Phoenix Public Market announces closure after months of financial hardship

By , on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
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Following many months of internal strife, the Urban Grocery and Wine Bar located in the Phoenix Public Market will close its doors Saturday. Despite the closure, the Open Air Market and Royal at the Market coffee bar will remain in operation. Read story

Crooked Sky Farms provides local, all-natural produce

By , on Friday, April 27th, 2012
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Crooked Sky Farms, the largest community-supported agricultural producer in the state, supplying more than 800 people weekly and brings its fresh produce to the Phoenix Open Air Market every Saturday morning. Read story

Local vendor finds cure for Valley's bland hummus

By , on Thursday, April 19th, 2012
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Sabeur Rouin saw one major problem with the state of Arizona when he moved here — the hummus. He’s Doctor Hummus, the man behind the name of the business he started. He mashes locally grown garbanzo beans and adds his “secret ingredients” to create the perfect low-calorie snack. Rouin said dips made by competitors cannot measure up to his top-notch product that he sells at the Open Air Market at the Phoenix Public Market on Saturdays. Read story