The Georgetown University Farmers’ Market (GUFM) debuted four new permanent vendors when it reopened earlier this month, adding to the 11 returning GUFM staples.
Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Red Square, GUFM hosts a collection of vendors offering local produce and prepared food as part of a student-led effort to improve access to healthy and fresh food on campus. This spring, GUFM added new produce, protein and dessert options to the market’s weekly lineup.
Abigail Kane (MSB ’26), one of GUFM’s co-directors, said the club aimed to recruit local businesses whose options align with students’ food preferences.
“We look to have a good, diverse array of food options,” Kane told The Hoya. “We’re always trying to think of what’s missing in terms of student feedback.”
Kane said she was particularly excited about Twin Springs Fruit Farm, a family-owned produce grower in southern Pennsylvania, joining the market as part of a push to bring fresh produce to campus.
“I’m just very excited about produce,” Kane said. “Instead of going out to the grocery store and getting something, we have something on campus from a local farm.”
Kane said the Hilltop community is also enthusiastic about Twin Spring Fruit Farm’s commitment to sustainable and environmentally conscious farming practices, including the use of organic agricultural methods and an integrated pest management (IPM) program.
“People are really excited about sustainability,” Kane told The Hoya.
Michael King, who owns and operates the farm with his father and brother, said they aim to provide their customers with excellent fruit and minimize the pesticides used on their crops.
“We just want people to have access to good produce,” King told The Hoya. “We hope to use as few chemicals as possible.”
The Crepe Shoppe, a Gaithersburg, Md. creperie that makes their crepes with entirely locally-sourced ingredients, also joined the GUFM this month.
Olivia Noreke (CAS ’25), who bought a crepe at the farmers market this week, said she is excited about all of the new options GUFM has to offer this semester.
“It’s nice to have new options to try because there’s only a handful of vendors, so then you can try something different,” Noreke told The Hoya. “I like how it brings new opportunities to support local businesses in D.C.”
In addition to Twin Springs Fruit Farm and the Crepe Shoppe, GUFM brought back a couple of previous fan-favorite pop-up vendors as permanent weekly booths for the farmers market this spring.
East India Kebabs, one of the seasonally rotating booths that GUFM made a permanent vendor this spring, serves casual Indian food with a modern twist that Hoyas have flocked to at recent markets.
Kane said GUFM is excited to bring East India Kebabs back to farmers market full-time.
“East India came as a pop-up vendor, like a specialty vendor, last semester, and they were just a big hit,” Kane told The Hoya. “We were really excited about having them back.”
Similar to East India Kebabs, Churros Inc. drew in large crowds during their stint as a specialty vendor with GUFM before joining the ranks of the permanent vendor lineup this spring.
“They came frequently in the past, but we were just excited to have them full-time because they are really popular,” Kane said.
Returning permanent vendors include DMV Empanadas and Timber Pizza Co., along with student-run booths including Georgetown REUSE and Georgetown Bubble..
Kane said that she and the rest of the GUFM team cannot wait for Hoyas to try the new vendors this spring.
“Our new vendors, we are just so excited to have them,” Kane said. “They are all different stuff we haven’t had in a few semesters.”
