Farmers Market at Eastern Market
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Washington, D.C.'s last public fresh-food and farmers' market is EASTERN MARKET, located at North Carolina Avenue and 7th Street SE on Capitol Hill, the residential neighborhood immediately east of the U.S. Capitol. Both the...
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Washington, D.C.'s last public fresh-food and farmers' market is EASTERN MARKET, located at North Carolina Avenue and 7th Street SE on Capitol Hill, the residential neighborhood immediately east of the U.S. Capitol. Both the Eastern Market building AND its interior are designated National Historic Landmarks. The market has been in continuous operation since 1873. | Its South Hall houses a variety of fresh-food stalls--meat, poultry, dairy, greengrocers, fishmonger--which are open Tuesdays-Sundays except national holidays. The South Hall also houses Market Lunch which is open for breakfast and lunch Tuesdays through Saturdays and is best known for its homemade bread, blueberry pancakes and crabcakes. The North Hall is occupied by Market Five Gallery, Inc., a putative non-profit organization to promote the arts, under the auspices of the D.C. Commission of Arts & Humanities [DCCAH]. On Saturdays, and sporadically through the rest of the week, the surrounding sidewalks are occupied by farmers selling local produce in season and retailing out of season. Public fresh-food markets were included in L'Enfant's original plans for the City of Washington. Capitol Hill has had a public farmers' market from almost the inception of the City of Washington. In 1802, a public farmers' market was established at New Jersey Avenue SE between A and B Streets on what is now the grounds of the U.S. Capitol [B Street SE is now Independence Avenue.] In 1812, this New Jersey Street market was moved to a new market house in the center of East Capitol Street between 1st and 2d streets. When the British burned the Capitol building in 1814, the East Capitol Street market was left standing and the United States Supreme Court, having been burned out of the Capitol, held its next term in this market building. In 1838, the East Capitol Street market gave way to improvements to East Capitol Street and was relocated to the southeast corner of 3rd and A Streets SE (now the site of St. Mark's Episcopal Church). Beginning in August 1871, the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia obtained the 7th Street SE site for the current Eastern Market and, at a cost of $80,000.00, erected the present building, designed by Adolph Cluss, which opened in 1872-1873. At the request of the market master, the market was expanded in the early 20th century by the erection of a North Hall and a connecting Center Hall.In the beginning, farmers had stalls both inside the Eastern Market building and outside along the curbs. Today, you can find a large variety of fresh local fruits and vegetables starting 8am on the week-ends and sporadically through-out the week. For more information visit easternmarketdc.com .
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7th St. & North Carolina Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
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From the list : best places to eat in DC/MD/VA by maxandevelyn
When I was single and lived in Arlington, I would drive to Eastern Market nearly every weekend for a dose of fresh food and people watching. Since I've moved to Silver Spring, it's been a regret to not make the trek to Northeast for fresh fruits and veggies and walk along the pretty sidewalks watching the diverse crowds. Saturdays the market hosts art and crafts vendors, along with vendors selling handmade wares, including goat milk soaps. Sundays Eastern Market hosts a flea market across the street where you can find fairly good deals for both antiques and junk.
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