Earth Day is April 22, but Dallas Farmers Market is celebrating the weekend before — April 18–19. The theme this year is simple: Up to something good. The same thing we're up to every Saturday. Just with a potting workshop and a derby car.
Plant Potting Workshop for Kids
A kids' potting workshop runs Saturday 10am–noon at Pearl Street Plaza. Each child plants a small herb start (basil, mint, or rosemary) in a biodegradable pot and takes it home with a grow guide. Free, open to all ages, while supplies last. Sponsored by Kelley Produce and Texas A&M AgriLife.
Vintage and Upcycled Vendors
Pearl Street Plaza has a curated vintage and upcycled goods pop-up running both days — clothing, home goods, handmade items from repurposed materials, and zero-waste lifestyle products. Look for the vendors in the southwest corner of the plaza.
"The market has always been about knowing where things come from. Earth Day weekend is just a good excuse to say it out loud."
The Recycled Derby Car Build
A collaborative community art project — a derby car built from 100% donated and recycled materials — is on display in the Pearl Street Plaza center area Saturday and Sunday. Members of the public can add materials or sign the car Saturday 10am–2pm. The car runs (sort of) and will race in a charity derby in May.
Sustainably Grown Producers This Weekend
The Shed is always anchored in local and sustainably grown produce, but this weekend the Information Booth has a printed guide to producers who farm using organic, regenerative, or low-input methods — ask at the booth for the list.
What's Growing Now
Late April is still prime spring market season. Look for strawberries (toward the end of their run), spring herbs at peak, asparagus from specialty growers, tomato starts, and the first summer squash of the season from earlier-planting farms.
Grow Something This Week
If you buy a tomato start or herb pot this weekend, it's going in the ground at exactly the right time — past Dallas's last frost date, before the heat sets in. A $4 tomato start at The Shed will produce 15–20 pounds of fruit by August if you plant it right. Worth it.
The Shed is open Saturdays 8am–5pm and Sundays 10am–5pm. Earth Day weekend programming at Pearl Street Plaza is free.
