farm tour: urban patchwork farm, 11/13/2011

October 31, 2011

Date: Sunday November 13th, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Crestview neighborhood, Austin
RSVP and tickets

Come with Slow Food Austin to unearth a farm hidden in the backyards of Crestview neighborhood houses! Urban Patchwork (UP) grows vegetables and eggs for its central Austin CSA members, in the process teaching many how to grow food [...]

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farm tour: montesino ranch, 11/5/2011

October 26, 2011

Date: Saturday, November 5th 2011, 5 pm
Location: Montesino Ranch, 300 Little Arkansas Rd. Wimberley, Texas, 78676
RSVP and buy tickets: slowfoodaustinmontesino.eventbee.com.

Just forty-five minutes southwest of Austin, tucked into the charming Hill Country, is Montesino Ranch. The natural beauty of rolling pastures, tree-covered hills, and the limestone-bedded Blanco River crossing the farm will immediately draw you in [...]

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happy hour: urban roots farm, 10/20, 2011

October 14, 2011

Date: Thursday, October 20th 2011, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Urban Roots Farm, 7651 Delwau Lane Austin , TX 78725
RSVP Here!

Please join Slow Food Austin for our monthly Third Thursday Happy Hour at Urban Roots Farm.  There will be a suggested $15 donation upon entry.  Jesse Bloom and the Ecstatic Cuisine team [...]

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slow session: friends, farms, and food day, 10/10/2011

October 5, 2011

Date: Monday, October 10th, 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Road, Austin, Texas 78702

This year on October 24th, cities across the U.S. will be celebrating Food Day, a day in which people from all walks of life come together to voice their support for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane [...]

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$5 meal challenge round-up

September 26, 2011

The $5 Meal Challenge from Slow Food USA took place on September 17th, and the results are in. Stories from all around the country are listed on the Slow Food USA site.
The topic of whether eating fast food or junk food is really more affordable seems to keep appearing. For more information about costs of [...]

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farm tour: richardson farms, 10/2/2011

September 22, 2011

Date: Sunday October 2, 2011 2 pm – 4 pm
Location: Richardson Farms, Rockdale, Texas
Ticket price: $20

If you’ve had a pulled pork burger from Blackstar Brewery, a pork belly taco from Taco Deli or house-made sausage from Dai Due Butcher Shop, you’ve eaten Richardson Farms meats. The family-run farm has established itself as [...]

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happy hour: the lounge at the four seasons hotel, 9/15/2011

September 12, 2011

Date: Thursday September 15th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: The Lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
RSVP Here
UPDATE: All proceeds from tonight’s Happy Hour will go directly to farmers who have suffered losses related to the recent central Texas fires. We will also be accepting direct donations for farmers.  [...]

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$5 Meal Challenge, 9/17/2011

August 29, 2011

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011

Slow Food USA has invited everyone to take a $5 Meal Challenge on September 17th. By joining friends and family for a slow food meal that costs no more than $5 per person, we’ll be taking back the ‘value meal.’
And, we’d like to hear about your meals. If you prepare a [...]

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quiz bowl, 8/14/2011

August 9, 2011

Date: Sunday August 14, 12 pm – 4 pm
Location: The Highball, 1142 South Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas
Tickets: $15 purchase here

On Sunday August 14th from 12-4pm, Slow Food Austin will host a Quiz Bowl at The Highball. This trivia style contest (think game show) is not for the faint of heart. Teams comprised of [...]

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happy hour: trace, 7/21/2011

July 13, 2011

Date: Thursday July 21, 6 pm – 8 pm
Location: Trace at the W Hotel, 200 Lavaca Street Austin, TX 78701
RSVP: karlal@slowfoodaustin.org

Please join Slow Food Austin at our monthly Third Thursday Happy Hour at TRACE.  TRACE Austin is a sleek and sophisticated restaurant featuring the finest flavors of Central Texas sourced directly from the region’s surrounding [...]

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