thought.

White House staff have been in talks with FreshFarm officials, but the first lady's office declined to answer questions about whether Obama was endorsing the Vermont Avenue market. After WTOP reported that the plan was the first lady's, the White House called the station to deny it.

The First Lady's office has put in a request to close Vermont Avenue between H and I Streets NW between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., every Thursday, for the market. The day of the week and time of the proposed market certainly fits in with what DCist commenters were saying they'd like to see in terms of a White House farmers market, but the proposed location was up until this point unknown. This block of Vermont stretches between the far corners of Lafayette Square and McPherson Square. The WTOP article makes mention of some concern from residents about the potential for further traffic congestion in an already clogged area. We gather the Secret Service would prefer not to set up a weekly market right on Pennsylvania Ave., where the street is already closed to vehicular traffic. more ›

The Upper King Street Neighborhood Association launched its Fresh Farmers' Market (not to be confused with the FreshFarm markets) yesterday in King Street Garden Park (across from the King Street Metro).  The market primarily features produce grown by local farmers (sworn to be homegrown (PDF)), as well as fresh flowers and canned dips/spreads (pumpkin pie spread, black bean/hot pepper dips).  Despite a small number of vendors, the market provides residents, visitors, and commuters an opportunity to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables on a Wednesday afternoon.  The market runs every Wednesday until October 29th, 3-7 p.m., rain or shine. more ›

OK, he may not be Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but I'd bet $5 on Anthony Bourdain in a bare-knuckle boxing match. So, if you see him around town this weekend, filming segments for his Travel Channel show, No Reservations, best not tick him off. more ›

>> D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty said that he will "continue to stand right beside Natwar Gandhi," in the wake of the widening D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement scandal. [WaPo] >> The Anacostia Farmers Market is closing down today after providing fresh produce to D.C. residents for nine years. [WJLA] >> Silver Spring's artificial grass will stick around for another couple of months at least. [Free Ride] >> Get ready for the Million... more ›

>> The biggest D.C. government corruption scandal ever? [WaPo, updated from earlier story] >> Will there finally be enough places to lock up our bicycles? [WJLA] >> An Emerging Columbia Hts.-Petworth Food Split? [Free Ride] >> Bloomingdale Farmers Market not a given for next year? [In Shaw] >> Could H Street NE put a cap on the number of bars that can open there? [City Desk] Photo by sally henny penny... more ›

Eating In is back, after a brief hiatus, just in time to take advantage of fall ingredients. Now that it’s cooled off, at least a little, we are finally in the mood for pumpkin, squash, apples, and cinnamon spice. Rather than just going to our local farmers' market to pick up our produce, we decided to go straight to the source -- the orchard. more ›

Oh noes! A widdle kitten from our own widdle city has been found to have a terrible disease that causes animals to viciously attack anyone in its path! How could an adorable kitty do such a thing? It's all too true, reports the Post. The kitten was found at the Anacostia Farmers Market and actually bit five different people before being captured and testing positive for rabies. Anyone who might have had contact with the... more ›

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant - it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at Chicagoist started off with daily reports from food writer Lisa Shames on her attempt to eat only locally grown and raised foodstuffs all week as part of a farmers market... more ›

FRIDAY: >> Though perhaps not quite as high profile anymore as some other D.C. bands from the mid-1980s, the cryptically-named 9353 always had, and still maintains, a dedicated group of fans. You may never have heard of them, but in addition to playing with some of the biggest local names like Scream, G.I. and Iron Cross, they also shared bills with Public Image Ltd, Sisters of Mercy and the Butthole Surfers back in the day,... more ›

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,... more ›

The pattern has become almost predictable -- if violence breaks out somewhere in Ward 1, you can bet D.C. Council member Jim Graham will find the closest bar or restaurant, call it a "magnet for --------- (enter violent incident here)" and try to shut it down. Sometimes Graham's crusades are welcome, other times they are excessive. Graham last focused his energies on Joe’s Steak ’N Eggs, an eatery on 9th Street NW that was the... more ›

First Eastern Market, and now another favorite alternative grocery market is closing down at least temporarily, if not for good. Not too far north in Burtonsville, Md., the Dutch Country Farmers Market has been bringing Amish-grown goods down from Pennsylvania every weekend for the last 20 years. Visitors come from all over the region for fresh pies, produce, and maybe even a dinner of ribs and chicken. But get 'em while you can, because the... more ›

>> Giada De Laurentiis of Food Network's Everyday Italian was in town this weekend filming a bit for her new show, Weekend Getaways. One Flickr photog caught her picking out plump tomatoes at the Dupont farmer's market; did anyone else get a glimpse of the "Cooking With Cleavage" star? >> Oh, Clinton Portis, really? The Redskins player decided to come out in favor of dog fighting to defend embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. This... more ›

Whoops. We neglected to bring you our weekly calendar of notable author visits yesterday, so here's your slightly abbreviated version. Go forth and enjoy the wordy goodness. TUESDAY: Get ready for the farmer's market season with Russ Parsons tonight at Politics and Prose, where he'll be discussing how (and how not) to squeeze and shake for the perfect piece of fruit when he reads from How to Pick a Peach. 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Turn off... more ›

The AP has a good piece this morning on the debate over whether D.C.'s regulations are too tough on older drivers who are trying to renew their driver's licenses. Currently, D.C. law requires drivers over 75 to again pass a road test and a written exam of driving rules. A year ago, D.C. began imposing what are among the nation's most stringent requirements on drivers 75 and older. Only two states, Illinois and New Hampshire,... more ›

The most comprehensive, reliable, and eclectic farmers’ market in the Washington metro area is the Takoma Park Farmers’ Market. Located just across the D.C.-Maryland border, where Carroll Street NW meets Laurel Avenue, the market surpasses all other local farmers’ markets in quality, variety accessibility, and endurance. Last week my wife and I bought apples, free range pork loin and a beef marrow bone while 20 mph winds and 35 degree temperatures whipped furiously at both the farmers and their produce. Perhaps in recognizance of our hardcore devotion, one vendor invited us to fill, for free, a plastic bag with organic lettuce. more ›