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How often can you tour a working farm and have a fabulous dinner as well? Wood Duck Farm offers…read morejust that. Held about once every other month, Van Weldon, owner of Wood Duck Farm, opens his farm to visitors for a tour and dinner prepared by a chef. The latest dinner held was prepared by Drew Wilson (former executive chef of Benjy's). Our experience started with an informal reception, while we waited for all the guests to arrive. Once everyone was there, we proceeded with the farm tour. Van grows various types of lettuce, tomatoes, herbs, micro greens, broccoli, beets to name a few. He also raises chicken and pigs, all of which you will see during the roughly 60-minute tour. Our dinner consists of food produced by his farm or from surrounding local farms. Chef Drew did a terrific job in keeping the foods simple, allowing the freshness of the food to speak for itself. Dinner was a five-course meal, served family style. Drinks were BYOW however, they do provide water, iced tea and lemonade. If you don't feel like driving an hour away to Cleveland, you can catch Van every Saturday morning at Urban Harvest Farmer's Market in Houston. In addition to fresh produce, he also sells a variety of prepared foods like whole smoked chicken and seasonal soups to name a few.

This is based on the produce I picked up from the booth at the Fall Creek Bend's Farmers Market…read more Plant It Forward empowers refugees by setting aside some land for each farmer to grow their own produce and partners up with markets for a place for them to sell within the community. The produce I bought had been harvested the day before. The lettuce looked delicate but didn't get damaged en route to the house in a tote bag next to a loaf of sourdough and a container of sliced broccolini. It was tastier than expected, had a leafy but not weak flavor, and was easy to clean. The broccolini was hardy and had a sweet yet earthy flavor while eaten raw. Usually I find broccolini to be more grassy but was surprised at how sweet it was. The produce was still good when I ate it all on Friday.

Plant It Forward is a non-profit company that offers outstanding local, organic produce at seasonal…read morefarm stands & through its CSA farm share program. This is grown by Congolese refugees each given a 1/2 acre plot w/in Houston, & the training necessary to farm it. The company is exceptionally good at maintaining the quality of its produce. Everything we bought over the summer, at the U St. Thomas farm stand, & received in our CSA shares in the fall & winter were unparalleled, relative to produce we've bought at farmers' markets here & in VT; from Abel & Cole grocers, in the UK; and even from Home Sweet Farm, in Brenham. Excepting a few boring mandarins, everything was gorgeous & tasty, the varieties, well-chosen, and all had been carefully picked & cleaned, ready to go directly from farm to table. But you needn't take my word re. Plant It Forward's quality--some of the most acclaimed restaurants in town use Plant It Forward's produce, too, inc. Underbelly, Uchi, Coltivare, Oxheart, Local Foods, Sparrow, Dish Society, Down House, etc. And let's face it, if it's good enough for their chefs, it's probably good enough for you & yours. If, like us, you opt to join the CSA, you'll receive at least 6-8 types of vegetables in each share, grown by a single farmer. Our share sometimes includes other local goodies, too. We've gotten honeycomb, pecan & rosemary infused honey, bread, Java Pura coffee, the mandarins, & Republic of Texas oranges. We even got a reusable Plant It Forward bag, just for being new members. This year, expected winter produce includes kale, spinach, collards, radishes, beets, carrots, turnips, Swiss chard, French sorrel, arugula, salad mixes, bok choy, cabbage, celery, cilantro, dill, fennel, & green onions. Sugar peas will be available in winter & early spring. Expected spring produce includes tomatoes, peppers, radishes, beets, eggplant, summer squash, green beans, arugula, cucumbers, collards, kale, fennel, mint, and other herbs. Expected summer produce includes winter squash, edamame, eggplant, peppers, okra, arugula, basil, cucumbers, green onions, roselle, malabar spinach, & maybe cantaloupe & watermelon. See my pics for fall produce. (More to follow.) You can pick-up farm share produce in Montrose (at Plant It Forward Farm-U St. Thomas), Greenway/UK (Urban Harvest Eastside Farmer's Market), Rice Village (Local Foods), Sunset Heights, Southwest Houston (Plant it Forward Warehouse), Meyerland (both at the JCC & ERJCC Bertha Alyce School), South Main, Greater Fondren Southwest, Westbury, Sugarland, or Pearland. Or try Plant It Forward's veg at one of their seasonal farm stands, at Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers' Market, the University of St. Thomas, Braeswood Church, or Westbury Community Garden. Presently, the full cost of a CSA share starts at $580 for a 25 week season, $1120 for a 50 week season, for those paying by check, one month before the start of the next growing season. Though, near the end of the last growing season, we received a coupon for $10 off the price of the 25 week season or $20 off that of the 50 week season. So the cost of a share currently starts at $22 per week. This is a steal, compared to the cost of a Local Box from Greenling ($35.99 per week, for a comparable amount of produce, some of which comes from Plant It Forward Farms, anyway) or a share from Home Sweet Farm ($36 per week). And as Plant it Forward's farms are located in Houston, itself, if you live in Houston, you'll be getting truly local veg, rather than produce grown up to 100 miles away. Best of all, Plant It Forward offers not just outstanding produce, but outstanding customer service too. This season, I failed to spot that pick-up times had changed--my bad. But Farm Share Program Manager, Kassy R. went above and beyond, switching us to a pick-up point & time that worked for us, then switching us again to one that works even better. *Thanks, Kassy.* So Plant It Forward's employees aren't just relying on your bleeding heart goodness. They actually want your business. Wow. The winter growing season started this week. Stop by one of Plant It Forward's farm stands to purchase their produce, or contact Kassy at Kassy@Plant-It-Forward.org to join their farm share program. In all, Plant It Forward offers truly exceptional locally-grown, organic produce at a fair price, & offers outstanding customer service too. It also helps refugees earn a good standard of living. How can you argue with all that? Plant It Forward is a great cause & a great solution. Special thanks to Gretchen P. for mentioning Plant it Forward on Talk-Houston. This is the single best business I've found using Yelp. And we weren't even looking to join a CSA farm share program. But this one was just too good to pass up.

Came here to drop off some organics for their compost! A cute little farm in the middle of the…read moreurban second ward. Got to taste the best banana of my life too.

From the owner: We're Houston's only privately-owned farm in the 610 loop. We offer a CSA - which stands for…read moreCommunity Supported Agriculture. It's a model that was established to help communities invest and connect with their local farmers in a real and direct way. We host school groups from all over Houston and students of all ages to learn more about where their food comes from. Our outdoor venue is a great space for dinners, fundraisers, wedding receptions, birthday parties, and endless special events.

I have been using Jim's store for almost 20 years. He will do whatever he can to take care of his…read morecustomers. You won't find a better person. I read another review that did not like the attitude of one of their employees, if you had a problem you should have told Jim and he would have fixed it, whatever it was. Owners are not always present at a business, and can't fix what they don't know about. I have never had a bad experience at his store, and as one of the few privately owned feed stores out there, he still keeps his prices low and his quality at the very top.

I've been in this store several times. I went in a month or so ago to buy horse feed and had a…read morecoupon. The woman looked at it and at me, didn't say a word to me, turned away and went to make several phone calls. I don't know if she ever got an answer, but she eventually honored the coupon. She never spoke a civil word to me throughout the entire transaction. I thought it was all very strange. The coupon was for a feed she sold from a reputable company. I decided to try again recently. They would not honor my coupon unless she (and apparently no one else could do this) called the company first. She was consistently rude. I didn't buy feed there - nor will I again. I really wonder how she stays in business. I went to Tractor Supply where the same feed is sold. They were happy to see me and had no problem with the $3 coupon. Guess I'll be sticking to Tractor Supply.

Lovely farm in Houston! We came here for some adult and children cooking classes which were super…read morefun and informative. We tried the fresh focaccia bread in the Pop Up Shop and it was delicious! Highly recommend you look up various events and check it out on a nice day!

I was volunteering in the area on a Saturday morning and stumbled upon this magical place.. I'm so…read moreglad I did! Hope Farms is a beautiful 7 acre farm that has a stand every Saturday from 9am to 12pm and they sell fresh produce picked that same morning. We came towards the end of the market so there wasn't much left but they gave us some great deals! We got 3 boxes of peppers for only $5- they were so fresh and delicious! We walked around the property and there's a lot to see. There's flowers with lots of butterflies, rows and rows of leafy greens, chickens (apparently not enough to sell eggs, but maybe in the future), and even bees in the very back! There is also a gorgeous barn that would be nice to host a gathering at- not sure if they rent it out or plan to in the future. It was such a nice surprise to find Hope Farms- much needed to address the food desert in the Southeast community! I would love to come back earlier in the day to see the whole selection of goods to choose from.

Great market variety of vendors artfood drink DJ. Most weekends and the occasional festival …read more Vendors super helpful & friendly. Big car park close. Reasonable prices. Great choice for a Sunday afternoon..

This market has been slowly gaining in popularity since it launched in 2015. Located on the artsy…read moreand colorful Esplanade along Navigation, this market is open year-round - but only on Sundays. It's not a food/produce/meats heavy farmers market like many others in Houston, but you will find some local farmers selling produce, eggs, CSA boxes, and pre-packaged meals. And you will find a lot of artists goods/gifts and unique purveyors: dog food/treats, soaps, jewelry, bagged coffee, barbecue sauces, Indian food... If you are ever on the hunt for a locally-made and unique gift for a friend, check out this market on a Sunday. I recently bought a handful of gifts for a friend's birthday (and a purse for myself!). On a hot summer day, like the present, they have industrial fans blowing in every direction; they also have live music (sometimes mariachis on holidays). The newly placed shipping containers house permanent shops that are open beyond the market hours, so you're able to check them out on different days of the week, including Perry Ideas and Rasa Libre Coffee (they sell buñuelos, too!) I think as the crowd grows in size, more food and produce vendors will pop up. Support this market on a future Sunday, and then pop over to Ninfa's for some margaritas and brunch.