{"id":1018,"date":"2015-03-26T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2015-03-26T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:15:13","slug":"farmers-market-opens-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1018","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Market Opens this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK199\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"Heading\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div><b>Farmers Market Opens and Strollin&#8217; with the Mayor <\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK325\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"MainText Content\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs192\/1117860602858\/img\/101.jpg?resize=126%2C133\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"133\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.101\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>The Grand Prairie Farmers Market will officially open for business at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, for the 2015 season.\u00a0 In addition to locally grown vegetables, meats, honey, pasta, spices, tamales and more, exciting activities are planned to kick off the season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USA Olympian and native Texan Johnny Quinn will make a special appearance.<\/li>\n<li>The market will feature live music and entertainment.<\/li>\n<li>Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen invites residents to join him for a stroll downtown.\u00a0 The Strollin&#8217; with the Mayor event, beginning at 8:30 a.m., features a two-mile walk through the downtown area, beginning and ending at Market Square.\u00a0 Mayor Jensen plans to announce future dates for the 2015 Cyclin&#8217; with the Mayor program.\u00a0 The Cyclin&#8217; with the Mayor bike rides are planned for April through November as part of the Get Fit GP community health initiative.<\/li>\n<li>Numerous groups &#8211; including various city departments and Get Fit GP &#8211; will have booths at Market Square.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t miss the Parks, Arts and Recreation department&#8217;s photo booth!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001l75kTCj1hwkcUBNvxMUaaofLUSgjTHojRJHiLcapCXZQ2WY7WLxmIxwjLsQLEsn2W1wrIT-M1S8Ra_wHZsGmnEAwvxiJW0xcKBv9dXw_WySHZYUeBVzTlHXo9mLU7HOZtk_9D0s9v4u8C6aqk8mlVbIbTmO8RylEB30r4lWUlowu6lUU_aLFLg==&amp;c=UPi1KgiEQ80kop26LDY4thD7hgZKbUPT62BUJVAcMg9R0TqBoBnJcA==&amp;ch=80G1dOL8lMXoB9U1hdMG2WcVQndnjAW-a1ZJ5vX-kNLgJibTk0YaEw==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Farmers Market <\/a>will be open every Saturday, March 28 to December 19 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Market Square, 120 W. Main St.\u00a0 For more information, call 972-237-4599.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmers Market Opens and Strollin&#8217; with the Mayor The Grand Prairie Farmers Market will officially open for business at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, for the 2015 season.\u00a0 In addition to locally grown vegetables, meats, honey, pasta, spices, tamales and more, exciting activities are planned to kick off the season. 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