The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications from farmers, growers, and other producers for its 2022 farmers market season that opens Friday, May 6, 2022. Farmers, growers and producers located in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, and preferably within a 200-mile radius of the District of Columbia, are encouraged to apply.
The USDA Farmers Market is held in the parking lot outside USDA Headquarters at the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th St, S.W., in Washington, D.C. It runs from May 6 through Oct. 28, and is open to the public every Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
USDA does not charge a fee to vendors who participate in the market. Instead, vendors are required to commit to supporting the USDA’s gleaning/food recovery initiative. Interested vendors can apply to participate in the market online at ManageMyMarket.com. Completed applications and all required documentation are due by midnight Eastern Time on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
AMS has managed the USDA Farmers Market for the past 27 years, creating a gathering place for USDA and its neighbors from area employees, residents and visitors to the National Mall.
More information, including the 2022 vendor application form and USDA Farmers Market Guidelines, is available at http://www.usda.gov/farmersmarket or by calling 202-450-7691.
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