CrownFox Farms is a Certified Wildlife Habitat on the periphery of East Austin. In the past year, the property acquired six beehives. Now, three acres among the twenty-acre total area are active with bees, wildlife and wildflowers. Owners Sarah King and Deano Jones hope to continue growing the positive ecological impact of the farm, so I was […]
Support Central Texas Farm to Table at Farmgrass Fest
Spring in Central Texas stirs up an urge to relive outdoor traditions, like live music and grilled foods. To that end, Farmgrass and Simmons Family Farms have harvested an idyllic farm setting in Niederwald, Texas to host this year’s Farmgrass Fest on May 3, 2015. Just over thirty minutes south of Austin, you’ll experience the farm fresh aromas […]
Heart of Gold Farm Brings Healthy Food to the Hungry
Living in Austin provides the wonderful opportunity to regularly come across people who put their heart and soul into helping others and the environment. If you ever find yourself between Austin and Lockhart, you may run into a couple of these folks. Mike and Vanessa Torres run Heart of Gold Farm in Dale, Texas. Mike […]
Celebrate Autumn at Sweet Berry Farm with Fun Activities
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” –Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1842 I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Hawthorne, and I’m convinced he was specifically talking about autumn in the Hill Country. Fall here is its own unique kind of wonderful. Maybe it’s the way the hills light […]
Local Chefs Converge on Austin’s Urban Springdale Farm
Journey three miles from the Texas Capitol and you will find yourself at an unexpected urban farm. Owners and farmers Glenn and Paula Foore have harvested quite the business venture, brought together by food, surrounded by the bustle of the budding streets of East Austin and cinched by a foundation of nearly 20 local and successful […]
Gorgeous Saturday Morning at the Austin Farmers Market
A windy bike ride down the Drag and through downtown brought us to the Austin Farmers Market this past Saturday morning. The Market runs every Saturday from 9 AM-1 PM at Guadalupe and 4th (Republic Square Park). You can’t miss it. Seattle (where the Austinot moved from at the end of 2011) has an extraordinary […]