Over the past few years, at-your-doorstep food delivery programs have become increasingly popular, with new ones seemingly popping up each month. Austin-based Farmhouse Delivery beat the trend by nearly a decade. The company has been sending locally and responsibly sourced groceries, meal kits and artisanal goods straight to the doorsteps of Texans since 2009. As […]
Working to provide healthier food options and a better understanding and appreciation of healthy eating and ingredients since 2005, Recipe For Success Foundation is taking to the streets with fresh, local produce. The organization operates Hope Farms on seven acres just south of City Hall and is introducing Hope Farms Rolling Green Market, a pop-up […]
If two people shop at Urban Harvest’s Saturday Farmers Market separately, will they each find the same treasures? With a long list of produce and products offered by local farmers, ranchers, seafood purveyors, chefs and bakers, it is not likely. This past Saturday, two Houston Food Finder writers did just that, and neither bought the […]
Azteca Farmers Market at 7710 East Freeway is well on its way to being another great Houston open-air shopping venue. Since December, the vendors have stocked their stalls with colorful fare: fruit stacked in pyramids, jars of spices marked with bright signs and flower-shaped mangos-on-a-stick. A variety of garden and lawn ornaments — metal peacocks […]
Want to have fresh, local produce available in your kitchen every week? Get to know the CSAs available in the greater Houston area. CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” Here’s how these work: consumers make commitments to pay up front for weekly farm shares—selections of in-season produce, herbs and fruit—for a designated period. Then, they pick […]
