June 2014
Calendar events
Why Buy Local?
Local food tastes better.
Local food is more nutritious.
Local food supports local farmers.
Local food preserves open space.
Local food builds community. By getting to know the farmers who grow your food, you build understanding, trust and a connection to your neighbors & your environment.
The Calendar of Events is published monthly by the Mount Pleasant/Titus County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Council. To be listed, an event must be open to the public and of interest to visitors. Submissions must be received in written form by the 15th of each month. Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to edit the content of submissions.
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Downtown Farmers Market Downtown Mount Pleasant Saturday mornings 8AM-sell out Come shop or bring your fresh produce and garden items to the east parking lot of Titus County Courthouse. For more information contact Jacob at 903.575.4000 or jhatfield@mpcity.org.
6.21 Jazz Professors Los Pinos Fork & Spoon Dining Room 7PM-10:30PM Music professors with a passion for old school, classic jazz featuring Mike McGowan on Sax, Jeff Shelton on Percussion, and Kevin Kelley on Standup Bass. Groovy cool! No Cover Charge & No Reservations. For more information contact 903.855.1769 or gerald@lospinosranchvineyards.com.
Texas Home Grown Peaches Efurd Orchards | 3mi. south of Pittsburg on 271 Stop by Efurd Orchards, Inc., for the freshest, tastiest produce in Texas. They have been proudly providing the Pittsburg area with top-quality fruits, vegetables, and other products since 1972, so you can count on them to provide you with a flavor experience you will never forget. For more information contact 903.856.2253 or info@efurdorchards.com
Everything Texas Fresh Farmers market at the Chamber 1604 North Jefferson Thursday evenings 6PM-9PM Come by and enjoy produce, food, farming tips, entertainment, arts & crafts from local farmers.
6.06 NTCC Farmers Market and NTCC Agriculture Building 6.20 9AM–sell out Lettuce support local farmers! Selling locally raised homemade or handmade products. Produce plants, canned items & $5 NTCC Burger deal. For information contact 903.434.8276 or rmccracken@ntcc.edu.
6.29 Farm Tour Greer Farm 6PM This tour will offer people a chance to meet local farmers and see what it’s like to create a fully sustainable farm. Farm to Fork Dinner Greer Farm 7PM The dinner will highlight the difference that fresh produce makes by featuring dishes comprised of all locally grown food picked and prepared by your neighbor’s farm.
6.27 Everything Texas Shoot-out and Golf Open thru Mount Pleasant Country Club 6.28 Friday 7PM | Saturday 7AM Come join the fun. Bring your families and enjoy swimming, food, music and raffles! For more information contact the Chamber at 903.572.8567 or info@mtpleasanttx.com. 6.28 Cooking Class: Blueberry & Blackberry Feast The Greer Farm House 11AM | $85 June is berry season at The Greer Farm. What a better way to celebrate than a fantastic summer menu that combines our farm fresh berries into absolutely wonderful dishes. Then you top it all off with Chef Eva’s special blueberry fried pies. For more information contact 903.645.3232 or eva@greerfarm.com.
Tickets for the tour and dinner will be available daily at the Chamber office and during the Everything Texas Fresh Farmer’s Market. 6.16 “Kids in the Kitchen” Vacation Bible School thru Mount Pleasant Seventh-Day Adventist Church 6.20 9AM –12PM For ages 6-12. Learn how to cook quick, healthy, easy meals! There will be fun songs, crafts, neat presentations and learn about Jesus! For more information contact 903.572.7556 or vbs@mtpleasanttxsda.org.
For more information contact the Chamber at 903.572.8567 or info@mtpleasanttx.com 6.28 Titus County Kids Theatre Presents: thru “Alice in Wonderland” 6.29 Performances will be Saturday, June 28th at 7:00 and Sunday, June 29th at 2:30. For more information contact tckt@outlook.com.