SFC cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. SFC envisions a food secure community where all children and adults grow, share and prepare healthy, local food.
Upcoming Events
Amplify Austin
February 28 - March 1
Amplify Austin Day is our city's annual community-wide day of online giving. This year, we need your help to raise $32,000 for our community programs that work to improve access to nutritious and affordable food for everyone in Austin. Even better - your gift to SFC will be amplified through a generous matching grant from St. David's Foundation!
Mardi Gras Dinner at Eden East
March 3, 2019, 6:30-10pm
Join us at Eden East Farm and Restaurant for a Mardi Gras inspired celebration featuring a Cajun menu created by Chef Sonya Cote with ingredients sourced directly from the farm. Proceeds benefit SFC.
12th Annual Farm to Plate
May 9, 2019, 6:00-9:30pm
This sip-and-stroll event features delicious bites from the best Austin chefs who are dedicated to sourcing local and sustainable food from our area farmers. At Farm to Plate, you get a taste of the best cuisine Austin has to offer.
Recent Blog Posts
You Can Help Us Build a Healthy Austin
“I am a mother, and a parent leader at Padron Elementary. So when I first heard about the Farm Stand, I got interested because it is a way that we can bring fresh food, not only to our own families, but to the whole community. This is a resource we can share.” - Yazmin
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Our Valentine is... You!
This Valentine’s Day we are sending our love to… YOU! Because of the support of our incredible community, together we have been able to accomplish so many incredible things this fiscal year. In just the last 6 months, individuals like you have donated over $112,000 to support healthy, local...
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The Happy Kitchen’s Favorite Roasted Vegetables
Molly Costigan, The Happy Kitchen Program Director
Roasting is one of our favorite ways to prepare vegetables in The Happy Kitchen. The texture is crisp on the outside with a tender interior. The possible combinations of vegetables, oils, herbs, and spices are endless. And we find that roasting brings out a lot of the usually-subtle flavors in...
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Garden Spotlight: Lamplight Community Garden in North Austin
Morgan Ehmling, Grow Local Intern
Just five years ago, the land that now houses the newly formed Lamplight Community Garden was nothing more than a vacant, 2-acre field designated by the City of Austin as Alderbrook Pocket Park.
The...
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