Thank you!

Thank you all for an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving Market on Saturday -- we had great vendors, and volunteers, great music, great crowds -- and we heard many times that this was, perhaps, our best Market yet. We're inclined to agree!

Congratulations to our three raffle basket winners: Ann Barsi, Mrs. Mohindra, and Wendy Shenk-Evans -- our vendors were very generous in their donations and these baskets were fantastic. In fact, Ann Barsi sent us this effusive email:

WOW! Was I a big winner!! Just as we got home from stocking up on all manner of goodies at the Thanksgiving Market, I got a phone call saying we'd won BASKET #1 in the raffle. I couldn't believe all of the amazing things tucked into that winning basket..... 

- $10 gift certificate for the next market
- 1 quart Simple Pleasures Ice Cream certificate
- Bottle of Cygnus wine
- Bar of Black Diamond Soap from Essential Reign
- Tin of Organic Shea Butter
- Fresh apples and squash
- Big bag of Moctec Chips
- Silver Earrings
- Hand-made Ceramic dish from Madeleine Golde
- Baby Boppy from Stefanie Krimsky
- 2 jars of Martha's Jams
- Fresh Collard and Tomato Bruschetta from Gone Greens
- Ceramic Mexican Ornament from New Starts Farm
- Community Market Shopping Bag
- Handled Fruit Basket  

Even by a conservative estimate, that's over $120 worth of goodies for the price of a raffle ticket. All of these gifts were donated by the loyal vendors to promote our Cheverly Community Market. I know I need to thank each and every one of them for making our town's market so special. If you haven't supported the Market by getting a raffle ticket before, make sure you do next time - you too might be the big winner!! 

Ann Barsi

We'll have another raffle at our Holiday Market on December 14 -- make sure to enter!

We're still taking orders for Maryland Christmas trees from Mayne's Farm -- you may order and pay online via EventBrite (you may also reserve via EventBrite and pay at the Market on December 14). The deadline is Friday, December 6, so place your order today!

Again, many thanks for a spectacular market -- we're already working on our Holiday Market (December 14) and will have lots of news to share with you over the coming weeks. In the meantime, Cheverly Community Market wishes you and yours a very happy, healthy Thanksgiving (and safe travels for those of you leaving Cheverly). We are honored to be part of this great community.

(PS... Still looking for Thanksgiving recipes or tips and techniques for making that perfect holiday meal? Visit us on Pinterest -- we've selected nearly 7,000 recipes that celebrate seasonal goodness!)

Our BIG Thanksgiving Market Lineup

We have friends old and new -- 45 vendors, community groups, and entertainers -- coming to Cheverly to share in one of our biggest events of the year, and we can't wait! This Saturday from 8am to noon, the Community Center transforms into a one-stop shopping/eating/socializing scene and we know you won't want to miss it!

Find the best local ingredients for your holiday table or for the journey to someone else's table, and make a big dent in your holiday shopping lists at the same time. We also think of ourselves as Cheverly's neighborhood coffee house -- grab a coffee and some breakfast, then spend time chatting with friends and neighbors as you listen to great live local music. Come to think of it, that's better than a coffee shop!

Don't forget to visit the Cheverly Community Market table to order your fresh Maryland Christmas tree,  buy Market gift certificates or logo bags, enter our gift basket raffle, or make a contribution to our Gigi Fund. Of course, you can always just stop by and say hello to our board members -- they want to hear from you!

VENDORS (If you've pre-ordered items, make sure to pick them up!)
Alcoba Coffee Beans
All in the Details Floral Design
Azur Soleil Organics
Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm
C&JD's Stand
Cafe Ambrosia
Cakes and Confections Bakery
Cakes by Ruthann
Catherinette
Cheverly Breadbasket
Classic & Carefree Bake Shoppe
Crosskrafts
Cygnus Wine Cellars
D& D Enterprises
Essential Reign Naturals & Organics
Gigi's Quilts
Gone Greens
Grateful Table
Handmade Habitat
Honestly Homemade
Hooked and Loopy
Kelly Mulligan Photographs
Lee Dickenson
Lidiya Buchin
Little Peeps Emporium
Madeleine Golde
Martha's Jams
Mary D's Creations
Natural Nick's Produce
New Starts Farm
Night Night
Pax River
Platinum Jewelry by Crystal B
Profusions of Glass
Shlagel Farms
Simple Pleasures Ice Cream
Slippery Crockery
Two Oceans Seafood
Waltz Family Farm
Whirlygiggles

COMMUNITY GROUPS
Boy Scout Troop 257
Friends of Bladensburg Library
Little Libraries

ENTERTAINMENT
Music by Charles & Kelly
CPRC Storytime at 10am

We are thankful for so much at this time of year. For family, for friends. For our health, for our homes. For wonderful food and a great neighborhood. At Cheverly Community Market, we are especially thankful for our wonderful community: our long-term vendors who bring amazing things to us at every market, our occasional vendors who bring us special treats, our many volunteers who work tirelessly throughout the season (and off-season, too!), to the Town of Cheverly for continuing to support this growing concern, and to everyone who comes out and shows their support by attending, promoting and purchasing goods. Cheverly Community Market is, truly, a community endevour. We are so very grateful to all of you.

Please come visit and support your friends and extended Cheverly family this Saturday at our Thanksgiving Market. We're looking forward to seeing you -- and sharing part of this pre-holiday weekend with you -- at Cheverly Community Market this Saturday, 8am to noon at the Cheverly Community Center.

Thanksgiving Market: Cheverly Community Market Raffle

We'll continue a fine Cheverly Community Market tradition this Saturday morning: the Thanksgiving Market Basket Raffle! Several baskets will be filled with all sorts of wonderful items donated by our fantastic vendors, and each will include a Market gift certificate and a Market logo reusable shopping bag. Tickets are just $1 each or 6 for $5 and will be available at the Market table in the lobby of the Community Center, and the drawing will be at 11am. Proceeds benefit Cheverly Community Market in gearing up for our 2014 season!

Join us for Thanksgiving Market this Saturday!

Some events are so special that they can only happen once a year. Thanksgiving Market is one of those events!

Join us this Saturday at Cheverly Community Center from 9am to 1pm for the biggest Thanksgiving Market in our history! With over 40 vendors and community groups plus live entertainment, we're excited to share one of the best Markets ever with you!

FOOD
Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm
Boy Scout Troop 257 (nuts)
C J&D Food Truck
Cafe Ambrosia
Cakes by Ruthann (don't forget to pick up your pies if you pre-ordered!)
Cakes  & Confections Bakery (don't forget to pick up your desserts if you pre-ordered!)
Cheverly Breadbasket
Eve's Cheese
Martha's Jams
Shlagel Farms
Simple Pleasures Ice Cream (don't forget to pick up your ice cream if you pre-ordered!)
Two Oceans Seafood (don't forget to pick up your oysters if you pre-ordered!)
Waltz Family Farm (don't forget to pick up your turkeys if you pre-ordered!)

WINE
Cygnus Wine Cellars
Elk Run Vineyards

GIFTS
Azur Soleil Organics
Bahari Deco Crafts
Bingles Accessories
D&D Affordables
Gigi's Quilts
Golde Art Project
Hats by Anne
Helen Crosskey
Karen Wright Jewelry
Lee Dickenson Pottery
Little Peeps Jewelry
Profusions of Glass
Rox & Glitter Jewelry
Sister Scent Candles
Teresa Castracane Photography
Tot Tartans

GREENERY/DECORATION
Boy Scout Troop 257
Henry's Wreaths
New Starts Farm
Pre-order your Christmas Tree from Cheverly Community Market!

COMMUNITY GROUPS
American Legion -- canned food drive
Bladensburg Library -- membership drive
Cheverly Garden Club -- leaf bags
Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek -- Year of the Oak Celebration
Green Infrastructure Committee -- compost bins
Tallest Tree in Cheverly
Turkey Trot Sign Up

ENTERTAINMENT
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Dixieland Jazz Combo

Get the very best ingredients for your Thanksgiving meals, do some holiday gift  shopping, buy Market Gift Certificates for your friends, take a chance on our raffle, and spend a wonderful Saturday morning with your friends, family, and neighbors at Cheverly Community Market! What a great way to spend time together as a community before we all get busy this season!

See you Saturday at Thanksgiving Market!

At Thanksgiving Market: Raffle Baskets!

We'll continue a fine Cheverly Community Market tradition this Saturday morning: the Thanksgiving Market Basket Raffle! Several baskets will be filled with all sorts of wonderful items donated by our fantastic vendors, and each will include a $10 Market gift certificate and a Market shopping bag. Tickets are just $1 each or 6 for $5 and will be available at the Market table in the lobby of the Community Center, and the drawing will be at noon. Proceeds benefit Cheverly Community Center!

Last chance to try your luck this season!

Our raffles for the final four Markets of the regular season have been a huge success -- thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to Andrea Tavares (week one), Ili Horchler (week two), and Deanna Moran (week three). We'll continue this week with the final $25 gift certificate...good luck to everyone who enters!

Tickets ($1 each/6 for $5) will be available at the big green Market tent for a chance to win a certificate good for $25 in products from our vendors at the October 20 Market. Winners will be drawn and announced at 10:30am, so visit us early! This is a great opportunity to take a chance and try some new things or stock up on old favorites!

One certificate awarded per Market, September 8, September 22, October 6, and October 20. Certificates must be used during the regular season and expire at the end of our last regular Market on October 20. Certificates are not redeemable for cash.

Who's coming to Cheverly Community Market this Saturday (October 6 edition)?

We're celebrating our fifth birthday this Saturday, and we want you to celebrate with us! Come by and shop with our terrific vendors, learn all sorts of great stuff from our community groups, listen to new music, buy a raffle ticket (or six!) at our big green tent and thank all of our volunteers and vendors for five years of great work. We can't wait to share this special morning with you!

VENDORS (subject to change)
Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm
C&E Farms
Cafe Ambrosia
Cakes by Ruthann
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese/Palmyra Farm Cheese
Cheverly Breadbasket
Classic & Carefree Bake Shoppe
Eve's Cheese
Gigi's Quilts
Martha's Jams
Rose Fennell Pottery
Shlagel Farms (make sure to wish Eileen a Happy Birthday!)
Simple Pleasures Ice Cream
Two Oceans
Waltz Family Farm

COMMUNITY GROUPS
Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek
Prince George's County Master Gardeners Plant Clinic
Town of Cheverly Compost Bins
VineCorps

MUSIC & OTHER DIVERSIONS
Little Big Boss
Cheverly Community Market Raffle
5th Birthday Celebration (visit the big green tent!)

It's a great lineup, and we're looking forward to a cool fall morning, so grab a sweater, your friends, neighbors, and family, then head up to the Community Center tomorrow morning between 8am and noon. There's a lot for all your senses this Saturday at Cheverly Community Market...help us celebrate!

Try your luck in our special Market raffles!

Congratulations to Andrea Tavares and Ili Horchler, our first and second week Raffle winners! 

Have you tried your luck in our raffle yet? For the remainder of the regular season, tickets ($1 each/6 for $5) will be available at the big green Market tent for a chance to win a certificate good for $25 in products from our vendors. Winners will be drawn and announced at 10:30am, so visit us early! This is a great opportunity to take a chance and try some new things or stock up on old favorites!

One certificate awarded per Market, September 8, September 22, October 6, and October 20. Certificates must be used during the regular season and expire at the end of our last regular Market on October 20. Certificates are not redeemable for cash.

Special Event: $25 Gift Certificate Raffle

Our first raffle of the 2012 season was a huge success -- thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to Andrea Tavares, our first winner! We'll continue this week with another $25 gift certificate...we're holding this special raffle over the final three regular Markets of our season! 

For the remainder of the regular season, tickets ($1 each/6 for $5) will be available at the big green Market tent for a chance to win a certificate good for $25 in products from our vendors. Winners will be drawn and announced at 10:30am, so visit us early! This is a great opportunity to take a chance and try some new things or stock up on old favorites!

One certificate awarded per Market, September 8, September 22, October 6, and October 20. Certificates must be used during the regular season and expire at the end of our last regular Market on October 20. Certificates are not redeemable for cash.

At the Market this Saturday: the big lineup

In a week during which we've had both wonderful news and sad news, we're really happy to bring you an absolutely TERRIFIC Market lineup for this Saturday. Join us from 8am to noon for all the things you've come to love about Cheverly Community Market!

VENDORS (subject to change)
Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm
Brick House Bees NEW VENDOR
Cafe Ambrosia
Cakes by Ruthann
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese/Palmyra Farm Cheese
Cheverly Breadbasket
Classic & Carefree Bake Shoppe
Cygnus Wine Cellars
Eve's Cheese
Gigi's Quilts
Martha's Jams
Mississippi Earl's Bayou BBQ
New Starts Farm
Shlagel Farms
Simple Pleasures Ice Cream
Simply Sausage
Two Oceans
Waltz Family Farm

COMMUNITY GROUPS
Mayor's Table
Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek

ENTERTAINMENT/SPECIAL EVENTS
Music by Charles & Kelly
$25 Market Certificate Raffle
Coloring table for the kids

Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to the Community Center tomorrow -- rain or shine! Stock up on the very best in locally produced food and wine, and start your holiday shopping, too. Stop by the big green Market tent before 10:30am to enter our raffle for a $25 Market certificate. Grab a cup of coffee and a fresh pastry, and enjoy our wonderful musicians. Come and see why Cheverly Community Market was named one of the Top 20 of America's Favorite Farmer's Markets by American Farmland Trust (Number 7 among small markets, to be precise!) There's a lot to see and do this weekend at Cheverly Community Market!

Special Event: $25 Certificate Raffle

Have we told you lately that we love you? We really do! And to show you how much Cheverly Community Market loves our customers, we're holding a special raffle over the final four regular Markets of our season! 

For the remainder of the regular season, tickets ($1 each/6 for $5) will be available at the big green Market tent for a chance to win a certificate good for $25 in products from our vendors. Winners will be drawn and announced at 10:30am, so visit us early! This is a great opportunity to take a chance and try some new things or stock up on old favorites!

One certificate awarded per Market, September 8, September 22, October 6, and October 20. Certificates must be used during the regular season and expire at the end of our last regular Market on October 20. Certificates are not redeemable for cash.

Message from the Market: Special Raffle Prize this Week!

This Saturday, we'll continue with our popular raffles...with a special prize: a $20 Market Certificate good to spend at any single Cheverly Community Market vendor!


The drawing will be held at 10:00am, so make sure to visit the Market tent or get your raffle tickets from a roving Market raffle volunteer. The prize certificate will be valid through the October 22nd Market. What a great way to stock up on items you already love,  or try something new!