Common Market

Split Decision Desserts Demo
2023-03-18 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some delicious local vegan treats! Try before you buy!

Live Music: Muscles of Soul (Gene Reid)
2023-03-18 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Muscles of Soul (Gene Reid).
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Paint Your Pet’s Portrait!
2023-03-18 14:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Paint Your Pet’s Portrait events are a great way to hang out with friends and unleash your creativity. If you haven’t painted before- never fear! Founding artist of Wagging Tail Studios, Sherry Kendall, and founding artist of Wet Nose Greetings, Natalie Kendall, will lead us through this creative, hands-on experience!
After registering for class below, you will receive an email to send a close-up photo of your pet. The Wagging Tail artists will then sketch each pet’s likeness onto your canvas. When you arrive at our 7th st. store, your canvas will be ready to paint your pet’s portrait! You can get extra creative by adding your own special touches to your pet’s portrait masterpiece!

Ticket sales will close Friday March 10, to give artists time to create the sketched canvases. Register ASAP, space is limited!!

Empty Bowl Queso Demo Copy
2023-03-22 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some delicious local queso! Try before you buy!

GT's Kombucha Demo
2023-03-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Sample GT’s SYNERGY RAW KOMBUCHA
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That’s why SYNERGY is alive with 18x more probiotics than the next leading competitor. Perfect for new and experienced kombucha drinkers; brewed with kiwi juice to cultivate 9 billion living probiotics for improved digestion, naturally-occurring, sustained energy, and holistic physical and mental wellbeing. Present your body with clean, pure, organic ingredients and thrive with nourishing nutrients for a pulsing spirit inside. Always traditionally cultured in small, five-gallon batches with each linked to our original Himalayan Mother SCOBY. Live full of electric vitality—find your flavor, today.

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2023-03-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Online, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Directors will meet virtually on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by noon on that Thursday to receive your Zoom link. Your Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the meeting.
Early in the meeting agenda, the board reserves space to hear from owners who wish to address the board. Want to contribute to our next Board meeting? Click here and in the subject line put “Owner Comment” and let your voice be heard!
This meeting will start with our “Food for Thought” speaker series presentation! These 20-minute Ted Talk style speeches will take place at the beginning of each board meeting and highlight presenters from diverse and marginalized groups within the Frederick community. Our hope is to center different voices in order to learn about the joys, struggles, and experiences within Frederick and emphasizes our co-op principles of education and concern for community. Due to limited meeting time, there will be no Q&A but contact information and resources will be shared for follow up conversations.

Live Music: Craggy Island (Susan Withers)
2023-03-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Craggy Island (Susan Withers).
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Song Circle!
2023-03-26 11:00 - 13:00 | 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 11am – 1pm! 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.

Gemma Gelato Demo!
2023-03-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Come sample some delicious and local Gelato! Try before you buy!

Live Music: Kellin Little
2023-04-01 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Kellin Little.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Drop-In Clothing SWAP! At Both Locations! [FREE]
2023-04-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
This is a great eco-conscious opportunity to do a little spring cleaning to 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 at both locations!

Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms Workshop! [Offsite]
2023-04-02 14:00 - 15:30 | The Judd Homestead, 8955 Indian Springs Rd, Frederick, MD, 21702, United States
Grow your own mushrooms! It is easier to grow mushrooms at home than you think. You can grow delicious and nutritious culinary and medicinal mushrooms in your own garden or home (in apartments, on rooftops and patios, too!) In the workshop we will cover how to inoculate stumps, logs, wood chips, and burlap sacks while improving your garden ecology. In this interactive class you will learn the types of outdoor mushrooms that we can easily grow in our area, the conditions required and the tools you will need. The class will also cover the basics of mushroom science, how fungi functions in nature and how to work with fungi to help restore our local ecologies. The best part is the hands-on experience of inoculating a mushroom log that you get to take home!
Workshops will be outside- rain or shine, and will be a combination of theory and hands-on practice. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking and bring your own water. Whether you have a little patch of backyard or a huge property to work with, the principles you learn in this class will help make your land more diverse, productive, and ecologically friendly than ever before.
Michael Judd has worked with agro-ecological and whole-system designs throughout the Americas for over two decades, focusing on applying permaculture and ecological design. His projects increase local food security and community health in both tropical and temperate growing regions. He is the founder of Ecologia Edible & Ecological Landscape Design, Project Bona Fide, an international nonprofit supporting agro-ecology research, and co-founder of SilvoCulture, a Maryland based nonprofit which is helping plant 1 million nut trees in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is also the author of Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist, and For the Love of PawPaws.
Michael lives with his family on a permaculture homestead nestled along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Frederick, Maryland. The Judds’ homestead consists of 25 acres of mixed woodlands, food forests, gardens, and a nursery designed for experimentation and education.
If you are in need of financial assistance to attend this class please reach out to ownerservices@commonmarket.coop

Building Stronger Communities through Community Solar Workshop with Neighborhood Sun! [FREE RSVP]
2023-04-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
We hope you can join us for Neighborhood Sun’s workshop “Building stronger Communities through Community Solar” where we will discuss climate change science, impacts, solutions and empower participants to take action at home and in their communities. Participants will leave with ideas, resources, and contacts to take action and to further educate others.
Neighborhood Sun believes everyone deserves access to locally produced, clean energy. By enrolling in a community energy project, you will not only go green, but you will save money while supporting your local economy. There is no cost to join, no cost to cancel and it doesn’t go on your roof!
Plus! When Owners sign up, they receive a $100 Common Market gift card, supplied by Neighborhood Sun!
RSVP Below

Live Music: Susanna Laird
2023-04-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Susanna Laird.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Composting 101! [FREE, RSVP]
2023-04-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
The Compositing 101 class will explore all aspects of backyard or home composting. Together we will explore what is necessary to start and successfully complete the decomposition of organic material such as food waste, leaves, ashes, grass clippings, garden waste, paper products, and cardboard. We’ll learn about a few beneficial insects and how to attract them to your compost bin. We’ll also look at different models of backyard bins and discuss how to screen and use finished compost.
Mike Spurrier has been composting in backyard bins for approximately 40 years. He has built many of his own bins and he is now producing low-cost compost bins made from pallet lumber. Mike is certified in permaculture design through Oregon State University, holds a bachelor’s degree in sustainability from Goddard College, is currently completing a master’s degree in social innovation and sustainability, and recently completed the Maryland Master Naturalist Program.

Live Music: Steven Gellman
2023-04-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Steven Gellman.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Plant-A-Palooza!
2023-04-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Join us for a farmer’s market style event at our Rt. 85 store to have first pick at our local flowers, plants and seedlings. Meet the local farmers behind these beauties; as well as some of our community partners focused on sustainability. Live music, activities and free samples! Rain or shine!

Building with Pallet Lumber Demo
2023-04-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
This course will explore various aspects of building with pallet lumber. We will discuss pallet lumber codes, learn to identify pallet lumber that is stamped with HT for heat-treated in addition to how to collect free pallet lumber and easier ways to disassemble pallets. In this guided demonstration we will explore three (3) different projects that can be built with pallet lumber: compost bins, mud kitchens (play kitchens for children), and bee hotels – nest boxes for pollinators!
By the end of this demonstration you will walk away with your very own bee hotel and all of the knowledge to start these pallet projects at home! Owners can enter win a custom-built Mud Kitchen, generously donated by Mike Spurrier.
Mike Spurrier has been composting in backyard bins for approximately 40 years. He has built many of his own bins and he is now producing low-cost compost bins made from pallet lumber. He has also built outdoor furniture, mud kitchens, and bee hotels with discarded pallet lumber that he collected. Mike is certified in permaculture design through Oregon State University, holds a bachelor’s degree in sustainability from Goddard College, is currently completing a master’s degree in social innovation and sustainability, and recently completed the Maryland Master Naturalist Program.
**This will be an outdoor demo at our 85 location during the last half of our Plant-A-Palooza Event.** For more info on this event click here —> https://www.commonmarket.coop/classes-events/plant-a-palooza/

Transitioning to Non-Toxic Hygiene and Skincare Products
2023-04-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Are you ready to start using healthier products in your personal care routine? Studies show that many conventional personal care products contain ingredients that are linked to skin allergies, breathing issues, infertility, and many other health problems. In this class, you’ll learn everything you need to get started with switching to less toxic products for your hygiene, face, and body care. You’ll learn which ingredients to avoid, resources for researching ingredients and products, how to recognize “cleanwashing,” and some product recommendations to get you started.

Jaimee is a healthcare transformation advocate, assisting healthcare organizations in creating purposeful experiences for individuals, families and providers. With her background in life sciences and Naturopathy, as well as a certification in health/wellness coaching as a Holistic Health Practitioner, Jaimee has worked as a health and wellness educator, quality improvement leader and entrepreneur. She also serves as a volunteer and leader for non-profit organizations that serve the local Frederick community; and is passionate about wellness equity, especially for families of underserved and underrepresented populations.

Live Music: Bianca Bentz
2023-04-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Bianca Bentz.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Building Stronger Communities through Community Solar Workshop with Neighborhood Sun! [ONLINE, RSVP]
2023-04-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Online, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
We hope you can join us for Neighborhood Sun’s workshop “Building stronger Communities through Community Solar” where we will discuss climate change science, impacts, solutions and empower participants to take action at home and in their communities. Participants will leave with ideas, resources, and contacts to take action and to further educate others.
Neighborhood Sun believes everyone deserves access to locally produced, clean energy. By enrolling in a community energy project, you will not only go green, but you will save money while supporting your local economy. There is no cost to join, no cost to cancel and it doesn’t go on your roof!
Plus! When Owners sign up, they receive a $100 Common Market gift card, supplied by Neighborhood Sun!
RSVP Below!

Song Circle!
2023-04-23 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 3-5pm! 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.

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2023-04-27 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 at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by noon on that Thursday to receive your Zoom link. Your Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the meeting.
Early in the meeting agenda, the board reserves space to hear from owners who wish to address the board. Want to contribute to our next Board meeting? Click here and in the subject line put “Owner Comment” and let your voice be heard!
This meeting will start with our “Food for Thought” speaker series presentation! These 20-minute Ted Talk style speeches will take place at the beginning of each board meeting and highlight presenters from diverse and marginalized groups within the Frederick community. Our hope is to center different voices in order to learn about the joys, struggles, and experiences within Frederick and emphasizes our co-op principles of education and concern for community. Due to limited meeting time, there will be no Q&A but contact information and resources will be shared for follow up conversations.

Live Music: David Koronet
2023-04-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring David Koronet.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Kombucha 101
2023-04-29 14:30 - 16:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come join us as we learn all about kombucha history and the science behind the brewing and fermenting process! This will be an in-depth, hands-on learning experience and there will be plenty of time for questions. We will make our own delicious kombucha infusion and you will take home all the necessary ingredients to keep fermenting your own kombucha.
Liz Dodson a.k.a The Kombucha Lady is a professional brew master based in Northern Frederick County. She has been making kombucha for 10 years, and since 2016 she has been producing kombucha commercially. She lives on her small farm in Rocky Ridge, MD where she grows many herbs and small fruits that are used in the Kombucha Lady brews. Liz specializes in hand-crafted, micro-brewed kombucha—just about as local as you can get!

Birding 101
2023-05-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Together we’ll explore topics such as beginner birding, external anatomy of birds, how to observe birds, and the importance of field marks. We’ll also discuss the use of optics like binoculars and scopes, field guides, and popular birding apps. Bird conservation issues – such as protecting birds and preserving habitat – will be presented and we’ll learn about local and statewide birding and advocacy organizations.
Mike Spurrier has been birding for approximately 35 years. He is currently serving as the president of the Frederick Bird Club and volunteers at the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary owned and operated by the Audubon Society of Central Maryland. Mike is certified in permaculture design through Oregon State University, holds a bachelor’s degree in sustainability from Goddard College, is currently completing a master’s degree in social innovation and sustainability, and recently completed the Maryland Master Naturalist Program.

Edible Landscaping and Straw Bale Home Tour [OFFSITE]
2023-05-13 14:30 - 16:00 | The Judd Homestead, 8955 Indian Springs Rd, Frederick, MD, 21702, United States
Join us for a fruitful tour of edible and ecological landscapes while learning how to successfully create abundant landscapes with little to no maintenance. Food forests, mushrooms, swale gardens, living willow structures, hügelkultur beds, herb spirals, kiwi arbors, pawpaw groves… and a circular strawbale home. Tastings included. Lead by author and edible landscape designer Michael Judd at Long Creek Homestead.

Whether you have a little patch of backyard or a huge property to work with, the principles you learn in this tour will help make your land more diverse, productive, and ecologically friendly than ever before. Please wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring some water!

Michael Judd has worked with agro-ecological and whole-system designs throughout the Americas for over two decades, focusing on applying permaculture and ecological design. His projects increase local food security and community health in both tropical and temperate growing regions. He is the founder of Ecologia Edible & Ecological Landscape Design, Project Bona Fide, an international nonprofit supporting agro-ecology research, and co-founder of SilvoCulture, a Maryland based nonprofit which is helping plant 1 million nut trees in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is also the author of Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist, and For the Love of PawPaws.
Michael lives with his family on a permaculture homestead nestled along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Frederick, Maryland. The Judds’ homestead consists of 25 acres of mixed woodlands, food forests, gardens, and a nursery designed for experimentation and education.
Visit www.ecologiadesign.com to learn more about Long Creek Homestead.
**Long Creek Nursery Plant pick-ups available after workshop**
**These workshops sell out fast, if you would like to be put on a waitlist please email aharmon@commonmarket.coop**

Song Circle!
2023-05-14 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.

Free Drop-In Yoga Gentle Yoga Class for All!
2023-05-17 08:15 - 09:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
This class is the perfect intro for a new student or an experienced yogi that is wanting to fill their cup with an accessible and supportive yoga practice. There will be plenty of modifications offered to meet various levels so that ALL can enjoy the benefits of yoga. The practice will include low impact movement, seated postures and plenty of stretching. Students will become comfortable using props like blocks, straps and even the occasional chair. These classes allow the student to leave with lots of tools to support a yoga practice in any class setting as well as a home practice. These drop-in classes are FREE and will take place in the 7th Street Common Market Community Room (enter through the cafe seating). Some mats, blocks, and blankets are available but feel free to bring your own!

Meet Your Teacher: Toby Schermerhorn
Toby is a 200 Hour Kripalu Trained Yoga Teacher, a 300 Hour Sol Trained Yoga Teacher, a Certified Freedom Barre Instructor, and FLEX Fitness Instructor. She enjoys bringing her passion for Yoga, Barre and a freedom of expression to both teachers and students (when she is not traversing the globe).

Queer Art Social!
2023-05-18 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! We will have a co-creative canvas going throughout the evening for those that wish to participate. 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.
Space is limited, if you RSVP’d and are unable to make it please contact aharmon@commonmarket.coop so we can open more spots.
