Local Artisan Food Producers near De Kalb, TX (5)

If you're all about that pasta sauce and other tomato-based sauces, Fredesvinto has you covered. Born out of the passion for cooking by owners Chef Fredesvinto and his wife Monica, they have grown their brand into one of the best pasta sauces you can get. Each jar is handcrafted using all-natural ingredients in small batches.

Boggy Creek Honey Farm is owned by Jesse Wright of Omaha, Texas. Their honey is dubbed as “Pure East Texas Honey” produced in Northeast Texas within 50 miles of Texarkana and Longview. It is best described as a multi-floral wildflower honey. Some of the principle sources are several clovers, prickly ash, rattan vine, persimmon, and privet. It is generally a medium amber color and is produced mid April through early June. Most of the customers describe it as having a very unusual, floral flavor. Unfortunately, Boggy Creek Honey Farm has no physical store but they do sell it directly to the customers and to several retail locations in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.

Pappy’s Peppers, which is located in Blossom, Texas, started making ground pepper, jellies, and hot sauces in 2016. The hot flavor variants are made from jalapeño and habanero peppers. The super hot variants, on the other hand, are made from ghost pepper, Trinidad Scorpion, and Carolina Reaper. They already have a lot of satisfied customers. Among the things they love are strawberry habanero jelly and cinnamon honey. One customer described the peach jam as more delicious compared to major commercial brands. Pappy’s Peppers is a regular in the local farmers' market. That is where they sell a wide variety of products like local honey, hot sauce, pepper jelly, ground pepper spice, fruit jelly, sauerkraut, and more. They are there from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.