Organic produce and Farmers markets in the DC area

This page lists places to buy fruits & vegetables in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. But, most of the produce must be grown organicaly or on local farms, or sold by the grower or where no products from animals are sold.

See also my list of produce websites not specific to the DC area, and my list of raw/living food resources near Washington DC.

Table of contents for this page

Directories of Farmers' markets, Pick-your-own farms, and CSA farms
Farmers' markets (seasonal)
Organics and produce information
Directories of natural food stores
Organic produce retailers

Directories of Farmers' markets, Pick-your-own farms, and CSA farms

Farmers' markets (seasonal)

Arlington Virginia
- Arlington Farmers' Market, Saturdays 8am-Noon (Courthouse) [also] [also]
- Columbia Pike Farmers Market, Sundays 10am-2pm (Walter Reed Dr)
- Clarendon Farmer's Market, Wednesdays 3-7pm
- Rosslyn Farmers Market, Thursdays, Noon-3pm (Wilson Blvd & N. Oak St)
Alexandria Virginia
- Del Ray Farmers' Market, Saturdays 8am-Noon
- Alexandria Farmers' Market, Saturdays 5-10am (301 King St, city hall)
Washington DC
- FreshFARM Market, American Farmland Trust, Sundays 9am-1pm (Dupont Circle, 20th St NW)
- Eastern Market [also], Saturdays (Capitol Hill, SE)
- Columbia Heights Community Marketplace, Saturdays 8am-1pm (14th and Irving NW, Metro station)
- Anacostia Farmers Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm (Allen AME Church, 2513 Alabama Ave SE)
- Ward 8 Farmers Market, Saturdays 10am-2pm (MLK Jr. & Alabama Avenues SE)
- Southern Avenue Marketplace Stand, Saturdays & Sundays 10am-5pm (829 Southern Ave SE)
- DC Open Air Farmers' Market, Tues Thurs Sat 7am-5pm (Oklahoma Ave & Benning Rd NE)
- Adams-Morgan Farmers' Market, Saturdays 8am-?pm (Columbia Rd & 18th St NW)
- All Souls Episcopal Church Farm Market, Saturdays 8:30am-12:30pm (Woodley Rd, Cathedral Ave NW)
- USDA Farmers Markets
  - US Dept of Agriculture HQ, Fridays 10am-2pm (12th St & Independence Avenue SW)
  - US Dept of Labor, Thursdays 10am-2pm (200 Constitution Ave. NW)
  - US Dept of Transportation, Tuesdays 10 am-2pm (400 Seventh St. NW)
- New Morning Farm Markets
  - Sheridan School, Saturdays 8am-1:30pm, Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm (36th St & Alton Pl NW)
  - Burleith/Glover Park, Tuesdays 7-8pm (37th St & Whitehaven Parkway NW)
Maryland
- Takoma Park Farmers Market [also], Sundays
Organic farms in Virginia that sell to consumers at their farms
- Potomac Vegetable Farms, Tuesday-Sunday (Vienna)
- Kord Farm - Nursery, Thursday-Sunday (Leesburg)
Other organic farms
- Potomac Glen Farms (Rockville, MD)

Organics and produce information

Virginia
Maryland

Directories of natural food stores

NaturalMaryland.com Coops list
Good Food DC, Co-ops and Stores
Pathways Magazine, Natural Food Stores in VA, MD, and DC
Digital City Washington, DC - Where to Shop - Health Food & Vitamins
Juice Bars in the DC/Metropolitan Area [also]
Natural Foods, Baltimore Resources Journal
Natural Food Stores in Maryland, Consumers Against Food Engineering (CAFE)
VegDining.com Vegetarian-Friendly Establishments in DC, MD, and VA

Organic produce retailers

Vegetarian
- Everlasting Life (NW DC, and Largo MD)
- Glut Food Co-op (Mt. Rainier Maryland)
- Potomac Adventist Book and Health Food store (Silver Spring Maryland)
- Takoma Park Silver Spring Food Co-op (Takoma Park and Silver Spring, Maryland)
- Secrets of Nature (SW DC)
- Hetep Foods [also] (NW DC) @
- Plus 15 (Adelphi Maryland) @
- Senbeb Natural Food Store / Co-op (NW DC) @
- The Common Market (Frederick Maryland)
- Integral Yoga, Natural Foods Grocery (Charlottesville, VA)
Delivery only
- MoeGrass homegrown organic wheatgrass
- Juicing Club (Maryland), Charles Shipp [email]
- Washington's Green Grocer
- School of Life Educational Society {Bethesda, MD}
Not 100% vegetarian
- Cash Grocer Natural Foods (Alexandria, VA)
- The People Garden Community Health Market, 100% Organic (Mt Pleasant, NW DC)
- My Organic Market (M.O.M.) (Rockville and College Park Maryland, and Alexandria VA) @
- Healthway Natural Foods (7 in Virginia, 1 in Bowie Maryland, not all have produce)
- The Uncommon Market (Arlington Virginia)
- Bethesda Co-op (Cabin John Maryland)
- Naturally Yours (NW DC) @
- Yes! Organic Market (was Yes! Natural Gourmet) @
  in Adams Morgan (NW DC), Cleveland Park (NW DC), and Eastern Market (SE DC)
- Hugo's Market (NW DC) @
- Roots Market (Clarksville Maryland)
- Worldgate Nutrition Center (Herndon, VA)
- David's Natural Market (Columbia, MD)
- Kennedy's Natural Foods (Falls Church,VA) @
- The Natural Marketplace (Warrenton, VA)
- Pantry Shelf Natural Foods (Frederick Maryland)
Mostly neither Organic nor vegetarian
- Whole Foods Market (3 in NW DC, 7 in Virginia, 7 in Maryland)
- Harris Teeter, need card for discounts (5 in northern Virginia)
- Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket (Maryland)
- LD's Straight From The Crate (6230-F Kings Hwy at US-1, Alexandria VA)
- Trader Joe's (5 in Virginia, 5 in Maryland)

@: No real web page for this business found.

See also elsewhere, another directory of Organic resources in the DC area, by TravelOrganic. See also the DC edition of Local Harvest, a directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources.

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