Houston Farmer’s Market to Focus on Tuesday Market; Saturday market discontinued

It’s plain to everyone that the number of farmers markets has practically exploded, especially this year.  It’s good news in that folks are eating more local food and more fresh fruits and vegetables.  The not so good news is that the growers of that food are spreading themselves so thinly across so many more markets.  A recent online article in the Wall Street Journal (Farmers Markets See Risks from Growth,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704533204575048000839268376.html) drew attention to the unintended consequences of this growth. With so many markets opening, it makes it difficult for farmers at any one market to make a profit.  With that in mind we have decided to close our Saturday market. We will refocus our efforts on our thriving Tuesday farmers market.

For the latest at the Houston Farmers Market at Rice click on the link below:

http://farmersmarket.rice.edu/newsletter.aspx

Thank you for supporting the farmers, ranchers and small businesses of the Houston Farmers Market.