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Your 2026 FRESHFARM MVT Market Rundown

Friday April 3, 2026

This Saturday, April 4 marks the beginning of another main market season at the FRESHFARM MVT Market and before we dive into what’s new and happening, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate another milestone year it had in 2025. We’re thrilled to announce that our weekly market at 5th & I Streets NW surpassed $1 million in sales for the second year in a row and continues to grow! Last year the market sales increased 14% overall making our market one of the highest growth achievers in FRESHFARM’s entire network. Furthermore, this community keystone continues to provide important local food access to our neighbors in need. Despite a decrease in SNAP/EBT spending — due in part to interruptions in the funding stream in October — the additional funds for FreshMatch and the digitization of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program by DC Health benefits significantly increased the overall use of food access benefits at the FRESHFARM MVT Market compared to 2024.

We are so proud to see how this market has grown into a community mainstay for Mount Vernon Triangle over the last 12 years and can’t wait to welcome you all to another season of shopping high-quality, locally grown and made products!

Meet Us at the Market! 

MVT CID staff will be out bright and early on Saturday morning to join the FRESHFARM team in ringing the bells to herald in a new main market season at the corner of 5th & I Streets NW at 9am. It’s always an honor to participate in this yearly tradition and we’re excited to welcome back familiar faces as well as meet a few new vendors joining the FRESHFARM MVT Market for the first time! Check out the full vendor list on our Events Calendar and stay tuned in the coming weeks as we profile some of our new vendors including the hyper-local EightFold Farms growing gourmet mushrooms in Southeast DC!