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Need to Live Within Walking Distance of a Farmer's Market?

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[Photo of Eastern Market by Eric Purcell]

One of the sure signs that spring is here: the farmers markets are starting to open back up. The ability to walk to these markets is a huge asset for anyone who values easy access to locally sourced food. Thankfully they're all over the city. While Eastern Market is probably the most well-known spot, there's a high concentration of markets on the Green Line with ones at Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Petworth and U Street. We've mapped out the area's farmers markets for those among us that weigh proximity to these spaces when choosing a new neighborhood.

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Columbia Heights Community Marketplace

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Open from May 4 til December 14th on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Photo above by

Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market

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Open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from April 6th - December 21st. Photo above by Flickr user Mr T in DC

Petworth Market

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Open Fridays from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Market opened May 3rd. No listed closing date.

14th and U Farmers Market

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Open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from May 4th to November 23rd. Photo by Flickr user Shaw Girl

Freshfarm Market by the White House

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Open Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. From May 2nd to October 31st. Photo courtesy of Freshfarm.

Freshfarm Market at Penn Quarter

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Open Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. from March 21st to December 19th. Photo by Valerie Hinojosa.

Freshfarm Market at H Street NE

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Open from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturdays from April 20th to December 21st. Photo courtesy of Freshfarm.

Freshfarm Market at Foggy Bottom

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Freshfarm Market at Dupont Circle

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Open year-round on Sundays, currently from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Photo by Cristina Roman

Freshfarm Market at Crystal City

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Open Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. April 30th to November 26th. Photo by Elvert Barnes

Freshfarm Market at Ballston

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Open Thursdays from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. May 2nd to October 31st.

Freshfarm Market at Downtown Silver Spring

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Open year-round, currently on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Farmer's Market

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Open year round from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Photo by Carly Lesser and Art Dragulis

Eastern Market

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Open year round: Tuesday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m., Saturday from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Photo by Eric Purcell

Union Market

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Open year-round. Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Photo by Elvert Barnes.

Bloomingdale Farmers Market

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Open Sundays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from May 12th to November 24th. Photo by Carly Lesser and Art Dragulis

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Columbia Heights Community Marketplace

Open from May 4 til December 14th on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Photo above by

Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market

Open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from April 6th - December 21st. Photo above by Flickr user Mr T in DC

Petworth Market

Open Fridays from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Market opened May 3rd. No listed closing date.

14th and U Farmers Market

Open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from May 4th to November 23rd. Photo by Flickr user Shaw Girl

Freshfarm Market by the White House

Open Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. From May 2nd to October 31st. Photo courtesy of Freshfarm.

Freshfarm Market at Penn Quarter

Open Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. from March 21st to December 19th. Photo by Valerie Hinojosa.

Freshfarm Market at H Street NE

Open from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturdays from April 20th to December 21st. Photo courtesy of Freshfarm.

Freshfarm Market at Foggy Bottom

Freshfarm Market at Dupont Circle

Open year-round on Sundays, currently from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Photo by Cristina Roman

Freshfarm Market at Crystal City

Open Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. April 30th to November 26th. Photo by Elvert Barnes

Freshfarm Market at Ballston

Open Thursdays from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. May 2nd to October 31st.

Freshfarm Market at Downtown Silver Spring

Open year-round, currently on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Farmer's Market

Open year round from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Photo by Carly Lesser and Art Dragulis

Eastern Market

Open year round: Tuesday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m., Saturday from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Photo by Eric Purcell

Union Market

Open year-round. Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Photo by Elvert Barnes.

Bloomingdale Farmers Market

Open Sundays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. from May 12th to November 24th. Photo by Carly Lesser and Art Dragulis