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Reston Market Begins 25th Season At Lake Anne Village Center

For the 25th year in a row, the Reston Farmers Market's opening drew crowds of shoppers to the Lake Anne Village Center for fresh food.

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From left, Volunteer Korinne Wills; Market Manager Fran Lovaas; FCPA Marketing Coordinator Molly Cullen; RFM Founder John Lovaas; Market Manager Anne Strange; Park Authority Chairman and Reston Resident Bill Bouie; and Volunteer Kaitlyn Pinero Mendoz (John Lovaas)
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Cam Adams, RA Chief of Covenants; John Lovaas; Sarah Selvaraj, RA Board President; George Hadjikyriakou, Lake Anne Condo Association Board President; Laurie Dodd, RA Director for North Point; and, Fran Lovaas, Market Manager (John Lovaas)
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From left, Fran Lovaas; George Hadjikyriakou; John Lovaas, Sarah Selvaraj D’Souza; Laurie Dodd; and Cameron Adams. (John Lovaas)
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From left, Jennifer Sunshine Jushchuk, RA VP and husband Richard with daughter Skylar on top; RA Board President Sarah Selvaraj D’Souza; Laurie Dodd, RA Director for North Point; President Selvaraj’s daughter Sonja and husband Dominick. (John Lovaas)
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From left, Reston Association Board Vice President Jennifer Sunshine Jushchuk, RA Board President Selvaraj D’Souza, and Laurie Dodd, RA Director for North Point. (John Lovaas)

RESTON, VA — John Lovaas, who founded the Reston Farmers Market at Lake Anne Village Center 25 years ago, shared some photos with Patch of the market's opening day on Saturday.

One of the people on hand for the opening of the 2022 season was Del. Ken Plum (D-42nd), who has represented Reston in the Virginia House of Delegates for 42 years.

Plum and Reston founder Robert E. Simon were on hand 25 years ago for the opening of the first farmers market at Lake Anne Village. Plum has only missed going to the market about 30 times over those 25 years, according to Lovaas.

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This year's market will be open Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, through Dec. 3, in the parking lot of the Lake Anne Village Center at 1609-A Washington Plaza in Reston. The market will be closed on Sept. 24 for the Reston Multicultural Festival.

The Reston Farmers Market will follow the Fairfax County Park Authority guidelines for COVID-19. Customers will not be required to wear a mask, but they are asked to respect others and stay at home if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

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Reston Farmers Market Founder John Novaas poses for photo with Del. Ken Plum (D-32nd), who has only missed visiting the market about 30 times in its 25 years of existence. (John Lovaas)

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