Article: Fort Worth, Texas, to Establish Farmers Market; Arlington Considers Idea.

By Sean Wood and Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 16--Arlington and Fort Worth are looking at local farmers and seeing green. Not just the green of their crops, but the green that comes with economic development.

Groups in both cities are looking at setting up farmers markets to lure more people downtown, particularly on weekends.

On Tuesday, Fort Worth's City Council voted 8-1 to contribute $85,000 for start-up costs for a market along Jones Street between Ninth and Twelfth streets. "Such a little amount will yield so much," said David Pettit, director of downtown development for the ...

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