The Rockville Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday, May 17 with a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $15 for customers using their federal nutrition benefits.
The market will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 22, in the jury parking lot at East Jefferson (MD 28) and Monroe streets in Rockville Town Center. It offers shoppers their pick of farm-fresh produce and more from regional growers and producers, transforming itself weekly as fruits and vegetables become available throughout the season.
Entering its 14th year, the Eat Fresh Rockville and Maryland Market Money program offers market customers a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $15 weekly when they shop with SNAP/EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer) and WIC-FVC (Women, Infants and Children-Fruit and Vegetable Checks). Matching funds are available while they last and can be used to purchase locally grown fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese and other dairy products. The program fights hunger while investing directly in farmers, strengthening the local food system. For more information, visit the market information tent near the market entrance from 8:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. each Saturday.
Free and accessible market parking is available next to the Montgomery County Council Office Building in the garage at Monroe and East Jefferson streets, which is across from the market. Parking is not permitted at 200 Monroe St. or within the farmers market lot. The market is accessible from the Rockville station on Metro’s Red Line or Ride On bus Route 47.
Visit rockvillemd.gov/farmers to learn more about the market, vendors, harvest dates and how to use the Eat Fresh Rockville and Maryland Market Money program.