Pickle, Kimchi Vendor At DC Area Farmers Markets To Close

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Pickles and kimchi from Number 1 Sons will no longer be offered at Northern Virginia and DC farmers markets after August.

Alexandria-based Number 1 Sons announced it will close, and its last farmers markets will be on Aug. 28 and 29. The vendor has provided pickled and fermented products such as pickles and kimchi to DC area farmers markets since 2012.

The business attributed the closure to being "unable to continue operating in our current space."

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in spring 2020, Number 1 Sons adapted to a grocery delivery business and made 30,000 home deliveries that year. The business later returned to its usual business at farmers markets.

In a message to customers, Number 1 Sons thanked customers for their support during the unpredictability of the pandemic.

"While many businesses are facing rising costs and an increasingly challenging business environment - we recognize our fellow food businesses that are continuing to evolve, innovate, and grind it out," Number 1 Sons wrote to customers. "Local independent businesses are key fibers in the community tapestry. Please continue to support them, as you have supported us over the last decade."

Number 1 Sons is available at the following farmers markets through the remaining August weekends:

Saturday:

• Arlington Courthouse, 8 a.m.-noon
• Falls Church, 8 a.m.-noon
• Leesburg, 8 a.m.-noon
• Old Town Alexandria, 7 a.m.-noon
• Columbia Heights, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Eastern Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Mt Pleasant, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Petworth, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Rockville, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Silver Spring, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sunday

• Fairlington, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Westover, 8 a.m.-noon
• Bloomingdale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Dupont Circle, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Bethesda, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Takoma Park, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.