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03/05/2010

Gourmet food truck brings healthy fare to Dallas business districts

03/03/2010

In Season: Pecan Lodge Catering to open at Farmers Market
Thursday marks the opening of Pecan Lodge Catering in Shed No. 2 at the Dallas Farmers Market, a catering kitchen with a cute, Hill Country-style counter and façade. Pecan Lodge will serve breakfast and lunch Thursday through Sunday.

02/24/2010

Plano dairy reaps benefits of raw milk movement

Wendy Prince-Plagens carriers raw milk to a customer's car from the Lucky Layla store at Lavon Farms.

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For $8 a gallon, customers can buy milk that comes straight from the registered Guernsey and Jersey cows grazing in the fields around Lavon Farms. No pasteurization. No homogenization. And no approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Video: Collin County’s only dairy farm
Link: Lavon Farms
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In Season: Pastabilities marks 10 years at Dallas Farmers Market and more grocery news
It's hard to believe that Pastabilities is celebrating 10 years at the Dallas Farmers Market. It's the little storefront behind El Mercado Cocina Mexicana and just north of Shed No. 1 that owner Ed Greer shares with Mike Koster and Koster Cattle Co.

02/22/2010

Deals: Groupon lets you buy coupons
For the bargain hunter, Groupon is like opening a treasure chest every morning. Log into your e-mail, and you might find a $25 credit for food and drinks at the Barley House for just $10, or $70 worth of services at Joy of Waxing for $30.

Sprouts offers very low produce prices through manager's specials
Browsing the produce at Sprouts Farmers Market almost always induces a double take. In addition to advertised specials, the supermarket designates spontaneous manager's specials at shockingly low prices.