Mount Vernon Farmers Market To Open For 2023 Season

HYBLA VALLEY, VA — Local produce and other foods are back for the season as the Mount Vernon Farmers Market prepares to open again in Hybla Valley.

The McCutcheon/Mount Vernon Farmers Market will be the first of the Fairfax County Park Authority-operated markets to open this season. The farmers market will run on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon between April 19 to Dec. 20 in the Sherwood Regional Library parking lot, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria, VA.

Park authority-run markets feature locally-grown produce, baked goods, prepared foods and more products from local vendors. Participating vendors come from a 125-mile radius of Fairfax County, although there are a few exceptions for rare products.

The 2023 vendors at the McCutcheon/Mount Vernon Farmers Market include:

• Arnest Seafood: Seafood
• Basel/Pork Stork: Meat
• Grace's Pastries: Baked goods
• Great Harvest Bread Company: Baked goods
• Honeycomb Heroes: Honey and personal care products
• House of Empanadas: Prepared foods
• King Mushrooms LLC: Mushrooms, prepared foods
• Layla's Lebanese Restaurant: Vegetables, herbs, prepared foods
• Linda Vista Farm: Vegetables
• Meredith Fermentalist (The Big Brine): Fermented foods
• Misty Meadow Farm Creamery: Prepared foods, dairy products, meat
• Ochoa Produce: Vegetables, plants, herbs
• Pasta Ilgatto: Pastas, sauces
• Salsa Las Glorias, LC: Salsas, chips, tamales
• Sharkawi Farm: Fruit, herbs, plants
• The Fermented Pig: Meat
• The Traveling Shepherd Coffee Company: Coffee
• Three Way Farms Produce: Vegetables, herbs
• Twin Springs Fruit Farm Inc.: Fruit, vegetables, herbs
• Valentine's Bakery & Meats: Meat, fruit, baked goods
• WeGrow Company: Produce

Check with individual vendors for pre-ordering options.

Other park authority farmers markets opening in April are the Burke Farmers Market and Reston Farmers Market. The markets opening in May include Oak Marr (Oakton), Wakefield (Annandale), Annandale, Herndon, McLean, Kingstowne and Lorton.