Farm News
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Late August 2011
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2011 Farmers Market Schedule
Tuesday
Fairfax – Van Dyck Park on Old Lee Highway
May 2 – October 25
8:00 AM – Noon
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/FarmersMarkets/fairfaxmkt.htm
Tuesday
Crystal City – Crystal Drive between 18th & 20th Streets
May 3 – November 25
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
http://freshfarmmarket.org/markets/crystal_city.html
Wednesday
Oakton at the Oak Marr RECenter, 3200 Jermantown Rd.
May 4 – November 16
8:00 AM -Noon
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/FarmersMarkets/viennamkt.htm
Wednesday
Annandale – Wakefield Park, 8100 Braddock Rd.
May 4 – October 26
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/FarmersMarkets/wakefieldmkt.htm
Wednesday
NoMA – 1200 First Street NE (First & M Streets, NE)
June 1 – October 26
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
http://www.nomabid.org/event-info/farmers%E2%80%99-market/
Friday
Petworth – 9th St. NW, between Upshur and Taylor Streets
May 20 – September 30
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
http://www.petworthmarket.org/
Saturday
Fairfax – Behind the old Fairfax County Courthouse, 10500 Main St.
May 7 – October 29
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
http://www.fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com/
Saturday
Vienna – Beside the Red Caboose – 131 Church St. NE
May 7 – October 29
8:00 AM – Noon
http://viennafarmersmarket.com/
Saturday
Washington DC – 14th and U Street, NW
May 7 – November 19
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
http://www.marketsandmore.net/
Sunday
Lorton – Lorton VRE Parking Lot, 8990 Lorton Station Road
May 1 – November 6
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/FarmersMarkets/lortonmkt.htm
to see a map of the Farmers Markets that
Kuhn Orchards attends in the
Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. area.
Please recommend us to a friend!
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Hello Loyal Farmers Market Customer,
We are now at the peak of our season as our peaches are large, red-cheeked, juicy, and wonderful, and our apples are starting to come in steadily. And this weekend, we will be rolling out the red carpet for the first of our HONEYCRISP!! If you are new to our market, we have a large array of apple varieties (almost 30 varieties!) from now through the fall, and Honeycrisp is one of our most sought after apples. So, we’re pretty excited that we have begun picking them!!
We have also started picking our seedless grapes and Concord-type grapes. They have a wonderful nostalgic flavor that will make you wonder what you’ve been missing while eating grapes from the grocery store. They are amazing….come to market early and give them a try….they’re sure to go fast!!
School is just around the corner, and that means it’s back to packing lunches! Give the kids something different on their first day of school. We have an array of jams and jellies that will definitely make that good ol’ PB&J sandwich something special. Try our Sweet Cherry, Red Plum, Strawberry Plum, and Peach Jams. Or, if you want to stick to the classics, we also have Strawberry and Apricot Jam, and a number of others as well!
The farm is absolutely beautiful this time of year, and we wanted to share some pictures, particularly of our flower gardens. We have tons of flowers that Mary Margaret arranges into bouquets each week and they are all one-of-a-kind and beautiful!
Sincerely,
David, Mary Margaret, and Sidney Kuhn
Sandy Lombardi, Katy Clowney, Rusty Lamb, Steve Donaldson
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August at the Market….
Peaches & Apples!!
‘Cresthaven’ Peaches
White Peaches
‘Red Gold’ Nectarines
White Nectarines
Plums: Fortune, Blue Italian, Duarte, and Mariposa (available at Vienna this weekend only)
Apples: Honeycrisp, Zestar!, Blondee, Gingergold, Gala, MacIntosh, Elstar, Rambo
Asian Pears
Red Raspberries
Blackberries
Day Neutral Strawberries — limited supply (yes, we know it’s not the typical strawberry season, but this variety of strawberry will bloom and fruit late summer to first frost)
Grapes — Seedless and Blue Concord-Type
Sweet Beauty Watermelons
Mini Cantaloupes
Canary Melons
Butterscotch Melons
Red, Candy, and Cippolini Onions
French Filet Beans
Leeks — this will probably be our last weekend with leeks at market
Garlic
Shallots
Bitter Melons
Okra
Cucumbers
Peppers (hot and sweet)
Tomatillos
Heirloom Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Herbs: Basil, Parsley, Mint, Dill, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary
Honey
Jellies — we have a wide array of new varieties of jams and jellies
Farmer Bouquets
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