Hey, locavores! Find yourself wanting a more comprehensive listing of all the farmers markets in town? Wondering where else to hit after your weekly jaunt to the Midtown Farmers Market or Urban Harvest? Wishing that there were markets on days other than Saturday mornings? Houstonist has got your back, babies!

Some of these markets may be familiar to you, some may be brand new, and all are worth a visit. So get out there this weekend and enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of the great summer harvests!

Central City Co-Op Green Market: This market is only open on Thursday afternoons from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Discovery Green. But what it lacks in extended hours, it makes up for in variety and quality. All of their vendors have farms within a 200 mile radius of Houston and use organic farming techniques. They also take orders for "shares" of fruits and veggies from their farmers, a practice that allows you to place an advance order for a small, medium or large bundle of produce and pick it up each week. The produce bundles include green leafy veggies, three to six other vegetables, and a mix of two to four kinds of fruit (all depending upon season and availability). It's a great, convenient way to support local farmers, eat organic and get your weekly fix of fruits and veggies -- and for far less money than you'd pay at the grocery store!

Bayou City Farmers Market: This market, run by local gardening non-profit Urban Harvest, offers more than just fresh produce. They also have live cooking demonstrations, chickens (and yard eggs!) for sale, local honey, organic breads, fresh flowers and many other vendors from which to stock your pantry. Open on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, this is one of Houston's more popular farmers markets because of its variety and convenient location (right off Kirby and 59).

Midtown Farmers Market: The brainchild of locavore and organic food advocate Monica Pope, who also runs the attached restaurant -- t'afia -- the Midtown Farmers Market is small but potent. Running on Saturday mornings from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, this market has a limited selection of produce but a large selection of products from other local vendors, including the Houston Dairymaids and Krafts'men Baking. On certain days, you can also get great Indian food from Nisha's or gelato, coffee and even grass-fed beef and lamb.

Canino's Produce and Airline Farmers Market: This hybrid grocery store cum farmers market is a longtime Houston favorite. Located off Airline and Loop 610, Canino's Produce is the storefront to a huge lot of farmers market stalls located behind it. Although it's open throughout the week, we recommend going early on weekends before the traffic hits and when the food has just been put out. You can often find things at Canino's (and the stalls behind it) that you can't get anywhere else in Houston. This summer has found Houstonist gleefully picking up cream peas, purple hull peas, patty squash, green tomatoes and 1015 onions. The stalls in the back have some of the best and cheapest Central American vegetables, spices and herbs in Houston. And if you get hungry, you can always hit up the taco trucks in the back or grab a slice of sweet pineapple from one of the stalls as you browse.

Houston Farmers Market: This market has two locations, run on different days. The market in the Heights runs from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturdays and is located behind Onion Creek Coffeehouse, so you can make a full morning out of your trip. The market in Rice Village is located in the south parking lot of Rice University's stadium and runs every Tuesday from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Both markets have fresh produce from Gundermann Farms and Jolie Vue Farms, as well as cheeses, organic meats and gardening products. And if you're worried about bringing the kiddos, don't despair: the Heights market has a children's area that offers activites for the kids starting at 10:30 am, so they can play while you shop.

La Centerra Farmers Market: Way out west? Katy has a farmers market for you, too! Every Saturday morning from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, this brand-new market (its birthday was June 21st) located in Heritage Square at La Centerra offers everything that its cousins in the city offer: organic fruits and veggies and other assorted organic products (such as skin and hair care, candles and soaps). On the third Saturday of each month, local artisans are also on hand with their wares.

Creekside Farmers Market: Live in Fort Bend County and don't want to fight the traffic to come into town? The Creekside Farmers Market in Needville is just the ticket. Even stricter than its city cousins, this market requires that all vendors must have raised their meat, farmed their veggies, picked their fruit and gathered their eggs within 100 miles of Needville, and using organic practices. The produce here is usually less than 24 hours old -- as fresh as it gets, folks. This market runs every Thursday from 4:00 pm until dusk and is located at the Creekside Christian Fellowship Campus, right across the street from Needville High School.

Wild West Farmers Market: While you're out in Fort Bend, check out the Wild West market in Richmond. Held on Sundays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, this is one of the few farmers markets that you can catch on the non-Saturday day of the weekend. Located in Wild West World, a local bazaar/outdoor market off FM 359, they feature local honeys, jellies, eggs, produce and grass-fed beef.

Galveston Farmers Market: The elusive Galveston market is only held on the second Saturday of each month, but it's worth a visit if only to make a day out of it on the historic Strand. Held in Saengerfest Park from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm from April thru December, this market offers the standard array of organic produce plus a little something extra: fresh Gulf seafood, from shrimp to flounder.

Know of any markets we missed? Have a favorite that you want to share with our readers? Let us know in the comments section below.

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