The produce is great quality with an excellent variety of specialty items. Everyone was very…read moreknowledgeable and helpful.

Coosemans Houston has the best and freshest produce and herbs in the state and greater Houston…read morearea. The Rich, Liok, Alec and Mark are the most helpful and will locate specialty products if they can be found available and in season any where in the world.

I was surprised to discover that this middle eastern grocery store is in a gas station. That being…read moresaid, It was a very wellstocked place and the personnel were very nice. I went there to buy Turkish baklava, which turned out to be beautiful and delicious.

They'll scam you with the prices, I bought 3 things and the total came up to 6.49$, and they bumped…read moreit up to 10.79$, since they don't use the regular card machines that you will see at any other businesses, they have it set up so that the price for certain things doesn't match up and they get a larger revenue off the product. Don't buy from them.

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.

At least take the stickers off the vegetables when making kabobs in the meat section. Thanks. Ugh.read more

Hanging out at my favorite Sprouts! Came for the 25% off vitamin and body care sale! It goes from…read moretoday until the 28th.. Once you've made your selection go get in the line of Steven, my favorite cashier! This store has quality products and they really take good care of their Customers!

I was glad to discover the opportunity to support black owned businesses by visiting the Palm…read moreCenter Farmers Market on 2nd and 4th Saturday's. This is one of the few opportunities I have to give back and I feel accomplished each time I support. If you visit Palm Center on 2nd or 4th Saturday's you will find various vendors....jewelry, vegan products, fresh vegetables/fruit, food trucks. They'll occasionally have live cooking shows as well. Upon entering, you will probably be asked to provide contact info so that can keep in touch. If you're really lucky, you'll be greeted by the smiling face of "Mr Palm Center" himself, Mr Cavanaugh Nweze!

From the owner: Palm Center Farmers Market is open every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, rain or shine…read more Our vendors include farmers, small business owners, and other local artisans. IG: @palmcentermarket

I was just passing through downtown Houston when I was looking for a quick snack, and I stumbled…read moreupon this supermarket. what a surprise! The parking was a bit of a challenge, but it was easy enough because it was a calm Tuesday morning. To get from the parking area to the store, you just take the elevator one level down, and then you're right inside. This place is surprisingly big, filled with all kinds of snacks, cookies, and coffee. The highlight for me was their shawarma breakfast wrap. It was top-notch and exactly what I needed. You choose between whole wheat or white pita, and it's filled with scrambled eggs, your choice of fresh or sautéed spinach, and they add potatoes as well. Then they top it with shawarma chicken, tomato, and a delicious sauce. For $8.5 it was worth every bite. Hands down, a five out of five. I also tried their coffee, which was just a standard brew sitting in ice for hours and nothing special. At $2.50, it was fine, but nothing to write home about. The real stars were the cookies. I got a coconut pecan cookie and an almond crunch cookie, and both were absolutely delicious. I didn't have time to explore the whole store, but there was a great selection of fresh produce, chocolates, and all sorts of small treats. Overall, the staff were really friendly, and the entire visit was smooth. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in the area. Five out of five stars!

A great find with a great location downtown! I found myself wandering back here multiple times…read morewhile in town for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plenty of healthy and not so healthy but delicious options, the breakfast chicken shawarma wrap was a great way to start the day with fresh squeezed orange juice. They have a great selection of salads and some sandwiches which were a quick and easy lunch. The MKT Bar had a warm bowl of chili on a cold day which was just what I needed. A great one stop shop with groceries as well!

A Hardie's Produce driver hit my car at a stop light, pretended to pull over and took off in…read moreanother direction. When I called Hardie's to get the damages taken care off, they turned me over to their insurance company and not only did their insurance company deny my claim they said maybe it was a Brother's Produce truck that hit me instead. WOW!!!! When I went back to the Hardie's representative to give them one more opportunity to do the right thing, she insisted it was out of their hands??? What kind of company is this? Negative Stars!

Horrible produce company!!! DON'T purchase from them! Rotten produce, horrible customer service!!…read moreBuy local from a farm. They order all their produce from Mexico, which in turn hurts the smaller local farms here in the Southeast Texas area. Also, their organic isn't organic, it has GMOs and deadly pesticides! They love to scam, change invoices and steal from their customers. Buy local and buy USA!!! Stop importing cheap and deadly vegetables!

I was there in order to volunteer! This festival was held at Pershing Middle school! The school…read moremascot is "Panda". Panda's favorite food is Bamboo. Panda is a vegan! I walked around the school. The venders started preparing for the festival.I saw a Nichiren Buddhist.The real Buddhist never kills an animal.They love everything which has life. I saw a lot of food vendors.There are some funny names.What is Tofurkey? It looked like Turkey.But it was made of Tofu.What a nice name! People were very nice.Vegans love animals and people.They are very calm and barely mad.I visited some demonstration room. Kids were making sushi rolls.Of course, the kids don't use ay fish. I am not a vegetarian at all. I love fish.I saw a couple of Asian Japanese vegetarian foods like Wakame, seaweed, Tofu-Turkey, and Nori-seaweed. I ate a lot of fish-sushi. We were running out of fish in the sea. I needed to get used to eat more vegetarian sushi. Finally, I took pictures with one of organizer.She was very nice.I became a carrot mascot. I walked around the festival.People loved my carrot. I love Vegans! See you next year!

Great event! Lots of fun with a variety of venders and speakers. Entrance is free and it's inside…read moreand air conditioned. This year it is July 19, 2014 at Pershing middle school.

Decided to check out this store as it opened up near my home. It's kind of like a mini Sam's club…read moreor similar store where you can buy most of the grocery items in bulk which is good if you have a restaurant or other type of food business.The store also has a nice selection of food items from fruits and vegetables (I found a perfectly ripe honeydew melon) to meat and a couple of cooked items like rotisserie chickens. Just a heads up, most of your items will be packaged inside cardboard boxes similar to Aldi. The workers in the store were helpful and friendly.

I was really disappointed that Jim's Super decided not to rebuild after the fire leaving OST/SU a…read morefood desert. I was sent over here because my sister wanted some HEB strawberry tea (which I found!) but I was so happy to see a produce section and many items that could be purchased for families and not just restaurants. I hope our community really embraces this place. It's not perfect but it's a great alternative! It's is very clean and the staff was nice and pleasant.