TFM Christmas in July 19th! Plus Urgent Action needed!

​Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend to shop with our local vendors. July 19th is our TFM Christmas in July Farmers' Market. Dashing through the sun, to the market we will go… Ready for a taste sleigh-ride?

Fresh Finds Galore: From plump tomatoes to sweet peaches, stock up on vibrant local produce for your summer picnics and healthy meals. Show off your farmers market culinary creations on our Tomball Farmers Market Online Facebook Group Page. We love seeing what you create.

Prepped & Ready Eats: Too hot to cook? Pick up chef-prepared meals and baked goods you’ll brag about all week (bonus: your kitchen stays sparkling clean).

Handcrafted with Love: Jewelry, candles, soaps, and artisan crafts—each item handcrafted, unique, and guaranteed to make you say “Wow!”

Forget the North Pole—the real magic’s on Main Street, Saturday 9am–1pm! Bring your friends, furry pals, and shopping totes. Santa called: he wants his cookies—and a handcrafted art kits from Craftatopia from Tomball! Celebrate Christmas in July with your whole community.

Action Alert: Urgent Calls Needed
​to Stop Pesticide Liability Shield

The chemical giants that profit from toxic pesticides and herbicides want to escape accountability from the harm they cause - and they're using Congress to do it. 

A provision has been quietly slipped into the Interior Appropriations bill that would give pesticide manufacturers immunity from lawsuits, even when their products devastate the farmer's crops, sicken farmworkers, or contaminate organic fields. 
The bill is scheduled for its first vote July 15, 2025 in the U.S. House Subcommittee on Interior and Environment.
It will be hard to impact this vote on such short notice; but we need to generate as many calls as possible so that all the Representatives -- both those voting this morning and those voting on this bill as it progresses -- know that their constituents are aware of what is happening and outraged by it.

Call your U.S. Representative TODAY
Find Your U.S. Representative

Tell them:
"I strongly oppose Section 453 of the Interior Appropriations bill or any provision that shields pesticide companies from liability. Companies must be held responsible when their products harm farmers, workers and communities."
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This action covers thousands of chemicals.
From household weedkillers to restricted-use agricultural pesticides, this legislation would apply across the board. It gives companies a free pass, even when they conceal risks or fail to warn about dangers — as long as their label was once approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA doesn’t independently test these products — it relies on the companies.
Federal law allows pesticide manufacturers to submit their own safety studies. The EPA does not conduct its own testing and relies heavily on industry submitted studies. And when companies manipulate or withhold critical data — as they’ve done in the past — this bill would still protect them!

It gives total immunity to international corporations who have no accountability to Americans.
ChemChina — a state-owned company the Pentagon identifies as a Chinese military entity — owns Syngenta, which sells paraquat and hundreds of other pesticides in the U.S.  Bayer - the German-owned company that bought Monsanto -- has had to pay hundreds of millions in damages to people harmed by the chemicals, but that accountability will end with this bill.  Why are American farmers and families being prevented from recovering for harms these companies cause?

It protects companies that destroy farmers’ crops — even when they lied to get EPA approval.
If this bill passes, nothing would stop a company from pushing a new product they know is likely to drift and damage nearby fields. They could downplay the risks to the EPA, get a label approved, and leave neighboring farmers with scorched crops, lost yields, and no legal recourse. Even when livelihoods are wiped out, immunity means farmers would be stuck with the costs — not the companies who caused the damage.

Liability shields may sound good -- "stop the evil tort lawyers" is an attractive slogan -- but they have a fundamental problem. Once a for-profit company knows it can't be sued, all the incentives weigh in favor of lying to regulators and doing the bare minimum to get government approval from agency officials who are beholden to the industry.  This already happens far too much, we can't let it get even worse! 
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Thank you to GMO/ Toxin Free USA for spotting this provision and spreading the word!

This month we are collecting Shoes for The Vine for Veterans.
You can drop off your new or gently used shoes to the Information Booth any Saturday in July, or the Tomball-VFW, Pecos Grilling Company or Tejas Chocolates and

Help The Kerrville Chamber of Commerce Rebuild the Hill Country  In the aftermath of the devastating July 4th floods, your contribution can make a lasting impact. The July 4th floods left a lasting impact on our friends in the Hill Country community.

The Kerrville Area Rebuilding & Recovery Fund is dedicated to supporting the long-term rebuilding efforts of the Kerrville Area. While immediate needs are being addressed, this fund will remain in place to assist with the ongoing recovery and restoration in the months to come. Please consider donating today to help ensure the resilience and renewal of our beloved Hill Country community.💙
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Donate or Spread the Word! If you want to support this effort, they welcome your donations. Every dollar helps a local business take one step closer to recovery.

Donate by clicking the  "Pray For Kerrville Image To Donate" image below.
(It will take you directly to the Kerrville Chamber of Commerce's page. Link courtesy of our Tomball Chamber of Commerce.)

Checks may be made payable to: 
Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation- Kerrville Rebuilding and Recovery Fund. Contact them directly at: [email protected]

Mail or drop by- 1700 Sidney Baker Street STE 100, Kerrville, Texas 78028

​ Let’s help them rebuild the Kerrville together! 💙
*All donations are tax-deductible and will be managed with full transparency and accountability, in partnership with the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce and it’s Board of Directors. *

Featured Vendors of the Week!

Craftatopia

Vendor this week?

Vendors NOT Attending 7/19/25
Come early for best selection! 

• Moss Family Farms
• Beauty and the Tree
• Verdegreens (Gundermann is still coming)