I often keep a stash of dried figs in my pantry, mostly for baking purposes. They’re great. But fresh figs are a totally different animal — or fruit, rather. This week you’ll find them at a few area markets, including Saturday’s 14th & U Farmers Market, Saturday’s H Street NE FreshFarm Market and Sunday’s Bloomingdale Farmers Market.
INTERACTIVE: Click the image above to view our interactive farmers market map.
Among other produce highlights:
At today’s Ballston FreshFarm Market:
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Fresh Crunch Pickles: wasabi beans.
Garden Path Farms: lamb loin rack.
Gunpowder Bison and Trading Co.: jalapeno cheese dogs.
Mickley’s Orchard: hot peppers; potatoes; tomatoes.
Pleitez Produce: butternut squash; acorn squash.
Radix Farm: pattypan squash; Thai basil.
At today’s FreshFarm Market by the White House:
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Bigg Riggs Farm: Garden Peach tomatoes; okra.
Panorama Bakery: pain raisin; pastry cream; kouign amann.
Toigo Orchards: Formosa plums; Athena cantaloupe.
At today’s FreshFarm Market in Penn Quarter:
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Anchor Nursery: Purple Haze carrots; watermelon; red bell peppers.
Black Rock Orchard: Honey Sweet peaches.
Clear Spring Creamery: blueberry yogurt smoothies.
Evensong Farm: okra; Italian parsley; pork; sage apple sausage.
Garner’s Produce: flat Roma beans; bloody mary mix.
Mountain View Farm: sweet frying peppers.
Toigo Orchards: Formosa plums; cantaloupe.
At Saturday’s 14th & U Farmers Market:
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Dolcezza: plum gelato; blackberries and cream gelato; pineapple mint gelato.
Garner’s Produce: Brown Turkey and Kadota green figs; canary melons.
Kuhn Orchards: Red Gold (yellow) and white nectarines; Simka and blue Italian plums; Rambo and Sansa apples; Sweet Beauty watermelons; artichokes; French Filet beans.
McCleaf’s Orchard: Star Gala and Sansa Apples; green beans; tomatillos; shallots.
Pecan Meadow Farm: half-Piedmontese grass-fed and -finished beef (steaks, sausages, patties, roasts).
Plantmasters: herb container gardens; dog biscuits; free-range eggs.
Takoma Mushrooms: gray and golden oyster mushrooms.
Truck Patch Farms: Ruby Red beets; Swiss and red chard; heirloom squash; Aunt Ruby’s German Green heirloom tomatoes.
Whisked!: white peach and plum pie; ratatouille quiche.
At Saturday’s Columbia Heights Community Marketplace:
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Country Vittles from Critter Hill Farm: goat meat.
Dragonfly Farms: spring rolls; banana peppers; heirloom potatoes.
Five Seeds Farm & Apiary : melons; beets.
Wisteria Garden: tomatoes.
At Saturday’s FreshFarm Market in Silver Spring:
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Chicano Sol: red spring onions.
Down to Earth Farm: lemon cucumbers.
The Farm at Our House: Dragon Tongue beans; Malabar spinach; lemongrass.
Praline Bakery: pissaladiere.
Quaker Valley Orchards: Himrod and Candice grapes; yellow watermelon.
Three Springs Fruit Farm: Fairy Tale eggplant; pluots.
At Saturday’s H Street NE FreshFarm Market:
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Blueberry Hill: figs.
At Saturday’s Ward 8 Farmers Market at St. Elizabeths:
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McLeaf’s Orchard: small tomatoes.
At Saturday’s Ward 8 Farmers Market at THEARC:
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Lydia’s Fields at Wheatland: 10 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.
Terrapin Station Herb Farm: Asian pears.
At Sunday’s Bloomingdale Farmers Market:
Dolcezza: plum gelato; blackberries and cream gelato; pineapple mint gelato.
Garner’s Produce: Brown Turkey and Kadota green figs; canary melons.
Keswick Creamery: Camembert; yogurt; plain and seasoned fetas.
Reid’s Orchard and Winery: Loring and Blushing Star peaches; Dapple Dandy pluots; yellow donut peaches; blueberries.
Silly Kids Creamery at Keswick Creamery: eight varieties of goat cheese.
Truck Patch Farms: Ruby Red beets; Swiss and red chard; heirloom squash; Aunt Ruby’s German Green heirloom tomatoes.
Whisked!: white peach and plum pie; ratatouille quiche.
At Sunday’s FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle:
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Cedarbrook Farm: Italian pork sausage (hot and sweet).
Farm at Sunnyside: organic Asian pears; Purple Calabash and Arkansas Traveler heirloom tomatoes.
New Morning Farm: organic red raspberries.
Next Step Produce: sweet potato greens; tiger melons.
Quaker Valley Orchards: Himrod and Candice grapes.
Sugar Shack: maple syrup.
At Sunday’s Takoma Park Farmers Market:
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Black Rock Orchard: pluots; plums; nectarines; peaches.
Calvert's Gift Farm: organic greens, including spinach, spring mix and arugula.
Clear Spring Creamery: creamline milk; chocolate milk; cheese curds; butter; probiotic yogurt drinks.
Ferry Landing Farm and Apiary: eggs.
Glenville Hollow Farms: several varieties of Roma tomatoes, including red and golden San Marzano.
North Mountain Pastures: pastured pork, chicken and turkey; grass-fed lamb and beef; nitrite-free cured meats; fermented vegetables.
Potomac Vegetable Farms: Romano green beans.
Smith Meadows: hand-made ravioli (Gorgonzola walnut and butternut squash).
Twin Springs Fruit Farm: tomatoes.
At Tuesday’s FreshFarm Market in Crystal City:
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Bigg Riggs Farm: Garden Peach tomatoes; okra.
Coulter Farms: goat cheese.
Kuhn Orchards: yellow peaches; white peaches; watermelon.
Farm at Sunnyside: heirloom tomatoes.
Toigo Orchards: Mirai corn.
At Wednesday’s Farmers Market at Maryland:
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Lydia’s Fields at Wheatland: 10 varieties of organically grown heirloom tomatoes; yellow squash; zucchini; basil; onions; chard; lettuce; beets; peppers.
Valencia Produce: beets; radishes
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Valencia Produce: blackberries.
At Wednesday’s Foggy Bottom FreshFarm Market:
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Atwater’s Bakery: lemon pound cake bites; bacon mozzarella flatbread.
Blueberry Hill: organic Ginger Gold apples and pears.
Grassential Farm: rabbit; chicken eggs; Berkshire pork; pastured goose; duck eggs.
Quaker Valley Orchards: Himrod and Candice grapes.
SPECIAL EVENTS
At Saturday’s Columbia Heights Community Marketplace, grilling demo Old School Hardware, 10 a.m.-noon.
See our farmers market interactive map and list of Community-Supported Agriculture farms.
Search for seasonal recipes in our Recipe Finder.
If you have a new market or see information that needs to be corrected in our farmers market listings, e-mail krystalr@washpost.com.
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