The world is a little different now right? … and we are still growing together… Herbal Fun at Home! When parks open again, feel free to come harvest some lemon balm. It makes a lovely tea, hot or cold! It has many health benefits, including being an antiviral. Not a bad thing to have […]
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When: Nov 4, 2017, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM What: A Fall Planting and Picnic Party! Join us for a morning of planting and nourishing the Festival Beach Food Forest ecosystem — followed by a fantastic picnic and community celebration.
FBFF on Shades of Green Talk Radio
Check out food forest board members Jonathan Barona and Christopher Sanchez talk about the food forest and alternative food production today (Thursday, June 29) at 1pm on Shades of Green Talk Radio KOOP radio 91.7! From Shades of Green: Join us today at 1PM on KOOP Radio 91.7FM and streaming at www.koop.org! To join the […]
Giving Thanks! To American Forests, Tree Folks, Urban Patchwork and the City of Austin
As if it couldn’t get any better than $2,000 worth of fruit and nut trees donated to the Food Forest, the staff of TreeFolks helping us prepare and educate, providing resources to feed and entertain volunteers and more… American Forests also kicked in a second and related grant to Urban Patchwork (our fiscal agent) who […]
Licensing Wrap Up, FBFF Update
UPDATE!! We are on the 10 yard line of the licensing process with the city! We want to thank everyone who has supported us, we invite you to join us us in the first step of transforming the existing park land into a public edible landscape! We are doing the Earthworks and initial planting […]
Indiegogo Launch and Radical Generosity!
Gratitude and momentum! Wow, what a week of community love, abundance, and momentum! Remembering last Saturday’s Festival Beach Food Forest Fundraiser Launch Party, our hearts overflow with gratitude for the unforgettable evening of incredible generosity, love, contribution, and commitment! We extend our appreciation to all attendees, volunteers, and sponsors who helped to make this fundraiser […]
Launch Party Countdown: Less than 9 days to go!
Our KICK OFF BENEFIT PARTY is gaining huge momentum, here’s the details: Festival Beach Food Forest Launch Party Where: YardFarm, 7204 Shelton Road, Austin, TX 78725 Date: January 31st, 2015 Time: 4pm-11pm This family-friendly event offers fun for all! Throughout the day and evening there will be a festival of events to include community leaders speaking about the […]
Historic moments and positive momentum!
With your support, on August 28, City Council approved the Festival Beach Food Forest (FBFF) as part of the Holly Shores Park Master Plan! We’re excited and hope you are too. Be on the look out, volunteer opportunities coming soon! In other news, we’re pleased to announce that Festival Beach Food Forest is one of four […]
Austin City Council approves edible landscaping on public parkland
Austin, TX - It may sound far-fetched, but the newly-passed, 99-acre Holly Shores Master Plan includes an edible forest garden, free and open to the public, on a patch of parkland just east of I-35. Adding to the already bustling local food movement in Austin, the Festival Beach Food Forest (FBFF) is a pilot project […]
Council approves Phase One of food forest at Festival Beach!
WAHOO! We’re moving along, folks! Council voted 7-0 to approve an amended version of the Holly Shores Master Plan, which includes <1 acre of initial food forestry on a patch of public parkland on the east side of Waller St. East Feast would like to thank all of our volunteers and collaborators for their hard […]