The Village Cafe is a great restaurant that celebrates local food. Located at 210 West 26th Street Bryan, TX 77803.

Our next farm tour will be planned for September. Between now and then you might want to check out these events:

Fourth of July Locavore BBQ
Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010
Time: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: The Village Downtown
Meat sourced from Wild Type Ranch

The Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail Festival
Messina Hof in Bryan and Retreat Hill in Navasota both have events planned for July and August.
Messina Hof starts their 5 weekend 10th Annual Harvest Festival July 16th. Check out this link: http://www.messinahof.com/harvest10.php for more information!

Retreat Hill Winery & Vineyard (http://www.retreathill.com/) is celebrating their first anniversary with a concert by Slick Hiway on July 31, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the last weekend of the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, Harvest Trail. (www.texasbluebonnetwinetrail.com/)

Location:
Horticulture-Forestry Science Building on West Campus

See their website for more information:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/holisticgarden/

Thanks to Heath Vesely, Plant Sale Manager (TAMU ‘10) for sharing the info!

Food Inc. delves deep into the state of our current food infrastructure showing us what it is and what it can be. Local food advocate Michael Pollan (Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food) and sustainable farm hero Joan Salatin (Polyface Farm) are both featured in this eye-opening and unforgettable documentary. If you’ve not had the opportunity to see it and you like to eat (who doesn’t?), this is a must-see.

Here’s the scoop:

What: Screening of Food Inc
When: Friday, December 4, 2009 (11:30-1:00)
Where: Koldus 227 (TAMU Campus)

RSVP to Diane Kraft at 979-862-2000 or dkraft@tamu.edu

Saturday, September 26
8:00am – 9:00am: Preview talk on available plants
9:00am – 1:00pm: Plant sale

Location:
Brazos County Extension Office:
2619 Hwy 21 West
Bryan, TX

See their website for more information: http://www.brazosmg.com/

The A&M Holistic Teaching Garden’s fall plant sale is coming up as well:

Thursday, October 1 – Saturday October 3
9:00am – 2:00pm

Location:
Horticulture-Forestry Science Building on West Campus

See their website for more information: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/holisticgarden/

As a member and advocate of the local food movement, I’m really interested to hear what he has to say (and, I admit, perhaps debate a little). The luncheon is free and open to the public. All they ask is that you RSVP your attendance so they order enough food for lunch.

Here’s the full scoop:

What: CommUnity Conversation with Dr. James McWilliams

When: Tuesday, September 29 (11:30-1:00)

Where: Rudder 401

RSVP: to either Wanda Martin or Dianne Kraft

Hope to see you there!

For more information on the CommUnity Conversation program, visit their website.

A $20 fee will be charged for this session, unless you already heard and pre-registered by July 10th.

Thursday, July 16th
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Bryan Public Library
201 E 21st Street

See the Brazos County Master Gardener website for more information.

While you’re at it, be sure to mark you calendars for the other two sessions (different dates, same place and time):

August 20th
Composting & Rainwater Harvesting

October 15th
An Earth Kind Approach to Home Fruit Production

Thursday, June 18th
6:30pm-8:30pm, doors open at 6pm
Bryan Public Library
201 E. 26th Street

For more information, contact the Brazos County Master Gardener Association at 979-209-5600.

Date: Thur. June 11, Fri., June 12 and Sat. June 13

Time: 9:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. each day

Where: Inside and outside of the back of the Horticulture Forest Science Building (HFSB)

Parking: Saturday no charge, in Lot 74 on east side of Horticulture Forest Science Building. However, on Thursday and Friday parking will consist of the REC parking Garage which is across from Lot 61. (Customers can use the loading dock areas behind HFSB to pick up plants, but if vehicles are in
these loading dock areas too long they may be ticketed by campus parking staff).

PLANTS AVAILABLE: This sale will feature warm season plants for the garden and patio area, but a wide range of other plants will also be available.

Plants being featured in this sale include HEAT TOLERANT TROPICAL PLANTS such as ornamental and fruiting bananas, various ornamental gingers and their relatives, different types of elephant-ear plants (Alocasias and Colocasias).

TROPICAL PLANTS include Alocasia, Bananas, Colocasia, Costas, Curcuma, Gingers, Palms, Plumeria.

HEAT-TOLERANT BEDDING PLANTS such as Allium, Angelonia, Aspidistra, Berlandiera (Chocolate Daisy), Blood Lily, Canna, Cat Whiskers, Clerodendron (blue Butterfly and Musical Note), Calibrachoa, Chile Pequin, Coleus, Daylily, Dianthus (First Love), Eremophila (Blue Emu Bush), Euphorbia (Diamond Frost), Ganges Primrose, Coreopsis, Liatris, Hamelia (Holik), Rudbeckia, Justicia (Shrimp Plant several colors), Peristrothes, Sweet Potato Vine, Mexican Sedum, Monarda, Pavonia, Penstemon Gulf Coast, Phlox, Plumbago, Polygonum, Dwarf Pomegranate, Barbados Cherry, Banana Shrub, Cassia, Cestrum (Golden), Duranta (Sweet Memory), Hibiscus (several), Magnolia, Philadelphus (Mock Orange var. Innocence), Orthosiphon (Pink Surprise Bush), Quisqualis (Rangoon Creeper), Roses, Thryallis (Golden Shower), Ilex (Paco’s Possumhaw), Verbena, Russelia (Yellow Fountain Plant), Salvia Greggii and Indigo Spires), Skullcap (dark Pink, Fuschia Fountain and Red), Snake Herb, Spigelia, Australian Violet, Mexican Flame vine, Mexican Butterfly Vine, Wedelia Creeping Daisy, and more.

FRUITS such as several varieties of FIGS, various types of CITRUS and BANANAS and edible fruit PASSION VINES and clearance on temperate fruit trees growing in plantable containers.

HERBS: such as several varieties of Basil, Mint, Oregano, Marjoram, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary, Bay Leaf, Garlic Chives, Epazote, Catnip, Lemon Balm, Papalo, Scented Geraniums, Mexican Mint
Marigold (tarragon flavor), and more.

HOUSEPLANTS: several types of begonias, ferns, Swedish ivy, chalice vine, jasmine, various cacti and succulents, gizzard plant, coleus, and many more.

We propagated many of our own plants for this sale and bought in high quality plants from regional nurseries and most plants are new for this sale. The plant Sale will also include a CLEARANCE of landscape plants that
have been left over from previous sales, but which are still in good condition and temperate fruit trees in plantable containers.

We will have some boxes and trays for you to use to help move your plant materials, but if you could also bring some boxes it would be greatly appreciated.

All proceeds benefit the Holistic Teaching Garden and its programs and help to support the student workers who help to maintain the garden. Thank you for supporting our sales and the Holistic Teaching Garden.

Please contact Joe Novak (j-novak@tamu.edu) or Heath Vesely (heath.vesely@gmail.com) with any questions!