Welcome to The Common Market, Your Locally-Owned Grocery & Cafe! Start here.

  • Cooking

    Cooking

    Learn more about cooking techniques and experiment with fresh new ingredients.

  • Health & Wellness

    Health & Wellness

    Obtain the knowledge that can help restore balance to your body & mind.

  • Environmental

    Environmental

    Cultivate awareness and engage in the topics of local and global preservation

  • Kids

    Kids

    Fun, interactive experiences for kids to learn about food and where it comes from.

  • Backyard Agriculture

    Backyard Agriculture

    For the first time gardener or avid green thumbs, these classes help you find the pay-dirt in your own backyard.

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Board Candidate Applications Due

August 10 @ 8:00 am - 11:59 pm

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Board Candidate!

Applications must be received by 11:59pm on Monday, August 10, 2026. An application can be submitted in one of three ways:

  1. By using the online Application Form: https://www.commonmarket.coop/co-op-board-application/
  2. Obtaining a paper copy from our Service Desk and emailing a scanned copy to board@commonmarket.coop
  3. Returning a completed paper copy to our Service Desk.

Questions?  www.OwnerServices.coop

Please complete the entire application as the Board will be reviewing it in its entirety. The Common Market will include your Candidate Statement with the ballot to Owners for voting.

Details

  • Date: August 10
  • Time:
    8:00 am - 11:59 pm

Venues

Common Market – Route 85

5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1
Frederick, MD 21704 United States + Google Map
(301) 663-3416

Common Market – 7th Street

927 West 7th Street
Frederick, MD 21701 United States + Google Map
(301) 663-3416

We work hard to find local experts to share their knowledge with our community. We offer lectures, hands-on workshops, and cooking classes. We hope you’ll join us for a class in the Community Room.

Interested in teaching a class at the Common Market? Just fill out our Class Proposal Form. Please note that Common Market classes are largely demonstration-style, not participatory classes, except where noted otherwise. Please email our Events & Education Coordinator for more information at education@commonmarket.coop

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