Summertime means Farmers Markets

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Barnaby Zall

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The White Flint Sector Plan describes the community amenities the Montgomery County Planning Board would like to see in the new White Flint. Among several more mundane amenities (fire and rescue, parks) is the addition of a new section on farmers’ markets. The Planning Board suggested that the County encourage a farmers market within White Flint.

There are already at least three farmers’ markets in the White Flint area: at the Town of Garrett Park railroad station; at the corner of Fernwood and Democracy in Bethesda; and at Tilden Woods Middle School. And there is the historic Bethesda Farm Womens’ Coop in downtown Bethesda.

I have put a photo essay on local farmers’ markets on the Friends of White Flint website, on the White Flint page. To watch the slide show, click the icon in the top middle; to turn off the music, click the speaker icon.

Barnaby Zall

thanks for the update!
posted by kat c
Thanks for reporting about North Bethesda Market II. I've been waiting and searching for nearly a year to hear some update. It was originally supposed to break ground "by the end of 2012," then "early 2013," then "by the end of 2013." At least now I won't be expecting any sort of activity on the site when I drive-by and still see Chili's there. At least FRIT is taking White Flint's redevelopment seriously. They were one of the last developers to propose development, but have overtaken most other developments with their massive Pike and Rose project that begins Phase II next year. What a shocker that the county's tallest and most iconic building is delayed indefinitely though...
posted by cpterp
Since the "Timeline" segment was first announced, this is the post I have been waiting for! Thank you for compiling all the latest schedule estimates in one place - they can be very difficult to keep up with, or even find, across the many blogs and developer sites discussing construction at White Flint. I understand they are all very preliminary and optimistic, but it's still helpful to see where each project stands relative to its neighbors.
posted by Jim
So, basically nothing doing with any of these projects. A good lesson perhaps for some of the new arrivals who think neighborhoods can remake themselves seemingly overnight. These things take a LOT of time; decades, even.
posted by Ben
Hi and thanks for your comments. The general assumption at the meeting was that the tenant may be Wegmans, which has been the longstanding rumor. However, the developer of the mall property didn't have a representative at the meeting, and nobody wanted to speak on their behalf - which is why the "specific tenant" was not named outright.
posted by Amy Donin