On Saturday mornings the outdoor plaza at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum comes to life once again with colorful, locally grown fruits and veggies. The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand returns for its second season, and it is open every Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (weather permitting) through November 23.
The ACM Farm Stand launched its inaugural season on Earth Day 2023, and since then it has welcomed hundreds of neighbors. Once again this year, the ACM Farm Stand is produced in partnership with D.C.-based nonprofit FRESHFARM, which is the nation’s third-largest farmers market organization. ParkView Farms, based in Poolesville Maryland, supplies the farm stand with their own homegrown produce. Family-owned and operated, located in the heart of Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, ParkView Farms naturally grow seasonal vegetables and fruits for the local community and beyond.
Also, this summer, starting June 22, the ACM Farm Stand will be part of the Free Summer Meals Program (also referred to as DC Youth Summer Meals), works to close the meal gap during the summer months for children in the District. Every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through August 24, children aged 5 to 18 years old can visit the farm stand with their families and request their free meal which has a protein, a fruit, a vegetable, a grain, and a small milk container. The menu changes regularly and will be displayed onsite. There is no ID or proof of residency required.
As part of the FRESHFARM Market family, which includes over two dozen other markets around the city and northern Virginia, the ACM Farm Stand accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP checks. Plus, the farm stand offers the FRESHFARM FreshMatch program which provides a dollar-for-dollar match on all federal benefits spent at market, helping shoppers take home more fresh and nutritious produce and local foods while creating and sustaining new revenue streams for local farmers and food producers.
We look forward to working with our friends at FRESHFARM to continue to increase access to fresh, healthy foods through the FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand. We hope you will join us on the plaza sometime this year.
The ACM Farm Stand is open every Saturday (weather permitting) on the ACM Plaza at 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. until November 23. Follow the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum on social media or visit the museum’s website at anacostia.si.edu/farmstand for the most up-to-date information.