On Saturday, August 12th the Coppell Farmers Market celebrated National Farmers Market week. A group of panelists comprised of food producers and farm advocates discussed the significance and challenges of farmers markets. The panel discussion moderated by Amanda Vanhoozier, author of Just Picked TX and long-time food/farming community builder based in Coppell. “As we were just getting into the introductions, there was this positive wave of energy that began to enrich the...   | Read More

An Opinion Piece from Coppell High School Senior, Fiona Koshy 

I have always loved Saturday mornings.

The feeling of waking up devoid of the usual tasks and responsibilities of a typical weekday is replaced with pure bliss. One of the first things I do is pour a fresh cup of coffee, grab my book and have a nice, slow start to the morning.

A new addition to this beloved ritual has been my mornings at the Coppell Farmers Market.

When I...   | Read More

Since the market’s conception in 2003, site visits have helped us build community with our farmers and producers, and just as importantly, they’ve allowed us teach farmers market shoppers about the source of their food.

During these visits we learn about our vendor’s practices, and their dedication to local food. The CFM steering committee and market manager are committed to visiting each farmer on as many as three separate occasions (once each spring, summer and fall) each...   | Read More

Photo: Amanda Vanhoozier, Just Picked (left), and Amanda Austin, CFM Manager (right) at the 2017 Texas Organic Farmers and Growers Conference

 

If you’ve lived in Coppell anytime in the past 20 years and have been involved in its active outdoor education, gardening, or farmers market scene you’ve probably met the woman who had a major hand in making it all happen: Amanda Vanhoozier. Amanda, once a city employee, is a sought-after community organizer and the author of a...   | Read More

What if you could open a jar of tomato sauce in December that has the same vibrant flavor as the heirloom tomatoes you can find this summer at the CFM?  Flavor that you know is all natural because you put it there yourself?  Gather a bushel or a peck this Saturday and practice a few preservation techniques: freezing, oven drying, and canning.

Freezing: To remove tomato skins, put the tomatoes into a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds.  Take them out,...   | Read More

Since the market’s conception in 2003, site visits have helped us build community with our farmers and producers, and just as importantly, they’ve allowed us teach farmers market shoppers about the source of their food.

During these visits we learn about our vendor’s practices, and their dedication to local food. The CFM steering committee and market manager are committed to visiting each farmer on as many as three separate occasions (once each spring, summer and fall). ...   | Read More

In order to learn more about our market’s farmers, their practices, and their dedication to local food, the CFM steering committee and market manager are committed to visiting each veggie producer.  Since the market’s conception in 2003, site visits have helped us build community with our farmers, and just as importantly, they’ve allowed us teach farmers market shoppers about the source of their food. In the past month CFM committee members and staff visited Weathertop Farm, Cardo’s...   | Read More

***When we carefully selected images to share and wrote this article last Friday, no one could have imagined that a tornado would sweep through on Saturday,  April 29th and alter the landscape. Follow Fisher Family Farm on Facebook for updates  and to lend support as they recover from the storm. ***

 

In order to learn more about our market’s farmers, their practices, and their dedication to local food, the CFM steering committee and market manager are committed to...   | Read More

For the first time in many years the Coppell Farmers Market will undergo a change in leadership. Members of CFM staff and steering committee are honored to have had the opportunity to work with outgoing committee chair, Karen Pearsall Gillham, for over seven successful years. Incoming committee chair, Peggy Rosson, has been working alongside Karen since January of this year, and the baton was officially passed last Wednesday, April 19th, during a Coppell Farmers Market committee...   | Read More