Farmer Jack Roach had beautiful East Texas field tomatoes at his table in Dallas Farmers Market's Shed No. 1 that he grew in Lindale. When I told him J.T. Lemley's crop had been washed out by the rain and never...
White Rock Local Market teams up with Mockingbird Station to provide an evening farmers market from 5 to 9 tonight. That means lots of specialty food vendors, maybe a farmer or two, some artists and more. Mockingbird Station will give...
Author and Texas State University-San Marcos prof James McWilliams didn't actually start a food fight at the "Ethics of Food: A Symposium" last week at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. But he got plenty of intelligent push-back from...
It's not too late to sign up for Celebration Restaurant's Dinner with Dialogue tomorrow night. The topic is sustainable agriculture and the speakers are Pamela Walker, author of Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas, and Mike and Debbie Sams...
I don't know about you, but I plan to make it out to Firewheel Town Center Saturday for the inaugural Four Seasons Market. The list of local vendors as of today (which includes more than food purveyors) numbers 48, including...
Community Supported Agriculture - that's when you chip in some cash now in return for a season's worth of fresh fruit and vegetables. Tucker Farms is a newly formed CSA offering 32 weeks of home-grown vegetables for $500. You can...
Just a word to let you know that Jack Finley of Finley Farms in Lipan, Texas, will have Texas-grown apples at his stall Saturday at the Coppell Farmers Market. I bought a killer watermelon from him about a month ago....
Big news from McKinney: The folks at Chestnut Square are in talks to add a farmers market at Adriatica on the west side of town. Bad news from J.T.Lemley: All that rain, which we needed, knocked out the local fall...
What timing. As if to underscore the absurdity of enforcing the letter of the law vs. coming up with reasonable changes that fit the current situation where farmers markets are concerned, the New York Times has a story today detailing...
If you're a fan of the neighborhood farmers markets that have been popping up this year within the Dallas city limits, check out Sherry Jaconbson's story on the front page of the Dallas Morning News Metro section today. It tells...
Due to popular demand, the Frisco Farmers Market at Frisco Square has been extended two weeks through Sept. 26. More than 25 vendors sell there, including Truth Hill Farms and Sloans Creek Heritage Meats (pastured meats), Rowdy's Produce (part of...
I made a stop by Shed No. 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market today, and we are definitely transitioning into fall. J.T. Lemley has lots of sweet potatoes and squash varieties from his East Texas farm, but he's bringing in...
At the Dallas Farmers Market, John Lucido is selling his gorgeous cucuzza for a dollar a piece. That's probably because no one knows what to do with them. They're similar in texture to a chayote squash (mirliton, if you're from...
When a reader alerted me to a new farmers-style market at Rosemeade Market and Greenhouse, I was dubious, although the concept of pairing a nursery and fresh produce isn't so far fetched. I had occasion to visit recently, and if...
Whole Foods Market introduces Frontera Farmers' Market Tomato Salsa with two chiles and chives made with Texas heirloom tomatoes on Saturday. "For our 2009 Frontera Farmers Market Heirloom Tomato Salsa, we have been fortunate to work with two farmers in...
I couldn't believe my eyes over the weekend: There were new-crop pomegranates in the produce section at Central Market. I've never seen them this early before. Oh well, more variety for us. I also picked up some Jacksonville Best Tomatoes...
Tom Motley, whom I mentioned in the McKinney Farmers Market story featuring Slow Foods Leader Claudine Martyn, will be at the Milestone Farmers Market this Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. He's the one who had the lemon cucumbers, which...
Farmer J.T. Lemley called to tell me that this will be the last weekend to buy boxes of peaches from him. "We still have peaches and will about two more weeks," he said. That, and the fact the Ham Orchards...
While I was checking out/shopping the White Rock Local Market, I spied the most gorgeous, almost blinding green jalapenos from Oak Ridge Valley Farms. Gene Holmes and family, who own Oak Ridge in Grand Saline, grow only organic produce. For...
I cruised by White Rock Local Market yesterday at Green Spot Market & Fuels, and holy moly, what a mob scene, in the best sense. The parking spillith over onto neighborhood streets; 'hope folks who live there can be tolerant...
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