ELLICOTT CITY OLD TOWN MARKET: Where You Can Buy Local and Eat Farm-Fresh, Celebrate the Maryland Buy Local Challenge, and Listen to Live, Local Music!

Buy Local and Eat Farm-Fresh, Celebrate the Buy Local Challenge, and Listen to Live, Local Music this Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Ellicott City Old Town Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at both of our Historic Ellicott City, Maryland locations: on the Courtyards of Tonge Row (Lot D) and Uptown at the Wine Bin (adjacent to lot F).


Accept the Buy Local Challenge this Saturday at the Ellicott City Old Town Market! “Yes, I pledge to eat at least one thing from a local farm every day during Buy Local Week!” That’s the Buy Local Challenge, which runs through July 27 and the Maryland Department of Agriculture (and Maryland farmers) encourages residents, restaurants, hospitals and others to sign the pledge and take up the challenge. What could be more delicious?!

Tonge Row:

Orchard Breeze Farm - Time for a Cookout! Fire up that grill with your favorite cut of Orchard Breeze Farm Berkshire Pork, Beef, and Lamb to lay on the grill.  Try Orchard Breeze Farm's unique and delicious sausage blends: Wine and Garlic and/or Turkey Sausage with Feta and Spinach.  

Pong's Orchard - White Peaches, Yellow Peaches, Nectarines (NO WHITE) and plums!  Pong's Orchard also carries a variety of Citrus Trees: Persian Limes & Meyer Lemons, Calamondin, Kumquats, Gardenia (they are in bloom right now), Fig Trees.

Down to Earth Farm - Carrots, Spring Onions,  Zucchini, Radishes, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Bell Peppers, Hot Peppers & MORE! Come by for farm-fresh Eggs, Herbs, Fresh-Cut Flowers and Farm-Fresh Vegetables! Everything is 100% natural. There are NO chemicals NOR pesticides used on Down to Earth Farm's produce. Free Range chickens produce Medium to Extra Large Eggs!  See, Everything IS Naturally Down to Earth on their farm!

Shepherds Manor Creamery - Sheep's Milk Cheese - Fetina, Colbere and Tomae cheeses, Semi Soft Ewe Creme Cheese & Soap -  Rosebud, Rosemary Peppermint, Lavender, Vanilla, Coconut Lime, Orange Cinnamon Clove, Eucalyptus, Sandalwood, English Lavender, Harvest, Ginger Bread, Unscented
 
Rare Opportunity Farm - Pastries and Assorted Jams

Little French Market Cafe - Coffee, Sandwiches and Pastries

River House Pizza Co. - Delicious, Mouth-Watering Wood-fired pizza and Crusty Breads!  Try "A River Runs Through It"... A Wood-Fired Pizza with Parmesan, Mozzarella, Caramelized Onion, Pepperoni, Sausage, Marinara

Thai Spices - Spicy Thai Sauces: Lemongrass Sauce, Rad Pik, Seafood Pouch, Yellow Curry, Matsaman Curry, Green Curry, Red Curry, Sweet Rice & Mango, Spring Rolls, Thai Iced Tea

Live Music - Miranda Judd starting at 10:00 am

Uptown at the Wine Bin:

Breezy Willow Farm & CSA - Assorted varieties of  veggies including heirlooms which are grown for taste and nutrition rather than long distance hauling.  Tomato varieties include: Rose, Moskovich, Biltmore, Primo and lots more. Sweet white corn, Ambrosia, which of course is GMO free (IPM). Assorted squash, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, candy onions, beans of many colors, Yellow French Filet, Purple Raven and  green.  Kale, lettuce mix, eggplant, carrots and  orange beets.  Blueberries, eggs of many colors from our heritage breed happy chicks and country bunches of fresh flowers. Also, freshly cut basil. Everything you buy at Breezy Willow Farm & CSA's stand is organically grown with exception of the Sweet White Corn.  

Baugher's Orchard - Sweet Cantaloupe, Red Haven Peaches, Methley Plums, Shiro Plums, Sugar Baby Watermelon.

Brooks Brand Salsa - Stop by to pick up your freshly-made Fruit Salsa, Tomato Salsa, Black Bean Dip & Homemade Chips and say "Hi" to Jeff!  Stay for a few so he can tell you about what goes into Brooks Brand Salsa's freshly made salsas!

B'more Dills - Assorted pickles including Full Sour Dills and lots more! B'more Dills features 8 Varieties of Freshly made pickles! - Fire Garlic; Cracked Black Pepper & Old Bay; Horseradish; Sweet & Spicy Bread & Butter; Kosher Dill; Half Sour; Full Sour; and Pickled Green Tomatoes!

The Breadery - Whole Grain Sandwich Breads, Challah, Rolls, Muffins, Sweet Breads, Cookies, Muffins & More!

Harmonious Earth -  Enjoy Harmonious Earth's assorted tea blends including fruit.  Featured Honeys: Lavender, Clover and Woodland Wilde Flower Honey. Biscotti of the day is Chocolate. Lavender bunches and mixed spice blends.

Paulie's Cookin'  - Try Paulie's Cookin' Award-Winning Barbeque!  Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, Turkey, Smoked Sausage & more along with some spicy cole slaw and Mac & Cheese! Great to take home for your summer weekend picnics!

Wine Bin -  Stop by the Wine Bin to pick up the Staff Six Pack ... Six unique varieties of wine that the Wine Bin's Staff recommends just for you! You may buy the whole Six (for just $69 ... regularly priced at $82) or each of individually!  The Staff Six Pack includes: Ch. Haut Mirambet Sauvignon, 2013 Underwood Pinot Noir, 2012 Masciarelli Trebbiano, Summer Breeze Crackling White, 2011 Donati Claret and the 2012 Maestrelle Toscana.  

Live Music -  Cowboy Joe Carta, the Singing Cowboy, starting at 10:00 am ...  We hope to have Mark Runkles perform on the tenor sax and do improvisational duets with Cowboy Joe!

While you're visiting us at the market, please remember to Make it Memorable on Main!

To learn more about the Ellicott City Old Town Market, please visit www.ellicottcityoldtownmarket.com or follow us on facebook.

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Remember to Buy Local and Eat Fresh at both locations and then remember to "Make it Memorable on Main!"

*Make it Memorable on Main!*

This Saturday, when you visit the Ellicott City Old Town Market locations, to Buy Local and Eat Fresh ...

Make it Memorable on Main! Wander down Historic Ellicott City's Main Street for some sweet treats! Main Street has some wonderful dining options, art galleries, unique boutiques and shops filled with antiques, collectibles, home furnishings, dresses and apparel, and chic salons.

To learn about Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, please visit www.visitellicottcity.com!