In a move to draw attention to local sourcing, a Greenz press release proudly trumpeted its new Grilled Texas Peach Salad "with grilled Texas peaches and Vidalia onions fresh from Dallas' own Farmer's Market." Do you see the problem here?...
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...
If you've got the blues, 'cause we haven't seen any blues yet, take heart: Farmers tell me that Texas blueberries in our region are late this year. And read my lips: The FDA has cleared Texas-grown tomatoes for consumption. The...
While Fred Sturman was fishing, his wild-caught salmon was selling out at the Dallas Farmers Market last Saturday morning. The fisherman promises to have fresh stocks flown in for next Saturday's market. (Last week, I slathered a fillet with a...
Coppell Farmers Market chairperson Marilyn Horton sends along her city's preview, which applies to most farmers markets in the area. The first of the season's local corn and cantaloupe are starting. Farmers will also have early peaches (cling), blackberries, onions,...
I've tracked farmers markets and consumer habits for 30 years, and what's happening at the Dallas Farmers Market right now is unprecedented. Part of it is a sign of the times: More people across the nation are interested in shopping...
While checking out the Grand Prairie Farmers Market Saturday, I bought my first local tomatoes and blackberries. The toms were from J&H Farm in Montague County up near the Red River and had to be windowed (sunned) for about a...
This report comes from Marilyn Horton at the Coppell Farmers Market, but let's just say you can apply the principles to most area farmers markets this weekend. The big news: The silver lining in these unseasonably high temperatures is a...
Good weather expected for this Saturday's market. Marilyn Horton, who heads up the market this year, reports that lettuce and spinach are over, but there will still be greens, including chard, collards and kale. The season's earliest peaches may be...
There's a reason this escape is the top e-mailed story in the New York Times this morning (click here for for the link). This is sheer, pure foodie porn of the highest order, a tasting and visual tour through four...
Although I haven't made it out to the McKinney Farmers Market in its new location this year (so many markets, so few Saturdays), it is gratifying to see in a press release that Dominion Farms is selling its grass-fed meat...
Saturday is Customer Appreciation Day at the Coppell Farmers Market, held in conjunction with the Old Town Coppell Festival, a small-town shindig, fun for a family outing. The "appreciation" is in the form of a free raffle for prizes provided...
This comes from Robert Hutchins, whose Rehoboth Ranch produces pastured meats, chicken and eggs in the Greenville area. He says that Gene Holmes, whose Grand Saline farm supplies organic produce to the Coppell and Dallas farmers markets on Saturdays, is...
It's true, Bill, that relatively few Dallas chefs do what the chefs in California have been doing for something like 20, 25 years. We all know Sharon Hage (York Street) is the High Priestess of locally grown, with her flavor-driven,...
There are big doings at the City of Dallas Farmers Market, as completion nears on the revamped Shed No. 2. This is the big, barnlike structure at the north end of the market; it has been completely enclosed ('about time),...
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