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April 4, 2017 by Susan Meyer Leave a Comment

2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour

Visitors to the 2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour (Photo: East Austin Urban Farm Tour)

In Austin, “locally-grown” means right inside the city limits. Possibly even in your neighborhood. Each year, East Austin Urban Farm Tour celebrates some of the wonderful working farms in the heart of East Austin. The event gives visitors the opportunity to tour four working farms, all within walking distance of each other.

East Austin Urban Farm Tour Locations

Rain Lily Farm and Boggy Creek Farm

Clockwise: Rain Lily Farm (Credit: rg-fotos vis Flickr CC), Boggy Creek Farm (Credit: Laura Taylor via Flickr CC), Boggy Creek fields (Credit: Rachelle King via Flickr CC)

These four farms are participating in East Austin Urban Farm Tour this year:

Boggy Creek Farm has been a pillar in East Austin since 1992. Billed as the “original East Austin Farm,” Boggy Creek has a market that sells fresh produce, dairy, and meat from Wednesday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., between September and July. If you’ve eaten at Olamaie , Odd Duck, Barley Swine, or East Side Pies, you’ve likely already tasted some of their fresh goods.

HausBar Farms is not only a sustainable farm raising vegetables, but also home to two donkeys, hundreds of chickens, rabbits, geese, and ducks. They have a GuestHaus vacation rental, and offer a number of day camps and workshops.

Rain Lily Farm provides organic vegetables, fresh eggs, and dairy from their goats. They also run a landscaping design business, specializing in native plants and best practices for sustainable gardens. Rain Lily also hosts special events like Shakespeare on the Farm.

Springdale Farm has a farm stand open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so you can buy their produce, eggs, and jams. They also sell products online at Springdale Handmade. If you’re looking for homemade soaps made with fresh, natural ingredients, or other gifts for the locavore in your life, you’re in the right place.

What to Expect

Trying Samples at East Austin Urban Farm Tour

Trying farm fresh food during East Austin Urban Farm Tour (Credit: East Austin Urban Farm Tour)

The 8th annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour will take place on Sunday, April 9, from 1-5 p.m. Spend your Sunday strolling through the farms, talking to farmers, and meeting some friendly chickens, donkeys, and rabbits. Truly, chilling with donkeys makes for a pretty solid weekend.

On the tours, you’ll hear directly from the farmers as they tell you about their crops and answer questions. You’ll not only learn more about the food you eat at local restaurants, but you’ll also learn tips and tricks to apply to your own urban homestead. If your garden is anything like mine, it involves a constant battle between you, and the stinkbugs and caterpillars. I’m always on the look out for more organic pest control tips.

But what good is learning about your food without getting to try it? At each farm, you’ll get to taste the fruits of the farmers’ labor. Austin’s top local restaurants, winemakers, mixologists, and breweries will all be on site. They’ll share bites and sips showcasing farm-fresh ingredients. Lenoir , Juniper , Emmer & Rye, Uchi, and L’oca D’oro are just a few examples of the restaurants that will be providing samples.

You’ll also try drinks from a wide assortment of local businesses, including Texas Sake Company , Argus Cidery, Weather Up, and Zilker Brewing Company.

How to Attend East Austin Urban Farm Tour

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To attend East Austin Urban Farm Tour, you have to register and buy tickets here . Tickets are $55 a person, but kids 10 and under are free. Proceeds from the tour benefit Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA). This national organization supports independent family farmers and ranchers.

If you’re a fan of eating local, want to learn more about where your food comes for, or just want to spend your Sunday sipping and strolling through the fields of East Austin, this is the event for you.

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GUIDED FARM TOURS | RESTAURANT TASTINGS | BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

Tickets for the 2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour will be available soon…stay tuned. Like the EAUFT Facebook page to receive updates!

Presented by:

  • Boggy Creek Farm
  • HausBar Farms
  • Rain Lily Farm
  • Springdale Farm

Check out the East Austin Urban Farm Tour website gallery to see more photos of the farms and the food!

Spend a Sunday afternoon strolling vibrant fields of local produce and visiting with chickens, donkeys, and goats on four neighboring urban farms. At each farm, chefs will provide tastes of their art using the freshest farm ingredients while local brewers, wine merchants, and mixologists will offer sips.

In the fields, farmers will talk about their growing crops, share their experiences, and answer gardening questions. This beloved farm tour will change the way you look at food and the people you buy from as well as offer the perfect opportunity to solve your own growing challenges!

The East Austin Urban Farm Tour is a rain or shine event. Our farmers are out in their fields every day regardless of the weather, and EAUFT is no exception! The chefs and drink purveyors will be under cover.

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The East Austin Urban Farm Tour benefits Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, a national organization that supports independent family farmers and protects a healthy and productive food supply for American consumers.  Thank you to the amazing farmers who organize and host the event, as well as the wonderful food and drink providers who support the local food movement.

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Gather together with Austin’s local food community on April 5th, 2020 for the 11th annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour! Enjoy delicious bites from many of Austin’s top chefs using the freshest farm ingredients and handcrafted sips from local brewers, wine merchants, and mixologists as you visit each farm. Guided farm tours allow guests to get to know the farmers behind the food, learn how it’s grown, and connect with our local food systems. Proceeds help to maintain the sustainability of the four urban farms featured on the tour and will benefit the Council for Healthy Food Systems, the sister non-profit of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. CHFS promotes diversified local and regional foods systems that are healthy, safe, economically sound, and environmentally sustainable, through education and research. *Purchasing Tickets* All ticket holders will travel between each of the four urban farms during the duration of the event. To make this an enjoyable experience for everyone, we have designated all ticket orders to a starting location. When purchasing your ticket, the farm associated with your purchase is the farm you will arrive at to begin your tour. Don’t worry, everyone will visit all four farms! All tickets holders must check-in at the farm that is listed on your ticket to receive your wristbands and begin your tour. Children 10 and under are free. (Please note there is a 4 ticket max per order) *Parking* Street Parking is available on Govalle Avenue, Springdale Road, and Shady Lane. Walking and biking between farms is encouraged! Please, no dogs and no smoking. *Tickets are non-refundable* Visit our website for a full list of vendors that will be serving local sips and bites at each location. And remember we are a rain or shine event! We are excited to spend the day with you all!

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Four family farms in Central East Austin and Farmhouse Delivery's Elizabeth Winslow organized this tour, harking back to the days when their neighborhood was well-tended and productive agricultural property. Several hundred people paid to tour Boggy Creek Farm, HausBar Farms, Rain Lily Farm, and Springdale Farm, tasting dishes made from farm produce and sipping local brews. Guests reconnected with Austin's agrarian past while embracing our delicious present and hope for a bountiful future. Eight thousand dollars in proceeds benefited the crucial work of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.

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Rain Lily Farm 914 Shady , 512/636-4430 www.rainlilydesign.com/pages/farm

HausBar Farms 3300 Govalle , 512/476-5858 www.hausbarfarms.com

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GUIDED URBAN FARM TOURS | RESTAURANT TASTINGS | WINE, BEER & SPIRITS

Spend a Sunday afternoon strolling among the crops, visiting the chickens, donkeys and rabbits on four urban farms mere blocks apart. In the fields, farmers will introduce their crops, share their experiences as farmers and answer gardening questions. It will be the perfect opportunity to get your tomato dilemmas solved! 

At each farm, chefs will offer tastes of their art, using farm ingredients. Local mixologists, brewers, and wine merchants will share sips. The tour includes stops at Boggy Creek Farm, Hausbar Urban Farm & Guest Haus, Rain Lilly Farm and Springdale Farm.

East Austin Urban Farm Tour is presented by Farmhouse Delivery and is sponsored by Lisa Munoz Realty Austin and Big Wheelbarrow with support from Wheatsville Co-op. The tours benefit Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. FARFA is working to save family farms and ranches.

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East Austin Urban Farm Tour

The springtime sip and stroll open house will showcase Boggy Creek Farm, Hausbar Urban Farm & Guest Haus, Rain Lily Farm, and Springdale Farm and feature chefs from Austin’s most beloved restaurants who will provide bites created from fresh farm ingredients, while local beverage artisans offer sips.

The official food and drink lineup for the East Austin Urban Farm Tour will feature over 40 popular Austin restaurants and artisans.

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"The Little Farm in the City"   Feeding Au stin Since 1841   MARKET H OURS: Wednesday thru Saturday 8am-1pm

Welcome to historic   boggy creek farm, take a step back in time & walk the grounds of austin's oldest modern-day urban farm. using regenerative, no-till, sustainable practices to grow vegetables and fruits, we are nurturing the planet and you  ~~~ republic of tx president sam houston attended a wedding supper in the historic farmhouse in 1841 ~~~ the market offers a great variety of vegetables year-round, grown in fields just steps away, for the freshest farm to table experience also available are great selections of meats, dairy, breads & more, all grown and produced locally. support small, local businesses .

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It's about making sure that there is a safe and healthy food supply for all of us.

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*market sched ule*, wednesdays thru saturdays, 8am to 1pm ,  (august : wednesdays and saturdays only), the early bird gets the worm availability will change throughout the week and during each market day., please note that:, *we are not a "pick your own" farm   *we do not grow strawberries, *we do not raise animals to sell, ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~.

In the Market :

Harvests occur in early mornings so availability is subject

to change throughout the day and the week;  call if you are only coming for something specific  to make sure we have it in stock:

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Lettuce Heads

Lettuce Mix

Indigo Radicchio 

Dandelion Greens

~GREENS & BRASSICAS ~ ​ ​ ​ ​

Broccoli Heads (limited)

Green Storage

Red Storage

Swiss Chard

Collard Greens

Carrots 

~ALLIUMS~ ​

Green Onions

Leeks (limited)

~FRUIT~ ​ ​

Rio Red Grapefruit

~HERBS~ ​ ​ ​

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        ~CHICKEN~ ​​​​

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Thigh Leg Qua r ters

Livers, Hearts, Feet

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Lower in saturated fat than most beef, lower in calories and cholesterol than chicken, tender and great tasting. Longhorn cattle are “naturally lean.”

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Skirt 

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other cuts by order

Loncito's Peaceful Pork

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Johnny Bee Good:   Local Raw Honey

~~PECANS~~  

Pawnee Pecans fresh from Fredericksburg, TX

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~FRESH EGGS~

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availability fluctuates w/ the seasons

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Round Rock, TX 

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Made With Organic EEVO and Pure Sea Salt

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Goatilicious - New Braunfels, TX

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Cajeta! 

Lira Rossa Italian Cheese -  Moulton, TX 

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Texas Rain Water - Smithville, TX​

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Fredericksburg Farms  ​

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~before you go~, bags at the market : we are eliminating plastic produce bags and encourage you to ~bring your own reusable bags~ we will also have compostable produce bags available. ~~~~~~~~~~~.

No  Unleashed DOGS~Pack in/Pack Out (Poop Bags)

No  Smoking

No  Self-Harvesting of Crops

No  Entry to the Growing Fields

No  Entry into the Hen House

No  Climbing onto Tractors, Equipment or Porches

No  Phone Calls in  the  Market

Park  Bikes in the Bike Rack

Please Note:

There have been several false sources online ( scammers ) claiming to sell large birds (emus, ostriches, peafowl) from our address, but that is not something we offer. we do not sell any animals or birds (no goats, sheep, pigs, etc.).   we are not   a 'pick-your-own' farm. our professional harvesters select the best for you and it will be available in our on-site market.  we also do not grow strawberries anymore., come early for the best selection park on the farm. bring your family. check out the fields and the hen house.

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The East Austin Urban Farm Tour - every April

The East Austin Urban Farm Tour is a "rain or shine" sip, eat and stroll fundraising event every April that takes place on four working urban farms -- Boggy Creek Farm, Hausbar Farms, Rain Lily Farm & Springdale Farm -- all located within walking / biking distance of one another in the heart of East Austin.

Enjoy delicious bites from many of Austin's top chefs using the freshest farm ingredients and handcrafted sips from local brewers, wine merchants, and mixologists on each farm.

Guided farm tours allow guests to get to know the farmers behind the food and learn how it's grown.

Proceeds benefit Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance.

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Contact: https://eastaustinurbanfarmtour.com/contact

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Best Austin Area Farms for a Day Trip

The breeze in your hair. The smell of overturned earth. Warm sunshine on your face. There’s nothing quite like a day on the farm. While we have plenty of urban farms within the city limits, their limited real estate makes them more functional and less fun.

But with a short drive out of town, you can access some huge farms where the whole family can spend the day communing with nature and having a great time. I’d say to leave your cell phone in the car, but you’ll want to take photos of all the memories you’ll make at these charming places.

Every farm on this list is within an hour of downtown Austin. Pick some good tunes for the drive and you’ll be there in no time. And remember, all farms are seasonal. So check their websites for hours before you make the trek.

Barton Hill Farms

Barton Hill Farms - Photo courtesy Barton Hill Farms Media Center

Sure, you could pick up strawberries or a Halloween pumpkin at the grocery store. But it’s so much more fun to go pick your own out on a farm, isn’t it? Barton Hill Farms in Bastrop sits right on the banks of the Colorado River, making it one of the prettiest farms in the area.

There are two major seasons out on this farm. In the spring, you can pick ripe strawberries or bright zinnias right from the fields. And in the fall, you and the fam can pick your own pumpkins to take home, and explore their giant corn maze. Themes change from year to year, but previous mazes have included Lonesome Dove and Wizard of Oz.

There are tons of activities for the kids here, plus beer and wine for the grown-ups. And it’s only about a 30-minute drive from downtown Austin.

Where: 1115 FM 969, Bastrop, TX 78602 Phone (855) 969-1115 Web: https://bartonhillfarms.com/

Evergreen Farms

Evergreen Farm - Elgin, TX.  Photo  with permission Beth Waltersheidt - Evergreen Farms

Clark Griswald tramped out to the middle of nowhere and ripped a tree out of the ground to bring home to his old fashioned family Christmas. Instead of doing that, you can choose and cut down your own tree at Evergreen Farms in Elgin.

During their Winter Weekends, you and the family can roast marshmallows around the campfire and paint pinecones. Go for a walk on the nature trail, pet the farm animals, and hit up the concession stand for hot chocolate and sausage wraps.

In the fall, you can ride the wagon out into the tree fields to hunt for mini pumpkins before decorating them back at the pavilion. Plus they have activities like a zip line, pumpkin races, train ride, bounce house, and more. There’s a ton to do out here, and it’s a great way to get out of the house during the mild Texas falls.

Where: 242 Monkey Road, Elgin, TX 78621 Phone: (512) 281-4833 Web: https://www.evergreen-farms.com

Boggy Creek Farm

Boggy Creek Farm.  Photo courtesy Tracy Geyer - Boggy Creek Farm

Boggy Creek Farm is located right here in Austin. After 30 years of experimentation and effort, Boggy Creek has become a sustainable, no-till farm that provides fresh produce to some of Austin’s best restaurants, like Wink, Texas French Bread, Barley Swine, Olamaie. The on-site farm stand offers freshly harvested produce, locally sourced meats, cheeses & more.

A visit to Boggy Creek will be a crash course in farm life, regenerative, sustainable agriculture & and Texas History. During a tour of the farm, kids (and adults) can learn about photosynthesis, composting, pests and pollinators. They also get the chance to feed the hens while learning fun chicken facts. Guided farm tours require a minimum of 10 people, so get some friends together and bring the family.

Adults can take a guided tour of the historic farmhouse on the property as well. Completed in 1841, this is one of the two oldest homes in Austin that still stands; President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, dined here at a wedding supper in 1841. The farmhouse is the home of the farm’s owners, so tours are limited!

Where: 3414 Lyons Road, Austin, TX 78702 Phone: (512) 636-7751 Web: https://www.boggycreekfarm.com

Sweet Eats Fruit Farm

Sweet Eats Fruit Farm - Georgetown, TX.  Photo permission  Erin Klingemann

Fredericksburg gets all the love around here when we think of Texas peaches. But it turns out we have a great peach farm even closer. Sweet Eats Fruit Farm in Georgetown grows peaches, nectarines, pears, blackberries and strawberries on their 80-acre farm.

In addition to picking seasonal fruit, kids can go on pony rides, bounce on the jump pad, play tons of games, and traverse the obstacle course. There’s also a petting zoo with goats, bunnies pigs, and alpaca. And in the fall, there’s a corn maze and pumpkin patch, plus an apple slingshot and pumpkin launcher.

Sweet Eats is open most weekends, plus Wednesday through Friday during their fall festival.

Where: 14400 East State Highway 29, Georgetown, TX 78626 Phone: (512) 766-3276 Web: https://www.sweeteats.com/

Crowe’s Nest Farm

Milking demo at Crowe's Nest Farm.  Photo courtesy Dave Williams - Crowe's Nest Farm

About 30 minutes from downtown Austin in Manor is a rescue farm with one of the most interesting assortments of animals you’ll find anywhere. Where else can you find hawks, owls, llamas, miniature horses, peacocks, ostriches, emus, a bobcat, tortoises, and over 100 prairie dogs all in the same place?

Crowe’s Nest Farm is only open to the general public during their Saturday Fall Festivals in October. Activities include cow milking demonstrations, raptor shows (the bird, not the dinosaur), snake shows, live music, and local vendors with hand-crafted goodies, honey, jam, and bread.

During the rest of the year, visits must be scheduled ahead of time. Your family can join a field trip day during the week, or your group of 20 or more can book a tour on the weekend. The tour will start with live reptiles, amphibians, & insects in the Big Red Barn. Then there’s a hayride where you’ll see American bison and ostriches. After that, you’ll be free to explore the grounds and wandering the gardens.

Where: 10300 Taylor Lane, Manor, TX 78653 Phone: (512) 272-4418 Web: http://www.crowesnestfarm.org/

Sweet Berry Farm

Sweet Berry Farm, Marble Falls, TX.  Photo w/ permission Dan Copeland - Sweet Berry Farm

Technically, Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls is only an hour away from downtown. Unlike all the other farms on this list, entry is completely free. You only pay for fruit and the activities you want to do.

In the spring, the main attractions here are the berries that you can pick to take home. You can also pet the farm animals, make a sand art necklace, or paint a pot. In the fall, get lost in the corn maze, stuff a scarecrow, or go for a hayride.

One of the great things about Sweet Berry Farm is Farmer Dan’s regular updates about strawberry availability and farm conditions. He posts a journal entry nearly every day during the season, providing info about frost, mud, and berry ripeness. So you’ll know what the status of the farm is before you make the drive.

Where: 1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls, TX 78654 Phone: (830) 798-1462 Web: https://www.sweetberryfarm.com

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