The Lyons have been selling products outside of Waco’s Richland Mall, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market, and the Navarro County Farmers Market. Now they are focused on Elm Avenue, where they sell watermelon, melon, peppers, squash, tomatoes, beets, peaches, plums, eggplants and peas. Cynthia Lyons’ canning skills are demonstrated in products such as pickled okra. She said she also sells honey with and without honeycomb.
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“We want to offer fresh, healthy foods that contribute to a healthier lifestyle, an alternative to fried foods,” said Lyons.
She hopes to be able to offer apiculture and gardening courses soon.
The location, which their stand occupies on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., was given to Lyons by the owners of Tru Jamaica Restaurant, 937 Taylor St.
Born in Dallas and once a fine arts student in San Francisco, Lyons said she was fascinated by history. She’s gobbled up information on Elm Avenue and East Waco, and learned of their status as a thriving black business community.
Public and private investment has returned to the east side of the Brazos River. TFNB Your Bank For Life opened a full service branch at 715 Elm Ave. Upscale apartments have been built on Elm Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where construction continues on two new hotels. Sidewalk construction and road and infrastructure improvements continue under the supervision of Barsh Construction, which parks two work trucks just off Elm Avenue.
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