Austin Market Buzz. Austin Farmers Market Bustles with Activity: Fresh Finds and Friendly Faces at Republic Square

Hey y'all, it's Saturday morning, May 10th, 9:45 a.m. This is Gary over at the Downtown Farmers Market. Uh, the market is next to Republic Square Park. It's between 4th and 5th. This is what greets you as you come in from the north end, uh, looking south, uh, the top end of the market is like a little food court here, uh, some seating areas, uh, hot beverages, there's some teas, coffee. A little bit of a wind picking up out here. It's still relatively quiet out here. It'll pick up in a little while. One of my favorites here, empanadas! And then the Best Damn Cookies in Austin. Hey it's Gary at the Downtown Farmers' Market. I'm just taking a look at one of my favorite businesses, and that's uh Dough Mama, I've actually just been chatting with Stephanie, the owner. She's been in business for about a year. And let's take a look at what she's got today. We've got the. the scones, looks like we've got the blueberry scones, my favorite. I've never met a blueberry scone yet, that I don't like. A lot of sourdough over here. Artisan breads all looks great. Everything well stocked at the moment. Foot traffic is starting to pick up, as you can see. It's a beautiful morning to take a stroll through the downtown farmers' market. Hey y'all, it's Saturday morning, May 10th at 10 a.m. This is Gary over at the Downtown Farmers' Market. Farmers' Market is right next to Republic Square Park. It's between 4th Street and 5th Street. This is what greets you as you enter the market, uh, from 5th Street looking south. Uh, there's a little seating, uh, food court here, and we've got teas and coffees. Uh, let's see. pancakes, um, and right behind me, one of my favorite grab and go treats, uh, empanadas. And then little queue here for the uh best damn cookies in Austin. And walking south through the market, it transitions from teas and coffees and the cookies and the empanadas, and we start to see fresh produce here. Uh, this is Margaret's farm. She's based out of Manor Texas, and let's see what she has, uh, yeah, some greens, some honey duck eggs. The Market is right next to the federal courthouse as you can see. And let's take a close up look here at uh protein prices. This is a view from the south end of the market now looking north and. Notice we've got beautiful fresh flowers here. Of course, uh, Mother's Day coming up soon. It's also a commencement day over at UT as well. And uh. Let's take a look at the beautiful seasonal uh produce we've got here. Let's see, we've got some onions, fennel, collard greens, all certified organic stuff out here at the downtown farmers' market.