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ENVIRONMENTALLY-CONSCIOUS AND ECONOMICAL

By |2024-04-25T21:52:33-05:00April 25th, 2024|News|

Earth Month is coming to a close but caring for our planet is an everyday event! 🌍 Whether your focus is on reducing your carbon footprint, eliminating single-use plastics, or exploring ways of up-cycling materials the Usefull Refillery and the Dallas Farmers Market can help you reach your goals all year long. Did you know [...]

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WHAT MAKES LOCAL STRAWBERRIES SO MUCH BETTER?

By |2024-04-25T20:11:17-05:00April 25th, 2024|News|

Strawberry season is in full swing (but it's short and sweet, just like a famous cake we all know)! Snacking on fresh strawberries is a springtime must-do. 🍓✔️Pick up a pint (or 4) of the first fruits of spring, then dream up strawberry delights with us! We're thinking strawberry mint tea, strawberry goat cheese grilled [...]

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STRAWBERRY + BASIL GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH

By |2024-04-25T20:29:04-05:00April 24th, 2024|News, Recipes|

Ingredients 2 slices of sourdough bread 1 oz goat cheese 1 tbsp olive oil 6 oz fresh strawberries 2 fresh basil leaves Instructions Toast both slices of bread, spread goat cheese on one side of each slice, and set aside. Bring skillet to medium heat and add olive oil to the pan. Remove strawberry stems [...]

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STRAWBERRY MILK BREAD BREAKFAST BAKE

By |2024-04-26T11:57:47-05:00April 24th, 2024|News, Recipes|

Ingredients - 1 Sliced Loaf of Japanese Milk Bread from Ashley's Farm Fresh 4 Free Range Eggs from Egg-Cited ¾ Cup of Plain Yogurt from Kelley Produce ½ cup of Whole Milk from Kelley Produce ¼ cup of Raw Honey from Honey Apple Farm 1 pint of Fresh Strawberries from The Shed, Sliced Thin *Visit the Information Booth [...]

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MINT + STRAWBERRY TEA

By |2024-04-19T17:30:00-05:00April 19th, 2024|Recipes|

Ingredients -- 3 sprigs of fresh mint 3 fresh strawberry leaves 4 fresh strawberries 2 tbsp - 1/4 cup sugar if desired Instructions -- Place together ingredients in a tea pitcher. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil and pour over the ingredients. Stir gently and allow to steep for 10 minutes before transferring [...]

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SHARING OUR LOVE OF THE PLANET AND COMMUNITY

By |2024-04-18T20:08:39-05:00April 18th, 2024|News|

Happy Earth Day from the Dallas Farmers Market! Sharing our love of the planet and community is what we do every day in the heart of Dallas. The best part of Earth Day is joining together to cultivate a brighter future. That's what farmers markets are all about! Knowledge is key to building a sustainable [...]

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DIG INTO GARDENING

By |2024-04-11T18:39:38-05:00April 11th, 2024|News|

Learning to garden + grow with local farmers means that sometimes it is easy being green! With so many quick how-to gardening guides available, it can be difficult to discern tried and true gardening wisdom. This is especially true for gardeners interested in growing their plants in an earth-friendly way. Not all forms of gardening [...]

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THERE’S A CHICKEN FOR EVERY JOB

By |2024-04-04T20:11:10-05:00April 4th, 2024|News|

There are few foods as universally adored as farm-fresh eggs – and for good reasons! Conveniently packaged and individually portioned, these rich and creamy powerhouses are exactly what the farmer ordered. While chicken eggs are the norm these days, humans were consuming eggs long before the domestication of chickens, which took place about 3,500 years [...]

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HOP ON OVER THIS WEEKEND

By |2024-03-23T17:31:42-05:00March 23rd, 2024|News|

It's an Easy Easter kind of weekend! Easter is the most egg-citing time of year and there's no better place to celebrate with friends and family than here at the Dallas Farmers Market. Farmers market lovers know sharing local farm-to-table meals is the way to go when friends and family gather together. Craft a photo-worthy Easter [...]

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SPRINGTIME IS HERE

By |2024-03-21T13:37:44-05:00March 20th, 2024|News|

Get your garden gloves! Springtime is here. 😎🌷 A few bold gardeners have undoubtedly planted their gardens by now, but those of us who still live life by the Farmers Almanac have waited out the last frost date for North Texas and the wait is over! There's not better place to get your garden started [...]

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NATURAL TIE-DYE FOR T-SHIRTS

By |2024-03-14T16:08:00-05:00March 14th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Materials: Squirt bottles, t-shirts, rubber bands, yellow onion peels (brownish - orange), beet juice (bright pink), purple cabbage (blue) Instructions: Keep scraps of each vegetable and add to separate pots of boiling water to create the tie dye liquids. Let the liquids boil until the color is dark, then remove from heat. When the liquid [...]

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IT’S NOT JUST LUCK, IT’S LOCAL!

By |2024-03-14T16:09:06-05:00March 14th, 2024|News|

St. Patrick's Day weekend + Spring Break are here and you can bet your shamrocks, we'll be rocking some greens! Collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and – yes – microgreens, too. And T-Rex Pickles! Here you can find some tasty recipes. Stock up on your local fruits and veggies for a whole rainbow of [...]

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PICKLE GRILLED CHEESE

By |2024-03-14T13:38:48-05:00March 14th, 2024|News, Recipes|

Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter divided 2 tablespoons chives fresh, finely chopped 2 tablespoons dill fresh, finely chopped, plus additional for topping from Kelley Produce 4 pieces sourdough bread sliced Cheese of choice from Scardello Cheese Pickle de Gallo   Instructions Divide half of butter between two of the slices of sourdough, evenly spreading it on [...]

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PICKLE DE GALLO

By |2024-03-14T14:03:31-05:00March 14th, 2024|News, Recipes|

Ingredients 2 Cups Pickles chopped  1/2 Cup Red Pepper 1/4 Cup Onion 1 Jalapeno 2 Cloves Garlic  1/4 Cup Dill fresh 1/4 Cup Pickle Juice Instructions Dice the pickles, red pepper, onion, jalapeno and garlic very small and uniform. Then chop the fresh dill. Stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl. Allow to rest in refrigerator for about 1 hour to allow the flavours to develop. Toss again before [...]

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PICKLE MARTINI COCKTAIL RECIPE

By |2024-03-14T13:13:14-05:00March 14th, 2024|News, Recipes|

INGREDIENTS 4 fl oz vodka 4 fl oz extra dry white vermouth 1/2 fl oz dill pickle juice from T-Rex Pickles 2 pickles for muddling and to garnish from T-Rex Pickles Ice INSTRUCTIONS Chill the martini glass in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Muddle a pickle in a cocktail measuring cup to release all its juices. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the [...]

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