The Dallas Farmer's Market

www.dallasfarmersmarket.org

One of the places that I regularly visit with my pooch is the Dallas Farmer's Market. We go about once a week to stock up on fresh fruits, veggies, and grass-fed beef. The market consists of 4 different sheds.

Shed '1' features all locally grown or raised products. There is a plethora of local, farm-grown fruits and vegetables. Also in Shed '1' are fresh herbs to plant in your garden! There is also a vendor that sells locally raised, grass-fed beef. We stop by weekly to load up on his thick, meaty beef bones. Since Lennon is teething, he loves chewing on a half-thawed meat bones. It is our best secret on how to keep him occupied for about 3 hours.

Shed '4' is full of commercially grown produce. That is the shed to visit if you are looking for a deal. The reason that Shed '4' is preferrable over a grocery store is that you can sample anything you like. This means that you don't have to worry if the mangoes are sweet or not; the vendors will gladly slice you off a piece. Don't settle on the selection at the first stall you come to - walk around for a bit and check the pricing and flavor of the different competitors.

Shed '2' is indoors, so it has air conditioning, but since there are restaurants inside, you can't bring in your pup. Shed 2' is full of fudge, pies, cakes, pasta vendors, and more. There are some really neat shops with imported gifts from Africa and Central America that you should really check out when you have a dog sitter.

One of the best parts of the Dallas Farmer's Market is that they exhibit local outdoor artisans on the weekends. One of the hardest things about being a dog mommy is not being able to buy gifts without getting a dog sitter.

The DFM has outdoor vendors on the weekends that sell jewelry, soap, artwork, yard art, and, of course, Wild Herbs All-Natural Flea Powder. They also provide cooking demonstrations using fresh fruits and vegetables, ice cream contests, live music, etc. There is something happening every weekend! There is usually a street performer that plays the guitar, tambourine, and harmonica. Every time he plays, a puppy cries. I'm not sure whether it is with joy or pain.

No Bones About It! (Lennon's take on it!)

I love the Dallas Farmer's Market! There are so many yummy things to taste! I like going to Paul's Sweet Roasted Corn stand. Mommy buys me a roasted ear of corn without butter. I love chowing down on it.

Mommy loves the steak, bean, and cheese gorditas at La Marketa Cafe, but the red chili sauce is TOO much for me! There are tons of dogs on the weekends for me to meet. If your pup needs to go potty, Mommy always takes me to the small grassy area by the offices. I get to try at all kinds of fruits and veggies so that Mommy knows what I like and what to feed me!

The Dallas Farmer's Market gets Five Paws Up from me!