Simple Promise Farms (SPF) is a mission-based non-profit that empowers individuals recovering from addiction through meaningful work, service, community, and transformative relationships. Realizing that long-term addiction recovery and personal transformation comes through dedication, community, and a commitment to serving others, SPF was founded in 2019 by a father whose son battled years of addiction. The working […]

New Leaf Agriculture is a nonprofit social enterprise of the Multicultural Refugee Coalition. They support refugee families through a community garden plot in Austin, and in early 2018 they launched a commercial farm in Elgin. The New Leaf Farm employs organic and sustainable practices while training refugee farmers for paid agricultural work that is dignified, in-demand, and familiar from their countries of […]

Located in Kingsbury and established in 2007, A.Y. RAAM – an acronym of farmer Rachel Armstrong’s father and siblings – has spent over ten years producing quality fruits and vegetables for Central Texas. They farm using sustainable practices to yield their delicious and nutritious harvests. They believe that food is our medicine and our medicine […]

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 AT 10 AM – 10:30 AM ABOUT CHICKAMAW FARM & RANCH Chickamaw Farm is the only Demeter Biodynamic Certified farm in Texas, meeting a standard of agricultural production and processing comprised of organic requirements as well as requirements for pest and weed control, water conservation, and biodiversity. Their farming method bolsters […]

Belle Vie raises ducks, chickens, turkeys, and pigs on their family farm. They prioritize freshness, bringing farm-fresh meat and eggs to the market as well as products made in their commercial kitchen, like sausages and pâtés. All of their products are made using exclusively farm yields. Belle Vie practices rotational grazing, and all of their […]