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**ACASA Margarita Mix** came to be during the Spring of 2020 when Catherine Governale and Jamie Laguarta had the shared vision to ensure that their favorite cocktail could still be enjoyed despite restaurant closures and restrictions. The mix was created by rebranding a tried and true recipe in hopes of changing the restaurant-dependent perception of the classic cocktail.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Angel’s Cocina** creates and sells Crispy Jalapeño is infused with Spicy Olive Oil and Garlic with no preservatives and long shelf life. Try them at the next farmers market!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Brown Bitz Family Kitchen (BBFK)** offers a line of Top 8 Allergen-Free, Vegan food products and sauces that will cater to every palate. Their products are proudly made with fresh herbs & spices, hand squeezed citrus, top of the line vinegars & produce, and finished with non-GMO Sunflower Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil for clean flavors without preservatives, dyes, additives, or fillers.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Casetta Cucina** is a family business focused on providing wonderful pastas and sauces that are a wonderful addition to any meal. Their products are made from a mix of high quality Italian ingredients and local, seasonal produce.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Chamoy Don Jorge** creates delicious handcrafted gourmet chamoy sauce made with premium all-natural ingredients, with no artificial colors or flavors. They are also serving up chamoy covered snacks and even miniature chamoy bottles that are meant to travel with you!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Chilesquiles** makes an essential Chilaquiles Sauce, Texas-made and handcrafted in small batches with fresh, natural and sustainable ingredients to share the tradition of Homemade Mexican Cuisine in every jar.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Cochinita & Co.** is how Chef Victoria Elizondo brings her passion for her rich Mexican culture and heritage to Houston. With items such as tamales, salsas, drinks such as Jamaica, and chips, Cochinita is a must-visit for any market visitor. Chef Victoria also has a cafe, located inside Kickin’ Kombucha.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Clawtel Ranch** offers fresh seafood, pickled jalapeños and carrots, and spices. Our signature flavors of pickles, peppers, spices, and herbs pair perfectly alongside our seafood products or your go-to favorite meals.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

Introducing Flora Yogurt! Our Greek yogurt is crafted with fresh, organic milk from local Texas farms (Mill King Milk), providing a high-protein, probiotic-rich superfood. Our passion for quality has led us to perfect our recipe, ensuring a consistently delicious taste and premium quality in every batch. Enjoy flavors like strawberry, mango, peach, and soon our seasonal organic fruits. We sweeten with organic cane sugar and our plain version contains only milk and natural lacto bacilli, making it a perfect treat for health-conscious clients and even your pets! Available in 8 oz, 16 oz, and 32 oz.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Jujuice Seamoss** creates all-natural seamoss products, they are committed to crafting small-batch, fresh-pressed juices, gels, capsules, and more, harnessing the inherent strength of seamoss to nourish and revitalize the body. They prioritize the well-being of their customers, providing them with premium-quality products that support their health goals and enhance their quality of life.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Jani's Waffles** is a family-owned company that brings an alternative to a favorite, waffles! They makes and sells multiple flavors of gluten-free, plant-based waffle and pancake mixes, as well as vegan granola mixes.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Jessie’s Bites** mission is to help people, help their pups, live their best lives. In collaboration with their nutritionist, they locally handcraft human-grade pup food that delivers the quality nutrients your pup needs to feel its best! Their highly inclusive environment, where all abilities are welcome, focuses on an individual’s strengths and talents to ensure the best pup grub around for pups in our community!
**Heights Mercantile**

**Let Me Snack** is a snack made from Popped Water Lily Seeds. These seeds are roasted, popped and flavored to perfection, making them a delicious crunchy snack for any time of the day. Oh and it's VEGAN. From Himalayan Sunrise to Barbecue and Mint Masala, we have something for everyone. Our flavors are carefully crafted using Indian spices. Look out for our mystery flavors that pop on and off in the markets.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Ma-Mere’s Maison** is proud to offer the highest quality, most delicious jellies on the market today. We put lots of love and careful attention in each item. We hope you enjoy our jellies as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Migaloo Chocolatier** puts their heart and soul into the chocolate they create. Migaloo means “spirit-soul” in the Australian Aboriginal culture, and that’s what they aim to embody. They create and sell truffles, marbles, spreads, and more!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Miya's Munchies** is a small bakery based in Spring, Texas. It is owned and operated by the mother/son duo Sumiyyah and Khaliq. They sell pot pies as well as pocket pies that will absolutely blow your mind. Sumiyyah grew up in the baking business as her parents owned several French bakeries, and she’s taken what she learned and put it into Miya’s.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Nette’s Tea** offers a delicious selection of homegrown, handcrafted teas. They take pride in cultivating our herbs with great care in our own garden, ensuring that only the freshest and highest quality ingredients go into every cup. They strive to create blends that not only taste great, but also help you relax, unwind and find your inner zen.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Nicks Piks** creates delicious handmade local pickles with special flavors popping up frequently throughout the year. They even make other goodies like the best bloody mary mix that you’ve ever tried.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Old Country Olive Oil** brings you cold-pressed, unrefined, unfiltered, extra virgin olive oil. The olives are hand-picked and carefully selected from the Abdallah Family’s groves of Tanbourit, a tiny village in the South of Lebanon. The families of this village have cared for and harvested the olives for centuries, making oil and soap for their personal use and livelihood.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Prophecy Foods** makes the kind of food they want to eat. The cheeses were born of Delaney’s desire to have dairy-free cheeses that taste and function like cheese (wild concept, we know). The hot sauces were born of Jake’s affinity for fermentation. Prophecy is here to craft foods around which you will gather your friends and family.
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Sadie's Select** provides high-quality raw pet food. They’ve taken the time to create meals with just the right mix of muscle, organ, bone, veggies, and fruits. They also sell bulk box orders, raw dairy products, hide chews, toppers, and dried treats. Visit them at the market to learn how to transition your pet to a raw food diet!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Scotty's Staut Sauerkraut** sells fermented products like kimchi and sauerkraut that are full of healthy probiotic bacteria. They carry a wide range of ferments such as cauliflower and jalapeños, and source the majority of these ingredients from local markets. Crisp and delicious, try some of your own and you’ll be hooked!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Taha Spreads** started in 2020 when the pandemic shut down most restaurants. Ziad and Sabrina found it hard to find good arabic dips mostly found in restaurants. Realizing that grocery stores did not carry a wide variety of authentic middle eastern dips, they decided to make their own. What started as a side project turned into a full blown company within a year.
**Heights Mercantile**

**Wonder Pops** is a woman-owned popsicle shop selling unique and tasty flavors of popsicles with locally sourced fruit and zero additives. They are handmade in the Heights and the owner, Karla, is constantly creating new flavors to enjoy year-round. They are also available to cater your events with their iconic pushcart!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Yallatizers** is a family business specializing in Mediterranean gourmet cuisine. Their products are clean, simple and made with love, using fresh ingredients from local farmers’ markets. Their offerings inlude hummus, yogurt, salads, pita, and garbanzo chips. They also provide plenty of gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options!⁠
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

**Zax Snax** offers a healthy & delicious alternative to boring grocery snacks. Most snacks are baked or toasted and the nutrients have been severely diminished. Dehydration retains nutrients and promotes an awesome crispy texture!
Made with coconut, nuts, seeds, and fruits and ALL-natural sweeteners; no HFCS; no refined sugars Zax Snax is great for road-trips, no need for refrigeration, resealable!
**Rice Village and Heights Mercantile**

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You can catch me this Sunday at @ricevillagefarmersmarket stocking up on all my market essentials in my fave @ladycaptainco fishing shirt! Shout out to this Texas local, female-owned business & market sponsor who is keeping the Grub Farmers Marke

I always make it a habit to buy my self fresh flowers each week at the farmers markets to brighten up my home 🌼

Stop by this Sunday at @ricevillagefarmersmarket & snag some beautiful bl🌼🌼ms from @addysflowerfarm & @animalfarmtx

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$It’s Wednesday, which means @feelgoodgrp has a downtown farmers market today! Find these awesome vendors at Smith St. Farmers Market {1200 Smith St from 10:30-1:30} & Come stock up on all your mid week essentials. @wood_duck_farm has the$

Fruit season has made its way to the markets!

Come out this Sunday to @hmfarmersmarket & stock up on all the goods. Pro tip: come early before @wood_duck_farm sells out of their vibrant peaches, strawberries & blueberries.

See y’all

Il dolce far niete — “the sweetness in doing nothing”

Last week I had the opportunity to trek all the way to Iceland & stay on a property that operates as a sheep farm in the Summer.

While the group was off heli-skiing, I st

That moment when you look down & realize that everything on & under this plate {and the plate itself!!} is local 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Rewind almost 8 years ago when I was majorly struggling with my chronic health conditions, I had no idea how much the l

I am still so tickled that I made grass-fed/finished raw butter! It was way easier than I expected & i’m really just so blown away I did that! It’s going to be way harder to buy butter from the store now that I have @synergosfarms raw

Spring has arrived at the markets! 🍓

These local strawberries are the reason why I can’t buy grocery strawberries anymore. Grocery store strawberries, especially when out of season, are bland, practically white inside & don’t pack t

One whole month without my sweet Ollie boy 💔

Not sure when the hell this is going to get any easier but until then I’m spamming y’all with my top 10 favorites because he was just so dang handsome.

I love you, my bud—thank you fo

$Did you know at our Downtown farmers markets, you can build your own produce box from @wood_duck_farm for just $40?? This will allow you to pick exactly what you want for your home. Come out TODAY to Smith St. Farmers Market from 10:30-1:30 {1200 S$

What a wonderful debut we had yesterday at the McKinney St. Farmers Market! Thank you for coming out & supporting our wonderful vendors.

This sister market to Downtown’s Smith St. Farmers Market is geared to breath some life back into dow

Happy International Women’s Day!

To every woman & boss babe I am so fortunate to have in my life, may it be personally or professionally, you all inspire me daily and I am so grateful for you all.

How lucky am I to share this space with

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