Common Market

Beekeeping 101
2022-02-19 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | MD
So! You’ve decided you’ll become a beekeeper, or you want a better understanding of honey bees! Natural Beekeeping 101 will afford attendees a sufficient grasp of the basic tenets of beekeeping. All ages welcome.
We hope you can join us as we learn about honey bee biology, honey bee gear, honey bee management, care, and so much more! Tastings of various bee products will also be available!
This class will be led by Josh of Sol Nectar Farm. You can check out their website here!

Celebrating Black Owned Businesses Market!
2022-02-23 16:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
In honor of Black History Month we want to celebrate some of the Black Owned Businesses that keep our community strong!
We hope you can join us between 4 and 7pm to celebrate these great chefs, makers, and bakers!!

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2022-02-24 18:00 - 21:00 | MD
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.
This month’s Food for Thought speaker is Hongwei Xu, Site Director of Partners In Care, Maryland!

Maka Tasting
2022-03-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
MāKā® superfood drinks are a delicious combination of wheatgrass, herbal tea, and fruit juices. Lightly carbonated and +Energized+ by yerba mate and guayusa.
Our drinks are nutritionally equivalent to 8 one-ounce shots of wheatgrass.
MāKā® is USDA organic certified, non-GMO, gluten free (<5 ppm), and vegan.
MāKā® is a Māori term for being active. MāKā® supports your active lifestyle & provides a palate pleasing experience.

Green Burials and Home Funerals in Maryland [Hybrid]
2022-03-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Are you curious about Home Funeral and Green Burial practices/options in Maryland? Caring for loved ones in the dying time at home, even a generation ago, was the way families traditionally made their farewells. This age-old wisdom is available to us today. The recognition that families may care for their loved ones at their time of transition offers great comfort and solace. Join Michael Judd as he invites you to consider choices for end-of-life care, home funeral, home burial, and green burial practices. Michael will share information, resources, and personal experiences as he honors the wise traditions of past home funeral care and the relevance of these choices for us today.
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.

Maka Tasting
2022-03-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
MāKā® superfood drinks are a delicious combination of wheatgrass, herbal tea, and fruit juices. Lightly carbonated and +Energized+ by yerba mate and guayusa.
Our drinks are nutritionally equivalent to 8 one-ounce shots of wheatgrass.
MāKā® is USDA organic certified, non-GMO, gluten free (<5 ppm), and vegan.
MāKā® is a Māori term for being active. MāKā® supports your active lifestyle & provides a palate pleasing experience.
On top of all this, MāKā® is a member of 1% for the Planet, a local business, and Russ wears the coolest pants you’ll ever see!

CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW - Grilled Cheese Please Food Truck @ Rt. 85!
2022-03-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Due to the cold, snowy & windy weather, the Grilled Cheese Please Food Truck will be rescheduled – check back for new schedule!

Happy Being Tasting
2022-03-16 11:00, 2022-03-17 11:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Healthy fruit & veggie plant-based phytonutrients infused into 12 oz bottles of white tea!
Each bottle has as much of the blueberry antioxidant (called Tero) as 962 cups of blueberries, plus 4 other powerful nutrients: EGCG (green tea antioxidant), Vitamin D3 (we’re all deficient), Elderberry (immune support) and Turmacin® (bioavailable turmeric compound).  next, we make it taste great in all both flavors: peach rose, & blueberry.
The end result? a drink that boosts immunity, promotes gut health, and fights inflammation. Doesn’t that sound happy?!

Three Daughters Food Truck!
2022-03-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Greek & Mediterranean Specialties!
https://www.facebook.com/Three-Daughters-Food-Truck-100875725209863/

Garden Planning and Seed Starting
2022-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Whether you are an experienced vegetable gardener or just getting started, it’s never too early to start planning your garden! It takes just a bit of knowledge and intentionality (and sometimes a bit of luck!) to produce your own food. This course will help participants gain an appreciation for planning, preparing, and participating in a gardening experience in addition to some seed starting basics! Don will also guide us through what we may need to consider before getting started, including the costs of growing in our space, suggested tools, and commitment required to maintaining your own garden.
Don Ludke has been a certified Master Gardener for over 13 years, a public-school teacher in Maryland for 40 years, and a home gardener for 50 years. He has taught adult gardening classes on a variety of practical gardening and landscape topics throughout the state. His gardening areas of interest and knowledge include companion planting, crop timing and garden design. He appreciates sharing his experience and knowledge with all who will listen and who are interested in learning about the benefits of gardening.

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2022-03-24 18:00 - 21:00 | MD
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.

Employee Artisan Fair!
2022-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
We hope you can join us as we celebrate and explore the creative talents of Common Market employees!
Art and handmade items will be available for sale.
Light snacks will be available as people peruse.
This is a great way to support local artisans and get to know the folks you love to see at the Market!

Southeastern Roastery Tasting!
2022-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

Grilled Cheese tasting from A Friendly Bread!
2022-04-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Homemade sourdough with extra sharp cheddar & mozzarella, these gems can be found in the freezer section at both stores, pop in a toaster oven for 8 minutes and meal is served! Try at both locations Saturday April 2! Rt. 85 starts at 11 AM, 7th St starts at 1:30 PM.

Maka tasting!
2022-04-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States

Paint Your Pet’s Portrait!
2022-04-03 12:00 - 16:00 | 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 Street 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 Saturday, March 26th to give artists time to create the sketched canvases. Register ASAP, space is limited!!

Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms Class! [Offsite]
2022-04-03 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.

Stores closing early for All-Staff Meeting
2022-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
We apologize for any inconvenience, but we need to catch up with all of our employees to talk vision, department updates, and have some team building!
We will re-open at our regular time on Friday April 8th, 8:00 AM!

Maka tasting!
2022-04-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Health Ade tasting
2022-04-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
“Improve your gut health with this fermented lower-sugar beverage that’s packed with probiotics.”

Stella Rosa Non-Alcoholic Wine tasting
2022-04-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Come try the newest addition to our booze-free beverage collection! These wines taste like the real thing, with no alcohol and always gluten free!

Introduction to Backyard Chickens
2022-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
We hope you can join us as we take an introductory look at raising chickens in your backyard! We will explore the basics of chicken care and the materials needed to raise and maintain chickens. Bring any questions you may have!
This class is part of a series led by Don Ludke that is designed to prepare you to “practically” provide sufficient food from a medium sized suburban home garden, a not-for-profit homestead, or a small farm. The series includes elements of composting, food preservation, caring for small animals, reducing energy consumption, and living in a more responsible and sustainable way.

Frederick County Watershed Clean-Up [Free, RSVP]
2022-04-16 09:00 - 13:00 | 5728 Buckeystown Pike B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Save the date for the Frederick County Watershed Clean-Up!
We hope you can join us as we work together to beautify the Frederick Watershed!
Register for the Watershed Cleanup here!

Earth Month Recycling with Techno Rescue
2022-04-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Don’t let your small or large electronics pollute the landfill! Come to the Techno Rescue Earth Month Recycling event and save Mother Earth!
$5.00 PER VEHICLE drop off fee for all vehicles that come to recycle their old electronics.
Additionally, like in the previous years, monitors and TV’s are a separate charge.
ALL Monitors will be $10.00 (LCD or CRT, all sizes)
ALL TV’s will be $30.00 (LCD or CRT, all sizes)
Cash only goes to Techno Rescue.

Shop Local Tasting!
2022-04-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Try products from local vendors: Buckeye Bark, Kombucha Lady, Mt. Royal, and South Eastern Roastery during a Shop Local pop-up market at the Rt. 85 Common Market. Recycle at the concurrent Techno Rescue event and receive a $5 off coupon!
Buckeye Bark will also be at the 7th St store today from 11 AM – 2 PM!

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2022-04-21 18:00 - 21:00 | 5728 Buckeystown Pike B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Special note: April’s Board meeting has been moved from 4/28 to 4/21.
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.
This month’s Food for Thought Speaker will be Davin Faris, student activist with the Sunrise Frederick Movement! Davin Faris is a homeschooled junior, writer, and climate justice activist living on his family’s eco-farm in Frederick County, MD. In 2020, he helped co-found Sunrise Frederick, a hub of the national Sunrise Movement. He has continued to organize extensively through Sunrise and other local groups, fighting for political, social, and environmental progress.

Earth Day at Linganore Winery!
2022-04-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Linganore Winery, 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy, MD, 21704, United States
Join the Common Market at a fun and educational Earth Day event! Stop by our booth to look at some eco-friendly ways to shop and the Co-op and pick up a coupon for your next shopping trip!
Sustainability is at the heart of Linganore Winery’s business. This Earth Day, join them for an inside look at their eco-friendly practices with a winery tour led by Vice President and Executive Winemaker, Anthony Aellen. Afterward, spend the evening sipping on your favorite wine while learning and shopping from local vendors who pride themselves on sustainability.
This event is free to attend, however, sign-ups are encouraged for the tour portion of the event. Tours will begin at 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 7:00 PM. Vendors will be on-site from 4-8 PM.

SIGN UP FOR TOURS HERE

OUR FEATURED VENDORS:
Common Market CoOp
Winding Root Farm
Hon’s Honey
Give Bees a Chance
Frederick County Recycling

Stella Rosa Non-Alcoholic Wine tasting
2022-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
