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Burning Love: Turn Up Valentine's Day Heat with Candles
You can find something at the Farmers Market for just about any holiday. Next up is Valentine’s Day which falls on Sunday, February 14 this year.
Shop the market and you’ll find treats for your sweetheart and ample ingredients to…

What is Hydroponics?
Sure hydroponics sounds hi-tech, but there's evidence of this growing method dating back to Ancient China. With hydroponics, edible plants can be grown indoors and without soil. In some cases, gravel and nutrient water are used. For instance,…

Farmers Market Integral to Food Supply Chain During Outbreak, Market Adapts to Changing Times
Out of a crisis emerges resiliency. The Westchase District Farmers Market vendors were a proven source of food and example of endurance.
During the COVID-19 crisis, grocery stores were deemed essential businesses and remained open. The…

Great Things Happening at the Farmers Market
Great things are happening at the Westchase District Farmers Market. We've been seeing a steady increase in market-goers as people feel safer about getting out and more businesses reopen. Thanks to our vendors' commitment and observance…

Pure Texas Honey is Westchase District's Best
This October, the Westchase District Farmers Market will celebrate its sixth anniversary. Two of the vendors who were there at the first market (and who have attended virtually every market since), along with one relative newcomer, were the…

June Farm-tastic Event Creates a Buzz
Kid-friendly activities offered on third Thursdays at market this summer
Now celebrating its third consecutive year of delighting children and their parents, the Westchase District Farmers Market’s Farm-tastic Summer Series for Kids recently…

Meat Some New Faces in Farming
Three protein vendors represent changes in ranching business
In 2014, Rangelands magazine published a report evaluating 90 years of census data and predicting that the average age of American ranchers will be 60 years old by 2050.…

Madewell and Made to Sell
Former science teacher now experiments with candles and soaps
After a decade with Alief Independent School District, eighth grade science teacher Jennifer Strong wanted to do something different with her life. Armed with a candle-making…

Family business brings traditional sauces to Farmers Market
Meet the Orozco Family
For the Orozco family, Chilesquiles is a family business. Octavio Orozco and wife Romina wanted to make the special sauce for their favorite chilaquiles one weekend morning, only to discover they didn’t have any pre-made…