Smart Markets in the Vienna Connection

By Mike Janssen on February 15, 2009 TrackBacks (0) Comments (0)

The Vienna Connection published an article recently about our year-round Saturday market in Oakton:

A year-round farmers’ market, just a minute away from Route 123, has come to Oakton. From chicken freshly-butchered by Mennonite farmers to lean Piedmontese beef from Fauquier County cattle to hydroponic vegetables, freshly-baked breads and pastries and handcrafted pasta, there’s enough variety for most cooks … and diners.

“I saw a need from both the community’s point of view and the farmers’ point of view,” said Smart Markets creator and operator, Jean Janssen of Fairfax.

Read the rest of the article here.

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