Song Circle!
2023-07-23 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Board Bylaw Revision Information Session
2023-07-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
The Board is excited to present new Bylaws for Owner approval during the next election in September! Are you interested in learning more?
View our FAQs or join a Zoom info session July 26 at 6pm and August 26 at 11am.
Our hopes are that the new Bylaws will be used by future Boards to better represent our Owners, serve our community, and develop a sustainable future for our Co+op. With full transparency in mind, here are some highlights of what the new Bylaws will be enacting:

The proposed Bylaws use more straightforward language than our existing Bylaws.
The proposed Bylaws specify that Member-Owner voting will happen via ballot, and are updated also to include electronic voting.
The proposed Bylaws clarify that the Board can include up to two Staff Owners.
The proposed Bylaws include gender neutral language to support our Co-op’s commitment to inclusivity.
The proposed Bylaws include some updated language that allows the Co-op to manage Patronage dividends more efficiently.

The Common Market would not exist without its Owners, and we are so appreciative of your care and involvement in our Co+op’s success.
Topic: The Common Market Co-op Bylaw Revision Information Session
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Board Meeting - Everyone Welcome!
2023-07-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Online, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Your Co-op’s Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:00pm on Zoom. Everyone is Welcome.
Please Click Here to join the meeting!
Early in the meeting agenda, the Board reserves space to hear from our Owners who wish to make comments and/or address the Board. Would you like to contribute to our next Board meeting? Click here to contact our Board Of Directors, and write “Owner Comment” in the subject line! We would love to hear from you.

Tea Tasting: Herbs for Mental Health
2023-07-29 13:00 - 14:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Learn about utilizing our relationships with herbs to support our mental health individually and collectively. We will talk about plant allies that may help cope with stress, grief, and anxiety.
Ashley is an herbalist at Fox Haven Farm and a clinical mental health counseling graduate student at Hood College.
Come sip and soak in some knowledge!

Wellness Demo - Garden of Life
2023-08-02 11:00 - 14:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Wellness Demo - Garden of Life
2023-08-02 15:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

Back-to-School Clothing Swap!
2023-08-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-08-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
This is a great eco-conscious opportunity to do a little back-to-school swapping and give your unwanted clothes a new home! To participate in the swap please bring at least 2 articles of clothing. If you do not wish to take any items home, we are happy to take your clothing donations, all remaining items will be donated to the Frederick Rescue Mission. Come hang out, shop, swap and meet new folks!
**This event will be held only at our 7th St. location.**

Intro to American Sign Language | Six Week Series
2023-08-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-08-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
This class is designed to introduce students to the culture and language of Deaf people by learning basic American Sign Language. Students will work towards gaining fluency towards the usage and communication of ASL by acquiring vocabulary, and understanding of the language with the goal of improving interactions with the large Deaf population in the area. These classes are immersive, interactive and loaded with fun games!

Wellness Demo - Host Defense
2023-08-09 11:00 - 14:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

Wellness Demo - Host Defense
2023-08-09 15:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Song Circle!
2023-08-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Join us for a Song Circle hosted by David Koronet in our Route 85 Community Room from 3pm-5pm! Please bring sheet music if you would like to lead everyone in a song.
Moving forward, Song Circles will be held every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

Intro to American Sign Language | Six Week Series
2023-08-21 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-08-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-09-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-09-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
This class is designed to introduce students to the culture and language of Deaf people by learning basic American Sign Language. Students will work towards gaining fluency towards the usage and communication of ASL by acquiring vocabulary, and understanding of the language with the goal of improving interactions with the large Deaf population in the area. These classes are immersive, interactive and loaded with fun games!
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Wellness Demo - Natural Factors
2023-08-23 09:30 - 11:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Wellness Demo - Natural Factors
2023-08-23 15:30 - 17:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

National Dog Day Patio Party!
2023-08-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come grab some free treats for your pup and enter to win a basket of free goodies!!

Wellness Demo - Nature's Plus
2023-08-30 09:30 - 11:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Wellness Demo - Nature's Plus
2023-08-30 15:30 - 17:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

Flower Farm Tour and U-Cut Bouquet Making with Glenn Leigh Farms [OFFSITE]
2023-08-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Private: Glenn Leigh Farms, 5318 Stone Rd., Frederick
Join us at Glenn Leigh Flower Farm in Braddock Heights, MD to tour their beautiful flower farm and learn how to craft your very own bouquet! Attendees will learn the basics of flower farm growing including varieties, seed starting, dahlia overwintering, irrigation, farm layouts, organic pest management and fertilizations. Participants will also explore how to cut stems for flower arranging, mason jar arranging and spiral market bouquet making.

Herbs for Healthy Digestion
2023-09-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Are you one of the many folks who live with some type of digestive issue? Well, whether you’ve got tummy trouble or not, you’re not going to want to miss this opportunity to learn about and taste herbs for digestion. Taught by clinical herbalist Amy Boldt, MS, we’ll be diving into herbs known for their digestive powers. You’ll get to taste each herb, and will have the opportunity to blend your own formula!

For the Love of PawPaws!
2023-09-09 14:30 - 16:00 | The Judd Homestead, 8955 Indian Springs Rd, Frederick, MD, 21702, United States
America’s largest native fruit grows abundantly throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is easily cultivated in the home landscape for prime fruit harvests. Join edible landscape author and designer Michael Judd on a colorful and fruitful journey from seed to table. We will sample select cultivars, try homemade pawpaw ice cream, and tour the Judd’s pawpaw orchard and food forest.
Michael Judd has worked with agro-ecological and whole system designs throughout the Americas for the last 20 years focusing on applying permaculture and ecological design to increase local food security and community health in both tropical and temperate growing regions. The founder of both Ecologia, LLC, Edible & Ecological Landscape Design and Project Bona Fide, an international non-profit supporting agro-ecology research.

Intro to Cyanotypes: Historical Photographic Process
2023-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to cyanotype, a historical alternative photography process popularized by 19th century botanist Anna Atkins. Attendees will gain an understanding of the historical photographic process, make an artistic composition and walk away with three unique works of art! Produce and flowers from Common Market, that would otherwise be discarded, will be used as subject matter. Participants are also encouraged to bring in their own repurposed or collected items.
Jillian Abir MacMaster is a photographic artist from Frederick, MD. She recently completed an artist residency at Fox Haven Farm in Jefferson, MD, where she created cyanotype prints about and using the farm’s herb garden. Her recent solo exhibition The Herbalist: Cyanotypes from Fox Haven Farm in Downtown Frederick showcased the work created during the residency. She had the solo exhibition With Teeth at the Delaplaine Arts Center in 2022. She curated the exhibition Infinite Growth at the Frederick Arts Council in 2022, which exhibited the work of LGBTQ+ artists from Frederick and beyond.

Eating for Health & the Planet | Making the Switch to a Climate-Friendly Diet [FREE]
2023-09-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Studies show that just by eating more plant foods and fewer animal products each of us has the power to make a big difference for the climate and for our health. If you have been thinking about switching to a more plant-based diet, but aren’t sure how, join us for this fun and informative talk by Alison Wexler, a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), culinary coach, and Frederick County Food Council Steering Committee member.
Alison will be giving an introduction to different plant-based diets and how they support the climate, as well as your body. You will learn the facts about protein needs and how to use plant protein sources. She’ll review common ingredients, cooking tools, and recipe sources used in plant-based cooking, and provide strategies and helpful tips for both integrating more plant foods into your diet or making the switch to purely plant-based. Along the way, Alison will also give some information on how to source your food locally in Frederick County. When your food doesn’t travel far from the farm to your table, it tastes better, has higher nutritional content, and cuts down on emissions.
Sponsored by: MACS Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards
**Due to limited space please RSVP below**

Visit the Shepherds Mill Community Solar Farm!
2023-09-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Shepherds Mill, 303 Shepherds Mill Road, Union Bridge, 21791, United States
Join Neighborhood Sun and Standard Solar Inc. to see a community solar farm up close and personal! Learn about the operation of the solar site, how the panels work and generate your electricity, and the incredible people behind the construction and maintenance of the Shepherds Mill Community Solar Farm.
Reserve your spot here! Visit the Shepherds Mill Community Solar Farm! Tickets, Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Queer Art Social!
2023-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Calling all Queer creatives!!!! Come paint, draw, create, make and mingle every third Thursday of the month in our Community Room! Bring something you are working on and or start a new project! You do not have to be a visual artist to attend, all forms of creating are welcome! This is a FREE drop-in social gathering! Music, sparkly drinks, tea and limited art supplies will be provided.
This offering is specifically for our LGBTQIA community, our intention is to create a fun, safe, and empowering space for our Queer community.
