Leesburg Farmers Market Opens Saturday

Release, Town of Leesburg:

Five “producer only” farmers markets in Loudoun County will open for the season, beginning on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Leesburg Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of the Virginia Village Shopping Center, on Catoctin Circle SE, will open at 8:00am. Vice Mayor David Butler will mark the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Following the ribbon cutting, volunteers will run a children’s scavenger hunt. The market will be open until 12:00 noon. 

Sponsored by the Loudoun Valley HomeGrown Markets Cooperative (LVHMC), this year’s markets will be promoting a healthy lifestyle. As writer and local food advocate Michael Pollan states, ”Cooking from scratch is the single most important thing we could do as a family to improve our health and general well-being." 

The LVHMC’s goal is to get more families cooking at home by promoting the message that using fresh local products is worth the trip to the market. As part of that effort, at the ribbon cutting ceremony, Vice Mayor Butler will recognize the team of volunteers that worked to bring SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to the Leesburg Farmers Market. 

Farmers markets in Ashburn, Cascades and Brambleton will also open on Saturday. In addition, the Leesburg Midweek Market, also located at Virginia Village Shopping Center, will open on Wednesday, May 7th at 2:30pm. For times, locations, vendor lists and more information for all of the LVHMC markets, please visit www.loudounfarmersmarkets.org.