Good Local Markets at Vickery Meadow

Good Local Markets at Vickery Meadow is part of a Dallas nonprofit that says its mission is to support local farmers and ranchers, incubate small businesses, and increase food access. That mission shows up in the market mix: producer-only vendors, SNAP acceptance, and a lineup that runs from hydroponic produce and orchard fruit to tamales, bread, coffee, and handmade sweets. For shoppers in Dallas, this is a market with a clear emphasis on buying from the people who grow, raise, bake, roast, and make the food themselves.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix here leans heavily toward producers selling food and farm goods tied closely to the region, with a noticeable spread across vegetables, meat, eggs, orchard fruit, bread, coffee, and pantry staples. It is not just a produce stop; the roster also makes room for plant starts, cheeses, chocolates, tamales, candles, and honey, which gives the market a fuller shop-for-the-week shape.

• -Pick up seasonal local plant starts from Bobby’s Best Plant Starts.
• -Find local pork products and eggs from Chimney Stack Farm.
• -Look for hydroponic grown local produce at Dragon City Farms.
• -Shop seasonal local produce, herbs, and flowers from Gardeners in Community Development.
• -Greer Farm brings local produce, fruit, chicken, lamb, beef, pork, eggs, and honey.
• -Highway 19 offers seasonal local produce, fruit, baked goods, and preserves.
• -Pachi Pachi Farms sells locally raised Spanish and Venezuelan style cheese, gelato, herbs, eggs, and fresh vegetables.
• -Winona Orchards supplies orchard fruits.
• -Along Came Tamale makes handmade tamales.
• -Dark Arts Chocolate features single origin handmade chocolates and sweets.
• -THE Dough Artisan bakes artisan breads and rustic loaves.
• -Empire Bakery brings artisan baked goods.
• -Fair Park Coffee pours locally roasted coffee beans and drip coffee.
• -Ross’ Rowdy Bees sells honey and bee pollen.
• -Vasko Candles offers handmade candles.

Beyond the regular stalls, Good Local Markets also promotes farm-centered outings such as a Strawberry U-Pick and lunch event with Highway 19 and Railway Cafe, a calendar item that extends the market’s producer focus beyond the weekly shop. The clearest thread at Vickery Meadow is how directly the market ties shoppers to producers. Good Local Markets describes its Dallas markets as producer-only and says they support local farmers, ranchers, beekeepers, bakers, and makers through a nonprofit model. That framing fits the vendor list here, where the names map cleanly to what they grow or make: Greer Farm with meat, eggs, honey, fruit, and produce; Dragon City Farms with hydroponic produce; Ross’ Rowdy Bees with honey and bee pollen; and THE Dough Artisan with rustic loaves. Even the broader calendar keeps that same line of sight to the source, with a Strawberry U-Pick event built around Highway 19 and a farm visit rather than a generic festival add-on.

Know before you go

Dogs are welcome at the market, which matters if you are planning a weekend stop with a pet. Payment is flexible even if an individual vendor does not take cards: all vendors accept cash, most vendors accept credit, and the information booth can sell market tokens by card for use as cash with vendors. Restrooms are not available on site. The market season runs from April through December, with Saturday and Sunday shopping windows, so this is not a year-round stop at this location. Free market parking is available through Gate 6, a detail Good Local Markets gives for Fair Park Farmers Market parking instructions.

Payments & SNAP

Good Local Markets accepts Lonestar/SNAP benefits and WIC vouchers at all locations, including this one. Cash is accepted by all vendors, most vendors accept credit, and shoppers can use a card at the information booth to buy market tokens that work like cash with vendors.