 What a great weekend weatherwise we had this past Saturday. We are thankful for all the patrons who came out to shop and support local businesses. This month our farmers have been working hard to prep their farms & gardens as their growth season begins. We are really fortunate that we get three seasons overall here in the Houston area however with the colder temperatures, situations and tensions in the world the last two years our farmers are struggling. However, with their deep love for the land and farming they are always looking for ways to go more green and to bring healthy local alternatives to our tables. The soil, animals and bees need everyone's help to continue to produce healthy farm to table foods for our families. You may have noticed we have a new email domain. Our new email address is contact.us@TomballFM.org please add this to your address books. NOTICE! Open Vendor Committee Positions: If you have ever wanted to participate/volunteer at our farmers market but didn't know how to get involved, we have a couple options open for you. We have seats on our TFM Vendor Committee that we will be voting on on Monday March 14th at 6:30 PM.
Each position has set responsibilities in addition to Vendor Committee Member guidelines.
OPEN TO Non-Vendors or a Current Farmer: VC Agriculture & Community Garden Volunteer Aide - 2 year term (Q1- March 2022/March 2024 Currently Empty (Volunteer position is reserved for a member of the community familiar with Agriculture/gardening laws who is in good standing within the community.) This position may offer their guidance however, they do not hold voting rights at meetings unless they are a current farm vendor with TFM. In the event that no community member is available for this position this position can consist of a current TFM Farm Vendor in good standing.) OPEN TO NON-Vendors: Social Media & Volunteer Outreach Aide - 2 Year Term (Q1- March 2022/July 2024) Currently Empty (Volunteer position is reserved for a member of the community in good standing) This position may not move into an open Vendor Committee spot as they must be a member of the Tomball community in good standing. This position may offer their guidance however, they do not hold voting rights at meetings. They may serve 2 consecutive terms by a vote by the vendor committee when their term is up.  Mark your calendars if you haven't already and come enjoy our second Sunset Market this one to celebrate Spring! We will have 40+ vendors in attendance including TEAM and Inspiration Ranch.
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As always we can't wait to serve you this weekend. Tomball Farmers Market ~Amanda Kelly, Market Manager  Thank you to everyone who came out for our Spring Sunset Market. It was such a wonderful event. Special thanks to the GTACC Young Professionals group and our volunteers who came out to participate and shop local.  Next Saturday, March 26th the Tomball Farmers Market will be closed for the Tomball German Festival. Several of our craft and artisan and food vendors always attend the three day event. The German Festival is ALWAYS a great time and a family friendly event. It is definitely worth checking out.
As always we can't wait to serve you this weekend. Remember to stock up on your meat and veggies as TFM will be closed next weekend.
Tomball Farmers Market ~Amanda Kelly, Market Manager  Tomball Farmers Market will be closed this Weekend for the Tomball German Festival March 25, 26 & 27. We will miss you and look forward to seeing you again April 2nd.
 Today marks the 75th day of Winter which means we have 15 days of winter left. (We can all hope right?) Which season is your favorite. Thank you to all our vendors who brave the weather no matter what time of year it is and a very special thanks to all the patrons who come out even in the rain and cold to support our local vendors! Our community is so incredible.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Spring Sunset Market March 16th from 4 PM to 7 PM!  We can't wait to serve you!
 Until I started working for our farmers market years ago I never really gave much thought to wear my food came from and assumed all food was created equal. Boy was I wrong! And now with supply issues across our country, recalls on food, GMO's in everything and our continued soil degradation it's so incredibly important to go back to eating what grows locally and supporting our local farmers in these efforts. They work tirelessly and often have a thankless job. They do it because they love the land. Tomball Farmers Market is fortunate enough to be able to provide our community with truly local farm fresh produce, meats and canned goods that are in season. And we also get to bring our community truly local baked goods, prepared foods, drinks & snacks that are actually good for your body. I have found that my husband and I eat smaller portions, eat healthier and even when I crave something sweet like macaroons from Indulge that sweet craving is more easily satisfied and I am not feeling hungry all the time or "waiting" for that next meal. Your body just knows what to do with local, healthy food. I am grateful that we have such wonderful talented farmers and producers at our market to choose from each week. It's been a busy week and our weather certainly has been up and down this week. Being a farmer isn't for the weak of heart. Our farmers are dependent on the weather, soil, animals, growth etc... year round to bring local food to your table each week. And now more than ever with our ever changing food systems and big chain stores falling short on supplies buying local is important. We are so grateful to be able to host such an amazing group of farmers, producers and artisans each weekend.
 We are excited to be able to host our second Sunset Market, March 16th, 2022 from 4 to 7 pm. We can't wait to see you!
Tomball Farmers Market ~Amanda Kelly, Market Manager |
