Market Managers' Letter: May 2013

We can hardly believe that the off-season comes to a close this week – what a busy winter we had! Board retreats, presenting at the Maryland Agricultural Conference, catching up with favorite vendors of years past and enticing new ones to come to Cheverly, finding recipes that highlight the beautiful produce and other products that you’ll find at the Market, freshening up our big signs, reviewing vendor and community group applications, and getting all the necessary permitting and paperwork completed so that we can open on time…it’s been a whirlwind of activity. We are ready to open Cheverly Community Market’s 2013 season on Saturday, May 4, 8am to noon, at the Cheverly Community Center!

We are champions of supporting local producers – be it produce, wine, bread, meat – local is better. While watching food shows that take us to far-off places (imagined vacations – very valuable over the long, cold winter months!) we’ve been struck by how, time and time again, the simplest preparation of the freshest, local foods are the dishes that the hosts – mostly excellent chefs themselves – swoon over. We agree. Getting the best, freshest ingredients you can find, then fussing over them only minimally, makes for memorable, delicious meals. Cheverly Community Market is your local source for just those ingredients: in season, fresh, from sources you know. In May, treat yourself to gorgeous strawberries, asparagus, and spinach – this is their season, and they’ll be gone before you know it!

We’ll see you at the Market!

Kathryn & Liz

PS -- The vendors page on our website is getting a freshening up. We'll be publishing the full list of vendors, community groups, and musicians for the 2013 season on Sunday, April 28.
PPS -- Keep an eye on the blog throughout the week ahead for stories about the wonderful things you'll find on opening day!