D.C. Farmers' Market - Washington City Paper

D.C. Farmers’ Market

1309 5th St. NE

by Dave Jamieson May 26th, 2006August 29th, 2020

Closed: May 13

Reopened: May 14

History: none listed in city records dating back to 1999

Health Department Says: sewage backup

Business Says: Sewage is an ugly word. “We just had a flood,” explains manager Lew McKinney, sweeping the market floor on a recent afternoon. The market had to close two hours early on a Saturday, but all the shops, including Murray’s Country Meats, had reopened by Sunday after a clogged line was cleared. There was little mess, says McKinney. “Just a general flood. Nothing we couldn’t handle.”

—Dave Jamieson

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