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| Media Advisory No. 4131.10 |
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USDA Office of Communications
(202) 720-4623
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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan to Kick Off New Farmers Market Season at USDA
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2010 – TOMORROW, Friday, June 4, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan will kick off the 15th season of the USDA Summer Farmers Market. Opening day will celebrate the theme “In Our Neighborhood” and will include special guest Chef Eric Ziebold, executive chef of CityZen and Sou’wester at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Chef Ziebold will hold cooking demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. using locally grown strawberries in a strawberry shortcake recipe and in a non-alcoholic fruit-infused cocktail.
The USDA Farmers Market, held every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at 12th Street and Independence Ave., S.W. (across the street from the Smithsonian Metro stop), boasts fruits, vegetables, herbs, and bakery products from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The first Friday of each month, the market, which attracts up to 2,000 shoppers each market day, will host a cooking demonstration led by a chef from one of D.C.’s most exciting restaurants. The market will also have live music and other special guests throughout the season, which will end on October 29.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
10 a.m. |
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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan will kick off the 15th season of the USDA Summer Farmers Market. |
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USDA Farmer’s Market
12th Street and Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250 |
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