Located in the Queens Chapel Town Center's Rear Parking Lot (corner of Queens Chapel Road & Hamilton Street).

Every Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. through October, come out and support local farmers and take home some of the freshest produce in town!

(The following is taken from the Hyattsville Wiki entry)

Vendors:

• South Mountain Creamery
  • Middletown, MD
  • Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Butter - All FRESH!
  ***Informed that SMC has yet to show even though it was arranged for them to be there. However, they do deliver to Hyattsville residents so if you really want that fresh milk, eggs, yogurt, etc., check out their website.

• Croom, MD
• Avis & Andy Turner

• Knopp Farms
  • Severn, MD
  • Robert (Bunk) Knopp Jr. - 410-969-3620
  • Home grown fresh fruits and vegetables

• Harris Orchard on Jug Bay,

• S. Anne Arundel Co., MD -
• Bill & Peggy

• Thomas’ Oriental Bamboo -
  • Washington, D.C.

• Union Street Homemade Soaps by Jen & Nathan
  • Stationed at Ft. Meade, MD

• Gracie’s Bakery Herndon, VA

• Takoma Park Farmer’s Market, Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

• Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market, Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Other Farmers Markets in Maryland.

• The majority of the money spent on grocery-store food goes to suppliers, processors, middlemen and marketers. Only 3.5 cents of each dollar actually goes to the farmer.ix If you buy food from a farmers market or farm stand, you can be sure that most, if not all, of your money is going directly to the farmer.
• Communities reap more economic benefits from the presence of small farms than they do from large ones. Studies have shown that small farms re-invest more money into local economies by purchasing feed, seed and other materials from local businesses,x whereas large farms often order in bulk from distant companies. Large factory livestock farms also bring down local property values with the intense odors they emit.xi
• A typical carrot has to travel 1,838 miles to reach your dinner table.xii
• In the U.S., a wheat farmer can expect to receive about six cents of each dollar spent on a loaf of bread—approximately the cost of the wrapping.xiii
• Farmers markets enable farmers to keep 80 to 90 cents of each dollar spent by the consumer.xiv
• About 1/3 of all U.S. farms are located within metropolitan areas, comprising 18% of the total U.S. farmland.xv