Great-tasting honey in different sizes plus regular & candied pecans! Been coming here for years!!!read more

Just about as local as it gets. Excellent honey. Excellent containers and delicious pecans. Such a…read morenice gentleman.

I love coming to Braeswood Farmers Market for produce shopping. My favorite vendor is Verde Greens…read moreFarms. Prices are very reasonable. I am here almost every Saturday. The differences of shopping at a farmers market and supermarket are atmosphere, price point and freshness. I chose Braeswood Farmers Market it's because of the convenience. I just live down the street. The market's operator Mike always welcomes and greets every customer, specifically the first timers. I post my shopping experiences on social media in video format. I also post recipe videos on my YouTube channel to show how much I love shopping freshest produces at Braeswood Farmers Market.

I didn't even know about this Farmers Market until my friend Luis bought me here. It is nice and…read moresmall in a good way where it is manageable to walk for some who is disable. There is a good mix of business for you to browse. I had a good time just walking around here. Thank you Luis for talking me here.

Great market variety of vendors artfood drink DJ. Most weekends and the occasional festival …read more Vendors super helpful & friendly. Big car park close. Reasonable prices. Great choice for a Sunday afternoon..

This market has been slowly gaining in popularity since it launched in 2015. Located on the artsy…read moreand colorful Esplanade along Navigation, this market is open year-round - but only on Sundays. It's not a food/produce/meats heavy farmers market like many others in Houston, but you will find some local farmers selling produce, eggs, CSA boxes, and pre-packaged meals. And you will find a lot of artists goods/gifts and unique purveyors: dog food/treats, soaps, jewelry, bagged coffee, barbecue sauces, Indian food... If you are ever on the hunt for a locally-made and unique gift for a friend, check out this market on a Sunday. I recently bought a handful of gifts for a friend's birthday (and a purse for myself!). On a hot summer day, like the present, they have industrial fans blowing in every direction; they also have live music (sometimes mariachis on holidays). The newly placed shipping containers house permanent shops that are open beyond the market hours, so you're able to check them out on different days of the week, including Perry Ideas and Rasa Libre Coffee (they sell buñuelos, too!) I think as the crowd grows in size, more food and produce vendors will pop up. Support this market on a future Sunday, and then pop over to Ninfa's for some margaritas and brunch.

This is based on the produce I picked up from the booth at the Fall Creek Bend's Farmers Market…read more Plant It Forward empowers refugees by setting aside some land for each farmer to grow their own produce and partners up with markets for a place for them to sell within the community. The produce I bought had been harvested the day before. The lettuce looked delicate but didn't get damaged en route to the house in a tote bag next to a loaf of sourdough and a container of sliced broccolini. It was tastier than expected, had a leafy but not weak flavor, and was easy to clean. The broccolini was hardy and had a sweet yet earthy flavor while eaten raw. Usually I find broccolini to be more grassy but was surprised at how sweet it was. The produce was still good when I ate it all on Friday.

Plant It Forward is a non-profit company that offers outstanding local, organic produce at seasonal…read morefarm stands & through its CSA farm share program. This is grown by Congolese refugees each given a 1/2 acre plot w/in Houston, & the training necessary to farm it. The company is exceptionally good at maintaining the quality of its produce. Everything we bought over the summer, at the U St. Thomas farm stand, & received in our CSA shares in the fall & winter were unparalleled, relative to produce we've bought at farmers' markets here & in VT; from Abel & Cole grocers, in the UK; and even from Home Sweet Farm, in Brenham. Excepting a few boring mandarins, everything was gorgeous & tasty, the varieties, well-chosen, and all had been carefully picked & cleaned, ready to go directly from farm to table. But you needn't take my word re. Plant It Forward's quality--some of the most acclaimed restaurants in town use Plant It Forward's produce, too, inc. Underbelly, Uchi, Coltivare, Oxheart, Local Foods, Sparrow, Dish Society, Down House, etc. And let's face it, if it's good enough for their chefs, it's probably good enough for you & yours. If, like us, you opt to join the CSA, you'll receive at least 6-8 types of vegetables in each share, grown by a single farmer. Our share sometimes includes other local goodies, too. We've gotten honeycomb, pecan & rosemary infused honey, bread, Java Pura coffee, the mandarins, & Republic of Texas oranges. We even got a reusable Plant It Forward bag, just for being new members. This year, expected winter produce includes kale, spinach, collards, radishes, beets, carrots, turnips, Swiss chard, French sorrel, arugula, salad mixes, bok choy, cabbage, celery, cilantro, dill, fennel, & green onions. Sugar peas will be available in winter & early spring. Expected spring produce includes tomatoes, peppers, radishes, beets, eggplant, summer squash, green beans, arugula, cucumbers, collards, kale, fennel, mint, and other herbs. Expected summer produce includes winter squash, edamame, eggplant, peppers, okra, arugula, basil, cucumbers, green onions, roselle, malabar spinach, & maybe cantaloupe & watermelon. See my pics for fall produce. (More to follow.) You can pick-up farm share produce in Montrose (at Plant It Forward Farm-U St. Thomas), Greenway/UK (Urban Harvest Eastside Farmer's Market), Rice Village (Local Foods), Sunset Heights, Southwest Houston (Plant it Forward Warehouse), Meyerland (both at the JCC & ERJCC Bertha Alyce School), South Main, Greater Fondren Southwest, Westbury, Sugarland, or Pearland. Or try Plant It Forward's veg at one of their seasonal farm stands, at Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers' Market, the University of St. Thomas, Braeswood Church, or Westbury Community Garden. Presently, the full cost of a CSA share starts at $580 for a 25 week season, $1120 for a 50 week season, for those paying by check, one month before the start of the next growing season. Though, near the end of the last growing season, we received a coupon for $10 off the price of the 25 week season or $20 off that of the 50 week season. So the cost of a share currently starts at $22 per week. This is a steal, compared to the cost of a Local Box from Greenling ($35.99 per week, for a comparable amount of produce, some of which comes from Plant It Forward Farms, anyway) or a share from Home Sweet Farm ($36 per week). And as Plant it Forward's farms are located in Houston, itself, if you live in Houston, you'll be getting truly local veg, rather than produce grown up to 100 miles away. Best of all, Plant It Forward offers not just outstanding produce, but outstanding customer service too. This season, I failed to spot that pick-up times had changed--my bad. But Farm Share Program Manager, Kassy R. went above and beyond, switching us to a pick-up point & time that worked for us, then switching us again to one that works even better. *Thanks, Kassy.* So Plant It Forward's employees aren't just relying on your bleeding heart goodness. They actually want your business. Wow. The winter growing season started this week. Stop by one of Plant It Forward's farm stands to purchase their produce, or contact Kassy at Kassy@Plant-It-Forward.org to join their farm share program. In all, Plant It Forward offers truly exceptional locally-grown, organic produce at a fair price, & offers outstanding customer service too. It also helps refugees earn a good standard of living. How can you argue with all that? Plant It Forward is a great cause & a great solution. Special thanks to Gretchen P. for mentioning Plant it Forward on Talk-Houston. This is the single best business I've found using Yelp. And we weren't even looking to join a CSA farm share program. But this one was just too good to pass up.

Super delicious and wonderful info also! Farmers market booth is great, love the taste.read more

While spending the afternoon at the Houston Indoor Flea Market we wanted a snack while we shopped,…read moreso we decided to stop in at Fruteria Tropical. The line at this kiosk was long and we quickly found out why that was the case. The fruit here was incredibly fresh and the staff here filled our bowls with a ton of fruit. The cost for our fruit was fairly inexpensive and we enjoyed our midday snack before stuffing our faces at one of the tacquerias on the grounds.

Fredlyn Nut Co specializes in pecans and different varieties of nuts. They have a large assortment…read moreat their store and the employee working at the store lets you sample as many as you like. I settled on 3 types of pecans.. Praline pecans - $13 lb. - These pecans were coated in a mixture of sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. All the pecans I tried here were extremely fresh and these were on the sweeter side but tasted buttery and had a caramel depth of flavor. Chocolate amaretto pecans - $16 lb. - These pecans were coated in a milky smooth chocolate coating and had amaretto flavor, but no alcohol. I can see why this was one of their signature pecans. Honey toasted pecans - $13 lb. - These are lightly sweetened with a touch of caramel. The sweetness wasn't overpowering and these paired nicely with the other pecans. Overall I was impressed all the pecans that I sampled here! Service was incredibly helpful and they offer gift boxes to take back to family and friends.

They are similar in price to on-line places but their nuts are all soooo clean. We buy loads of…read morejumbo shelled pecans from them every year. They have every kind of nut you can think of as well as mixes, all sorts of candied and spicy nuts. You shd visit just for the discoveries you will make!!! 5

This is an incredible Nonprofit doing such an important service in the community, particularly with…read morefood insecurity hitting families hard in the times we are in. Three tiers of fresh food are available based on income. Free food is also provided for those who can't afford to pay. I make it an effort to go here on a weekly basis to support this amazing organization.

Came here to drop off some organics for their compost! A cute little farm in the middle of the…read moreurban second ward. Got to taste the best banana of my life too.