Supporters
The Austin Farmers' Market is a true community effort. This market would not be possible without the energy and dedication of so many people — thank you!
Founding Supporters:
- City of Austin
- Mayor's Office
- Hatch Partnership
- Action Figure
- Terri Buchanan
- Karen Enyedy and Robert Bruenig
- Kent Butler
- Jessica Kelley
Current Farmers' Market Committee Volunteers:
Farmers' Market Executive Advisory Committee:
- Jennifer Vickers - Community Investment Corp.
- Amy George
- Nancy Burns
Farmers' Market Advisory Council:
- Russell Altenhof - President
- Katie Kraemer-Pitre - Vice President
- Rose Page - Secretary
- David Levy Patti Harrison
- Frank Arnosky
- Kevin Ottmers
- Miguel Alvarez
- Cas Van Woerden
- Roberto Espinosa
- Jennifer Schossow
- J.P. Fierro
- Tom Pederson
- Jessica Winslow
- Betsy Levy
Current Supporting Partners for 2006
- City of Austin
- Downtown Austin Alliance
- City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
- STEPS to a Healthier Austin
- Austin Museum of Art
- Austin Parks Foundation
Community Partners
- Austin PeopleFund
- Acció
- Travis County Cooperative Extension
- Travis County Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
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Our Major Sponsors
(as of April 24, 2006)
Market Rooster: |
- City of Austin
- Austin Museum of Art
- KGSR-FM, 107.1
- U.S.D.A.
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Luling Watermelon: |
- Austin American-Statesman
- Jennifer Vickers / Community Investment Corp.
- Seawell Elam
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Blanco Sunflower: |
- Austin American Statesman
- Downtown Austin Alliance
- Farm Aid
- RARE Magazine
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Fredericksburg Peach: |
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Medina Apple: |
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Poteet Strawberry: |
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East Texas Blueberry: |
- We await your contribution.
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Media Sponsors
Transportation Partner
Supporting Partners
The largest certified growers-only farmers market in the state of Texas.
We meet the criteria of having 51% or more of farmers in our vendor base, year-round, AND we enforce that all farmers must grow 100% of what they sell.
What is NEW for Fall, 2008?
The market is year-round! There are more ways to learn about the local food system, there are more community gathering events, and there is much more to accomplish to connect the farmers to you. The market is growing!
The market is a project of the Sustainable Food Center, a local 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. We operate the market because it is an important extension of our mission, to improve access to local, healthy and affordable food for children and adults in Central Texas. We have been involved in doing this in a variety of ways since 1975.
Here is an example of what you will find at the market this early fall:
* Honey
* Field tomatoes and peppers!
* Nutty, nutritious squashes and sweet onions
* Humanely raised lamb, poultry, bison, beef, and eggs from pastured chickens
* Ferol hog
* Late shade-grown lettuces, New Zealand spinach, summer-resistant greens, hardy arugula
* Glorious versatile eggplant in subtle hues of purples of creams
* Okra, alright!
* Tender green beans, cabbages, collards, kale
* Patio gardens and flowering fruit trees and plants
* Fresh-cut flowers
* Fresh, low-temperature pastuerized milk (not homogenized, nor raised with hormones or antibiotics) from pastured cows and ice cream!
* World-reknowned Cocoa Puro chocolate, Sticky Toffee Pudding and the best coffee shop in a downtown street!
* Organic locally brewed, fantastic tasting Maine Root root beer and the "Pink Drink" - of prickly pear
* Artisan breads, melt-in-your-mouth scones, and fresh empanadas
* Melt in your mouth chevre made from goat milk and specialty cow milk cheese
* Whirl around the world with freshly made, locally produced ethnic foods..Mediterranean, Ethiopian, Mexican, Oaxacan, Brazilian, Thai, Japanese, Napalese and more!
Come try these delicious freshly picked and made products direct from our hands to yours!
This is your farmers market. You can celebrate by coming often, and bringing a friend.
Thank you for sustaining your enthusiasm and support for the Austin Farmers Market, we welcome you this ending of our fifth year.
