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    Best Farmers Markets

    Shop local and fresh at North Texas' best farmers markets

    Leah Shafer
    Sep 6, 2015 | 6:00 am

    The phrase "fresh from the farm" sounds like marketing jargon when you see it in a grocery store. But at the 35 or so farmers markets around North Texas, it's the real deal.

    These markets delight locavores and locals alike with fresh produce and foods, homemade goods, and locally sourced products. You can get to know your farmer, rancher, producer, grower, baker, dairyman, soap maker, and even your dog biscuit maker and learn interesting stories behind your food. Plus, farmers market patrons save an average of 25 percent more on food annually than grocery store shoppers, according to American Farmland Trust.

    Here are a few of our favorite Dallas-Fort Worth farmers markets and why we love them.

    Dallas Farmers Market
    This is the granddaddy of them all, with dozens of vendors selling natural meat, cheese, eggs, artisan food, and local farmers' produce; we love the local Zip Code Honey from the Texas Honeybee Guild in stall CC4.

    Located in the heart of downtown at 1010 S. Pearl Expy., the Dallas Farmers Market is buzzing with business Thursdays from 4-9 pm, Friday and Sunday from 10 am–5 pm, and Saturday from 8 am–5 pm. Use the handy website product search before visiting to see if what you want is being sold that day, or just show up and browse. They even provide complementary wagons if your haul is bigger than your reusable tote bags.

    Collin County Farmers Market
    Formerly known as Fairview Farms, the Collin County Farmers Market took over in 2013 and hosts a weekly market in a big, red barn shed. It's a festive atmosphere as locals browse the soaps, fresh mushrooms, gourmet olive oils, organic produce, plants, and sweet treats. This is a great place to get local grass-fed meats, like the beef from Hidden Oaks Meats.

    It's open Saturdays through October 3 from 9 am-noon (August), and to 1 pm (September and October), east of Plano at the Murphy City Hall Complex, 206 N. Murphy Rd.

    McKinney Farmers Market
    McKinney's award-winning market is a quaint, laid-back experience located on the tree-shaded grounds at Chestnut Square Historic Village, south of the city's downtown square. In addition to local grass-fed beef and free-range chicken, you'll find specialty goods like tamales, pastries, jerky, olive oil, and jellies. Produce from vendors such as Good Earth Organic, Sachse Farms, Local Family Farms, and D-Bar Ranch is in tip-top shape and generous quantity.

    It's open Saturdays from 8 am-noon at Chestnut Square Historic Village. A mini-market sets up on Thursdays from 3-7 pm in the parking lot at Adriatica, a picturesque re-creation of a Croatian village, west of US 75.

    Good Local Market
    You've known and loved White Rock Local Market for years, so get familiar with Good Local Market, its new name and an expanded concept. You'll still find local produce, meats and cheese, bread and pastries, pickles, jams, and tamales, but now they've got three locations.

    White Rock is open from 8 am–1 pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month through December in the same spot, 702 N. Buckner Blvd. The new Lakeside market is open the same hours on the first and third Saturdays each month at 9150 Garland Rd. Vickery Meadow is open 10 am–3 pm every Sunday at 5803 E. Northwest Hwy. Don’t miss the pasture-raised pork and eggs from Alpha Omega Acres and the small-batch locally roasted coffee from Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters.

    Coppell Farmers Market
    This is one of the best local farmers markets for kids and dogs, with live entertainment, a splash pad, and market-themed playground. While your two- and four-legged babies are entertained, check out the selection from vetted farmers, all coming from 150 miles of DFW.

    Personal favorite: Eagle Mountain farmhouse cheese, made from the raw milk of naturally grazed, organically herded dairy cows in Bridgeport. They also have the best website of any farmers market in the area. Open through November 21 on Saturdays from 8 am-noon, rain or shine, in Old Town Coppell at 768 W. Main St.

    Grand Prairie Farmers Market
    This market was ranked as a "pillar of the community" by American Farmland Trust, sitting on a half-acre park in a barn-like building with corrugated tin roof. It's a community meeting spot in downtown with a shaded pavilion and entertainment, like live music.

    The calendar is full for the rest of 2015, with monthly chef demonstrations and special events. (Next year, don't miss Mrs. Ruthie's Fig and Fudge Festival.) This market is generous with samples, from sausages to watermelons. Open through December 20 on Saturdays from 8 am–1 pm on the Market Square at 120 W. Main St.

    Dogs are welcome at some local farmers markets, like the one in Coppell.

    Coppell Farmers Market
      
    Photo courtesy of Coppell Farmers Market
    Dogs are welcome at some local farmers markets, like the one in Coppell.
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    Animal News

    Hunt County man arrested for animal cruelty to puppy from Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 20, 2025 | 5:33 pm
    Jacob Paul Nichols
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    Jacob Paul Nichols arrested for animal cruelty in Hunt County, Texas.

    On Tuesday, June 17, a resident of Greenville, Texas was arrested for animal cruelty after allegedly letting a puppy starve to death.

    According to a release, Jacob Paul Nichols was arrested and charged with Texas Penal Code 42.092, Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals (b)(1) after allegedly torturing his puppy over a span of several months, causing unjustifiable pain and suffering which ultimately resulted in her death — a felony of the third degree.

    Nichols was located and arrested in Johnson County where he was booked into Johnson County Jail and held on a $200,000 bond.

    On June 6, SPCA of Texas’ Animal Cruelty Investigations (ACI) Unit Chief Investigator was contacted by the ever-diligent Hunt County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a deceased puppy that was discovered inside a dumpster at a Greenville apartment complex.

    The small tan puppy was found lying on her side in a medium-sized crate. She was emaciated and had sharp, overgrown nails.

    An SPCA of Texas Investigator took the puppy to the SPCA's Russell E. Dealey Animal Rescue Center for a forensic necropsy. The exam showed the puppy was 5.5 months old and weighed only 7.6 pounds when she died. She perished due to long-term starvation and dehydration, and had suffered for a prolonged period of time.

    The puppy had a microchip, which revealed that she had been adopted by a Dallas resident from a North Texas animal shelter in January 2025. The puppy, named Sandy, was rehomed to Nichols on February 13 through a rehoming website that allows potential adopters to be screened prior to rehoming. (The release does not identify the adopter or explain why the adopter was dumping the puppy after only a month of ownership.)

    Nichols signed a contract stating that he agreed to “care for the pet in a humane and responsible manner and to provide him/her with clean and adequate shelter, food, water and veterinary care.”

    The SPCA of Texas ACI Unit confirmed with Nichols that the dog had been in his care. Interviews with Nichols and other witnesses revealed evidence that the dog had been neglected over a span of months and left to die in the crate without food or water.

    “No animal deserves to suffer in silence the way this puppy did. The evidence indicates that she was trapped, neglected and ultimately starved to death over a span of months,” said SPCA of Texas’ ACI Unit Chief Investigator Courtney Burns, CAWA. “The level of cruelty in this case is staggering, and the SPCA of Texas and Hunt County Sheriff’s Office are committed to ensuring justice is served.”

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