Pearland Old Townsite Farmers Market

Keep Pearland Beautiful shows up here not just as a name on a partner list, but as the sponsor of the market’s Arbor Day Tree Giveaway, where residents could pick up two trees apiece. That tie to a local conservation group gives the Pearland Old Townsite Farmers Market a distinctly civic shape alongside its produce and prepared foods. The market is held at Zychlinski Park in Pearland, creating a park setting for a vendor mix that ranges from vegetables and grass-fed meats to tamales, Indian food, coffee, honey, and baked goods.

Why it matters locally

Pearland Community Gardens links the market to a broader local growing effort organized by Cassie Johnson-Mitchel with Bay Area Homesteading, Kate Wilczek with the Pearland Radical Vegetable Gardeners, the City of Pearland Parks and Recreation Department, and the Vic Coppinger YMCA in Pearland. That makes the market more than a place to buy food; it is also connected to a named community garden project in the city.

The partner list stays rooted in Pearland institutions. The Pearland Old Townsite Coalition is a collaborator, while the Pearland Parks and Recreation Department and the Pearland Economic Development Corporation help promote the market. Pearland Parks and Recreation is also listed as a whole-season partner, which reinforces the market’s local public-facing support structure.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix here leans practical: vegetables, meat, honey, baked goods, prepared foods, coffee, and a few household or gift-oriented booths all appear in the season lineup. It reads like a market where a Saturday visit can cover dinner ingredients, snacks, and a few non-food stops in one pass.

• -Find year-round vegetables from Turtle Creek Farms, a local farm in Danbury.
• -Pick up beef, pork, and chicken from Georgia's Grass-Fed Beef; the animals are raised on grass, not grain, and without hormones.
• -Look for honey from Rose Of Sharon Honey.
• -Browse cakes, cupcakes, cookies, cake pops, muffins, and assorted fudge at Jenny's Delights.
• -Choose organic dog treats from Pawerful Organics.
• -Grab kettle corn from Duron Kettle Corn of Pearland.
• -Shop clothing, wooden décor, and custom items from Pea Pickin' Sisters of Manvel.
• -Order tamales from MD Tamales, including pork, chicken, beef, bean, and vegan options.
• -Add ready-to-eat Indian food from EZ Indian Food.
• -Take home locally roasted coffee from Pearland Coffee Roasters.
• -See the Pearland Community Gardens project represented at the market.

Special events also shape the calendar, including an Arbor Day Tree Giveaway sponsored by Keep Pearland Beautiful, an Easter Market with visits from the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts, a Veterans Day Celebration, and A Country Christmas at Pearland Old Townsite Farmers Market.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest policy detail to factor into your plan before heading over. The market is held at Zychlinski Park at 2243 Grand Blvd. in Pearland, so the park location is your main navigation anchor. Restrooms are not available, another practical detail that can shape the timing of your visit.

The market runs with clear payment methods, though specific forms are not listed here, and there is no stated SNAP/EBT detail to plan around. If you are interested in the gardening side of the market, Gardener's Corner participation reservations and questions are directed to Cassie Mitchel.