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scholarship opportunity for farm to cafeteria conference

Scholarship Application Deadline (Extended!): Monday, March 31, 2014.

Slow Food Austin is offering one full conference scholarship to the 7th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Austin, April 15 – 18, 2014. “The National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Powering Up will convene a diverse group of stakeholders from across the farm to cafeteria movement—more than 1,000 food service professionals, farmers, educators, youth leaders, policy makers, advocates, state/federal agency professionals, entrepreneurs, public health professionals and others—working to source local food for institutional cafeterias and foster a culture of food and agricultural literacy across America.”

For an opportunity to win the scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Monday March 31. The recipient will be announced on Monday, April 7th.

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scholarship opportunity for the 2014 TOFGA conference

Scholarship Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

Slow Food Austin is offering two scholarships, each for a full conference pass ($225), to 2014 Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Conference in Houston on January 30 through February 2. TOFGA supports the people who produce and provide organic and sustainable food in Texas and provides education and marketing support to the organic and sustainable producers of Texas.

For an opportunity to win a scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Tuesday, January 21. Two scholarship recipients will be announced on Wednesday, January 22.

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scholarship opportunity for the third international food studies conference

Scholarship Application Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2013.

Slow Food Austin is excited to offer two scholarships, each for a full conference pass for city of Austin residents ($100), to the Third International Food Studies Conference at the University of Texas at Austin on October 15 – 16, 2013. Food Studies is an international conference, a scholarly journal, a book series, and an online knowledge community. This knowledge community is brought together around a common interest in exploring new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition. The aim is to consider the dimensions of a ‘new green revolution’ that will meet our human needs in a more effective, equitable, and sustainable way in the twenty-first century.

For an opportunity to win a scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Monday, October 7. Two scholarship recipients will be announced on Tuesday, October 8.

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scholarship opportunity for 2013 farm and food leadership conference

Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday, September 13, 2013.

Slow Food Austin is excited to offer two scholarships, each for a full conference pass ($90), to FARFA’s 2013 Farm and Food Leadership Conference on September 22-23, 2013 in Bastrop, Texas. Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) is a national organization that supports independent family farmers and protects a healthy and productive food supply for American consumers. FARFA promotes common sense policies for local, diversified agricultural systems. This unique conference focuses on the policies and regulations affecting our farms and our food.

For an opportunity to win a scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Friday, September 13. Two scholarship recipients will be announced on Monday, September 16.

UPDATE: Scholarship recipients have been selected.

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2013 snailblazer award

Our Snailblazer Award is the highest honor given to recognize individuals that exemplify the Slow Food movement’s ideals of “Good, Clean, and Fair.” In honor of their considerable and distinctive work as organic food activists and pioneers of Austin’s urban farming community, Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler of Boggy Creek Farm received the inaugural Snailblazer Award during our Grub Trivia event on Sunday, July 21. When our Leadership Board discussed creating this award months ago, we knew immediately that we wanted to celebrate the incredible influence that farmers have on our food community- we can’t eat local food without local farmers. Austin does a great job recognizing our local food stars and chefs, but, especially in light of recent proposed changes to the Urban Farm Code, we thought it was time to acknowledge the dedication and significance of organic farmers like Carol Ann and Larry.

Beginning in the early 1990’s, a renaissance of agriculture in East Austin began just a few miles from downtown. In 1992, Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler bought five acres with a historic house from the 1840s.

East Austin, with its rich alluvial bottomland, attracted the farmers who followed Stephen F. Austin to Central Texas in the 1830s. The Smiths, Tannehills and others planted crops and built the large plantations along the Colorado River that eventually became the truck farms of the 1900’s. However, by the end of World War II, the farms became lots for houses and commercial enterprises as the growing population encroached on the once productive land. The beautiful soil, deposited over the millennia by Boggy Creek and the Colorado River was mostly paved over with asphalt or concrete.

The couple named their farm on Lyons Road after Boggy Creek. They began by rescuing the decomposing farmhouse and cleaning up the land, eventually bringing the farm back to life as one of the few truly urban farms in the nation.

Larry and Carol Ann host many educational tours and conduct new farmer workshops through the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (TOFGA) where they trade insights, practical advice, and personal stories with wry humor and passion. They regularly employ interns who have definite plans to farm and share all of their knowledge, successes and failures with them. Many of the interns have gone on to start successful farms of their own. Grandson Carson started helping in the fields and the farm stand last summer and has been joined by his brother Jack.

Larry has created a number of signature products that ranged from hot sauces and jams to smoky bean dip and tomato products. The most popular of his creations has been the Smoked Dried Tomatoes that were featured on the Food Network and in Saveur Magazine. Not only have home cooks come to the farm stand, but, over the years, many local restaurateurs seeking local produce have attended the market.

The farmers won Edible Austin‘s Local Heroes Award in 2008, 09, 10 and 11. The Austin Chronicle gave them the “Best Urban Farm” award in 1994, which amused Larry and Carol Ann so much that they purchased and installed the award banner on the farm stand barn. After all, they were the ONLY urban farm in Austin at the time. They were recently honored by TOFGA with the Sustainable Agriculture Hero Award.

Over the years, Boggy Creek Farm became a place not just for amazing food, but also for fundraisers for organizations like Green Corn Project and AIDS Services’ Project Transitions. Twice, decedents of the Siegmund-Linscomb family, who owned the farm from 1902 to 1979, have gathered there.

“We feel like the farm is successful because we keep doing it, and we are passionate about the health of the soil,” said Carol Ann Sayle, co-owner of Boggy Creek Farm. “We’ll never get rich, but we eat well, get regular exercise (in all kinds of weather), and enjoy the company of our dedicated employees and the folks who come to the farm stand market days.”

scholarship opportunity for 3rd annual foodways texas symposium

Scholarship Deadline: Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Slow Food Austin is excited to offer a full scholarship ($280) to the 3rd Annual Foodways Texas Symposium: Our Barbecue, Ourselves. The Symposium will be held in Austin, TX April 4-6.

Foodways Texas is an organization founded by scholars, chefs, journalists, restaurateurs, farmers, ranchers, and other citizens of the state of Texas who
have made it their mission to preserve, promote and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas. This year’s Symposium will explore the past, present, and potential of smoked meat in Texas and its intimate connections to Texas cultural history and identity.

Would you like Slow Food Austin to send you to the Symposium? Please complete our scholarship application below and submit by Wednesday, March 27. The scholarship recipient will be announced on March 29.

For more information about Foodways Texas, visit their website: foodwaystexas.com.

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UPDATE:
Meredith Bethune was selected to receive the scholarship. Congratulations, Meredith!

the brooklyn brewery mash, 3/4/2013 – 3/10/2013

In an 11-city tour of the US, Brooklyn Brewery is bundling up some of its favorite events into The Brooklyn Brewery Mash. The Mash will kick off in
Austin during SXSW Interactive with parties, a farmers’ market workshop, comedy shows, concerts, pop-up supper clubs, and readings, all featuring
delicious Brooklyn Brewery beer. The Mash will demonstrate characteristics of Brooklyn’s unique culture of art, music and food, bringing people together. Proceeds from the Slow Supper, Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson & Jesse Griffiths event will benefit Slow Food Austin.

Schedule of Brooklyn Brewery Mash Austin Events:

Chaos Cooking
@ a secret location – go to ChaosCooking.com for details
Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 – 11:30PM
Register for Chaos Cooking and RSVP at ChaosCooking.com

In this dinner party with a twist, an Austin native opens their home kitchen to strangers where the guests are the cooks. Attendees will bring ingredients for everyone to cook together. Dishes will be passed around family style, with plenty of Brooklyn beer to enjoy.

Local 2 Ways @ Swift’s Attic, 315 Congress Ave
Thursday, March 7, 7:00PM
Call Swift’s Attic to purchase tickets at 512.482.8842

This multicourse dinner will celebrate regional cuisine interpreted two ways by Chef Mat Clouser of Swift’s Attic and Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.

Slow Supper, Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson and Jesse Griffiths
@ Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Rd
Friday, March 8, 5:30 – 11:00PM

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at http://www.togather.com/event/225/marcussamuelsson-in-austin.html
Food Republic, Togather & Brooklyn Brewery present Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson and Austin’s own Jesse Griffiths in a conversation about technology’s effect on the world of food. Following is the Slow Supper, an outdoor dinner party benefitting Slow Food Austin, co-created by Samuelsson and Griffiths with a helping hand from Brooklyn Brewery’s House Chef. Proceeds from tickets will benefit SFA.

NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off with DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
@ Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Rd
Friday, March 8, 9:00 – 11:30PM
Free event

In this popular soul party, folks can get down to the sounds of 1960’s soul and the 45s of world famous Brooklyn DJ Jonathan Toubin. There will be a dance contest at 10:30PM for a $100 cash prize and a trip to New York for the Dance-Off championship at Brooklyn Bowl.

Farmers Market Workshop
Saturday, March 9, 10:00AM – noon
Cedar Park Farmers Market, 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr, Cedar Park
Sunday, March 10, 10:00AM – noon
Mueller Farmers Market, Browning Hangar, 4550 Mueller Blvd
Free event

The Brooklyn Brewery House Chef will be cooking up his favorite local finds from the market, as well as dishing out samples and cooking tips.

The Austin Smoke Experiment
@ Clive Bar, 609 Davis St
Sunday, March 10, 1:00 – 4:00PM
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/331600

Austin’s top chefs challenge each other for the best smoke-themed dish, ranging from savory to sweet. Some chefs go all out in full costume or an elaborate table, but all come to win.

The SXSW Marketing Party
@ Clive Bar, 609 Davis St
Sunday, March 10, 5:00PM
Free event

A party by Brooklyn Brewery, Imgur & Found Footage featuring music by Brooklyn bands Prince Rama, Sinkane and The Dig. Also, odd, rare VHS clips from Found Footage Festival, projection art by Nuit Blanche, and beer from Brooklyn Brewery on the house from 6 – 7PM.

happy hour: hillside farmacy, 2/21/2013

Date: Thursday February 21st, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Hillside Farmacy, 1209 E 11th St, Austin, TX
Cost: drinks $5 suggested donation and appetizers under $10 (cash or credit card)

Join Slow Food Austin for happy hour at Hillside Farmacy, a deli-style eatery on the eastside that takes “farm fresh” to a whole new level. Chef Sonya Coté’s commitment to supporting local producers and her culinary prowess gained her a spot on Marie Claire’s 2012 list of “Women on Top” as “Top Foodie.”

Come share inventive, seasonal appetizers and a drink or two in this charming space that pays homage to its former life as an actual pharmacy.

scholarship opportunity for tofga 2013 conference

Slow Food Austin is excited to offer a full scholarship ($200) to the 2013 TOFGA Conference, February 7th – 10th at the Austin Airport Hilton.

The Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (TOFGA) is a non-profit organization that provides education and marketing support to the organic and sustainable producers of Texas. TOFGA’s annual conference in Austin is a great opportunity for education and networking for farmers, ranchers, educators, and gardeners – and consumers, too!

Sessions at this year’s conference include: Growing a Neighborhood Farm, An Introduction to Wild Edibles, Organic Vegetables All Winter, Homeopathic Livestock Care, What’s That Label Mean?, and many more.

Would you like Slow Food Austin to send you to the conference? Send us an essay of 150 words or less, telling us why you’d like to attend the conference and how you’ll share what you learn there with the Slow Food board and its members. Be creative!

Essays should be emailed to Cindy Scovel (cindy@slowfoodaustin.org). Entries must be received by 5PM CST on Monday, January 28. The scholarship recipient will be announced on February 1.

For more information about TOFGA, visit their website.

food day farm tour and dinner

Date: — POSTPONED — Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farm
Tickets: purchase online

**Thanks everyone for your excitement and support! To make this the best farm dinner experience possible, we’re postponing the event. Please stay tuned for a new date to mark on your calendar!**

Because everything is bigger in Texas, Austin is hosting a week-long celebration of National Food Day. As part of the festivities, Slow Food Austin is putting on a very special farm tour and dinner, right here in the heart of the city.

On Tuesday, October 23 come on out to Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms. We’ll learn about their farming methods, tour their space, and end our evening together with a beautiful candle light dinner, al fresco.

This is a truly local dinner, with products from three sustainable farms (Urban Patchwork, Millberg Farm, and Munkebo Farm) prepared by Chef Roger Chan and his team, and with drinks graciously hosted by Greenling.

ALL proceeds from ticket sales go back to our contributing farmers. Join us in supporting our local farms and celebrating food that is good, clean, and fair.