--- title: "Market Spotlight: Dallas Farmers Market (The Shed) | DFW Farmers Markets" description: "Blog Detail on DFWFarmersMarkets.com. 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The Shed is open Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, weekly, year round. It does not state a producer only or grower only rule, and it states the widest sourcing radius we have recorded in North Texas. \## The hours are the real advantage Most markets in this directory are a morning. Of the 41 listings that show a Saturday, 26 are finished by one in the afternoon, and many of those close at noon. The Shed runs to five o'clock on both weekend days and describes itself as operating "Rain or shine, year round. Free to attend." That makes it the practical fallback when a Saturday morning is already spoken for, or when the neighborhood market you had in mind is between seasons. Most of the metroplex runs a season rather than a full calendar, so in the deep winter and the deep summer the list of markets actually open gets short. \## Sourcing: 400 miles, in the market's own words The market's description of The Shed reads: "Over 100 local producers set up every Saturday and Sunday under The Shed at 1010 S Pearl Expy. Farmers from within 400 miles away, ranchers raising heritage breeds, bakers who started before sunrise, and makers who keep old craft traditions alive." Four hundred miles is a long way. It is stated by the market, so there is nothing hidden about it, but it is worth setting beside the rest of the directory. Coppell, Cowtown, Saginaw, Saint Michael's and the McKinney market at Chestnut Square all use a 150 mile figure in their published sourcing language. Four hundred miles from Dallas reaches well past the Texas state line in several directions. \## It does not claim to be producer only This is the finding most likely to surprise a regular shopper. Nothing on the market's Shed page, its how to shop page, its SNAP page or its vendor join page states a grower only or producer only rule for The Shed. There is a "no resellers" sentence on the site, and it belongs to a different market run by the same organization: "M.A.D.E. Dallas Makers, Artisans, Designers & Eateries. Boutique handmade goods only, no resellers." That rule is written for the handmade goods market, not for the produce vendors under The Shed. None of that means vendors are reselling. It means the market publishes no rule against it for The Shed, so no one can tell you either way from the outside, and any page that describes Dallas Farmers Market as producer only is not getting that from the market. Markets that do publish such a rule, like [Cowtown Farmers Market](/markets/cowtown-farmers-market) and [Denton Community Market](/markets/denton-community-market), say so in a sentence. If provenance is what you came for, ask the vendor which farm grew it. \## Size, and why the number matters The Shed publishes a vendor number, twice: "100+ Producers" on its own page and "Over 100 local producers accept SNAP on all eligible items, every Saturday and Sunday" on its SNAP page. Almost no market in this directory publishes a count at all. Which means any "biggest market in DFW" ranking you find online is being asserted by the writer, not sourced from the markets, because most of the markets being ranked have never published a number. \## What it says it sells The market names its categories directly. Bread and pastries: "Naturally leavened loaves, seasonal tarts, and baked goods made from scratch before sunrise." Honey and preserves: "Local raw honey, fruit preserves, pickles, and fermented goods from Texas producers." Eggs and dairy: "Pasture raised eggs and farmstead cheeses from local farms." Meat: "Heritage beef, pork, lamb, and poultry from ranchers who raise their animals on pasture." Meat, eggs, dairy and honey all stated on the market's own pages puts it in a very small group in this directory. Organic is not among the claims; the word does not appear on the Shed, shop, join or SNAP pages, so treat organic as unknown here rather than absent. \## SNAP and Double Up SNAP and EBT are accepted, and the market states a matching benefit: "Receive 50% off fresh fruits and vegetables when shopping with SNAP, up to $30 per day." Read that cap as belonging to this market only. Other operators in the metroplex publish different caps and different terms, and a few state nothing at all about SNAP. Never carry one market's benefit over to another. \## The listing Address, hours and links are on the [Dallas Farmers Market (The Shed) page](/markets/dallas-farmers-market-the-shed). [View market listing](/markets/dallas-farmers-market-the-shed) ![DFW Farmers Markets](/brand/master-logo.webp) © 2026 DFWFarmersMarkets.com — operated by Dynamic Buzz LLC dba Dynamic Buzz Labs. [For organizers](/market-plus)[Disclosure](/disclosure)[Terms of Service](/terms)[Privacy Policy](/privacy)