 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 Join Us Wednesday March 16th, 4 to 7 Come celebrate with us as we ring in Spring! Join us as we host another Wednesday Sunset Market, March 16th from 4 pm to 7 PM. Come celebrate with us as we ring in Spring! In December we hosted our First Holiday Sunset Market & it was a wonderful success. The response from everyone was incredibly positive. We are excited to announce that we get to bring you Sunset Markets 3 Times a year! We are grateful to the City of Tomball who approved these additions as well as all our patrons, vendors, local shops & restaurants who stayed open late and made it all possible. Tomball Farmers Market can't wait to share with you other projects we are working on to add to everything our wonderful Tomball community has to offer. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our market and all those who came before us paving the way to make all this possible.  We will have 65 Vendors for you to choose from this weekend.
Farmers Absent this weekend: Atkinson Farms Olivero Farms Rain Song Farms IS Back this weekend with their fresh produce. Other Vendors Absent: Breakroom Bagels This weekend is What'sCrackalackin's Last Weekend with us as they have outgrown us and moved their products to several stores around the Houston Metro Area!! We are so proud of them. So stop by and stock up and find out where you can get your pork rind fix from them in stores. Next Weekend: Green Up Growers Farm will be back with us with their starter plants like tomatoes and peppers. You will find them across from Atkinson Farms and next to Katerra Exotic Meats. We will also have 3 new craft type vendors visiting to see if they like us. More information on them next weekend. Thank you for the way you support our local farmers and small businesses. Because of you our vendors can build on their dreams. Tomball Farmers Market ~Amanda Kelly, Manager This weekend is looking to be a beautiful day to come out and enjoy our Farmers Market! We have so many wonderful vendors to choose from this weekend. Don't forget to pick up that unique gift for the Valentine(s) in your life. I know my daughter always wants green sauce from Pain Train Salsa. And my husband always craves any of the pasta and sauces from Della Casa Pasta. And I treat myself to the best macaroons in Houston from Indulge. So whether your looking for beard gear from Beck's to pamper the man in your life, a romantic candle from the Streets of New Orleans or any of our other wonderful handcraft artisans and bakers we have you covered. And what man doesn't want a big juicy steak from Wagyuru, Three Sisters Farms or fresh bison from Katerra Exotics? With over 65 truly local vendors each week there is sure to be plenty of options spoil those you love.  Did you know we have a new interactive Map? Click the image above to be taken to our new map to see where are vendors are each weekend. (Many move week to week to fill in spaces we have open.) You can even now enter items like Chocolate, Wood or even Microgreens and it will show you where on the map we have vendors who sell those items or goods containing those items. We felt it was necessary to provide this service for you as we continue to grow and we have so many wonderful truly local vendors to choose from each week.
 Come join us as we host another Sunset Market, Wednesday, March 16th from 4 to 7 PM. YAAAAY!!!! Come celebrate with us as we ring in Spring!
In December we did a trial run for a Holiday Sunset Market and it was a wonderful success. It was a lot of fun and the response from everyone was incredibly positive. We can't wait to continue providing our community with fresh local options and new ways to enjoy everything Old Town Tomball has to offer. We are grateful to all our patrons, vendors and area local businesses who came out and stayed open late to enjoy the evening. We can't wait to serve you! Yes, We will be Open Saturday from 9 to 1. Tomball Farmers Market is a rain or shine market every Saturday from 9 to 1. If you've never been to our market before you are certainly in for a treat. We have 65 + truly local vendors to choose from each week. We are proud to be able to bring you local farmers, producers, prepared foods and unique artisan products each weekend. We have volunteer opportunities weekly and feature local non-profits monthly. Even local businesses that don't qualify as a vendor for our market can still participate by offering their time as a community service booth or as an educational booths geared towards all things farmers markets. All these programs we offer really bring home that small town feel. Want to be a part but aren't sure how? Visit THIS Page for more information. There are so many local unique shops within walking distance of our market, glorious local restaurants to enjoy and several museums as well. One of those is our wonderful Tomball Depot Museum which is in a lovely park right behind our market. Whether you have lived in Tomball most of your life or are visiting for the first time there are so many great things to do here, places to stay and just enjoy all that we have to offer.
Last Weekend our lovely new Interim VC Social Representative Brooke I. showcased Sweet Caledonia & Farmhouse Signs over on our artisan side of the market. Brooke is incredibly talented and is the owner of Beautiful Bliss. Sweet Caledonia has been with us about a year and they make the most amazing Scottish tabby treats and other authentic Scottish sweets locally. I can't remember when Farmhouse signs wasn't a part of our market. They make cute yard signs and wood sign decor weekly and are truly talented. Need a custom sign made? They can help you create something unique and are great gifts for any occasion. Make sure to bring cash as they do not take credit cards at this time.  Vendors Not Attending this Weekend:
J'Lynn Designs (will be back in 2 weeks) Miya's Munchies (will be back next weekend) Olivero Farms (will be back soon.) Pop Cart (will be back next weekend) Rain Song Farms (will be back in 2 weeks) The Sauce Factory (will be back next weekend) Wagyuru (will be back next weekend) Please come early to get the best selection of produce as with the colder temperature and our farmers only growing seasonal produce that is definitely weather dependent their products will go quickly. You can always know where your food is coming from and being able to count on our market farmers growing truly local produce. We can't wait to serve you this weekend. Tomball Farmers Market ~Amanda Kelly, Market Manager |
