Two friends in the neighborhood mentioned the new City Market (3563 Alton Rd Fort Worth, TX 76109 (817) 921-4020) “Farmer’s Market” to me. One believed that it was a neat idea to put produce on special out on the curb every Saturday and Sunday morning. The second friend thought they were just putting the same old stuff outside as a promotional gimmick.
Sunday morning, when I was down there at about 7:30 doing the weekly grocery shopping, I checked out the scene: a group of boxes of produce of various, similar bargains.
I asked one of the City Market workers where this produce came from. “They ship it up special from Houston every week,” he told me. So there you have it. The produce is special for the “Farmer’s Market” promotion. But it’s still shipped from outside the immediate area. This is not as much of a Farmer’s Market as, say, Cowtown Farmer’s Market.
But it’s not just taking out the same old produce either. How you feel about this will probably depend on your level of cynicism. My feeling? Take what you like and leave the rest. And I chose the garlic and cucumbers.
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Thanks for the info on Cowtown Farmer’s Market — I’ll have to check them out!
We have a Farmer’s Market in Colleyville, which really excited me when I saw it, but the one time I went in there half the produce was from California, Mexico, and Central America… the other half didn’t say where it was from. I felt cheated and lied to; haven’t gone back.
Good to know we do have a real Farmer’s Market in DFW!
Thanks for stopping by Criss! I do think the Cowtown Farmer’s Market is excellent and highly recommended.
Just wanted to add my 2¢ worth about the Farmer’s Market at City Market.
When I saw what they had, I asked some questions and got straight answers.
Was it *all* local…no.
Was it worth patronizing a single location, local, small business trying to maximize their sales, increase foot traffic, provide employment and offer items not found at the big box grocers…MOST DEFINITELY.
These folks stood up and kept a community resource going in an established neighborhood when bean counters for the chain that was there decided to bail. They deserve community support and I urge everyone to stop in and say “Hi!”.