Agosto: National Breastfeeding Month
Who can breastfeed? When kids learn about different types of animals, one key fact they hear again and again is that mammal species produce milk to feed their babies. In […]
Sustainable Food Center’s Education Director Selected by Johns Hopkins for National Public Health Fellowship
Vanessa Beltrán is one of 10 people nationwide chosen for the doctoral track; will use training to expand SFC’s nutrition and food-access programs across Texas AUSTIN, Texas — Vanessa Beltrán, […]
Sustainable Food Center Blue ImpactSM grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Funding will expand SFC’s statewide efforts to improve food access, nutrition education, and community engagement across Texas. Austin, TX Agosto 05, 2026, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) announced today it received […]
Claudia’s Story: La Cocina Alegre
27 years of Nourishing Community Health For Claudia Peña, The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre® (THK/LCA®) is so much more than a nutrition program. Twenty seven years and two grown children […]
National Peach Month
The History and Future of Texas Peaches These days, peaches are a staple of Texas summer and an important crop across the Southern US. But that wasn’t always the case. […]
100 Double Up Sites Over Texas
Double SNAP Across Miles and Miles of Texas From the windy High Plains to the warmth of the Rio Grande Valley and across the wide expanse between East and West […]
The Happy Kitchen Launches in Houston
Sustainable Food Center Expands Free Cooking Classes from The Happy Kitchen / La Cocina Alegre® to Houston The free, 6-week cooking and nutrition course (offered in Spanish and English) provides […]
2026 WIC Voucher Sites by Region
Central Texas Collect your $30 value WIC Voucher Starting Marzo 14 Farmers’ Markets SFC Farmers’ Markets Downtown: 422 Guadalupe St., Sunset Valley: 3200 Jones Rd., Sat. 9a-1p (9a-12p in Jul. […]
Resource Hub: Central Texas Flood Relief
Kerrville, Austin, and Central Texas: you are not alone. Deeply connected local systems exchange more than just food – we can also come together to share information and recovery resources. […]
New(trition): “What’s the Soul in Our Food?” from The Happy Kitchen / La Cocina Alegre®
Introducing SFC’s First Cooking & Nutrition Class Celebrating Black Foodways By Jacq Taylor, The Happy Kitchen / La Cocina Alegre® Education Specialist and Anna-Kay Reeves, Multimedia Communications Specialist A special […]