Join us this Saturday at the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market to stock up on a variety of handcrafted, locally grown items. The Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market is currently open on Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons and offers fresh produce, unique gifts, and a variety of other delicious items.

Merci's World Cuisine will be at the market Saturday and will be serving: Bruschetta and grilled Asparagus, Red Beans and Saffron Rice, Plantains and Beans, Shrimp Po-boys, Boudin Ball Sandwich, Grilled Pork Tenderloin Plate served with Grilled Vegetables and Texas Caviar. Tabouli Salad, Macaroni and Cheese, Spring Rolls, Grilled Chicken and Saffron Rice served with Grilled Vegetables and Texas Caviar, Grilled Chicken Po-Boy, PB&J French Toast, Chorizo Breakfast Tortas, BLT Sandwitches, Horchata, Tamarindo, Jamaica, and Tea!!!

Things to look for this Saturday: baked goods (breads, cookies & pies), canned goods (wild-picked jams and jellies including may haw, blackberry, muscatine and wild plum as well as jams, marmalades, preserves, chow-chow, pickled vegetables, salsas and relishes), artisan Texas cheeses, free-range eggs, tilapia fish, flowers, herbs (basil, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sorrel and thyme), local raw honey, jewelry, plants, starter plants and preserves.  Local produce including:  green beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, carrots, sweet corn, cucumbers (stripped derby & suyo long), eggplants, greens (collards & Swiss chard), lettuce (butter crunch & romaine), okra, onions (red & yellow), peaches, fresh shelled peas (pinto & purple hull), unshelled peas (cream & purple hull),  peppers (Anaheim, banana, Bell & jalapenos), plums, new potatoes, squash (butternut, causa magda, flying saucer, Italian heirloom, sunburst, tonda mezzi, 2 types of yellow & zucchini), tomatoes (cherry, green, Roma and several varieties of red slicer) and watermelons.

If you would like to sign up for the weekly Farmers’ Market email update, please send an email to obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us. You are also more than welcome to visit www.farmermktnac.blogspot.com. Also be our fan on facebook@NacogdochesFarmersMarket.

 The Nacogdoches Farmers’ Market, located at the “hitch lot” at the corner of West Main and Pearl Streets, is open from 8 a.m. until noon or later every Saturday morning. The market will be open twice a week, Saturday mornings and from 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. If the market parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex parking lot.