Local Food Businesses offering Olive Oil near Magnolia, Texas 77354 (5)

When we talk about seasoning, we usually think about savory flavors. And the name The Spice Hippies certainly evokes flavors in the spicy-salty-savory range. But looking at their recent creation, the one they called Caramel Snickerdoodle Gourmet Popcorn, I am convinced that The Spice Hippies are real flavor geniuses. They can help you and me explore the bounds of taste and flavor beyond the traditional and conventional. Spice blends, vinegar, oils, seasoning - everything and anything can be an effective tool to ramp up or experiment on flavors.

The Groves Marketplace is where the good kind of spending happens. The items here are fresh. The vendors are small, local businesses. The products are a wide assortment of essentials. For your protein needs, they sell Wagyu beef steaks, smoked sausages, and fresh seafood. For the sweet tooth, they have small-batch ice cream, cookies, brownies, and cocoa bombs. Also available are aquaponic lettuces and herbs, locally-grown mushrooms, and pickled jalapeños. For your personal care needs, they have body butter and organic sugar scrub. If you have a dog, then you can buy dog food and treats here too. This list is just the tip of the iceberg. There are a lot of good buys here that's worth every penny.

South Brazos County Farmers’ Market is set up every Tuesday and Friday from 12:00 noon to 5:30 PM. This is set up in two different locations in College Station. At the Scott & White Clinic every Tuesday and at the Scott & White Hospital every Friday. Here, you can find farmers and growers selling fresh fruits and vegetables. There are potatoes, onions, squash, cucumber, carrots, and tomatoes here. There are also stalls that sell preserves and canned food. You can see jars of pickled figs, blackberry jam, sweet potato pineapple jam, cranberry apple jam, red onion jam, fiesta relish, green tomato pickles, and pickled carrots for sale here. You can also find homemade lemon pepper, candied lemon peel, honey, virgin olive oil, and even earthworm castings sold here. And if you ever need meat (pork, chicken, bacon, beef chuck roast), you'll find a vendor here selling those products.