The Farmers Market at the University of Maryland, College Park

Photos by Michael Purdie

Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the University of Maryland, College Park Farmers Market takes place at the Tawes Plaza Garden. On Oct. 2, 2019, local vendors, such as RavenHook Bakehouse, Pinkava Coffee Co. and McCleaf’s Orchards, traveled from within a 250-mile radius to provide fresh food and produce to students.

The market has been in existence since 2012, and brings a sense of community and a pursuit of sustainability to UMD students.

Juan Carnos of RavenHook Bakehouse explains the techniques required to make challah bread to a customer at checkout, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. RavenHook Bakehouse, a bakery based in Washington that sells European style breads and sweets, has been a part of the University of Maryland, College Park Farmers Market for the past eight years. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Cory McLeaf, a farmer at McLeaf’s Orchards, weighs produce to sell to a customer, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. McLeaf’s Orchard is a sixth-generation family farm that operates in Pennsylvania and is committed to growing produce in a sustainable manner. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Muhammad Ghauri examines tomatoes from the McLeaf’s Orchards tent at the University of Maryland, College Park Farmers Market, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2019. Ghauri is one of many students who come to the market regularly, as it is one of the only opportunities to acquire fresh, local produce on campus. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
John Ball, a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, searches through a cooler to select free-range brown eggs from the Country Vittles tent at the Farmers Market, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Country Vittles gets meats, eggs and milk from Critter Hill Farm, which provides them with all natural, preservative-free products. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Stephanie Nichnols of PinkAva Coffee Co. prepares an iced dirty chai latte on a particularly hot day, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Nichnols said PinkAva Coffee Co. received more sales than usual at the University of Maryland, College Park Farmers Market on this day, what she believes can be attributed to the heat. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Sophomores Brooke Tweedie, left, and Audrey Lenahan, right, select small pumpkins and gourds from Country Vittles at the University of Maryland, College Park Farmers Market, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Tweedie and Lenahan, who are roommates, plan on decorating their apartment with their purchase, as it is normally hard for students to find these items on campus. (Photo by Michael Purdie)

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