The markets have been a blessing to our community. We have made changes in our eating habits and have started cooking more at home…so that we are able to save money.
March 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Food and nutrition have been at the heart and soul of Martha’s Table since we opened our doors in 1980. Our daily Martha’s Table Markets, monthly Community Markets, network of monthly Joyful Food Markets, and McKenna’s Wagon aim to increase access to healthy food and support children and their families in making healthy choices.
All guests are welcome to shop twice per month for fresh produce and pantry items at our no-cost weekday markets located in the lobby at both our SE & NW locations. Please use the drop-down menus below to see operating hours.
Open Monday-Friday from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
2375 Elvans Road Southeast, Washington, DC, USA
Open Monday-Friday from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Please use the Columbia Road entrance
1474 Columbia Road, NW
At our monthly pop-up community markets, all children, their families, and neighbors are invited to shop at no cost for fresh, healthy produce and pantry staples. Monthly community markets are open to the public at the following locations:
In January 2015, Martha’s Table, in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank and DC Health, launched Joyful Food Markets to increase access to and encourage consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables east of the Anacostia River.
Joyful Food Markets are pop-up monthly markets held in elementary schools in Wards 7 and 8 in D.C. School families are invited to shop at no cost for a variety of beautiful high-quality produce, including bananas, apples, greens, and sweet potatoes, as well as basic shelf staples such as pasta and beans.
School cafeterias and gymnasiums are transformed into joyful environments with music, dancing, and colorful tables filled with baskets of fresh produce and healthy non-perishable food. In addition, our markets feature kids’ activities and recipe samples designed to get children excited about healthy eating and cooking.
Joyful Food Markets currently support 53 elementary schools in Wards 7 & 8. Join us as a volunteer or sign-up to adopt a market!
Check out this brief video to experience a Joyful Food Market for yourself!
a Joyful Food Market908 Wahler Pl SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
533 48th Pl NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
1409 V St SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
3600 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
3703 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
725 19th St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
801 Division Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
5600 East Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
2501 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
701 Howard Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
220 Highview Pl SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
3742 Ely Pl SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
301 53rd St SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
5601 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
3100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
2017 Savannah Terrace Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA
5600 Eads St NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
3400 Wheeler Rd SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
4025 9th St SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
645 Milwaukee Pl SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
2435 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
425 Chesapeake St SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
1100 50th Pl NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
219 50th St SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
1919 15th St SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
4801 Benning Rd SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
2600 Douglass Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
5300 Blaine St NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
4201 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SW, Washington, DC 20032, USA
3200 6th St SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
1500 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
1565 Morris Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
650 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
330 21st St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
4399 South Capitol Terrace Southwest, Washington, DC 20032, USA
4601 Texas Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
1650 30th St SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
405 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
4250 Massachusetts Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
2335 Raynolds Pl SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
2400 Shannon Pl SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
401 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA
4400 Brooks St NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
2701 Naylor Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
3264 Stanton Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
2204 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
2375 Elvans Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
1474 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
The markets have been a blessing to our community. We have made changes in our eating habits and have started cooking more at home…so that we are able to save money.
I am surprised at the impact the market has had on my family…the entire family and everyone have begun to try to incorporate new fruits and vegetables into our diets.
The market is very helpful to the community. The program increases the community’s access to fresh fruit and vegetables.
Robin, a Ward 8 resident, mother of seven, and DC Public Schools bus driver, was first exposed to the markets through her children, who would bring home fresh fruits and vegetables from school every month. Since her initial visit, Robin has become a regular attendee, taking particular interest in cooking demonstrations, which help her and her children learn different ways of cooking, such as baking vegetables.
“We haven’t had a microwave since it broke three or four months ago—but we don’t need one. We have better eating habits now,” she says. Since altering her family’s diet, Robin has noticed weight loss in her children and a drop in her own blood pressure. “To see the smiles on their faces, and to change our eating habits,” she says as she considers her children, “…it’s the best thing that ever happened to us.”
BankMcKenna’s Wagon, Martha’s Table’s mobile food service, rolls out 7 days a week, 365 days a year to feed hundreds of DC neighbors who may be experiencing housing instability or hunger at two downtown locations. Volunteers stop at the following locations and serve hot, fresh meals, as well as sandwiches, homemade muffins, fruit, and refreshments.
5:15 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
New Jersey Ave. and I St. NW
If meeting at the stops, park on I St. and walk over to the service site.
*Times are approximate and subject to traffic conditions.
6:00 p.m. – 6:25pm
19th and H Street NW
If this location cannot be used there is an alternative location on the other side of the park, on Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
*Times are approximate and subject to traffic conditions.
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