About Us
Who is Norman?
We are dedicated to providing our customers with the freshest quality farm products available. We place an emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables, and offer a uniquely personal grocery shopping experience so you can enjoy the produce you’d find at your local farmer’s market every day!
In 2016, Norman’s, purchased a 60-acre farm in Howard County, allowing us to become a CSA farm and grow most of the vegetables we sell at our produce stands and farm share programs. We do also source from other small farms within a 100-mile radius. Learn more about our producers.
Our Roots
The History of Norman’s Farm Market
In 1987, the Norman brothers began a career selling local fruits and vegetables along the roadsides of Montgomery County, Maryland.
The idea to create a local farmers market had been given to them by their uncle, Robert Kay, who twenty years earlier had operated his own produce stand out of the trunk of his car in Potomac. During his freshman year of college, Steve Norman thought this was a grand idea for a summer job and enlisted the efforts of his younger brothers, John & Jeff.
Throughout the 1990’s the Norman brothers, along with a small army of high school and college students, and a fleet of a few of the ugliest used pick-up trucks ever assembled, operated as many as ten roadside markets in a single season. This endeavor was named Norman’s Farm Markets.
Over the next decade, Norman’s continued to forge relationships with many local farmers, customers, and food enthusiasts. They opened a gourmet market in Bethesda; a garden center and country store in Reston, Virginia, and farm markets in Potomac and Olney.
In 2006, Norman ’s began our own farm in Woodbine, Maryland. This small 5-acre farm allowed us the opportunity to experiment with growing unique varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. We were able to develop sustainable farming techniques and explore new trends. Today, it serves as a central produce depot that supplies our produce stand CSA program.
In 2016, Norman’s Farm Market purchased a 60-acre farm also in Woodbine. This much larger property has permitted us to scale up our production and provide even more of our own produce to our ever-expanding customer base. We are excited to explore new opportunities for our farm and begin serving customers in Howard County, Maryland.
Today, Norman’s Farm Market continues to be family owned and operated by Jeff and John Norman, and John’s wife Eris. Norman’s provides a local farmers market open daily with three roadside stands in Montgomery County as well as a rapidly growing CSA, (community supported agriculture) Program. We are dedicated to championing the cause of the local foods movement and supporting local farmers.
Our Philosophy
Family owned and operated since 1987, Norman’s Farm Market proudly serves the greater DC area with delicious, 100% local produce through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and roadside markets. All of our produce is grown at our farm in Woodbine, Maryland or sourced from other small farms within a 100-mile radius. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the freshest quality, locally produced farm products available with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables at a uniquely personal grocery shopping experience. In 2016, Norman’s, purchased a 60-acre farm in Howard County, growing most of the vegetables we sell at our stands and CSA.