Reviews for: Farmers Market at LaCenterra

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Tamathea W. (Aug 4, 2009)
It's in agreat location five minutes from my home. And is available every Saturday.
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Donna N. (Jun 23, 2009)
I especially love Dustin's free range eggs, reasonably priced. In season there are a variety of other produce to buy, as well as organic bath products and other homemade items. The people are very friendly. Sometimes there is even a musician performing there. I prefer it when LaCenterra lets them use the space in the courtyard, but sometimes they are relocated over by the parking garage. I also love how convenient it is, right off the Grand Parkway.
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Tamathea W. (Jun 21, 2009)
It has wonderful Fresh produce and is located 5 minutes from my home and right across the street from Cinco Ranch Library wear I work!
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Victoria Long (Sep 4, 2008)
We recently moved to Katy and I was SO excited to see there was a farmer's market close by. Unless my view of a farmer is way off (did I mention that I grew up on a farm?), this is not what I expected. There were more arts and crafts than produce. There were only a few watermelon, very poor quality tomatoes, and zuchinni.

I was pleased that there were free range eggs, but did not expecte them to be $5.00/dozen--and they were extremely small!

I won't go back.

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RO CAZENAVE ( Sep 29, 2008 )

Hi Virginia, First of all, Welcome to Katy, TX! I am the market manager for the Farmers Market at LaCenterra. We invite local Artisans to join our farmers market once a month. You must have visited us on an Artisan Fair weekend. The reason I started a farmers market in Katy is because it is not a farming town (used to be), but a small city and I love farmers markets. Typically, at any given time of the year, we have 2-5 produce vendors, who travel as far as 70 miles one way, to bring fresh produce to the Farmers Market at LaCenterra. Unfortunately, in South TX, where we are, it is difficult to grow produce in the heat of the summer because of extreme drought and temperatures ranging from the 90Ã??s to the 100Ã??s. Since our produce is TX grown, selection during the summer months is limited. By popular request, we chose to stay open all year long to provide our customers with other products they come to expect each week. A larger selection of produce is available in the spring and fall. At the Farmers Market at LaCenterra, our produce sells very quickly, so you will find the best selection available early in the morning. We open at 8 am. Dustin's Free-Range Eggs sells his eggs for $3.00/dozen or 2/$5.00, which is less expensive than the grocery stores! He offers deeper discounts the more you buy. Dustin's eggs are so popular, that no matter how many 100's of dozens he brings to market, he usually sells out during the first couple of hours of the market opening. There is a link to subscribe to our newsletter on our website, www.FarmersMarketatLaCenterra.com . Our newsletter will provide you with the most up-to date info on what vendors will be participating in our market along with a list of produce and other products that are available for purchase. We would love the opportunity to better serve you. If there is any way I can help you, please feel free to contact me. Blessings, Ro Cazenave Market Manager www.FarmersMarketatLaCenterra.com 281-265-8476 (temporary - due to a personal move)

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Mike (May 14, 2008)
Give it another try. My wife and I have made a market visit part of our weekend plans. We love the free-range eggs and fresh veggies.
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Laura (Apr 28, 2008)
I have been going to farmer markets for years, all over, and travelled a ways for this one, it was a waste of my time, one particular complaint is the group of "kids" who were selling the produce they had grown themselves, I understand they are regulars there. I know a lot about agriculture and when I started talking with the "owner" it became clear he knew nothing about farming and was offering out of season vegetables for Texas this is common but these kids were the most obvious I had ever seen. In fact there was quite a few shady characters there who seemed to know very little about there trade, from a seasoned veteran I have learned be VERY careful, ask questions and if you get a bad vibe chances are you are right and don't risk it, donÂ?t assume they are telling you the truth nothing is regulated out there and most importantly donÂ?t forget to haggle! One huge plus there was a man and wife selling "worm dirt" and the BEST bread and butter pickles I have ever had must buy! Also there was a gentleman selling "Fast Indian FoodÂ? gave lots of samples and everything was GREAT!
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Diana ( Sep 24, 2008 )

What a comment! Well, I'm a long-time attender of the FIRST farmers market in Katy, the one held weekly at LaCenterra. I have always had a great experience at the market. The vendors, for the most part, are pleasant and I have been extremely pleased with my trips to the market and the great foods I take home with me. I get Dustin's eggs every Saturday!

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RO CAZENAVE ( Apr 30, 2008 )

I have already responded as to why this is probably inappropriate, but I would like to add that the farmer and his kids that were at the vendor booth space that this lady was talking about is Hanka Brother Farms. His children are young, but this family has been farming for generations. He does bring in items from some of his friends farms not from our area. to give our customers a larger variety.

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RO CAZENAVE ( Apr 30, 2008 )

There are a disgruntled vendor that is trying to create trouble for our market. They just happened to leave our market last Saturday.