Farmers market at Firewheel Town Center in Garland has promising opening day

by Teresa Gubbins

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Market with about 40 vendors fills niche in far northeast suburbs.

GARLAND — The Four Seasons Market, a new farmers/craft market at Firewheel Town Center in Garland, had a promising launch on Saturday with 38 brand-name vendors and a promise from organizers of more to come.

Farmers market staples such as Lucky Layla Farms, Chapman Chile Kitchen, and Round Rock Honey all appeared at the behest of Brian Cummings, of EatGreenDFW.com, who helped organize the market, along with Vincent Hirth and Florine Bowman, owners of Florine Bowman Pastries, who'd run similar events in France.

To give the opening the proper fanfare, they drafted chef David Gilbert, who made a show of strolling through the market to acquire items which he then used in an on-site demonstration.

There certainly seemed to be a good sprinkling of customers for vendors such as Sachse Heritage Farm, The Bee Charmer from Wylie, and Grandview-based Rosey Ridge Farm, who sold loaf after loaf of their Pumpkin Bread and Luscious Lemon Bread with icing. Garland-based Sharla's Sweets, a new chocolatier founded by Sharla Perry selling chocolate truffles and confections, made its debut.

"I do marketing for a telecom company but I started taking chocolate classes and it became my passion," Perry said.

Cummings said he felt optimistic about the prospects of the market, which will take up residence every Saturday in the center concourse of Firewheel, because its location in the far northeast suburbs fills a niche not previously filled.

"We have another dozen that weren't able to get their paperwork done in time, but there'll be more," he said.

Campania owner Jay Jerrier, who served up slices of pizza, said that the city of Garland made the paperwork process a lot easier "than some other cities that begin with a D."

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