633069 Wed Jul 01 07:23:58 -0700 2009 4 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 4820771 The Dutch Country Farmers Market in Burtonsville will close next week in order to relocate the entire market to a shopping center on Rte 198 in Laurel. The market is an entertaining outlet for meats, dairy, fresh-squeezed juices, vegetables and the bacon-egg-and-cheese pretzel. For two years, it's future has been hazy because its current landlord wants to renovate the Burtonsville shopping center. In the spring, the market signed a new lease in Laurel a few blocks easy of U.S. 1, and it sent emails yesterday saying the market would close after July 4 and aim to reopen in late August or September. The Dutch Country Market is a real resource for unique items, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys food. The Laurel location is a win for PG County and maybe a little farther east from Howard or Montgomery counties, but it isn't that much harder than driving to Burtonsville. You'll just need to accompany a market run with Peruvian chicken and yuca fries at Mega Chicken in Laurel instead of the ice cream at Seibel's in Burtonsville. Actually, the drive through Laurel gives you the option to pair the Dutch Country Market with shopping at either Eastern Bazar (Indian, including vegetables) or Panam Supermarket (Latin American) -- both just south of Rte 198 on U.S. 1 in Laurel. Wed Jul 01 07:23:58 -0700 2009 198692 HowChowBlog 1 4820927 Yum, that sounds like a worthy mash-up of food destinations. I am in Alexandria so that's a little off my normal circuit but I do end up in Greenbelt periodically during the work week so I'll plan a visit. Wed Jul 01 08:03:06 -0700 2009 4820771 280735 tcamp 1 4820965 Do you know if the Dutch Country Farmers market in Burtonsville (moving to Laurel) is similar to the one in Cockeysville? I love the one in Cockeysville. They provide the most scrumptious home baked pies at very reasonable prices. They also have an impressive cheese selection. FoiGras Wed Jul 01 08:13:40 -0700 2009 4820771 180672 FoiGras 2 4822979 I haven't been to Cockeysville, but the Burtonsville/Laurel market offers a wide spread -- from a very large butcher to vegetables, from fresh-squeezed juices to candies. There is definitely a bakery with pies, and all the bakery items look handmade. I don't remember cheese. Wed Jul 01 18:36:46 -0700 2009 4820965 198692 HowChowBlog 3 4823334 They have a good cheese selection. The cheese stand also carries spreads, yogurt, and milk (some in glass bottles). There is also a great deli stand that has assorted salads (tuna, chicken, potato, etc) and desserts. There are three bakery stands. One has mostly breads, cookies and pies. One specializes in cheesecakes. The third has assorted cookies and pies. Of the three, my favorite is the one in the far back with breads and pies. They make great juice-sweetened/no added sugar pies. Wed Jul 01 21:02:13 -0700 2009 4822979 135344 DCDeb