Old Town Farmers Market and Garden Ideas

09/28/2022

We're sad to share Randy passed away yesterday. He was surrounded by family, friends and his cat.

02/21/2022

Read more about how permaculture can restore everything agriculture has destroyed: https://returntonow.net/2021/12/11/permaculture-is-the-future-food-if-there-is-a-future-of-food/

12/15/2021

FYI :: Due to Christmas Day falling on a Saturday this year, the Old Town Farmers’ Market will be open on Friday, December 24, from 7 a.m. to noon and will be closed on Saturday, December 25. Parking at the Market Square Parking Garage (108 N. Fairfax St.), located directly under Market Square Plaza, will be free on Friday, December 24, from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Market will resume its regular schedule on Saturday, January 1, 2022.

Visit alexandriava.gov/OldTownFarmersMarket for more information

12/15/2021

Our vendors are the best of the best!

We are thrilled to be on the list of Sustainable Alternatives to Amazon from . This list includes the best of the best in small businesses making a difference for the environment.

Join us this Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the garden to discuss what changes we've made with Hugelkultur, soil sequestration, compost, leaf and trimming stacks with cardboard and rabbit litter.

All these garden improvements help us grow better ingredients for the Truly-Life products.

12/09/2021

Henry Ford built a car out of h**p plastic that ran on h**p fuel almost a century ago. Why aren’t we driving it today? A year ago, Jay Leno featured a story about “the world’s first carbon-negative car” made of h**p plastic. The body of the car is lighter than […]

12/02/2021

Masai woman brings hope to her formerly nomadic people by creating an oasis in the desert A young Masai woman and her husband have built a lush 5-acre food forest in the middle of the Great Rift Valley, where the surrounding savanna is rapidly transforming into a desert. A growing […]

10/29/2021

An independent lifestyle isn’t as easy as it is written. You have to work for it but if you’re lucky enough to own a property with clear land which you can exploit, it is a decent opportunity which you must take advantage of. If you’re scared about the challenge that lies ahead, we’re here t...

10/29/2021

In one of man’s most counterproductive efforts, we are killing the predators of our pests. Owls are nature’s best rodent control, here’s how to make them feel at home in your yard. Owls can serve as all-natural pest control for American farmers and homeowners alike, if we welcome them onto our...

10/27/2021

Ranchers have transformed 40 million acres of desert back into prairie by “training” cows and other domesticated animals to graze like their wild ancestors – in tightly packed herds Two thirds of the land on Earth is now desert or in the process of becoming desert, according to world-renowned ...

10/14/2021

These rebels are grafting “forbidden fruit” onto ornamental urban trees, and cities doesn’t know how to stop them! A group of food freedom fighters are sneaking out in the middle of the night (and sometimes in broad daylight) grafting fruit-producing limbs onto sterile urban trees, specificall...

10/13/2021

Vendor from the Old Town Market is featured.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mellenie Runion. Just five miles south of the White House the tiny company Truly-Life is the ultimate urban garden. Mellenie started making soap in her kitchen as a way to live more GREEN. One year she made soaps for party favors for her dog Max’s birthday. Th...

10/06/2021

The leaf season has started again in the Northeast. This year please forgo the use of leaf blowers. It will save pollution, noise and gasoline and it will help protect biodiversity. If you are really concerned for your lawn grass, simply go over the leaves with your mower. This is called mulch-mowing and it is the advised method by turf grass programs and lawn care organizations. Use a broom or a rake for the hardscapes, or an electric blower if you must. Leaves are an essential part of woodland habitat and a protective layer of leaves protect and feed native woodland plants, trees and all those important insects and critters we need for a balanced ecosystem. www.healthyyards.org