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The Hills of Milk and Honey Educates Austin’s Next Generation of Farmers

August 21, 2018 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

Dripping Springs Farm Hills of Milk and Honey

Amy Milliron, founder of The Hills of Milk and Honey in Dripping Springs

Guest article by Michelle Lozano

Farmer Amy Milliron of The Hills of Milk and Honey wondered about the intrinsic value of beekeeping, when she discovered livestock guardian dog Bo’s favorite place to nap: 10 feet away from the bees he protects, where the humming lulled him to sleep.

As a farmer on an educational mission, Milliron brought a glimpse of beekeeping to her educational programs using an observational hive, which gave her students a closer look into the lives and work of bees. “Bo loves the sound of the buzz, the kids are connecting…there is something awesome about that. And they will not view bees the same again.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: dripping springs, farm

F-Stop Models How to Transform Lawn Into Urban Farm in Austin

October 25, 2017 by Jaclyn Hubersberger 1 Comment

Ryan Farnau F-Stop Farm Austin

Ryan Farnau at F-Stop Farm (Credit: Jaclyn Hubersberger)

What started as a gardening hobby turned into Ryan Farnau farming nearly all the available space in both his front and back yards, with another 6,000-square-feet soon to be tilled and seeded. With a handful of local restaurants sourcing from Farnau’s farm–hardly more than a third of an acre–F-Stop is quickly joining the ranks of Austin’s more well-known urban farms, like Springdale, Rain Lily, Boggy Creek, and HausBar to the east, and La Flaca to the south.

The sustainable agriculture movement is gaining momentum here in Central Texas, thanks in part to these urban farms, the restaurants that purchase their produce, and the patrons who support the restaurants and farmers’ markets around the city. Through the use of small-scale organic growing practices, these farms operate in direct opposition to big agriculture, fast food, and the industrialized food system. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: farm

Everything’s Coming Up Roses for Woman-owned Business, Petals, Ink.

June 20, 2017 by Jaclyn Hubersberger Leave a Comment

Petals, Ink. Founder Gretchen O'Neil

Gretchen O’Neil, Petals, Ink. farmer and founder (Credit: Petals, Ink.)

Gretchen O’Neil’s love affair with flowers began as a child, enamored by the confetti-colored tulips that sprawled across her grandfather’s yard. Flower growing became more than just a family pastime for O’Neil in 2002, when she started working on a small farm in the mountains of Vermont. After moving to Austin in 2003, it took the native New Englander about five years to acclimate to the sweltering heat before she could even begin to consider growing cut flowers in the Central Texas climate.

You see, many of the flowers O’Neil remembers from her youth simply won’t grow here. She gradually embraced a new genre of gardening that included sun-worshipping plants like agave, and concepts such as “xeriscaping.” Eventually, she discovered that–with enough planning–her fantasy of growing an abundance of blooms could be actualized. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: farm

Farmgrass Raises Emergency Medical Funds for Central Texas Farmers

June 6, 2017 by Jaclyn Hubersberger Leave a Comment

Whiskey Shivers Performs at Farmgrass Fest

The main stage at Farmgrass Fest 2017, located at Simmons Family Farm in Lockhart, TX
(Credit: Jaclyn Hubersberger)

Organic farming is undoubtedly a labor of love and we’re lucky to live in a region where this love exists in abundance, in comparison to other parts of the country. Austinites have embraced the fact that local, organic fruits and vegetables, and grass-fed, pastured-raised meat, eggs, and dairy purchased from any of the city’s numerous farmers’ markets are superior to many of the products found on supermarket shelves.

Even so, of the 240,000 farms located in Texas, only 178 are certified organic. With the departure of a generation of retirement-age farmers and increasing barriers faced by a new generation, that number is unlikely to increase anytime soon. Economic challenges faced by organic farmers are greater than those faced by farmers of larger, conventional farms who receive government subsidies, and this often means going without access to adequate and affordable healthcare.

Farmgrass, a local Austin nonprofit organization, is raising funds to provide assistance to Central Texas organic farmers when they find their health, and the health of their farms, in a state of emergency. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Non-Profits Tagged With: farm

Embrace Local Agriculture at East Austin Urban Farm Tour

April 4, 2017 by Susan Meyer Leave a Comment

2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour

Visitors to the 2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour (Photo: East Austin Urban Farm Tour)

In Austin, “locally-grown” means right inside the city limits. Possibly even in your neighborhood. Each year, East Austin Urban Farm Tour celebrates some of the wonderful working farms in the heart of East Austin. The event gives visitors the opportunity to tour four working farms, all within walking distance of each other. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Events Tagged With: eastside, farm

These 4 Urban Farms in Austin Supply Fresh, Local Produce

October 6, 2016 by Irvianne Torremoro Leave a Comment

Boggy Creek Farm

Boggy Creek Farm inside Austin city limits

Food and community are huge parts of what makes Austin the great city it is. New restaurants pop up every other day, but the unsung heroes–our urban farms–need some love too!

From a nonprofit farm that helps youth to a well-known veteran nestled in the heart of East Austin, there are several places in Austin where you can fill your basket with locally-grown produce. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Food, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: farm

Eat Out For Good Campaign Supports Austin Nonprofit Urban Roots

July 5, 2016 by Kelli McDonald Leave a Comment

Urban Roots Growing Peaches

Urban Roots interns taking pride in their peaches (Credit: Urban Roots)

Earlier this moth, Eat Out For Good teamed up with Buick to produce a lively charitable event at Parkside to benefit Urban Roots. Now that’s a whole lot of Austin goodness crammed into one sentence. Let’s break it down a bit to pay homage to these great contributors to Austin’s culture and community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Non-Profits Tagged With: farm

Springdale Farm Partners With SFC to Improve Access to Fresh Produce

June 17, 2016 by Jaclyn Hubersberger 1 Comment

Springdale Farm Fresh Produce

Fresh produce from East Austin’s Springdale Farm (Credit: Springdale Farm Facebook)

The topic of food access is a personal one for me, being from the small city of Pueblo, Colo., where half the population is Hispanic and 32 percent lives below the poverty line. Growing up, I consumed a diet heavily based on fast food, sodas, canned vegetables and packaged foods. I had never heard the word “organic” until my sophomore year of college in Boulder, Colo., when I stepped foot into a Whole Foods for the first time.

It was then that I began to question where my food came from and discovered my interest in nutrition. I now know I grew up in what the Department of Agriculture refers to as a “food desert:” an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food.

“Food desert” seems to be a commonly used term nowadays. But beyond the deserts are food swamps, and neither are beneficial to a community’s health. Hilda Gutiérrez, Food Access Manager of the Sustainable Food Center (SFC), informed me that food swamps tend to be of more concern within the city of Austin, particularly in East Austin.

Food swamps are areas saturated with unhealthy food options offered by large corporations that target low-income communities of color. Not coincidentally, this is the population most affected by diet-related, preventable illness, such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. Fast food is cheap food. For families struggling to put meals on the table, the road leading to the drive-thru is often well-traveled. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: farm

Logro Farms Demonstrates Sustainable, Full-Cycle Farming in Austin

April 14, 2016 by Talena Ramnath Leave a Comment

Ryan Sansbury Logro Farms

Ryan Sansbury, co-founder of Austin’s Logro Farms

What Austin resident hasn’t heard of Jester King Brewery and Stanley’s Farmhouse Pizza? Adjacent to these local favorites is a relatively new sustainable farm you may not have heard of, but don’t doubt that Logro Farms has been gaining massive traction over the past three years.

Two friends from Houston, Ryan Sansbury and Jeremy Bastian, conceived the idea of a sustainable, full-cycle farm in Austin. After trying their hand at brewing kombucha and beer, and then making cheese, gourmet oyster mushrooms proved to be the ultimate choice. With oyster mushrooms, the duo could create a quality, healthy product while enabling its accessibility to the public through home-growing kits.

In 2013, with an outpouring of support from the Austin community through a Kickstarter campaign, Logro Farms came to fruition. “Our mission is all about low-waste local farming. We sell our products to local Austin and Central Texas restaurants, and we ship our kits all across the world. We can do fresh for local, and we can also do grow-at-home for everybody,” said Sansbury.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: farm

Get to Know These 9 Austin Farmers’ Markets

February 1, 2016 by Mathis Kennington 1 Comment

Downtown Austin Farmers' Market

Downtown farmers’ market (Credit: Lars Plougman via Flickr CC)

If you haven’t explored the generous selection of robust Austin farmers’ markets, you’re missing out on a fantastic collection of veggies and vibes. From North Austin to old Austin, from rural farms to urban farm stands, our city offers some of the most unique and exciting ways to eat seasonally and locally throughout the year.

There’s no better time than now to get out to one of these local markets and find farm-fresh food and artisanal vendors to entice your pallet and spruce up your dinner table. With choices all over the city, there’s likely to be a market right around the corner from you. But don’t limit yourself to just one. Visit all of these delicious farmers’ markets to put the fresh in Austin. [Read more…]

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