Have you heard about Austin’s Festival Beach Food Forest? On August 28, 2014, the city council unanimously approved the creation of this fence-free garden on 2 acres of park land, where all are welcome to learn about food forestry and experience the beauty of an edible oasis in the heart of Austin.
In celebration of the groundbreaking of Festival Beach, everyone’s invited to a big kick-off benefit party at YardFarm on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 4-10 p.m. This family-friendly event includes a great line-up of music, a Pie Walk, plant-inspired activities, presentations by local leaders and a silent auction.
–Tickets:
Tickets are $30 and includes food, drink, and admission. Tickets can be purchased online here.
— Schedule of Events:
- 4:15 Full Moon Harvest
- 5:00 Honey Punch
- 5:45 Welcome & Food Forest Presentation, Donation from Les Dames Presented!
- 6:00 The Lost Pines
- 6:40 WireTree
- 7:15 HipHop Set – DJ MC, Super Smash Bros, Mindz of A Different Kind
- 8:15 Local leader hosts Food Forest discussion
- 8:30 Los Texas Wranglers
- 9:15 Graham Wilkinson
- 10:00 Food Forest presentation
- 10:10 Minor Mishap Marching Band
— Food & Drink:
Several local farms and vendors such as El Milagro, Checko’s, Green Gate Farms and Johnson’s Backyard Garden are pulling together a feast with fresh veggies and other taco fixins’. Dessert include Little Lucy’s donuts (from 6-9pm only!) plus Tiny Pies will donate to the Pie Walk! Beverages have been generously donated by Meridian Hive, East Ciders, Thirsty Planet, Austin Beerworks, ABGB and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
For more info and updates, you can check out the event page on Facebook.
Have fun!
