The proposed Fairlington Farmers Market could clear its final regulatory hurdle this Saturday, when the Arlington County Board will vote on whether to approve it.
County staff recommended the approval of the farmers market, proposed by Field to Table, back in August, citing a positive response from the community for the market, which would be held in the parking lot and on the pedestrian path of the Fairlington Community Center (3308 S. Stafford Street).
The market, if approved, would be held on Sundays from April to November, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., according to the county’s staff report. The first market would be held in April 2015.
If approved, the Fairlington market would be the county’s ninth farmers market. Currently, the closest market for Fairlington and Shirlington residents is the new Arlington Mill Farmers Market.
Field to Table, in its proposal, anticipates between 15 and 20 vendors for the market, with up to 29 tents under which goods and produce would be sold.
Staff said there is ample parking in the community center’s parking lot, but the market is designed with intent of having Fairlington residents walk to the center. The community center, which has been open since 1940 and used to be Fairlington Elementary School, is closed on Sundays, staff said, so the market wouldn’t conflict with any of its regular programming.
If approved, the County Board will review Field to Table’s permit to operate the market next October.
