MARKET DAY AT EDEN

Next MARKET DAY AT EDEN'S

August 7th

Beat the heat - we're starting at 8!

Preordering welcomed and encouraged by some of the producers - let them know you're coming out to support them and secure your favorite cut of meat or dairy with a preorder!

(Milk and other dairy/egg Pre-orders must be rec'd by Texas Daily Harvest by NOON on Wednesday before market day - tell them you're ordering for Eden's Market Day in Balch Springs!)

8am till Sell out or Noon

free farm tour of Eden's Garden at Noon

Consider a vote for Eden's Market Day

In the America's Favorite Farmers' Market!

We may not be the biggest, but we're the cleanest!

Where else can you go for an all CLEAN market, under the oak trees,

on a farm, with REAL farmers, just 20 minutes from home??

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday April - Dec.

(weather pending - we're here unless there is severe weather)

MEET THE REAL FARMERS & RANCHERS WHO BRING YOU

REAL, CLEAN, FRESH, LOCAL, FOOD!

A great time for visiting with friends and neighbors and learning about where and how your food was produced!

ALL of our farmers and ranchers use organic, sustainable or all natural methods

Our farmers and ranchers are dedicated to growing clean, safe food and take care of their land and treating their animals with the respect they deserve. Our producers come with referrals.

ALL Food is represented by actual local Producers/Ranchers/Farmers

There are many new mini-markets popping up around DFW - call your favorite producer and ask them to meet you at the CLEAN, all farmers' market at Eden's!

There are No Re-sellers at our market - none of our food is imported - all of our growers are "Clean" producers, using sustainable, humane and/or certified organic methods

You can pre-order some of the items directly from producers

Preordering is encouraged! It gives the farmers' an idea of how much of what to bring, AND it assures you they won't sell out of your favorite item. Items available for preorder may include locally raised pork, lamb, rabbit, free range eggs and grass fed beef.

Local produce is offered as available and as it is picked that week. Sign up below to receive Market Day e-fliers so you can get a pre-view of availability.

From Texas Farms and Ranches to Texas Tables and Tummies!

Each 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, (First Harvest - December), we'll be bringing it in fresh from the farm; local, organically grown products! Local producers of grass-fed meats, pastured poultry, eggs, fresh baked specialty breads and produce will be at Eden's! What could be better than slowly grown livestock in sunshine and without hormones, antibiotics, immunizations or nitrates. Incredibly delicious and nutritionally dense healthful foods are brought directly from your hardworking local farmer to you.
All meats are harvested, packaged and frozen in USDA-inspected or state approved facilities.
Seasonal local produce will be grown under organic and/or sustainable programs. CLEAN food!

Only the actual growers, ranchers or producers of farm fresh, organic or sustainable local farms and ranches are here to bring you the finest in quality grass-fed beef, pasture raised poultry, organic produce, natural beef, fresh baked organic specialty breads, pastas, "value added" goods and more!

This may mean our boutique sized-market isn't as big as some you may have attended, but at least you will KNOW your farmer/rancher & where your food comes from!

Be sure your email address is on our mailing list and we'll send you the market day newsletter as a reminder and preview of what / who will be here



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Each week's offerings may vary depending on the weather, growing schedules, farmer/rancher availability and other various factors - (like, the cattle got out of the fence and they are on the road - it happens)

(please remember, these are small, family farms, not huge companies with lots of employees to call on)

Year Round on Texas Green Grass - Pasture raised all natural, clean meats; grass - fed beef, pastured pork, chicken,

Cherokee Point Ranch

Rebstock Farm

Seasonal Produce As Available is brought to Eden's by these fine hard working farmers

If the local farmers are not harvesting and bringing it, we'll not have produce that week - sorry.

Support your local farmers and ranchers - and treat yourself and your family to the most healthy way to eat

I'm not sure what is more important to emphasize to you - the fact that we have and continue to seek out only farmers and ranchers who take pride and care in how they manage their land and grow clean, safe food for you or that they do so only in a holistic and organic/sustainable way. We can't use the "O" word unless one of our producers has jumped through the hoops and paid the fees to the USDA to have the right to say "we don't dope up our animals, we don't put poisons on our land and we care about what goes into your body, and ours." But, we either know personally, or have been introduced to, each of our vendors. In some cases, we've visited their farms, learned from them, taught them and over the years, become friends.

I care very deeply about my community's ability to have access to clean, freshly harvested foods at a reasonable price. Don't get me wrong, small family farms are not "cheap" outlets for food. Quite the opposite. They have to work harder, with fewer employees, under longer hours and often harsher conditions than any of the large agri-biz farms your super-market's cheap food comes from. We want to compensate our farmers and ranchers fairly - recognizing that they are bringing you The Very Best Tasting, Nutritiously Dense and Safest Food Money Can Buy! Not some months old, picked green, gassed red, tasteless, nutritionally void piece of produce that only resembles its real food counterpart in its looks - in fact, more closely resembles a plastic replica of the real thing.

In addition, you are helping support neighboring farms and ranches, preserving Texas' heritage!

Buying local not only means buying fresher because your food wasn't picked before it was ready and shipped across the country to get here, but it means we're conserving gas, supporting our local economy, and eating the most nutritionally dense food you can find, too!

This year's markets have been awesome so far! We're meeting new friends and neighbors, having fun farm tours, introducing people to what organic/gmo/local is and what it isn't, and just plain eating good! We've got several new farms and producers this year and things are looking good for Eden's Market Day in 2010. We hope you'll join us for each market, create your menu around what you can find locally, and fill in from a local independent grocer or local supermarket that supports local farmers' offerings. Together, we can all make a difference.

Last year's market days reflected the whacky north Texas weather, but we hung in there. One thing is for sure, the weather affects organic farms and what is available. The excessive and early setting of heat last June affected the tomato crops, the rains in the early fall wiped out most of the sweet potato crops and of course with the non-ending rain, many fall crops were lost and most of the spring crops are quite late getting in the fields. This of course is a good argument for the local grocery store, but we still maintain that shopping local first is best. Then, fill in what you can't find, buying as close to local as you can, and of course, organically grown when at all possible. Eating in season, preserving seasonal foods for the off months and being patient are all helpful as well.

We've come a long way from our First Market Day, and we have a lot of growing left to do. Continued thanks to all who come out and support local farms and our garden shop. Thanks to the Dallas Morning News and Kim Pierce, Jenice Johnson of NeighborsGo, and Andrea Ridout for covering our events and helping to spread the word about our Producers Only All sustainable/organically grown Farmers'/Ranchers' Market! Watch your Mesquite NeighborsGo for details on special classes, lectures and entertainment.

Thank you to everyone who helped make it possible and continues to support our farmers and ranchers! We grow for you!

Local farmers wishing to sell their natural/organic foods and value added products should contact the market manager at

For those who want to grow their own - or to help those who maybe can't afford or find enough clean food at the store,