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Because of restrictive food safety ordinances, farmers markets could not do business in Plano, Texas.
On Tuesday December 18th, 2012, Plano city council voted unanimously to make several major changes to the food ordinance. Among the most important was changing the definition of a farmers market in order to allow not only produce but also items such as cheese, milk and meat. The market will be located at Fairview Farms, 3314 N. Central Expressway and is tentatively scheduled to be open Saturdays from April to October.
Plano, a northern suburb of Dallas, has a significant Hispanic population that will benefit from the location of Plano’s first real farmers market.
By The Numbers
1
Supermarket
for every Latino neighborhood, compared to 3 for every non-Latino neighborhood
