Photo by Scenic Artisan

A new poll by American Farmland Trust puts three D.C. area farmers markets among the top markets in the entire country (hat tip, WTOP). They may be considered some of the smaller markets in the United States, but they’re big in our hearts (and stomachs). Smart Markets at Mason in Fairfax, the Crossroads Farmers Market in Takoma Park, and the Bloomingdale Farmers Market in D.C. all made the top 20 list of smaller markets, coming in at 3, 4 and 7, respectively. The rankings break the markets into small, medium and large.

The list is based on votes from the public, so we presume there was a pretty hard push from the enthusiastic Bloomingdale community. It is indeed a wonderful market, though certainly other markets in the city, like the FARMFRESH markets in Dupont Circle or Penn Quarter, have somewhat wider selections.