Don't buy beer or wine at Central Market. I lost my husband in that section years ago and haven't seen him since.
They have a huuuuuuuuuuuuge beer and wine section and I've seen my husband take at least an hour deciding in that section alone!
Where do you think I was for 18 months???
Where do you think I was for 18 months???
Well I did end up in the cheese department. That alone kept me for 6 months.
I would have guessed that you go to flea markets.Well I did end up in the cheese department. That alone kept me for 6 months.
San Antonio Farmers Market I
Olmos Basin Park
San Antonio, Texas
(830) 789-4478
Tuesday & Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-sellout
WIC Coupons
I frequent this one about once a month.
It's off McCullough close to Basse, across from the golf course.
Small group of farmers but all really friendly and helpful.
Farmers market is one of those things, that you don't appreciate it till you try it
well i just got back from Central Market. that place is great! it's a lot like Whole Foods though especially with the high prices. 18 bucks for sushi, some blueberries and 2 lobster(crab) cakes was kinda steep!
I didn't have enough time to really look around as much as i wanted though
Well I did end up in the cheese department. That alone kept me for 6 months.
They used to have a lot more bins. I think they have half of what they used to have. Who knew there were a gazillion types of peanut butter??? The one thing they do have that we used to only find when we lived in San Francisco was Tejava bottled tea. That's the only place I've seen it.
Yeah, but Kori, there are lots of hills (okay, mountains)
and there must be some "billies".
I know bad joke and sportcampter will be after me......
I just read in the paper today that Grey Forest started one.
That drive would suck for me, but if I ever get into roadtrip mode (and get my ass out to Boerne to buy some thyme and rosemary plants - the African Violet Nursery out there freaking rocks) it would be a good stop.
I'll probably try this one on Saturday, it's close to home. Thanks!
Where do you think I came from???
if you are looking for good produce fresh off the truck...... go to the Farmers Market down at Zarzamora and Laredo.... you can pretty much name your own price..
BUT GET THERE EARLY....
a main part of the organic food movement has been "buy local", but agribusiness/Wal-mart is, with US govt complicity, diluting the organic label to fit better with the agribusiness industrial food model where food is grown to be shipped 100s or 1000s of miles.
Here's Dr Mercola on Wal-mart buying from China:
Another Reason Not to Buy Food From Wal-Mart
POSTED BY
Dr. Mercola
China has morphed—seemingly overnight—into a dangerous juggernaut run amok into kitchens across America. They’ve jumped onboard the organic food train, and are seizing the opportunity to expand their already massive exports market by adding fresh produce. The real price for cheap strawberries year-round, however, may end up being your health.
Just consider this: in the first three months of this year, imports of fresh fruit from China grew by 279 percent and fresh vegetables by 66 percent. This kind of explosive growth of imported fresh produce from, literally, the other end of the earth, has the potential for some pretty dire health ramifications.
Wal-Mart is the nation’s largest food retailer. They are also China’s eighth-largest trading partner. Unfortunately, Wal-Mart does not appear to have your best interest at heart, as they spearhead the campaign against stricter food regulations, port inspections and country of origin labeling.
China is now almost as known for its toxic food ingredients as they are for cheap electronics. Especially in the light of the last few months’ string of disasters, like:
Ø Pet food ingredients laced with toxic melamine
Ø Imported livestock quarantined for disease and banned chemical contaminants
Ø Catfish fillets from Chinese aquatic farms tainted with bacteria and heavy metals
Ø Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical
Ø Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides
Don’t fall for Wal-Mart’s cheap promises of healthy fresh foods, available regardless of the season. Instead, support your local farmers—and protect your own health—by buying fresh, organic produce that hasn’t seen more of the world than you have. Also, stick with fruits and vegetables that are in season, according to your nutritional type.
Yeah, the next one doesn't happen until June 15th (3-7pm), but the article I read said it was a pretty good one, so I'm planning on making the trek out there then
And boutons, organic from China? That is pretty damn scary, I really don't trust the stuff coming from China enough to want to even buy their version of organic. It's important to remember, too, that when drinking lots of green tea you need to buy organic since most of that tea comes from China and it's got all kinds of crazy pesticides on it.
Back from three markets (1918 Palo Alto, Houston St @ 281 in Pleasanton, and 800 Buena Vista) and a produce stand on 281S - we're guessing it was pretty inactive because it's not a weekend, but still came back with lots of really nice stuff. We got a big ass seedless watermelon (bigger than any I've ever seen at the store) for all of $2, fresh squash, loads of blackberries, peaches, and tomatoes. One of the vendors at Palo Alto had a carton of serrano chilis for $1, so I have a whole lot to play with
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