Posted in Farmer's Markets, Houston, Texas on 6-30-13
Founded in 1994, Urban Harvest has garnered a well-deserved reputation as a leader in the local food movement. We’ve earned this role by adhering to clear and simple values and a focused mission: Urban Harvest promotes healthy communities, sound nutrition and respect for the environment by educating children and adults and facilitating harvest and habitat gardens. Under the direction of an all-volunteer board, Urban Harvest has grown from humble beginnings to employ a full-time staff and literally thousands of volunteers. Funding comes from nearly 1,500 annual memberships, and from individual and corporate donations, private foundations, and public grants. When: Year Round on Saturdays from 8:00am –...
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Posted in Farmer's Markets, Houston, Texas on 6-30-13
The Natural Living Farmers Market is every Saturday 8 am to 1pm at 5702 Calhoun behind East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. The market features local growers, crafters and sustainable businesses. You can find the Natural Living Farmers Market on Utube. To be a vendor you have to grow, make something or provide a sustainable product or service to the community. We promote local growing and businesses. We encourage the community to garden and our young people to learn traditional skills. Come on out and visit us. We’d love to share our market with...
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Posted in Farmer's Markets, Houston, Texas on 6-30-13
The Locavore Farmers’ Market is a Texas Department of Agriculture certified farmers’ market that will operate in Houston, Texas for the benefit of both farmers and customers. When: The The Locavore Farmers’ Market is open year round, on the 3rd Saturday of every month (rain or shine!) from 9am – 1pm. The market is a project of Lakewood UMC’s Neighborhood Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to helping small farmers in the local area. The main goals of the market include: -promoting the sustainable production, marketing, and consumption of local agricultural produce -educating the community about local growing conditions and food crops as well as sustainable and organic growing practices -promoting the nutritious locally grown produce and culinary benefits of eating local produce in season -strengthening the local economy by redirecting consumers’ food dollars to local growers and producers -incubating new, small, food-based businesses -providing a community gathering place The predominant product emphasis will be on locally-produced agricultural...
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