Farms Near Silver Spring, MD

Silver Spring

The Heyser Family came to the Americas in the person of William Heyser I in 1740 from Amsterdam who became a merchant and coppersmith in Hagerstown, Maryland. The first of his four children, William Heyser II, known as the “banker” of the family, bought tracts of land on which the family began to farm, along with attending many other enterprises. (As a note, his third child, Judith, married Capt. Thomas Quantrill, and was grandmother to Wm. Clarke Quantrell, the Civil War Guerrilla.) William Hey

Silver Spring

Silver Spring

Oak Chapel United Ministries runs a food hub at 14500 Layhill Road in Silver Spring, connecting the church's ministry work to fresh food access for the surrounding Montgomery County neighborhood. No independent website or social page was found to confirm current distribution days or hours.

Briggs Chaney-Greencastle Farmers and Artisans Market runs out of the Fairland-area location on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring, pairing local produce with handcrafted goods in what's now billed as an indoor, community-hub setup. It draws a mixed crowd — families doing a weekly shop and browsers there for the artisans as much as the food.

Silver Spring

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future. For 25 years, we have operated producer-only farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our farmers market network is the third-largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing economic opportunity to a network of 250 Mid-Atlantic farmers and producers and a community space to restore the vital connections in our local food systems.

Ashton

Blueberry Gardens sits on Ashton Road, Route 108, in the Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County. Its website could not be reached at research time — call ahead to confirm current hours and what's available.

Koiner Urban Farm operates as a small municipal growing site in Arlington, Virginia, not Maryland — the county runs it as part of its urban agriculture program rather than as a private business. Independent verification of current programming and contact details wasn't available through public search today, so treat specifics beyond location and purpose as unconfirmed.

Silver Spring

Link Farm is listed in Silver Spring, in Montgomery County. No independent website or listing turned up in research, so its current crops, animals, or visiting policy aren't confirmed — contact the property directly.

Kensington

Crossroads Farmers Market has run every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Anne Street and University Boulevard East since 2007 — one of the longest-running markets serving Takoma Park's Langley Park corridor, home to a large immigrant community. Every vendor grows or processes what they sell within 125 miles of Takoma Park. The nonprofit behind it, Crossroads Community Food Network, built the market around a choice-based model meant to make fresh food affordable for low-income shoppers.

Garrett Park

The Garrett Park Farmer's Market sets up Saturdays in front of Penn Place at 4600 Waverly Avenue in Garrett Park, Maryland — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April through December and 10 to 1 in winter. Shoppers find vegetables, fruit, eggs, poultry, cheeses, jellies, and seasonal plants, anchored by certified organic growers like Chicano Sol Farm.

Chevy Chase

Norman's Farm Market sets up daily from May through October at Jones Mill Road and East-West Highway in Chevy Chase, selling produce alongside seafood, meat, and cheese. The Farm Kitchen turns out prepared meals for pickup, and the market runs a year-round CSA subscription for the wider DC area when the outdoor stand is closed. Online ordering is available for pickup or delivery through the website.

College Park

A group of North College Park residents started this market in 2013 to bring fresh food to their side of town, and it's grown into a Saturday fixture — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through late November — in the Hollywood Shopping Center lot next to MOM's Organic Market. Live music runs alongside the produce and handmade goods stalls, and SNAP and WIC shoppers get matching-dollar incentives on top of their benefits.

Beltsville

The USDA Farmers Market at Beltsville sets up in Parking Lot B of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center on Sunnyside Avenue. Vendors including Harris Orchard, Melwood Horticulture, and Westmoreland Produce sell fresh fruit, vegetables, and plants to USDA employees and the surrounding community. Its location inside a federal research campus makes it one of the more unusual farmers market settings in the state.

Fulton

Dr. Jim Duke's Green Farmacy Garden in Fulton, Maryland is a living medicinal plant education garden, created by the late USDA botanist Jim Duke and his wife Peggy and now stewarded by the Community Ecology Institute. Its terraced plots showcase hundreds of medicinal species — from passionflower and prickly ash to jujube and angelica — with public events, tours, and volunteer days.

College Park

North Bethesda

Rockville Flower & Garden Spot operates on Grand Park Avenue in North Bethesda, in Montgomery County. No independent website or listing turned up in research — call ahead to confirm current plant stock and hours.

College Park

Downtown College Park's market has run since 2010, set up indoors on Knox Road every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. across the spring-through-fall season. It draws a mix of residents, University of Maryland students, and visitors looking for locally sourced produce and prepared foods, with vendors taking a mix of cash and card. It runs alongside the newer Hollywood Farmers Market a few blocks north, giving College Park two Saturday options.

North Potomac

Chevy Chase

Spiritual Food for the New Millennium has run a biodynamic and organic CSA out of Chevy Chase since 1998, sponsored by the School of Life community. Members get a weekly box of seasonal produce plus optional add-ons like eggs, yogurt, and artisanal cheese, picked up Wednesdays at drop points across the DC metro area. A full-year share runs 41 weeks at roughly $41 a box. Reach the farm at [email protected].

Bethesda

Bethesda

Bethesda Central Farm Market is one of the largest farmers markets in the Washington region, hosting over 100 vendors and artisan food producers year-round on the Bethesda Elementary School lot in downtown Bethesda. Open Sundays 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. rain or shine, the market adds table seating, live music, Maryland winery and farm brewery tastings, kids club activities, and chef demos.

Brookeville

Farm stand at the farm Sundays 9-12. Produce & soy/corn free eggs.

Hyattsville's farmers market is marking its 25th season at 3505 Hamilton Street, with stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, baked goods, and bodycare products alongside nutrition education and chef demonstrations. The market accepts SNAP, WIC, and EBT, and runs a matching-dollar program that adds $10 for shoppers who complete an on-site market tour.

Bethesda

Montgomery Farm Women's Cooperative Market has operated on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda since 1932, making it one of the oldest continuously running markets in the region. Indoors, vendors like Mullinix Meats and Bakery St. Michel sell fresh meat, seafood, cheese, and baked goods; outdoors, farmers set up produce and flower stands several days a week. The market predates the Bethesda commercial district that now surrounds it.

Riverdale Park

Connecticut Ave. & Nebraska Ave.

Fulton

The original Maple Lawn Farmers Market at 7405 Maple Lawn Boulevard has closed permanently, according to its own Facebook page. A successor, the Fulton Farmers Market, now runs nearby on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April through November, selling seasonal produce and prepared foods. Shoppers headed to this address should confirm the current market location before visiting.

Redland

The Agricultural History Farm Park preserves 455 acres of Montgomery County farmland worked from the early 1700s through the late 1960s, with an apple orchard, farm animals, and historic barns still standing. Montgomery Parks runs public programs here — swing dance nights, storytime for young kids, hiking talks — plus annual draws like the spring Gas and Steam Show and the fall Harvest Festival. The farmhouse is currently closed for renovation.

ECO City Farms runs urban growing sites across Prince George's County — in Edmonston, Bladensburg, and an incubator farm in Upper Marlboro — teaching new farmers hands-on production instead of classroom theory. The nonprofit's office sits at 6010 Taylor Road in Riverdale, and its programs turn vacant urban lots into working vegetable plots. Reach them at [email protected] or through Facebook and Instagram.

Riverdale Park

Riversdale is a Federal-era mansion built between 1801 and 1807 by Henri Stier and completed by his son-in-law George Calvert, now run as a house museum by the nonprofit Riversdale Historical Society. Guided tours depart the visitor center Fridays and Sundays at noon and 2 p.m., covering the estate's history including the enslaved and free people who lived and worked there. It sits inside Riverdale Park, a short walk from the Town Center.

NW

Route 1 Farmers Market & Bazaar occupies the former B&J Auto Lot on Rhode Island Avenue in Brentwood, inside Prince George's County's Gateway Arts District. The market opens for the season in early June, selling produce, baked goods, flowers, and artisan goods, and accepts SNAP/EBT. Its arts-district location puts it alongside galleries and studios rather than a typical town square.

The Saturday Rockville Farmers Market sets up in the Jury Building parking lot at the corner of Route 28 and Monroe Street, running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from mid-May through early November. It's one of the longer-running markets in Montgomery County's rotation, and it takes FMNP, WIC, and SNAP/EBT — built for a regular grocery run, not just weekend browsing.

Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier's Farmers Market operates seasonally at One Municipal Place, giving small regional farmers and food producers direct access to Prince George's County shoppers. The lineup runs typical for the area — fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts — with health and wellness programming alongside the food stalls. Confirm current weekly hours directly, since seasonal schedules shift year to year.

Greenbelt

Rockville

This Wednesday market ran outside Dawson's Market, the specialty grocer on North Washington Street in downtown Rockville, from May through September — produce, gourmet cheese, baked goods, meat, and seafood pulled partly from the store's own local sourcing. Dawson's Market closed permanently in June 2024 after twelve years, and there's no indication the outdoor market has continued under a different host. Anyone updating this listing should confirm whether it still runs at all.

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Clarksville

Rockville

Rockville

Milk Lady Markets runs this Saturday market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October) in the lot outside Neighborhood Church of Rockville on Redland Road. Vendors sell farm produce and meats alongside breakfast tacos, croissants, quiches, honey, jams, coffee, and local artwork — more of a full breakfast stop than a bare produce stand. Established in 2018, it runs rain or shine, no weather cancellations.

Rockville

Derwood

Common Root Farm is a regenerative, small-scale, certified organic vegetable farm in Derwood, Maryland near Olney, started by farmer Ryan in 2018. Using minimal-till, crop rotation, and zero synthetic chemicals, the farm offers a CSA, an online grocery store, and farmers market stands while also supplying local restaurants, grocers, and food banks.