"Bee" Happy! Another Farmers Market Friday is on its way!
June 21 is all about butterflies, bats and bees for #Pollinator Week. Join us in celebration of creatures responsible for one-third of the foods we eat!
USDA teams with The Pollinator Partnership to bring you a garden full of activities that will fill 12th Street and delight everyone!
Here's what's buzzing from our exhibitors:
- The Pollinator Partnership
- University of Maryland Extension Botanists
- Department of Defense Natural Resources
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Forest Service
- Agricultural Research Service featuring a visible beehive and local honey tasting
- Natural Resources and Conservation Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Environmental Defense Fund featuring a Monarch migration VR experience
- Corazon Latino
- The Corps Network
- Agricultural Plant and Health Inspection Service
And don't forget to drop by the farm animal petting zoo and face painter!
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Also happening this week:
Enjoy a tea party at the VegU tent as our VegUcators demonstrate how to brew apricot tea with dried apricots and honey!
Satisfy your sweet tooth with some locally sourced honey from Big Joe's Honey or Elda Gardens then hop to the Precision Ag Garden to party with the pollinators and dance to the sounds of DC Ambiance with Randy Stein.
Thirsty from all this sweet excitement? Visit Lemonade Love for flavorful specials in honor of National Smoothie Day!
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What: USDA Farmers Market
When: Friday, June 21
Where: 12th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.
Musical Guest: DC Ambiance w/ Randy Stein 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Fresh This Week: National Agricultural Library
Educational: 10th Annual Pollinator Festival
VegU: Apricot tea featuring honey
The USDA Farmers Market is open every Friday, May 3 to Oct 25, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Watch for special Friday events at the market and more details and recipes on Twitter and Instagram.
See all of our great Chesapeake Bay region vendors at https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/initiatives/usda-farmers-market
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Media Inquiries: pa@usda.gov
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