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Montgomery County Council proclaims National Farmers Market Week
Summary
The Montgomery County Council presented a proclamation on July 28, 2026 recognizing the first full week of August as National Farmers Market Week and urged residents to support local markets that bolster food access, small businesses and community ties.
The Montgomery County Council presented a proclamation on July 28, 2026 recognizing the first full week of August as National Farmers Market Week and encouraged residents to visit farmers markets across the county.
Andrew Fritzen, who chairs the Planning, Housing and Parks Committee and the Council of Governments’ Food and Agriculture Policy Committee, read the proclamation and cited farmers markets’ roles in supporting local agriculture, strengthening communities and expanding access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food. "Happy National Farmers Market Week, and go to your farmers market this week," he said.
The proclamation notes that markets help sustain family farms, preserve agricultural reserves, support local entrepreneurship and connect residents with local food producers and cultural traditions. It was presented on July 28, 2026 "by myself, Andrew Fritzen, Council President Natalie Fanta Gonzalez, and the entire Montgomery County Council," according to the reading.
The council presentation was ceremonial; no formal vote on the proclamation was recorded in the remarks. The proclamation serves as an official encouragement for residents to patronize county markets during the first full week of August and beyond.
