Foy Magee sets up at the Rose City Farmers Market, one of three farmers markets that take place each Saturday in Tyler. (File) 

The Rose City Farmers Market will open this spring in downtown Tyler across the street from the Off the Square shopping center after operating for the past three years at Juls. 

Opening day is set for April 7 at 236 S. Broadway Ave., just a half block north of Front Street, according to a news release. 

The farmers market joins several new small businesses that have opened in downtown Tyler, supporting downtown revitalization efforts, the news release said.

The new location will be within walking distance of the Brick Street and Azalea districts, and near the Fair Plaza Parking Garage to accommodate market shoppers.

“In our new location we will better fulfill our original mission of improving access to local food in lower-income neighborhoods, but we will also be a part of the exciting new growth happening in downtown,” said Jessica Bullock, a member of the market leadership team. “It’s where we’ve hoped to be for a long time.”

The Rose City Farmers Market is being hosted downtown by Cecilia Rodriguez-Bush and her husband, Bill Bush, owners of Bill’s Unclaimed Furniture, a longtime business fixture of downtown Tyler.

“Lots of other offers had been made for us to move the market, but this spot has wonderful visibility and accessibility to so many parts of our community,” Bullock said.

The market is traditionally open from April to November.

Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, shoppers will find fresh produce, pasture-raised meats and eggs, wood-fired breads, pastries and granola, jams and pickles, cheese and local artists and musicians.

The market is a project of the Farm and Food Coalition, whose mission is to create better access to fresh, locally grown food in Tyler and advocate local eating for the health of our environment, community, culture and economy. 

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