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New Farmers Market on Sundays in East Austin: Hope Farmers Market

Friday October 23, 2009 - 11:45 am - By Kristiwillis

If you are anything like me, your Saturdays are packed full of errands and fun events with family and friends. The fall is always the craziest time for me because I like to attend my niece and nephew's soccer games and I'm trying to schedule around the UT football games and I want to go to my friends' house warming or holiday parties. And, I have to pick up the dry cleaning and drop off the library books and ... well, you get the picture. Trying to figure out when to go to the farmers market can be challenging at best.

I uttered a huge sigh of relief when I heard that there would be a new Sunday farmers market. Yea!!! A Sunday market! I don't have to do everything on Saturday.

The HOPE Farmers market, a nonprofit organization, will run from 10 am - 3 pm each Sunday and is located in East Austin (414 Waller St.) near Progress Coffee and Rogue Sports. The organization was created by a number of community members including: HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Campaign, Finca Pura Vida, Daily Juice Co., Café Mundi, Nomad Sounds, Big Red Sun,Graphic Glass Studios, Empower Yoga, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, Jewel Magazine, Austin AMP and HOPE Events Inc..

In addition to providing another place to buy fresh, local food, the market will also include artisans, local healthy lifestyle companies and community groups. Following is a list of some of the farmers, purveyors and organizations you can expect to see at the market:

Finca Pura Vida

Winfield Farms

McKemie Homegrown Farm

Engle Farm

Microbial Earth

Hot Rock'n & Pop'n Kettle Corn

Keep it Simple Silly (KISS)

East Side Showroom

Full English Food

Papa's Nubbins

Red Swing Project

Rainforest Partnership

Green Doors

Austin Eco Network

Austin AMP

If the list doesn't impress you, maybe the free coffee will. If you bring your own mug, you get free coffee! Now, that's a real incentive program.

If you have questions or need more details about the market, contact Greg Esparza at market@hopecampaign.org.

Hope to see you Sunday! I'll be the one balancing my bag and my coffee mug.