The Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market (4MR Market)
Hours ~ Sundays 9am until 1pm, year roundLocation ~ Four Mile Run Park: 4109 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22305 (click here for directions) Free Parking ~ Curbside and in the adjacent parking lotsCompost Collection ~ 9am until 1pm
Wake up with the best coffee around - Arkibuna Ethiopian Coffee. Buy whole beans to make at home or have a fresh cup of coffee or espresso made on the spot!
The Fermented Pig has sausage to grill for dinner, and bacon for breakfast.
Pick up Savory n' Sweet's year round favorites: apple pie pockets, cake, & brownies. Savory 'n Sweet is at the market all year, but also offers pre-order sales; please email Kremena at kre_ste@yahoo.com or call/text 202 469 1840. Customers can pick up at the 4MR Market or request free delivery in Alexandria.
No meal is complete without fresh vegetables from Papa's Market.
Try the most perfectly popped Popcorn at A.M. Kettle. Choose from salted, kettle corn, or spicy!
Pamper yourself or someone else with luxurious body creams, irresistibly scented soaps, and bath bombs at Aubscents. The lip balm is the best around!
Treat yourself to something new at the Yellow Dot Shop
Spice up a Sunday supper with cuisine from Mesisam Ethiopian Eatery! They offer traditional Ethiopian entrees and side dishes that will make for a fantastic meal.
The tamales & empanadas are big sellers at Ana's Twist. Grab them while you can!
Specializing in Amish dairy products and baked goods. Items include yogurt, free-range eggs, assorted cheeses like smoked cheddar and Pepper Jack and baked goods such as whoopie pies and pecan sticky buns. To receive a full product list and to place a pick-up order, email amishcheese2003@ frontier.com or text 717-615-4713 and leave your first and last name. Please place all orders by Thursday at 11 a.m.
From Ortanna, Pennsylvania, Papa’s Market has been serving the area for more than three decades. Offerings include apples, Oregon pears, California citrus, green and organic vegetables, applesauce and apple butter, honey and (new) fresh artisan pasta. To place a pick-up order, call 717-778-8316 or email Argento@centurylink.net by 4 p.m. on Friday.
Savory 'n Sweet's baker prepares breakfast pastries, breads and desserts out of her home kitchen. Savory 'n Sweet's pastries are made from scratch, using simple ingredients and often incorporate fresh fruit. Regular offerings include scones, mini pies in a pocket, coffee cakes, sweet or yeasted breakfast breads, etc. Orders are customizable. To place a pick-up order, email kre_ste@yahoo.com or 202-469-1840 by Friday.
Locally produced bacon, sausage, and charcuterie
Freshly cooked cuisine of Ethiopia, open for carry out and ordering ahead.
Freshly brewed Ethiopian coffee and espresso beverages
Ana's Twist is a woman-owned business offering healthy food from scratch with a twist of Ecuador. Offerings include empanadas, soups and 100% fruit sorbets using local ingredients. Gluten-free options are also available. To place a pick-up order, call 703-201-1824 or email anastwist2016@gmail.com. Please order at least 1 day before the farmers’ market. Learn more at www.anastwist.com.
Fresh-popped Kettle corn in several flavors
Homemade cakes, cookies, and brownies
Locally made and beautifully scented soaps, body creams, and bath bombs
Affordable Stained Glass - Beautiful stained glass art, ready to hang!
Yellow Dot Shop is the storefront for the design studio Yellow Dot Designs, which has been in operation in Alexandria since 2007. The shop brings you items of historic and cultural interest like books, vinyl records and CD's, silk scarves, vintage jewelry, cards, t-shirts, magazines and art. Offerings also include custom calligraphy, announcements, custom cards and frameable mementos. To place a delivery order, visit YellowDotShop.com.
- Bring your vegetable-based food scraps to compost at 4MRMarket!
- Available every week during market hours
- Bring your non-animal-based food scraps
- For more information on composting in Alexandria click here.
- Join us for the 4MR Market Morning Stretch with yoga instructor Julia Valentine.
- Wake up gently with 45-60 min of stretching -- yoga without the yoga words.
See below all the ways to help and participate in the market!
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VOLUNTEER. We love help with set-up and tear-down and/or processing SNAP/EBT and Credit / Debit Card sales. Just find a Market Manager to ask to help, or email us at 4MRMarket@arlandria.org for more info.
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