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No Bees No Food
Pollinators...what would a farmers market be without them? Fun fact: Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are essential to the production of fruits, vegetables, grains, and anything that grows from the ground or depends upon food that grows from the ground. Including those tomatoes you're growing in your backyard. Want to support your local hard-working pollinators? Pick up some native flowers and plants at the Charles County Master Gardeners, University o

La Plata Farmers Market
May 151 min read


Treat Yo Mama (or Yo'self)
Moms and mother figures come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. If you're going to show them some love on Mother's Day, you'll want something uniquely them. You just might find it out in our market square this Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9AM - 2PM...or you might bring your mother figure out and find it together! Plants, flowers, sweet, savory, spicy, hot, cold, caffeinated...We'll have so many options to choose from! SK Bakery The Farm at Thorne Gut Simpson's Market Garden MarDee’s

La Plata Farmers Market
May 81 min read


Fortune Favors the Flowers
Little by little, the flowers start popping up out in the fields...kinda reminds us of Wednesday markets! Stop by and smell the...donuts! And bread! And books! And pick up some dinner fixings, especially if your dinner will involve crab and veg. We'll be out in the overflow parking lot Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 9AM - 2PM, or until the thunder rolls. MadByrd Confections Jacks Produce Farm Made Whole Bakery Your Neighbor’s Farmstand Coastal Adornments Southern Maryland Crabs

La Plata Farmers Market
May 51 min read


April Showers Bring May Flowers
Sure...unless there's too much rain. Or not enough. Or it's too cold, or too hot, or [insert weird weather pattern here]. If you want to know what kinds of flowers are SUPPOSED to come around in May, check out Maryland's Best (https://marylandsbest.maryland.gov/maryland-native-plants-for-consumers/ ) In the meantime, if you're looking for, say, Mother's Day gifts, you might want to check our market square Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9AM - 2PM. Plants, crafts, drinks, sweets, ingre

La Plata Farmers Market
May 11 min read


It's MD250, Y'all!
It's the 4th Saturday of April and the traditional day to Celebrate La Plata, all caps! This year we're celebrating not just recovering from the 2002 tornado -- which is how CLP started, btw -- but 250 years of our part in the history of our nation. (Go ahead, try to pronounce "sesquicentennial" without stumbling.) Stop by to see us in the morning for the freshest products, then take a stroll over to Town Hall for the festivities. Or reverse that. We'll be open Saturday, Apri

La Plata Farmers Market
Apr 241 min read


Word to Your Mother
April 22 is Earth Day -- the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy nature's blessings! Step out to the overflow parking lot anytime 9AM - 2PM, take a few deep breaths of fresh air, and maybe find a goodie or two, all brought to you by the land, water, and sun, and delivered by these fine folk: Your Neighbor’s Farmstand Coastal Adornments Southern Maryland Crabs Ohana Snow Shaved Ice Made Whole Bakery Jacks Produce Farm #EarthDay #shopsmall #buylocal ...

La Plata Farmers Market
Apr 211 min read
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