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Organic Today - For a Better Tomorrow! Home of DFW's first All-Clean, Real Food, Real Farmer's Market Day! (Site Best Viewed in IE) 4710 Pioneer Rd., Balch Springs, TX 75180 (1 block north I20 @ Seagoville Rd.) 214-348-3336 Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays only April - December |
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Eden's In the News & On-Line
Living Natural First Radio Interview Featured in Edible Dallas & Forth Worth - Winter 2009 Market Day Feature Story in NeighborsGo - July 2010 Chefs for Farmers Launch long-table style benefit dinner at Eden's. D Magazine Follow us!
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REAL, CLEAN, FRESH, LOCAL, FOOD! Market Day 1st & 3rd Saturdays 9am till Noon or Sell out April - December (weather pending - we're here unless there is severe weather) Preordering welcomed and encouraged by some of the producers - let them know you're coming out to support them and secure your favorite items with a preorder! (Milk and other dairy/cheese Pre-orders must be placed by the Monday morning before market day.)
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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 Bring your family out for a visit to our quaint organic garden shop and organic farm, pick up some fresh organically grown local produce (in season), and locally raised, hormone/antibiotic free grass & pastured beef, and more. Pack a snack or your lunch and stay and visit awhile. Let the kids play with the ducks and chickens or just unwind and relax for a spell. (please leave the family dog at home though, but bring your camera!) "Less than 20 minutes from downtown Dallas - but almost like a world away!"
"YOU, your place, the farm and animals - INCREDIBLE spirit! Thank you for sharing it with me."
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
Farmer Carol talks Armenian - cucumber that is! 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
Bedford Bakery's spread of artesian breads are "deelishus!" You can pre-order some of the items directly from some producers Preordering is encouraged! It gives the farmers' an idea of how much to bring, AND it assures you they won't sell out of your favorite item. Items available for preorder may include locally raised dairy, free range eggs and grass fed beef. (Chicken, and pork should be on line again, soon.) 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!
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!
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,
Fresh, USDA Certified Dairy Products
LOCAL COLD PRESSED
VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Seasonal, CLEAN, Produce As Available is brought to market by these fine hard
working sustainable farmers
Moss Gathers - Celina, TX
Eden's Garden - Balch
Springs, TX
Texas Daily
Harvest - Yantis, TX
Comeback Creek -
Pittsburg, TX
Double G Hideout - Weatherford, TX
Tasty Heirloom Tomatoes were a Star this Summer
Produce as available in season here in Texas Texas Farmers, Ranchers and Producers we do NOT buy produce from warehouses and resell it here. If the local farmers are not harvesting and bringing it, we'll not have produce that week - sorry. Come every market day to see who is here! Support your local farmers and ranchers - and treat yourself and your family to the most healthy way to eat REAL, CLEAN, FRESH, LOCAL, FOOD!
Follow Eden's Garden CSA Farm and other items in the news on our A nd now, a note from Marie, the market manager, head farmer, marketing guru, webmistress, barn queen.... (among other things)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 someone we do know has introduced us 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 and farmers' markets 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/world 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! Year #4 is looking good! 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. Heading into Year #4! 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. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Bring a picnic and enjoy the farm.
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, that's me, at 214-348-EDEN (3336)
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, we have spaces available in our....
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