Join us this Wednesday, July 21st , 2010 at the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market to stock up on a variety of handcrafted, locally grown items. The Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market is scheduled to be open from 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday afternoon through the busy growing season.

Lisa Crawford, Louis Duffield, James Lynch, George Partin, Cindy Pruett and Tracy Saenz will all be selling produce: blackberries, cantaloupe, sweet corn, cucumbers (striped derby & suyo long), Swiss chard, eggplants, herbs (basil, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary & thyme), okra, onions, peaches, shelled and unshelled peas (cream & purple hull), peppers (Anaheim, banana, Bell, cayenne & jalapeno), red potatoes, squash (butternut, cousa magda, flying saucer, Italian heirloom, sunburst, tonda nizzi, 2 types of yellow & zucchini), tomatoes (cherry, green, Roma and several varieties of red slicer) and watermelons.

Merci’s will be serving some delicious fare for dinner including "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!!!

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 for the weekly update. 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 is currently 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.