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Phase 2 Expansion Approved by Austin City Council
Volunteers and community members give input on expansion design ideas The City Council voted to pass our resolution for the expansion of the food forest. Community Impact Newsletter quoted Council Member Renteria saying, “This expansion is going to give us the...
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Phase 2 Expansion Approved by Austin City Council
Volunteers and community members give input on expansion design ideas The City Council voted to pass our resolution for the expansion of the food forest. Community Impact Newsletter quoted Council Member Renteria saying, “This expansion is going to give us the...
The Food Forest Hired its First Paid Staff!
The Food Forest Team Celebrates the New Hires! Â An Exciting Milestone! We are thrilled to share that the Festival Beach Food Forest has welcomed new team members to our family! This marks an exciting milestone for us as we have paid staff on our team for the first...
Phase 2 Expansion Approved by Austin City Council
Volunteers and community members give input on expansion design ideas The City Council voted to pass our resolution for the expansion of the food forest. Community Impact Newsletter quoted Council Member Renteria saying, “This expansion is going...
April 2020 COVID-19 Update
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...
Interpretive signage is on its way!
We are excited that in 2020 interpretive signage will be installed on site giving people visiting the food forest a better understanding of harvesting principles, our ecosystem and the care and design of the food forest. Many thanks the City of Austin Public...
Biggest Little Farm film screening at the Alamo Drafthouse
Join the Festival Beach Food Forest for a night of community, inspiration, quacks and a panel discussion as we screen the award winning feature documentary Biggest Little Farm! Click here for more info and to buy tickets!
Lambsquarter is about to seed
It’s almost time for Lamb’s Quarter (Chenopodium album) prolific production of protein and mineral-rich seeds. The seeds are tiny and usually coated with a gritty pollen. Once rinsed with water and dried they can be used similar to quinoa or ground into flour. Learn...
Vote now for our SXSW Panel
Food deserts are a real challenge in many US cities. Help us spread the word during SXSW and highlight some innovative projects like the Festival Beach Food Forest helping to address this issuehttps://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/101553… Community Voting: Aug 5 - Aug 23
Food Not Bombs General Meeting (anyone’s invited!)
Austin Food Not Bombs serves free vegan food to the Austin community! They're having a meeting on August 22nd where you can learn more and get involved. For more details check it out here.
Tinkergarden at the Food Forest
Festival Beach Food Forest is now hosting Tinkergarten classes with Austin Permaculture Guild's Taelor Monroe! Tinkergarten connects families with trained leaders in their local community for play-based kids classes that help develop core life skills, all while having...
Earth Day Again! Sunday April 29th
So in Austin Texas we get two Earth Day celebrations. The big event was rescheduled for this Sunday April 29th due to rain. Come out and get freshly harvested herb bundles from our burgeoning crop! We'll be there from 12-7pm at Huston Tillotson University. Earth Day...
It’s My Park Day! Food Forest Celebration – March 3rd, 9 AM to 3 PM
Join Festival Beach Food Forest for one of the best events of the year -- Austin Parks Foundation's It's My Park Day! Volunteers will be planting new plants, sheet mulching, fixing up pathways, and generally working to keep the food forest healthy and happy, from 9 AM...
Mark your calendars! Food Forest FUN-Raiser, Dec. 1st!
Come on out, y'all! More details will be coming out very soon, but for now mark your calendars and plan to join us for the Festival Beach Food Forest FUN-Raiser on December 1st, at a private residence less than a mile from the food forest: For questions or offerings...
Come to Festival Beach for the Fall It’s My Park Day!
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. [button...
Our First Free Permaculture Course + Planting Day Was a Great Success
We are so very overjoyed and grateful to all of the volunteers who came out this past weekend for a free permaculture introduction workshop and a planting day in the food forest. We accomplished a lot! Special thanks go out to Taelor Monroe (Executive Director of the...
Food Forest on Mothering Earth
The Festival Beach Food Forest is featured on the Mothering Earth podcast this month. Mothering Earth spotlights sustainable living practices, with topics ranging from transportation to permaculture to urban gardening. Their GardenTOAD website offers information for...
Saturday Design Expo & Community Potluck
Join us for an evening of food, community, and visionary conversation about the design and growth of the Festival Beach Food Forest. When: Saturday, August 5 at 6 PM - 9 PM Where: Festival Beach Food Forest - 25 1/2 Waller St, Austin, Texas 78702 What to bring: The...
Meet the Interns!
Hey there, We are Estelle and Anthony, the French interns. We are both studying landscape engineering in the North of France in the College of Agriculture (ISA, Lille, France). Anthony is 26 and he works in a famous French landscape company as a site supervisor....
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