Sprouts plans another store in Austin region

From Austin Business Journal, April 23, 2009...

Sprouts Farmers Market is forging ahead with a third Austin-area location.

The Phoenix-based natural grocery chain has inked a lease for 25,700 square feet in the Great Hills Station on Research Boulevard.

Sprouts announced plans earlier this year to open two stores in fall 2009 in Rollingwood and Round Rock. The Great Hills location should also open in the fourth quarter, said Andrew Scroggie, vice president of the Austin Commercial Retail Division of The Weitzman Group.

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More shoppers turning to farmers' market for tomatoes

From statesman.com, June 4, 2008...

"Are these safe to eat?" asked one woman browsing tomatoes at the Austin Farmers' Marketin the Triangle shopping center, closely studying the tomato as though attempting to detect any bacteria.

It is a question people are asking more frequently following a year of food recalls due to contaminated products. Tuesday, the Department of State Health Services advised people not to eat uncooked Roma and full-sized tomatoes following an outbreak of salmonella bacteria that has sickened people in nine states, including 21 cases in Texas.

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Farmers Market Site For Sale Again

From statesman.com, April 23, 2008

A prime piece of real estate on Burnet Road is back on the market, just seven months after being purchased by local businessman Paz Dhody, who had said he planned to redevelop the spot.

Dhody, who bought the Travis County Farmers' Market in September, told the county and neighbors at the time that he would redevelop the 2.3-acre property at 6701 Burnet Road. He said he intended to put a restaurant and acoustic music venue on the premises, for which he paid $2.25 million.

In following months, Dhody's redevelopment plans stalled, and some tenants, including the popular Brentwood Tavern, left.

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Pflugerville Farmers Market

From Impact News April 3, 2008...

To create more visibility for downtown businesses and promote local growers, Pflugerville Farmers Market Manager Micki Eubanks will open the city’s first farmers market May 6.

“There are a lot of neat little businesses downtown that many people don’t know about, and it’s a really nice little area,” Eubanks said. “So hopefully this will bring some folks there so they can see what’s available.”

The prospect of relocating Pflugerville’s city hall from downtown to a site closer to Toll 130 has spurred an ongoing debate among city officials, local business owners and some local residents.

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Austin’s Urban Markets Get Fresh!

From Texas Highways May 2008...

Call it the pull of just-picked peaches, juicy, homegrown tomatoes, or blackberries as big as your thumb. Such jewels of early summer have attracted flocks of food-lovers to farmers markets for generations, but these days, you can skip the drive to the country; some of the most exciting markets are in the city.

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