In Our Community

Holiday Light Recycling

Thanks to everyone who dropped off their retired holiday lights to be recycled this season! With your help, we saved 733 pounds of lights from ending up in the landfill. Our Community Partner business, TechnoRescue, collected the lights and broke them down into their individual parts for recycling.

Dry January Drink Tasting

Did you know that the Common Market boasts the area's largest selection of non-alcoholic beverages? On January 11th, we invited our community to come try some booze free cocktails, wine, and beer to help celebrate Dry January. We are so proud to be able to offer such a wide variety of alternative choices to the Frederick area.

Community Solar

Recently, we've been hosting workshops with our friends at Neighborhood Sun, a local Community Solar company (and one of our Community Partners). These workshops are designed to inform the public about this amazing and accessible service. Neighborhood Sun is on a mission to make solar power available to all. In-person and online workshops are on the event calendar on pgs. 12-14.

Italian Cooking Classes

Along with partner, Food Craft Direct, the Common Market was excited to welcome Chef Giordano from La Casina Bassa in Umbria, Italy for several cooking classes in February. Students learned how to create authentic pasta dishes with few ingredients. The recipes were unpretentious, easily assembled, and loved by both chefs and home cooks! Look for more Food Craft Direct cooking classes on our Event Calendar.

Hood College New Student Orientation

Common Market loves being invited to attend Hood College Resource Fairs – we attended during the January New Student Orientation and were happy to meet both new and old students and faculty to introduce them to all of the resources we have that can assist in a healthy and productive semester!

Live Music at the Co-op

Our Live Music events have been going strong at the Route 85 store! Every Saturday from 12-3, live musicians have been invited to play for an audience in our Café. Check our events calendar for upcoming dates.

Black Owned Business Market

In honor of Black History Month in February, The Common Market wanted to celebrate some of the Black Owned Businesses that keep our community strong! Thank you to everyone who joined us on February 18th to support Easy N' Tasty Jollof Rice, It's Vegan Better Bakery, and Wachter Wellness. Let's continue to support our neighbors, celebrate diversity, and help each other thrive!