Today we’d like to introduce you to Ramona Ridge.
The Fulshear Farmers’ Market, run by Ramona Ridge of Forever Fulshear, has become a destination for many on a Saturday morning. Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure and opportunity to meet Ramona and get a guided tour, complete with time to chat with the vendors.
Ramona greeted me right away and took me under her wing for the morning. The atmosphere was lively and friendly, and it felt great to be in the middle of it as Ramona fielded questions from potential vendors and chatted with friends and newcomers alike. Overall, the tone of the market is laid back, but purposeful. Guests are there to get their eggs, bread, meat and produce, and maybe even some cut flowers or juices, soaps, or food-related gifts. There are plenty of options and people have their favorites.
Nearly everyone I spoke to said they enjoyed this particular market because it was a place that caters to those who are actually looking for honest food and food-related products that are sourced, grown and produced locally, many times by the very people selling them. There was a sense that this market was true to the purpose of farmers’ markets: to get food to people, rather than being a place where anyone can set up a tent and sell anything just to make a buck.
I spoke with many of the vendors that morning, and my only regret was that my husband had my wallet.
My first stop was with James and Beverly of Ole Boy Brazos Bottom Farm. They love what they do, and it shows. They sell certified organic produce, and James calls himself the “carrot converter,” claiming to make a carrot-lover out of even the most stubborn vegetable avoiders! So, if you need your kids – or your grownups! – to eat their veggies, go visit Ole Boy’s tent, you won’t be disappointed.
I also had the pleasure of learning about bees and beekeeping from Roy of Imperial Honey. If you’re looking for local honey from a knowledgeable and reliable source, go see Roy and ask him about his can of bees.
I worked my way down the line chatting with nearly everyone: I sampled kombucha from The Kombucha Company (they have a popular bottle exchange program); You can’t miss Jay Kolbe of Takona Soaps, and Schilling Farms is always popular; Little Emma’s Seafood and Jessica’s Tamales were busy with paying customers; Brenham Kitchen sells dried fruit and nuts, and their tomatillo and white chocolate sauce was amazing; Seebu Farms offers fresh and pickled quail eggs, and Marie and Toby Hogan of New Frontier Pecan House are newcomers who have had a very good response in Fulshear.
Kumar of Koldprezz Organic Raw Juice loves the Fulshear market and was nearly sold out by the time I got there; I sampled the peach, pecan and amaretto preserves from The Great San Saba River Pecan Company and swooned; If you’re looking for organic treats for your dog (or cat), The Doggie Snack Bar has them; We purchased a gorgeous bouquet of cut flowers in a mason jar from Soni of Local Flora, and the ladies from Waypoint Farm had great things to say about our Fulshear Market.
Has it been a smooth road?
Our faithful vendors brave the heat, cold and usually rain, to be consistent and provide for our community.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Fulshear Farmers’ Market story. Tell us more about the business.
The Fulshear Farmers’ Market is located on FM 1093 and Bois d’Arc lane in Fulshear, Texas. All of our vendors grow, raise, cook or produce within a 200-mile radius of Fulshear.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Shoppers are trusting the big grocery stores less and less. They are learning that it is best to know exactly where their food comes from and how it was grown or raised.
Contact Info:
- Address: 9035 Bois d’Arc Lane
- Website: www.fulshearfarmersmarket.com
- Phone: 7137034129
- Email: foreverfulshear@gmail.com
- Instagram: Fulshear Farmers’ Market
- Facebook: Forever Fulshear
- Twitter: fulshearfmarket
- Yelp: Fulshear Farmers’ Market
Image Credit:
Paloma Ridge
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