Eat Local Frederick

04/24/2026

01/29/2026

🌱🥛 ATTN: DIYers + vegan friends! Do you drink non-dairy “milks” like almond, oat, or coconut milk? 🥛 🌱

What if you could make them yourself for less money, with cleaner ingredients, and total control over what goes in your glass, including your water source?

Join us February 8 at The Common Market Co-op on 7th Street from 11 am to 2 pm and learn how to make all of these milks from scratch at home using ingredients you can buy right there in the store. It’s simple, empowering, and way more delicious than the boxed stuff.

✨ You’ll leave knowing how to make multiple plant milks with real ingredients
✨ Save money
✨ Skip unnecessary shelf stabilizers
✨ Take your food sovereignty up a notch

👉 Sign up here: eatlocalfrederick.com

01/26/2026

Do you drink non-dairy “milks” like almond, oat, or coconut milk?
What if you could make them yourself for less money, with cleaner ingredients, and total control over what goes in your glass, including your water source?

Join us February 8 at The Common Market Co-op on 7th Street from 11 am to 2 pm and learn how to make all of these milks from scratch at home using ingredients you can buy right there in the store. It’s simple, empowering, and way more delicious than the boxed stuff.

✨ You’ll leave knowing how to make multiple plant milks with real ingredients
✨ Save money
✨ Skip unnecessary shelf stabilizers
✨ Take your food sovereignty up a notch

👉 Sign up here: eatlocalfrederick.com

01/26/2026

A little late to the 2016/2026 trend, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Eat Local Frederick turns 10 this year. What a decade it’s been.

From a student poster project while I was in school for graphic design, to a civic pride campaign, to vending at The Frederick City Market and making some dear farmer friends along the way, having art shows at Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm and Hippy Chick Hummus , to providing classes and education at The Common Market Co-op, this has been such a fulfilling ride.

I’m truly grateful to all of you who have supported this project by buying a poster or taking a class with me.

From my first illustrated poster 10 years ago:
“Buying non local food funnels money out of our community with every transaction. Keep jobs and resources in Frederick County by buying goods grown right here by your neighbors.”

Man, who knew back in 2016 the impact on food chains we would experience in 2020 and again just this weekend, as many grocery store shelves were emptied ahead of this winter snowstorm?

Our local farmers always come through for us, and it’s important that we continue to nurture those relationships and support our local foodways.

🌱 As always, posters for sale (in this original beet design and others) at eatlocalfrederick.com

01/17/2026

As we kick off the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer, Maryland's Best and the MDA want to tell YOUR story. Whether you’re a multi-generational grower, a new entrepreneur, or a greenhouse innovator, your work is the backbone of our state.
Apply now (or nominate a farmer you admire!) to be featured on our official landing page. One woman each month will receive a statewide spotlight, and your story may even be shared nationally with NASDA! 👩‍🌾🚜 Apply by Jan. 31! Link below!
🔗 https://forms.gle/kbuYWSNbNyeyrHaSA

12/20/2025

Eat Local at The Common Market Co-op!

Happy Holidays from your Co-op! 💚
Saturday, December 20th through Wednesday, December 24th, show this coupon to your cashier to get $15 off your purchase of $100 or more (one time use). Thank you for all your support throughout the year! 🎁

12/15/2025

There’s always wayyy too much going on in class to stop and take photos, but the fermentation workshop was a huge success! It was a cabbage explosion in the community room and all of our students contributed to the process of creating our own batches of sauerkraut and kimchi while learning and receiving materials to take home to help them on their independent fermentation journey, including a $5 off coupon to to purchase ingredients as well as a coupon to our partner for a discount on additional reading materials. We love our local partners!

Soon our curriculum for the first quarter of 2026 will drop. What would you like to learn with us? We are open to suggestions!

12/10/2025

This Sunday at 11-2pm on 7th St in Frederick, MD!

🌿Enroll now as this is a popular class! www.eatlocalfrederick.com

12/02/2025

📣 Last call! 📣
Only one spot left in our Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup Immune Support class this Sunday, Dec 7 from 11am–2pm at The Common Market Co-op on 7th Street in Frederick.

🍇Join me (your instructor, Katie Powderly) and a small group of like-minded folks for this encore session of one of our most requested classes. You’ll learn how to make elderberry syrup from scratch using simple, organic ingredients you can trust.🍇

You’ll go home with:
• your own jar of elderberry syrup
• a beautiful Eat Local Frederick label for your jar
• a full-color How to Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup workbook with photos + step-by-step instructions
• a $5 coupon to The Common Market to help you start your next batch

⏲️ This is the last open seat. Enroll now: www.EATLOCALFREDERICK.com

🥬 P.S. Our Heal Your Gut with Fermented Foods: Make Your Own Sauerkraut + Kimchi class on Dec 14 from 11am–2pm is filling quickly. I’ll likely cap it soon to keep the group intimate, so don’t wait.🥬

12/02/2025

🍇Do you like elderberry syrup? 🍇 Have you ever wanted to make it from scratch yourself to save money or because you enjoy the process of making things at home and sourcing your own high quality ingredients?

Join your instructor Katie Powderly and some other students this Sunday at The Common Market Co-op on 7th Street from 11am-2pm in Frederick for this encore edition of a popular class: Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup Immune Support.

You’ll get:
• your own jar of elderberry syrup to take home
• a beautiful Eat Local Frederick label for your jar
• an Eat Local Frederick How to Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup full-color workbook with instructions, photos, and details
• $5 off coupon to The Common Market to get started on your next batch

🍇Only two spots remain so don’t wait to join your next class: www.eatlocalfrederick.com

12/02/2025

Do you like elderberry syrup? Have you ever wanted to make it from scratch yourself to save money or because you enjoy the process of making things at home and sourcing your own high quality ingredients?

Join your instructor Katie Powderly and some other students this Sunday at The Common Market Co-op on 7th Street from 11am-2pm in Frederick for this encore edition of a popular class: Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup Immune Support.

You'll get:
• your own jar of elderberry syrup to take home
• a beautiful Eat Local Frederick label for your jar
• an Eat Local Frederick How to Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup full-color workbook with instructions, photos, and details
• $5 off coupon to The Common Market to get started on your next batch

Only two spots remain so don't wait to join your next class: www.eatlocalfrederick.com