We will meet at Brazos Natural foods at 1:30 to carpool out to the farm. Below are directions for anyone wanting to drive out on their own Please RSVP to tnewman8@suddenlink.net before the 27th so I can let the farm know how many to expect.

Directions: I will write the directions as if driving north on Hwy. 6 (bypass).
Take the Old Reliance Rd. exit from 6. This exit is occurs shortly after the Briarcrest exit. At the stop sign, turn right onto Old Reliance Rd. Travel about 2 miles on Old Reliance until it makes a sharp right turn (you will pass the new Bryan High School on your right side and a small subdivision called “Siena”). When Old Reliance turns right, follow it (a blue sign is posted saying “Winery” or something similar). Follow Old Reliance about 1/2 mile until it curves to the left. Do not take this curve; instead, turn slightly right and go uphill. You are now on Austin’s Estates Road. Take this about 1/4 mile and you’ll see a mailbox at the road with 4300 on it.  You will be entering the property on the left side of the road. Kate will be in a green Toyota Tacoma truck and will meet you at the mailbox to lead everyone in to the garden.

Steve King & Anne Vonk will talk about the Student research CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture).

Future Events:

The semi-annual Locavore Luncheon is scheduled for May 5th . . . more details soon.

Wateroak Farms, owned by Mark and Pam Burrow, started in 1998 with just a few goats meant to supply the family with fresh milk. The farm quickly grew in herd and popularity and now sells a wide variety of products such as milk, yogurt, cheeses, and ice cream. Wateroak’s ice cream was named one of the “Top 10 Desserts in 2003″ by the Austin Chronicle Food Editor and their selection of cheese is used by some of Austin’s top chefs. But you don’t have to be a member of the farm to enjoy these delicacies, our very own Brazos Natural Foods and Village Foods stocks Wateroak Farms’ products. To learn more about the farm, visit their website:  http://www.dairygoathaven.com

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the owners and tour the dairy.

Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP before Feb 23rd if possible so that I know about how many maps to prepare and be sure to let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you on the 26th!

This Spring look forward to the following events:
March 3 12:30pm – Locavore Lunch at Village Cafe in Downtown Bryan – With a seedling and seed swap!
April – Date TBD – Pick your own fruit tour
May 5 12:30 pm – Locavore Lunch at Village Cafe in Downtown Bryan
June 2 – Potluck and Business Meeting

This month’s Brazos Locavore event will be on Saturday Nov. 5th at Village
Café in Downtown Bryan. Village Café will be creating a special lunch menu
featuring fresh local food! Along with lunch there will be a short
presentation from two local farmers. Brady Grimes, the farm manager for the
A&M Student Farm, will share about how students at A&M have started an
organic farm. Mike Richardson, from Richardson Farms, will share about his
family’s farm and how to order a great locally raised turkey for your
Thanksgiving meal (they also have chicken, duck, beef, lamb, and flour for
purchase year round).

So mark your calendar and plan to experience great food while supporting
local farmers!

When: Saturday November 5, 12:30 to 1:30

Where: Village Café in 210 West 26th Street in Downtown Bryan

More information online:

A&M Student Farm: http://studentfarm.tamu.edu/

About Richardson Farms: http://richardsonfarms.com/Farm_Information.htm

Richardson Farms meat order form: http://richardsonfarms.com/Order_Form.htm

Village Café: http://www.thevillagedowntown.com/

Our first farm tour for the fall season will be Sunday September 18th at 1pm!

Join us as we head to the Blackwood Educational Land Institute. Blackwood’s primary mission is education and particularly for young students. Check out their website for more information:http://www.blackwoodland.org/

Highlights of the tour will include a very mature organic chef’s garden (potage) and teaching lab for young students. Also they have high quality produce growing in a gorgeous garden that is as an example of how the home gardener can grow produce of much higher quality than store grown organic.

If you are interested in going on the tour join the carpool group leaving Brazos Natural Foods in Bryan at NOON!

We will head to south to Hempstead for a 1pm tour. There is a $10 donation recommended for this tour.

Please RSVP to Nathanael before Thursday Sept 15 at brazoslocavores@gmail.com

Here is a summary of the upcoming events:

Saturday Nov 5 12:30 – Locavore Lunch at Village Cafe

Early December - Pulletpallooza (Backyard Chicken Tour) and Fall Home Garden Tour

January - Millican Farm Tour – Hot house tomatoes

February - Wateroak Farms – Goat Dairy in Bryan

March - Locavore Lunch at Village Cafe

I have been slowly transforming my suburban backyard into a garden/orchard/vineyard. Really coming along after a few  years of building, planting, digging up (the wrong varieties), replanting (the right varieties) and generally just having fun. I learned so much on Locavore field trips about what to plant, how to plant and how to grow. The people who are making a living at this know their stuff.

Take a look at the pictures I have posted here and post some pictures of your own gardens!

The trip will leave at 4:00 pm from the Brazos Natural Foods parking lot (4303 S. Texas Ave. Bryan, TX 77802).  RSVP requested to Nathanael at brazoslocavores@gmail.com

The trip will leave at 1:00 pm from the Brazos Natural Foods parking lot (4303 S. Texas Ave. Bryan, TX 77802). If you are driving to the farm plan to arrive at 2:00 pm.  RSVP requested to Nathanael at brazoslocavores@gmail.com

Visit their website at : http://www.sandcreekfarm.net/