Homegrown Farm Market in St. Mary's County

A low red building sits near gate 3 in the south part of Lexington Park directly off route 235.  The vendors were quite friendly and I was surprised to find that they still accepted my little wooden coins that were offered fairly soon after the market opened.  They are open Saturdays 9 am-1 pm.  Some of the items I noticed included eggs, meat, vegetables, home made items like glass, beeswax wraps that kept bugs off your food.  They had a large box of legos for the childen to play with while the older folks shopped that I thought was a nice touch.  These photos were mostly made in the end of May and early June, so the specific items may have changed.  It's a pleasant place to visit for local items.  (Part 2 of my farm market project)

Homegrown or Home Grown Market on route 235 Lexington Park

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Landmark Iconic American Views Exhibit at Annmarie Garden

Annmarie Garden kindly made up some artwork graphics for the artists with art in the Landmark exhibit.  It is upstairs in the main building.  I have two other photos upstairs till September 20th and a sunset photo downstairs till August 23rd.

My sunset photo is from the Slave memorial at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  It is quite an interesting and unusual exhibit, even lit at night.  It represents that the land at St. Mary's College of Maryland was originally a home for quite a few slaves.  Evidence of a slave quarters was discovered during some archeaological exploration and this creative exhibit was built to commemorate the people that lived there.   It is very thought provoking and used erasure poetry to tell a story.  

More information:  https://www.smcm.edu/honoring-enslaved/

Local Maryland Farm Market Project

I decided to photograph as many local farm markets as possible for a little photo project.  With somewhat limited mobility, I try to get creative with new things to photograph.  Past projects included crepe myrtles, boat launches, beaches, local parks and more. 

I began my project on May 20th and got caught up in River Concert photos for a while, so I finally edited the photos.  Apologies for posting old pictures of fruits, vegetables and flowers that are now out of season, but there are still lots of other items to buy locally homemade or home grown.  

I started in Calvert County with Chesapeake's Bounty Farmers Market, just because I stopped at Annmarie Garden.   I wanted some good strawberries, yum.  I apologize if I am making you hungry.  No fruits or vegetables were harmed in the making of these photographs!  At least, not until later after I got home.

Chesapeake's Bounty

Saint Leonard Market:

6415 Saint Leonard Road

St. Leonard, Maryland 20685

410-586-3881

Monday - Friday: 9:30am to 7pm

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: 9:30am to 6pm

Strawberries

Heart shaped leaf

I love petunias, so I looked for some pretty ones.

apples

potatoes

Squash, cucumbers and veggies

Other Calvert County farm markets I didn't visit include:

CalvertHealth Medical Center

130 Hospital Road

Prince Frederick MD

End of April till Nov 24, 2026

Tuesday 2-5:30 pm

Dunkirk District Park

10750 So Md Blvd

Dunkirk, MD

late May to Sep 3

Thur 2:30-5:30 pm

North Beach Farmers Market

Senior Center

9010 Chesapeake Ave

North Beach MD

mid April to Oct 31, 2026

Sat 8-11:30 am

Poppies from May

 Some favorite poppy photos I forgot to share.

"Abstract" poppy

Red field with the rising moon.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Annmarie Garden Wingin' It Art Exhibit is still up till August 23rd

My sunset goose photo is still up in the downstairs gallery till August 23rd.  I also have three photos in the longer lasting upstairs exhibit, Landmark.  To be nice to my fellow artists, I wanted to share the Wingin' It digital booklet featuring all the art works on exhibit.   You can see the winning art too. (My photo is on page 81)