Who doesn’t love a farmers market?  — the produce, the cheese, the prepared foods, the fresh air! More than a half-dozen markets occur every week in various spots around Houston, and now is the time to turn over a new leaf and check these out for yourself – take a Rotary friend with you.

Urban Harvest Farmers Market at HCC Southwest

West Loop Campus

• 5601 West Loop South Freeway (HCC West Loop S parking lot), Houston, TX 77081
• Friday afternoons 3-7pm
• Features vendors from Eastside, Highland Village & City Hall markets, plus ‘street food’ vendors, food trucks, and prepared foods
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Houston Farmers Market at Rice Village

• 2100 University Blvd., Houston TX 77005. In Christ the King church parking lot and within walking distance to many places in Rice Village.
• Tuesdays 3:30-6:30 p.m.
• Features seasonal produce, micro greens/ herbs from Gundermann and other area farms, bread from Kraftsmen Bakery, chocolates, preserves, hot pepper jellies, handmade soaps, flowers.

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Urban Harvest Farmers Market

• 3000 Richmond, Houston, TX 77098. Phone: 713-880-5540
• Saturdays from 8am to noon and Sundays from noon to 4pm
• Features local fruits, vegetables, coffee, meats, honey, Hatterman Poultry Farm eggs, Pola Cheese and the Grateful Bread (slab bacon, vanilla extract and more). Weekly events range from live music to culinary demonstrations using local products
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Farmers Market at Imperial

• 198 Kempner St, Sugar Land, TX, Highway 90 at Brooks Street (13 mi from Bellaire)
• Saturdays from 9am to 1pm
• Often features entertainment & food demos as well as vendors