Firewheel Town Center Posted on 2010-08-05 22:13:44 Four Seasons Market at Firewheel will not re-open. It was a great market but too expensive to maintain and we didn't receive the support we expected from the owner - Simon Property Group. In fact, we will not setup any market with them. This is why we cancelled Irving Mall and North East Mall markets. On the bright side, we may relocate that market this year somewhere in Garland - near Firewheel. We would like to thank you very much for the numerous emails we received and for your support regarding this issue. Please rest assured that we tried our best to keep the market open. Vincent Hirth

Star Spangled Spectacular Posted on 2010-07-02 22:32:51 From 4 PM to 9 PM Come out and celebrate America's birthday with live music from a variety of talented artists. Radio Disney’s Jay Jenson will present a day of fun in the Park with exciting games and prizes. The park will be full of games/activities for children including bounce houses, face painting and balloon artists. Firewheel Town Center retailers will join the fun by adding great summer sales and in-store events throughout the day. The Star Spangled Spectacular fireworks display will begin at 9 p.m. Call (972) 495-8085 for more info

New Four Seasons Market in Addison Posted on 2010-05-07 12:05:00 Please make sure to visit our new Four Seasons Market in Addison this Sunday (May 9th). We need you to continue supporting your local ranchers, farmers, specialty food producers and artisanal craftsmen who are working hard on delivering their best products to you. Thank you! Market Details: Location: The Village on the Parkway, on the former Bed, Bath & Beyond’s parking lot Address: 5100 Belt Line Road, Dallas, TX-75254 Phone: (972) 308-0100 Days/Hours: Every Saturday (9am - 2pm) and Sunday (10am - 3pm), from May through October/November

Spring Greening comes to Firewheel Posted on 2010-04-30 08:37:26 Area families can spring into green during "Little Planet Helpers," a free, eco-themed event with the Simon Kidgits Club and Radio Disney at Firewheel Town Center on Saturday, May 1 from 12 noon to 2 p.m.. During this special event, kids can tap into the fun Earth Day festivities while engaging in hands-on activities that teach them how to keep the environment clean and green. "We are thrilled to be hosting this fun, eco event with the Simon Kidgits Club," said Melody Kamp, Director of Marketing and Business Development.. "This year, we are kicking off spring with loads of green-themed games and projects that recognize and celebrate our natural environment." While designed for kids, ages 3 to 8, parents also love our Kidgits Club events, she added. In fact, more than 90 percent of parents of Kidgits Club members agreed in a recent survey conducted for Simon Property Group that Kidgits events are fun for their children. Seventy percent said their kids talk about the fun for several days after taking part in the event. "With all the fun planned, this eco event is sure to be no exception," Kamp said, explaining that children can play the "Pitch In Recycle Game," a green twist on the familiar basketball game that teaches kids how to recycle. Kids also will plant herb seedlings in pots they decorate themselves. In addition, Radio Disney will provide trivia tips and prize giveaways to children at the event.

Recycling in Garland is Red, Hot and Green! Posted on 2010-04-23 01:59:12 Join the City of Garland Environmental Waste Services Department as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by encouraging Garland residents to recycle more at home. On Saturday (April 24th), they will be on hand to discuss the City's recycling program and to issue red recycle bins at no charge for any resident who does not have a recycling bin at home or for residents who need more containers to put recycling in. Recycling is one of the easiest ways to reduce the amount of trash hauled to the landfill, recycling saves natural resources, and recycling helps with water conservation. Make Every Day Earth Day-Recycle! Earth Day-it's all about learning, teaching and sharing.

New Vendors Posted on 2010-04-16 11:09:39 Here they are: J & S Metalworks Metal Fabricator Custom metal art work for yard or home decor. Custom Metal Yard Art, candle holders clocks, wind spinners. Natsumi Gelato + Frozen Yogurt Gelato, frozen yogurt, organic green teas, and will be adding crepe soon. Fresh products, natural and organic ingredients. Terra Cotta Potts Stone Art Specialty Floral Designs, succulents, cactus, orchids, etc. Stone Pots, Garden rocks, indoor/outdoor stone mosaics. The Woodscribe and RDH Designs Hand Crafted wood items including custom hand crafted pens, scroll saw art, signs, etc. as well as hand made jewelry.

The Food Court Goes Out Posted on 2010-04-09 11:52:03 Both sides of the Park will be open tomorrow (April 10th) and we put the Food Court outside for the first time this year. Among the vendors serving ready-to-eat food you will find: Brisket Heaven Brisket sandwiches and tacos, served with or without coleslaw and signature sauces: sweet bbq, mild horseradish or spicy jalapeno salsa. Double Throw Down BBQ This Saturday's Special: Pulled pork BBQ plate with BBQ beans and warm German potatos as sides and a cold drink for $8.00. Nana's Bananas Nana's Bananas specializes in hand-dipped Chocolate Treats. All items are prepared while you wait. Sunshine Hand Pies Hand-held sweet and savory pies. Fillings are seasonal and use local and organic ingredients. All pies are made fresh and by hand. Victorious Thai Food Ready to eat Thai dishes prepared by a cook from Thailand.

Special Guest: Recycled Pomeranians Posted on 2010-03-19 15:16:45 Meet with the Recycled Poms this Saturday (March 20th) at the Waggin Tail Treats booth. Recycled Pomeranians mission is to locate, foster, vet, and place dogs in forever loving homes. They rescue purebred dogs previously used as breeders in puppy mills, dogs surrendered by their owners, lost and abandoned dogs on death row at local shelters and a few dogs found roaming the streets. They house, feed, rehabilitate, socialize, seek medical attention for and spay or neuter each dog rescued.

Vegetables & Plants for this Saturday (Mar.13th)! Posted on 2010-03-09 23:10:50 This is just what the market needed to celebrate spring. Five farms decided to join our list of nearly 100 registered vendors, making Four Seasons Market at firewheel one of the biggest Farmers Market in Texas - if not THE biggest. Here are the farms: Rowdy's Produce & Plants Mill Creek Farms Sachse Heritage Farms Heddin Family Farms Little John's Plants & Produce Make sur to come early to pick the best produce!

Find us on Facebook Posted on 2010-02-19 08:59:26 If you have a Facebook account, you may join the Four Seasons Market's Fan Page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/FOUR-SEASONS-MARKETS/308459929937

Featured Vendors (Feb. 13th) Posted on 2010-02-12 15:42:50 This week we recommend you to check the following vendors: 1.- Carol's Candies Homemade Gourmet Candies: English Toffee, Pecan & Peanut Brittle, Chocolate Pecan, Peanut Butter, and more 2.- Custom Cafe Foods Handmade gourmet dry mixes for soups, dips, breads, muffins, brownies and hot cocoas. 3.- Essentially Naked Candle/Soap Company Handcrafted, all natural, artisan soaps 100% natural lotion bars made with east Texas beeswax 100% natural soy candles with fragrances provided by nature! 4.- Londa's Gourmet Classics Gourmet food speciality manufacturer since l988. Products include cracker mixes, salsa mix, olive and jalapeno relish. 5.- Nana's Bananas They are specialized in hand-dipped Chocolate Treats. All items are hand-dipped while the customer waits. FOOD Vendors this Saturday include: Ain't No Mo Butter Cakes Brisket Heaven Calais Winery Carol's Candies Custom Cafe Foods Dallas Spice Market/ Kurry King Designs by Diana Dolce Sucre Double Throw Down BBQ Down Home Spices Dread Head Chef Good Spice Seasonings Joy Farm (The) Londa's Gourmet Classics Lucidos Pasta Lucky Layla Farms Miss Ellie's Gourmet Nana's Bananas Natures Best Market Robert's Relish Barn Rosey Ridge Farm Round Rock Honey Sharla's Sweets Sloans Creek Heritage Meats, LLC Sunshine Hand Pies Texas Honey Bee Guild Texas Olive Ranch The Frosted Cookie Tree The Tamale Company Truth Hill Farms We Me Bread NON-FOOD Vendors include: Abundantly Aromatic Apple Pie Publishing Beaded Image Bella Rose Jewelry Designs Bev Sue Shoe Doos Biscuit Head Baking Co. Body Harmony Confections for Connections DFW Chair Massage Essentially Naked Candle/Soap Company Hearts & More HisGems Make Scents Pamela Rabin Fine Art Paws Fur Treats, LLC Purple Ranch Lavender Farm Shirt Girls The Gleaning Network of Texas Waggin Tail Treats

Featured Vendors (Jan. 30) Posted on 2010-01-29 08:28:15 Two weeks to go before Valentine’s Day. It's time to think about the best gift. Here are 6 more vendors who are ready to help: 1.- Shirt Girls (Quackebox Creations) Onesies, T-Shirts, Aprons, Grocery Totes, Tote Bags, Sweatshirts (winter), Baby Accessories (caps, bibs), Yoga/Lounge Pants 2.- ERth On A Shoestring Jute Bags that have been hand painted. 3.- Body Harmony Hand made purses made out of grass, Large Sun Hats Made out of recycled materials, Natural Soap Made for people with dry skin good for the winter 4.- HisGems Bottle cap keychains, magnets, jewelry, hairbows, and other hand made items. 5.- Designs by Diana Canned Good Candles, Dresses, Baked Potato Bags, Photo Props (Baby Hammocks, Hats, Scarfs, Fringe) and Childrens cloths 6.- David Mars Photography New Service With Valentine's day coming soon you may stop by David's booth. He has updated it in order to offer portrait services.

Calais Winery Joins The Food Court Posted on 2010-01-22 12:57:33 Calais Winery will offer wine by the glass at the Food Court. All wines come from the Texas winery based in Dallas: • La Cuvee de Juillet (100% Pinot Gris. Very refreshing) • La Cuvee du Chene (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) • Cuvee du Commerce (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah) The other vendors involved in the Food Court include: 1.- Brisket Heaven Brisket sandwiches and Tacos 2.- Double Throw Down BBQ Pork and chopped beef sandwiches, Sausage on a stick, Smoked turkey legs, Hamburgers, Hot dogs 3.- Florine Bowman Bakery French Sandwiches (Parisian Style), Coffee, Pastries and bread 4.- Nana's Bananas Hand-dipped Chocolate Treats, prepared while the customer waits.

Introducing the Food Court Posted on 2010-01-14 14:51:51 Starting this Saturday (Jan. 16), Four Seasons Market at Firewheel will operate its own Food Court. Five vendors will be ready to welcome customers, offering a diverse range of cuisine from Brisket Tacos to French sandwiches. The sitting area is ready and can accommodate more than 30 customers. The vendors involved in the Food Court include: Brisket Heaven (Brisket sandwiches and Tacos), Double Throw Down BBQ (Pork and chopped beef sandwiches, Sausage on a stick, Smoked turkey legs, Hamburgers, Hot dogs), Florine Bowman Bakery (Coffee, Pastries, French baguettes and Parisian style sandwiches), Sunshine Hand Pies (Breakfast pies, Indian potato and pea pies, Spinach mushroom feta pies and more) and Nana’s Bananas (Hand-dipped Chocolate Treats, prepared while the customer waits). Make sure to reserve your lunch with us!

Opening Hours Posted on 2010-01-08 13:37:32 The opening hours will change this Saturday. From now on the Market will operate from 9am to 2pm.

Celebrate the New Year with Free Champagne Posted on 2010-01-07 17:20:24 The Four Seasons Market at Firewheel Town Center is celebrating the new year by offering a free glass of French champagne for early visitors to the market on Saturday, Jan 2. The free glass will be available at the Calais Winery booth.

Four Seasons Market Closing for Christmas Posted on 2009-12-31 12:40:57 There will NOT be a Four Seasons Market Saturday, Dec. 26. Most of the vendors decided to spend the weekend with their families. And we agreed it was a good idea. But we’ll be back on Jan. 2 in the building at the north end of the Park in Firewheel Town Center at 305 Riverfern Avenue. The building is near the children’s playground and adjacent to the Parkside at Firewheel Apartments and Townhomes. Look for some new vendors and new products when we get rolling again in January. We’ll keep you posted.

Five New Vendors Join Four Seasons Market This Weekend Posted on 2009-12-17 14:45:38 Five new vendors are joining the Four Seasons Market this Saturday as it moves indoors and extends its hours to 4 p.m. The market, which opens at 9 a.m., will be on the first floor of the buildings at the north end of the Park at Firewheel Town Center, next to the playground. The address is 305 Riverfern Avenue, and it’s next to the Parkside at Firewheel Apartments and Townhomes. The new vendors, who will be joining more than 40 local farmers, craftsmen and specialty food makers at the market, include: Double Throw Down BBQ, with pulled pork sandwiches, smokes sausage, smoked turkey legs, and other barbecue dishes; Down Home Spices, with a line of 16 proprietary seasonings; Rockin’ A B Designs, with children’s clothing and accessories; Pamela Rabin Fine Art, with framed photos and artwork by award winning artist Pamela Rabin; and David Mars Photography, with a short collection of his work. Double Throw Down BBQ joins Brisket Heaven, Chapman’s Chile, Nana’s Bananas and Florine Bowman in offering market visitors something to eat as they shop, with Florine Bowman adding Parisian-style sandwiches and fresh-baked baguettes to the menu.

Check out the new vendors Saturday Posted on 2009-12-10 18:57:46 Two new vendors will be on hand at the market on Saturday, Dec. 12—Apple Pie Publishing and Sweetwater Farm Greenhouse. Apple Pie Publishing’s Diane Shapley-Box will be offering copies of her new book, About Apples For Fred, a story about “a young frog with a big heart and a bigger problem,” along with light switch covers and book ends of the characters from the story Sweetwater Farm Greenhouse owners Barb Palmer and Dave Kenyon from Denison will be offering their “unusual and quality plants for the discriminating gardener,” including seasonal annuals, perennials, shrubs, specialty trees, garden decor, organic soil amendments and mulches.

Christmas Shopping Gets Underway Posted on 2009-11-28 15:55:03 Withing minutes of opening day, Dread Head Chef sold three of his special Christmas handmade gift boxes to kick off the start of the holiday season at Four Seasons Markets. Although the wind was gusting so hard at times that some of our producers had to take down their tents to avoid flying away, the sunny day drew hundreds of shoppers. Some were looking for a handmade gift for Christmas, some for the makings of a good meal (Magnolia Seafood reported selling out of most of its shrimp and all of its red snapper), and some for lunch (Brisket Heaven was serving sandwiches non-stop) or just a sweet treat (Nana's Bananas were almost too busy to close at 2 p.m.). Next week promises to be another great shopping day with the weather man calling for sunny skies with a high in the 60s. Check back to see what Christmas specials our producers will be offering on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Sun, Customers Come Out Late at Today's Market Posted on 2009-11-21 16:01:33 The sun finally broke through today around noon and brought with it a rush of customers who just kept coming even as the planned 2 p.m. closing time came and went. Many of the vendors took advantage of Firewheels' gracious offer to stay through 4 p.m. Makes us think we might want to revise our hours to stay later . Stay tuned for more on that. In the meantime, if you didn't make it to the market today, you missed what is just about the last of the East Texas tomatoes from Sacshe Heritage Farms. We'll know by mid-week whether there will be any on the 28th. Also new this week were Nana's Bananas (chocolate covered frozen and non-frozen fruit on a stick) JuHa Ranch and Sloans Creek Heritage Meats (pastured raised beef, pork, chicken and lamb), Kustom Kicks (blinged out tennis shoes for kids) and many more. Check out the events page for a preliminary look at who will be there next week as the Christmas shopping season gets underway. Handcrafted and local make for great gifts. See you then.

Chef David Shares Recipe From Opening Day Posted on 2009-11-18 22:57:35 Chef David Gilbert, who hosted a free walking and shopping tour of the market on opening day has posted some photos of the tour and his cooking demo along with the recipe he developed. Visit his website to see it.

Sunshine, New Vendors Draw Crowd for Second Market Posted on 2009-11-16 11:42:11 Nine new vendors were on hand for the second Four Seasons Market at The Firewheel Town Center Saturday offering products from sweet salsas to pickles and relishes. They joined the more than thirty vendors who were part of our first market on Nov. 7. A highlight of the day was a pottery throwing demonstration by Julie Brown of Work In Clay who showed market visitors just how she makes her exquisite stoneware products. Stay turned for news on next week's market which will include new vendors like JuHa Ranch and their free range chicken and Zita Cookies with their line of home baked treats.

Julie Brown from Work In Clay to Demonstrate Her Pottery Making Posted on 2009-11-13 07:32:29 Julie Brown of Work In Clay will show market visitors just how she makes her exquisite stoneware products during pottery "throwing" demonstration that will be held every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the fountain in the park. Julie will be at her potters wheel demonstrating the first step in the process of making her functional stoneware pieces. She describes her work as being "Always inspired by nature. I choose glowing hues of sunrises and sunsets greens of rolling hills, blues of sparkling waters, purple tones of majestic mountains, and desert browns to inform my pallet. The added joy is that these treasures in clay are created to be shared with others who will complete the piece in their environment." So stop by and see how she does it.

First Four Seasons Market a Resounding Success Posted on 2009-11-09 20:21:00 The day started out with some iffy weather--cold. overcast and windy--but the customers started coming at 9 a.m., and while the weather finally lived up to the weather man's expectations, the crowds exceeded ours. We want to thank our great new customers, our first-rate vendors and the folks at Firewheel Town Center for making yesterday the resounding success it was. And a special thanks to Chef David Gilbert, who conducted a shopping tour of the market then put together a fantastic, flavorful "brunch" dish of grilled pork tenderloin from Truth Hill farms (marinated in Lucky Layla yogurt and seasoned with lemon pepper from Good Spice) accompanied by sunny-side up eggs from Truth Hill. The pork and eggs were smothered in a fresh tomato/basil salad made from tomatoes and scallions from Sasche Farms, heirloom tomatoes and basil from Joy Farms and doused with a blend of Texas Olive Ranch Olive Oil and their Roasted Garlic Olive oil. It was a virtuoso demonstration of both the flavor and versatility of market-fresh ingredients. He promises to post the recipe on his site at www.beyondthekitchen.com Stay tuned for more updates as we get ready for next week. Our goal is to create a European style market linking local ranchers, farmers, specialty food producers and artisanal craftsmen to customers, and yesterday was a solid first step in that direction. There are even better markets to come.

Chef David Gilbert To Lead Shopping Tour, Cooking Demo Saturday Posted on 2009-11-05 13:08:52 Chef David Gilbert, who is known for his focus on using local foods on his menus, will be hosting a free walking and shopping tour of the local food vendors beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday during the Four Seasons Market opening day. Gather round the information booth near the fountain if you want to join him on the free tour. Chef Gilbert, who was named a Rising Star Chef in 2007 and is noted for a cuisine that “elevates low brow ingredients,” will follow the tour with a quick cooking demonstration on how to combine the fresh ingredients he finds into a meal. See you then.

We're Getting Ready For Market Day Posted on 2009-11-04 11:26:25 We're knee deep in planning and coordinating the first market day for Four Seasons Markets on Saturday, Nov. 7. It looks like we'll have more than 30 vendors for the launch offering everything from locally raised vegetables, to grass fed meat and poultry and farm fresh eggs to artisanal pastries, breads, cakes and cookies to handcrafted jewelry and more. Check out the Vendors List to find out more about our vendors.