J.T. Lemley just told me that he and his crew are picking peaches today at his farm near Canton and will bring them to the Dallas Farmers Market to his stall in Shed No. 1 tomorrow. He also is harvesting...
Cindy Ethridge sent this picture of something neither she nor I have seen before: tomato seeds that have already begun to sprout inside the tomatoes. She tells me she bought these at Lemley's at the Dallas Farmers Market recently, and...
Sailing through Shed No. 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market for my Lemley tomato fix, I noticed that we've got Parker County peaches this week next door at Nancy's, and Jacksonville Best tomatoes next to her. Lemley's tomatoes were smaller...
The Saturday farmers won't be there, but for the farm merchants and farm families with all-week stalls (like J.T. Lemley, the Heddins and others), it will be business as usual at the Dallas Farmers Market, in case you forgot watermelon...
I know I go on and on about Saturday morning being THE action day at area farmers markets, including the Dallas Farmers Market. It's true that you can get items on Saturday that you can't get the rest of the...
I was waxing nostalgic about Antinori Santa Cristina in April, when Sigel's had it for the fire-sale price of $6.99. Now, check out this missive from co-owner Paul DiCarlo at Jimmy's Food Store: Before the fire, we sold a ton...
I stopped by the Dallas Farmers Market on the weekend to pick some tomatoes from J.T. Lemley, and if you've ever wondered what the fuss is all about, you should buy some now. These are tomatoes you hold to your...
Tony Johns, the market farm and resource coordinator, emailed me with sad news. Carolyn Lemley, the matriarch of the farmers market family famous for their tomatoes, died yesterday. So the Lemleys' stalls in Shed 2 will be closed Saturday as...