by Luis Gonzalez
While studying at the University of Houston (UH), students can escape studying or the real world by going to their favorite spot in the city to relax and vibe with themselves or with others. For me, as someone whose schedule consists mostly on campus, my favorite spot is the UH Farmers Market.
Discover UH’s Farmers Market, a monthly event where local farmers and sellers bring their businesses here and offer a wide range of merchandise. From food, crops, art, clothing, jewelry, beauty, home, and artisan crafts, it's a great time without leaving campus to shop.
Compared to large businesses, the vendors create their products by hand, with less ingredients, and some with their own unique ways of making items. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to support them and follow them online.
Food vendors
Finally Vegan Macarons bake deserts all with plant-based ingredients that are high quality. OwnerMaricel Cephus was the first to invent it in Houston and put effort to make the best recipe to sell. Finally offers sales online through its website.
Gentle Whisk Bakery is another vegan bakery business by Destinee. She offers a range of cakes, cookies, and brownies. Every product is made from scratch and love with the skills of a pastry chef. She is ready to make cakes for your future weddings.
Found in Katy, baking for 30 years, Great Harvest Bread Co. specializes in hand-crafting bread with 100% whole grain flour. Products offer a wide lineup of baked goods such as loafs, sandwiches, cookies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and king cakes.
Lemonade King comes to hydrate on sunny days with real 32 oz lemonade and other fruits. The stand offers refills next time you meet them and bring their reusable cups.
Possibilities loves to bring back the memories of eating popsicles from childhood but adding a Mexican blend of Chamoy and Tajin to popsicles. Find the stand in any event you might go and pick from cream, water, and spicy popsicles.
The Texas Pie Guy is your man for pies! He bakes his in empanada and cobbler styles. There are strawberry, blueberry, apple, mocha, and more. All done hand-crafted and fire-smoked. Feel free to get pies anytime through his website.
Crops
Plant It Forward, one of the most generous organizations to come to campus, harvests its crops with the community in mind. Thirteen refugee farmers work on 8 sustainable farms to provide fresh and healthy produce across Texas.
Art
Appearing in many outlets, Bug in the Box’s mission is to preserve insects and display them inside beautifully frames. The team consists of entomologists and artists who cherish the insects after they pass away and show their importance while their habitats are declining.
- JourneyBunny
A store founded and run by Janice Tauro and Zeenigami producing cute stickers and enamel pins based on pop culture such as Pokemon, Studio Ghibli, and One Piece.
- Naytendo
Similarly, Naytendo sells more than just enamel pins, but also phone grips. earrings, car stickers, and exclusive merchandise You can support her directly through her Patreon account. Check out the two vendors if you love anime and video games!
Jewelry
D’Vora Jewelry is found here in Houston and handcrafts its jewelry, including Texas-influenced styles. You’ll find 14k gold jewelry of necklaces, earrings, and finger rings that don’t eat most of your wallet. There are even jewelry stones to purchase.
A jewelry store run by a female duo that sells jewelry and accessories. From earrings, bracelets, necklaces, clothing, and handbags with their own styles.
Beauty
Near the university, Bloom creates handcrafted products. One of the few body & beauty stores that makes products with fewer ingredients compared to the large businesses and crafts them in fun appearances such as their body soaps.
Clothes & accessories
What stands out the most about Mylolabag is its materia - handcrafted in Colombia with designs based of the Wayuu tribe, Using cotton and acrylic threads with crochet techniques. It’s majestic in my opinion!
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