Farmgrass Camp & Jam

• Date and time: Starts Friday, October 21st at 3pm and ends Sunday, October 23rd at 12pm

• Location: Old Settler's Homestead, 1616 FM 3158, Tilmon, TX 78616

• Event website: http://www.farmgrass.org 

• Purchase your tickets here!

Farmgrass Camp & Jam is a 2-day music and camping festival celebrating community, with foot-stomping music, local food vendors and fun for the whole family. Festival proceeds support Farmshare Austin! General Access Tickets include access to campground and open mic on Friday, bands on the campground stage all day Saturday and camping both Friday and Saturday nights. Check out the lineup on the Farmgrass website, and be sure to snag your early bird tickets by September 7th!

Cover Cropping for Organic Vegetable Growers

• Date and time: Thursday, October 27th from 9am-3pm

• Location: Farmshare Austin, 3608 River Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612

• Purchase your tickets here!

Join us for an on-farm education & demonstration event about integrating cover crops into your organic vegetable production system.

During the event, we will:

• Present principles of soil health and explain why using cover crops is integral to healthy, productive soils.

• Tour Farmshare's 10-acre certified organic farm, learning about their production techniques and conservation practices.

• Lunch and network with other producers, growers, and staff from support organizations and institutions.

• Hear about opportunities to work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

• Review lessons learned from Farmshare's cover crop trials this spring.

• Meet in small groups to address concerns and challenges about soil health, conservation practices, and cover cropping.

Lunch will be provided.

Hosted by Farmshare Austin and the Small Producers Initiative at Texas State University. Supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).