Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Discovery Green launches April 2010
We’re Growing! Discovery Green and Urban Harvest to expand the downtown park’s farmers market.
Discovery Green is partnering with Urban Harvest to expand the park’s current Sunday green market by extending the footprint of offerings from local small-scale produce growers, family farms producing vegetables, fruits, and other farm products; prepared foods and crafts; chef demonstrations; gardening and growing classes; and more.
The Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Discovery Green will launch during a special market day on Saturday, April 3 in conjunction with the Earth Day Houston celebration at the park. The regular Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Discovery Green will take place every Sunday beginning April 11 from Noon to 4 p.m. Urban Harvest will continue to host their popular Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Eastside, which occurs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to Noon at 3000 Richmond at Eastside.
Central City Co-op pioneered the successful market at Discovery Green which began shortly after the park opened in Spring 2008 and will continue to operate the market through the end of March. With the Co-op’s blessings, Discovery Green will transition to its new market operator, Urban Harvest, which will be able to sustain more local farmers and vendors, offer a wider variety of choices for market patrons, and eventually bring cooking classes, live chef demonstrations, and a series of gardening classes.
Visitors to the market at Discovery Green can expect to see their “old favorites†each Sunday and discover new favorites as vendors are added over the coming weeks. To see a full list of vendors at the Urban Harvest Farmers Market at Eastside, visit http://www.urbanharvest.org/programs/market/meetvendors.html.