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Rock Talk, Vol. IX
You weren't happy with your close proximity to downtown, the Medical Center and the Museum District; your tree-lined streets and quaint houses; your dining options that run the gamut from upscale (Hugo's, Indika, Feast, Da Marco) to down-home (Baba Yega, Cafe Montrose, Ziggy's, Lankford Grocery); your endless thrift stores and antique shops and clothing boutiques; your quirky coffee shops and bars. 
It just wasn't enough, was it, Montrose? Now you want your own farmer's market, too?
Fine, be like that. You're finally getting your way: the first ever Montrose Farmer's Market is slated to be held in the parking lot of La Strada this Saturday, September 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Currently, the farmer's market will be held here every Saturday for the rest of the year, and hopefully for many years thereafter. According to a press release, the owner of La Strada, Aldo Catania, sees the market as a point of pride and a way of giving back: "Hosting the Farmer's Market is our little contribution to the Montrose community."
Confirmed vendors at the Montrose Farmer's Market include produce stands with local fruits and vegetables, specialty dessert items, homemade breads and pastas from La Strada, freshly-made soups, Sage Salads, an assortment of goodies like lotions, candles and soaps, and an intriguing-sounding vegan chili purveyor. As other spots fill up in the coming weeks, the Montrose Farmer's Market will be a strong member of the market community while filling a need for fresh, local produce in the immediate neighborhood.
Happy now, Montrose?
Montrose Farmer's Market
Saturday, September 6, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
322 Westheimer Road
(in the La Strada parking lot)
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Yes, we are happy now!
This is awesome!! Great news KSG, thanks!!
Y'all are flat-out spoiled. Spoiled, I tells ya!
That is FANTASTIC news! Woohoo!!!
Yes, this is awesome. I can walk to La Strada.
damn girl. this shit is dope. i cannot wait to walk there and see the goodness.
Because the Midtown Farmer's Market was just too far to go. It's a whole 3/4 of a mile from La Strada! ;-)
Well, that was fun! There were about 6-8 vendors outside and 4 more inside La Strada. They had fruits and veggies of course, but they also had fresh gazpachos, fresh Pluot Lemonade, sweets, Indian foods, honey and soaps and essential oils.
It was a nice little Farmer's Market and hopefully it will grow!
I actually bought some prepared kale with figs and mandarins and I never eat kale! It was that
good!
I really do hope one of the farmer's markets grows. I've been disappointed by some of them I've visited. I look forward to checking this one out and getting some fresh fruits and veggies.