HEALTHY BARBACOA TACOS, JUMP ROPE CONTEST, AND HEALTHY KIDS' COOK OFF w/ $2,000 IN PRIZES

MORE THAN 800 people shopped at the Brownsville Farmers' Market on Saturday March 12, bringing the market  ever so close to its 1,000 goal. Meet us there 9am-noon every Saturday.

   People come for the fresh food, pesticide-free, that's locally grown. Every dollar spent at the Brownsville Farmers' Market helps a small local farm stay in business and ensures that the region will have dependable, affordable food production when gas prices spike and send food costs soaring. Don't pay the gas costs of shipping your food from China to the grocery store. Shop the Brownsville Farmers' Market and other farmers' markets in the region.

   See how affordable great food can be. And because the Brownsville Farmers' Market accepts the Lone Star card, our food is accessible to everyone.

   Come for the food, but stay for the bright family day. This week we'll have a jump rope contest at the Market, and you can sign up teams for a healthy kids' cook off with $2,000 in prizes. And we'll have an incredible food demonstration with a healthier way to eat barbacoa, that indulgent Texas Valley delicacy.  Look for fresh garlic this week, green onion, tomatoes, daikon, cilantro, nopales, several types of beets, several types of carrots, awesome grapefruit, and of course the Market's famous salad mixes, available from several growers. Plus a whole lot more locally-grown, pesticide-free food.

   Don't forget you can score a healthy local breakfast, too, with breakfast tacos that feature farm eggs and an olive oil flour tortilla. Wash them down with a cool mango smoothie or fresh-squeezed juice. Don't forget our olive oil tamales, the tastiest AND healthiest tamales in the region. And make sure to try the incredible hormone-free beef, lamb, chicken, eggs and more.
  And as always a trip to the Brownsville Farmers' Market offers the best in family fun, with $3 admission to the children's museum during market hours, a free rock-climbing park, and the Gladys Porter Zoo all within walking distance. So pack your ice chests, load up the kids, and head out to one of Texas' finest day trips at the Brownsville Farmers' Market.