Photo by LaTur 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…

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…

View White House Farmers Market in a larger map The Obamas have been talking about starting up a White House farmers market for a little while now, and today comes word from WTOP that First Lady Michelle Obama has actually put in an application with DDOT for the relevant street closure. 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…