City Hall Farmers Market has more than 35 vendors.
“The City Hall Farmers Market has not only provided Houstonians, particularly those who live and work downtown, access to fresh, local produce and locally produced lunch items, it has created community and turned City Hall and its grounds into an interactive, vibrant place that people want to be,” said Laura Spanjian, Houston’s Sustainability Director.
After a successful pilot program started in October 2010, the City of Houston now permanently hosts the City Hall Farmers Market, a member of Urban Harvest’s family of farmers markets, each Wednesday along both sides of City Hall’s reflection pool. The public can enjoy lunch and pick up groceries while supporting local, fresh and sustainable food amidst Houston’s dramatic downtown urban setting. The market showcases more than 35 “micro businesses,” including produce farmers, cheesemakers, coffee roasters and baristas, bakers, prepared food vendors & food trucks, olive oil producers and more. The market also boasts live music, a Community Table, and My Table magazine Chef’s Corner which hosts Houston’s top culinary talent preparing and serving samples of dishes made with market products.
The City Hall Farmers Market, made possible through a community partnership between the City of Houston and Urban Harvest, is the most recent addition to Mayor Annise Parker’s local food initiative. In June 2010, the City’s first vegetable container garden was built at the Bob Lanier Public Works Building, highlighting local produce and educating Houstonians about the ease of maintaining a vegetable garden in any type of environment. Employees on each floor of the building “adopted” individual containers and lovingly maintain them to create a wonderful touch of green within the cityscape. And, on September 30, 2010, Mayor Parker along with representatives from project partners, broke ground on the City Hall Victory Garden in Tranquillity Park to promote nutrition, health, sustainability and self-reliance. The victory garden not only has health, environmental and economic benefits, but the vegetable gardens also create community.
Downtown dwellers and employees are encouraged to walk to the market. Those coming from outside of downtown can select metered street parking; or garage parking at the Tranquillity Park garage (400 Rusk) – $3 for up to one hour, $6 for 1 to 2 hours) or Hobby Center (800 Bagby) – $2 per hour (with max of $10) on days without Hobby Center events.
The City Hall Farmers Market is wheelchair-accessible, and an ATM machine is conveniently located on-site. For more information on the market or to apply to be a vendor, contact Urban Harvest at 713.880.-5540 or visitt UrbanHarvest.org.
ABOUT URBAN HARVEST: Urban Harvest promotes healthy communities, sound nutrition and respect for the environment by educating children and adults and facilitating harvest and habitat gardens. Urban Harvest Farmers Markets help educate the public about the benefits of eating local produce in season and provides the local agricultural community with a direct outlet for their products. For more information, visit www.urbanharvest.org.
Info: http://www.greenhoustontx.gov/farmersmarket.html

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April 17



Bayou City Outdoors InfoSocial – Hiking –



with Special Guest Laurie Roddy author of



“60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Houston”



Stag’s Head Pub



2128 Portsmouth St Houston, TX 77098



6:30 – 8:30PM



If you want to find out about hiking around Houston, Texas – head into our private room at the Stag’s Head. If you would rather just hang out and socialize, the rest of us will be in the bar area next to the room for drinks and dinner or join us for both.



BCO is pleased to announce a special guest for this month! Laurie Roddy is a native of Houston and has been writing for over 25 years on everything from computers to the outdoors. She now freelance writes for several Houston-area magazines and recently completed the book, "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston". She has hiked the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Olympia, Mt. Rainier, the Davis Mountains, Big Bend National Park, the Smokey Mountains, St. Johns in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all around the Houston area.



Come find out a little bit more about local hiking and find out more about Bayou City Outdoors itself. We’ll have happy hour food and drink specials while getting to know members and non-members alike.



We have the private room blocked off from 7:00 to 8:00pm. You can ask questions in small, break-out groups. With 85 to 100 events a month - from kayaking to camping, biking to hiking, concerts to wine-tastings - we never run out of things to do or friends to meet!



6:30pm to 8:30pm; Stag’s Head, 2128 Portsmouth Street Houston, TX77098. Need more information? Call us at 713-524-3567 or email [email protected] or
http://www.BayouCityOutdoors.com

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The Houston Social Source



40's and younger- Gringo Bingo



360 Sports Lounge



4601 Washington Ave, Ste 150



Houston, TX 77007



April 17, 2013



06:30 PM 08:30 PM



360 Sports Lounge is an upscale, laid back, comfortable venue. Perfect spot for our 40’s and younger crowd looking to have fun night out with a fantastic atmosphere! With 20 TV Screens (to include patio viewing & Private Lounge) and 3 Ten Foot Projector Screens, we are your go to place for Sports or games. 360 offers us a night to let our bodies relax while our minds race to be the HSS champion game player of the night! They have a Chef Inspired Small & Large Plate menu and feature Texas Craft beers and alcohols. All of this creates the perfect recipe for fun and good times had by all who dare to play!



Best of all on Wednesday night, A DJ plays while we play some good old fashioned BINGO for free and win some great prizes! Best part is we get all of this plus AWESOME conversations with some great people! This is the coolest most laid back venue on Washington – plenty of parking in the garage above. Don’t miss a night of Games, Yum food, Great drinks and your fun HSS friends!



As always, this event is free for HSS members and only $10 for guests. Not a member? Not to worry, just visit
www.thehoustonsocialsource.com and see what we have in store for you!


To RSVP as a guest email [email protected] or call 713 630 0546



See you there!

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