Aggies Recycle - 2009 TAMU Recycle Fair

Today, Texas A&M hosted the 2009 Aggies Recycle Fair in Sbisa Plaza, and the Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market was there to spread the word about the market and about our recycling program (or more appropriately "reuse" program).

We handed out more than 200 fliers, and spoke individually with lots of students, staff, and faculty about our farmers' market and the benefits of eating local foods, many of which left our booth saying they'd see us on Saturday!

A big thank you to Liz Hughey for hosting the booth with me today. For more info on our recycle/reuse program, see our flier below...

Campus Sustainability Day 2009

Today, the Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market hosted the Farmers' Market info booth at the Texas A&M University Campus Sustainability Day 2009. And was I in good company! Next to me were representatives from Edible Aggieland and the Campus Community Garden. And not far away were the Be Green in Bryan group as well as lots of other familiar faces and groups from around the community.

It started out a bit chilly, but I managed to bike over to the event and enjoy four hours of visiting with students, staff, and faculty about the amazing farmers' market we have right here in the Brazos Valley.

A big THANK YOU to the coordinators of the event and for John Borden (of Edible Aggieland) for keeping us entertained as he posed for photos around the community garden veggie display.

October Art Step - Full Farmers' Market a Great Success

Friday night marked the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market second First Friday appearance. We set up in the St. Andrews Episcopal Church parking lot next to Mr. G's Pizza (across from Village Cafe on 26th Street) and there wasn't a better spot to be!

The market, which opened at 5PM, had a slow start, but before long, our 10 vendors were flooded with customers eager to buy local goodies. The Friends of the Market booth stayed busy as well, handing out fliers on our regular days, times, and locations.

A great big thanks not only to the vendors who came out, but to our dedicated "Friends" volunteers: Hugh Stearns, Tanya Miller, and Dave Duchscher. Thanks for making our market a wonderful success this First Friday!

New Business Member - Brazos Natural Foods

A great big welcome to another new Business Member, Brazos Natural Foods. A supporter of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market, BNF carries local foods in the store as well as a wonderful variety of organics. Be sure to check them out!

Thanks, Brazos Natural Foods, for supporting the Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market!

New Business Member - Buy Brazos

A great big welcome to the Buy Brazos team, as they become the newest members of the Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market. And what a perfect partnership it is as we both seek to increase community awareness on the benefits of buying locally.

For more information, check out the Buy Brazos website here.

Household Hazardous Waste Event

Ready with 1600 fliers about recycling at the market, the Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market greeted well over a thousand vehicles at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in College Station today.

It was a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about our local farmers' market and volunteers Nancy Burford, Sonya Cooley, David Duchscher, Harvey and Helen Wise, and Tanya Miller joined me at the event. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible.

We've been invited back next time, so be sure to mark your calendar for November 14 or check out the Hazardous Waste Disposal website for more information.

See you next time!

FBVFM In the News

The Friends of the Brazos Valley Farmers' Market has made the July edition of Brazos Valley Insight Magazine. Checkout page 20 under "Carnivore. Herbivore. Locavore?"

Also, page 21 offers a second short article on the Farmers' Market!