Now THAT was a one-in-a-melon celebration! Watermelon Day may be over but National Farmers Market Week is still here. We can’t think of a better way to have celebrated Texas Agriculture and Healthy Communities than through the amazing support of our neighbors last weekend. Over 100 watermelons were donated to the North Texas Food Bank, and more than $700 SNAP/EBT transactions were doubled thanks to the launch of Double Up Food Bucks!
The Dallas Farmers Market team is grateful that our community event embodied the benefits of local farmers market as highlighted by the Farmers Market Coalition:
“National Farmers Market Week (August 6-12, 2023) is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system.”
Farmers Markets –
- Preserve Farmland
- Stimulate Local Economies
- Increase Access to Nutritious Food
- Support Healthy Communities
- Promote Sustainability
Dallas does local in a BIG way! Thanks to our community for supporting Texas agriculture while nourishing our neighbors.
As we continue to celebrate National Farmers Market Week THIS WEEKEND, you can continue to shop local and take home limited edition totes from the Texas Department of Agriculture as our thanks for celebrating National Farmers Market Week with us in The Shed! Totes are limited to the first 75 shoppers with purchases from Texas farmers + ranchers.
There’s still time to vote for the Dallas Farmers Market as your favorite farmers market in the American Farmland Trust’s National Farmers Market Celebration + receive a complimentary “No Farms No Food” sticker for casting your vote! https://markets.farmland.org/
