For the past 35 years, Baltimore has been hosting the Farmers' Market & Bazaar underneath the Jones Falls Expressway (also known as 83 to locals). It is Maryland's largest producers-only market with all sorts of food options and craft buys. Expect to find fresh meats, local fruits and vegetables, organic dairy products, and delicious, fresh herbs. For crafts, it is not hard to find hair accessories, wooden creations, jewelry, handbags, and other creative ideas from local craftsmen and craftswomen.
I was on my way to the gym (Downtown Merritt Athletic) when I happened upon two pennies. While the Farmers' Market was not occurring at the time (the Market only takes place every Sunday from April to December), I did manage to snap a photo of some of the murals painted on the columns beneath the highway. After searching Google and Yahoo, I was unable to find out who and when these murals were painted, but many of them are food related and probably were painted to complement the Farmers' Market.
While the roads below 83 are usually only home to the homeless escaping the heat or the towed cars of soon-to-be-sad city folks, this section next on E. Saratoga and N. Gay has wonderful murals, and if you can make if on a Sunday, a great place to find fresh, local foods.
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