PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – Eating fresh and eating local is made easy every spring with an abundance of fresh food from Calvert County’s farmers, agri-businesses and watermen. Calvert County’s four weekly farmers markets return the first week in May ready to display early harvests on the following schedule:
• Tuesdays in Prince Frederick in the Calvert Memorial Hospital parking lot
3-7 p.m., May 10-Nov. 22
• Thursdays in Solomons at the Riverwalk north of Solomons Pavilion,
3-6:30 p.m., May 12-Nov. 17
• Fridays in North Beach between 5th and 7th streets and Bay Avenue
6-9 p.m., May 6-Oct. 7
• Saturdays in Barstow at the Calvert County Fairgrounds on Route 231
7:30 a.m.-noon, May 7-Nov. 19
Late spring markets include items like bedding plants (vegetables, herbs and flowers), hanging baskets and tasty salad greens, asparagus, kale and strawberries. Markets will include many of the favorite vendors from last year with plenty of fresh produce, baked goods, local wines, locally grown meat, seafood and cut flowers.
Calvert County farmers markets are unique because they are primarily producer-only markets. The vendors sell produce raised by local farmers and each market offers products that are regionally available seasonally. All county farmers markets accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers from the Maryland Department of Agriculture.