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Chef Albert Gonzales Wants You to Grow Something!

Guest post: by Albert Gonzales, SFC friend & Chef at Apothecary Cafe & Wine Bar
As Americans, we are fortunate to have easy access to a wide variety of meat, grain, fruit, and vegetables at our local grocery store. For exotic and rare items, there are a plethora of gourmet specialty stores that stock all that one could ask for—from dragon fruit to langoustine, galangal root to Wagyu beef. As much as we (myself more than most) love these conveniences and luxuries, the pleasure is complicated. We have gotten further and further away from where our food comes from, less connected with its origins than ever before in our history. Fast food has stolen our patience and made...

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Celebrating Tomatoes at SFC Farmers' Markets: July Vendor Picks

Heirlooms, cherries, slicers, and canners--we love them all! At SFC Farmers' Markets, July is a celebration of the summer tomato in all its glory. Market farmers and chefs are just as smitten as we are with this summer's lush, juicy, abundant harvest--here's the insider's scoop on our vendors favorite offerings from their own farms and kitchens!

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Come to a Food Swap in the SFC Kitchen!

Home-cooked food can turn strangers into friends. Walk into a room with something delicious and handmade (or homegrown) to share and the next thing you know, the room is buzzing with conversation, cooking tips, and kitchen stories. Come see for yourself: on Monday, July 28th The Happy Kitchen is hosting a Food Swap here in partnership with ATX Swappers and we hope you'll join us! This event is a marketplace where no money changes hands, an opportunity for home cooks and gardeners to diversify their pantries, taste new recipes and trade what they've cooked or grown for something else.

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SFC AND COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Citizen Gardener Classes start in September!
Check out the full lineup here, as well as more info on film screenings and leadership trainings for food growers.


Dine for SFC!
Special menus at Arro, Easy Tiger & 24 Diner benefitting SFC in July — Click here for more info »


The Mamma Jamma Ride is fast approaching!
This annual bike ride, on September 27, 2014, raises much needed funds for our agency and 9 other local non-profits dedicated to helping Central Texans coping with breast cancer. Learn more at www.mammajammaride.org and please JOIN US for this year’s Ride »


Help Build a Healthy Community
Community Programs Coordinator position available with GO! Austin/VAMOS! Austin (GAVA). More info here »


Calling all food bloggers!
Tickets on sale now for Byte of Texas (Sept 27-28), a two-day conference presented by the Austin Food Bloggers Association and dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and further developing the rich food history of Texas. Click here for more info & tickets »