That was a great way to start the new season!

 Thanks to everyone who joined us for our very first market of 2011! We had beautiful weather, great food, delicious coffee, fantastic music and entertainment for the kids.... I could go on and on!

We have some special things in store for our next market, June 4, but I think we could all use a night of relaxation now! If you want to relive this morning, or see what you may have missed, visit our flickr page. We have tons of new photos (and lots from seasons past, too!)

And least you think that this blog will take the next week off, check back! We'll have news, recipes, stories and more to keep you entertained and informed until we see you again in two weeks!

Thanks again for the great start...see you at the Market!

Live from the Market!

It's a gorgeous morning here at the Community Center -- lots of great food, music, people, coffee...did I already say food?


Come on down -- the Market is open until noon today. - Posted from the iPhone of Awesome

Yum Yum Yum!

We're always so glad to get an email from the Schlagels -- they write to us about all the wonderful treats they'll bring to Cheverly! 

This week, they'll bring strawberries, chemical-free lettuce and mixed salad greens , radishes, sugar snap peas, asparagus, a few chemical free hydroponic grape tomatoes, eggs, spring onions and beautiful flowers, in addition to hanging baskets (on sale this weekend!) and cider. 

You know how delicious everything from Schlagel Farms is -- how about a post-Market brunch frittata with delicious, sweet farm-fresh eggs, tomatoes, onions and asparagus? My stomach is already growling!

 

A Great Cookbook -- Available at the Market this weekend!

Get "Dishing Up Maryland: 150 Recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay" by Lucie L. Snodgrass at the Market! Recipes include Corn and Quinoa Salad with Lemon Mint Dressing, Southern Fried Chicken, Roasted Turnips and Rutabagas, Rockfish Kabobs in Greek Marinade, Strawberry Shortcake with Biscuits, Smith Island Cake, and, of course, crab—deliciously featured in dips, salads, entrees, soups, and more. In addition to recipes, you’ll find food lore; advice on the best places to visit; and fascinating profiles of local food producers, chefs, restaurants, fishermen, and crabbers.


Get it at Cheverly Community Market for $20!

Read the Washington Post review here.

Entertainment at the Market

Cheverly Community Market is so excited -- and grateful -- to welcome back our very own house band for another great Market season! Charles & Kelly are the singers and guitarists for The Hot Noodles, a great local band that  plays lots of Grateful Dead covers and play all sorts of other tunes -- from The Clash to Wilco to Outkast to Beatles to Bob Dylan (and they know all the lyrics to those Dylan songs -- no easy feat!) Best, of all, they play originals...really good stuff! Visit their website to hear a few tunes...and make sure to tip generously. Charles & Kelly make our Market a truly special place -- please show them you appreciate it!

We're also very happy to welcome Cheverly Parents Resource Center back for another season of storytelling for the kids. CPRC organizes playgroups, activities and events for young children and provides resources for their parents, grandparents and caregivers. This week, story time will be at 10:00am. Join Heather for a story and some coloring...maybe even a treat!

The complete lineup for our opening day!

Can't wait to see all our friends and neighbors tomorrow morning bright and early (8am to noon) at the Market! Here's the complete list of vendors -- it's going to be a great morning for shopping, learning, hanging out, and enjoying a glorious morning in Cheverly.

OPENING WEEK VENDORS

Shlagel Farms

New Starts Farm (Tom's only visit before heading up north for the summer)
Simply Sausage

Cheverly Breadbasket featuring Firehook baked goods and Moctec tortillas

Common Ground/St. Ambrose Ladies of Charity featuring Chesapeake Bay Coffee Roasters

Pong's Orchard

Two Oceans Seafood

Benny's Market (Rebert's)

Rose Fennell Pottery 

Martha's Jams 

Mystic Water Soap 

Prince George's County Master Gardeners

CPRC story hour (at 10 o'clock) 

Cheverly Women's Club - Joyce Lang's suggestions for a peaceful summer

St. Ambrose Men's Club blood drive

Friends of Lower Beaverdam 

Cheverly Green Plan Initiative

And don't forget, Charles & Kelly will be playing all morning long -- dance (children and adults have both been known to do so), grab a cup of coffee and a pastry, hang out and catch up with everybody and get the very best, freshest local produce and products. We're excited and know that you are, too!

Our website has had some work done!

We mean that in the best possible way, not in a scary plastic surgery disasters way!

We've got a fresh new site just waiting for you. More to come, but we're excited to have a clean new place to call home...it even has that new smell!

Come visit, take a look around, let us know what you think!