Welcome to Boggy Creek Farm
A USDA-Certified-Organic Urban Market Farm
since 1991/1992
3414 Lyons Road, Austin TX 78702
(512)926-4650
info@boggycreekfarm.com
(Larry Butler & Carol Ann Sayle)
Above: Texas Crisp Pears (Moonglow and Keiffer)
Wanting to volunteer, intern, or work on the farm?
We get a lot of inquiries (3 each day!), and we are excited about the interest,
but at this time, we are fully staffed and unfortunately cannot accept any more workers.
Read the current issue of News of the Farm "A Conjugal Visit"
Click on http://www.boggycreekfarm.com/pages/news-of-the-farm-current-issue.php
For Rachael Shroeder's new video on Boggy Creek Farm, click on http://vimeo.com/13910288
Event: Farm and Food Leadership Conference, Sept 13-14, Austin. Scroll down for more info....
Scroll down for Future Events on and of the Farm!!
Above: 3 varieties of Eggplant plus Asian Long Beans....
The Farm is Open for Visits Wednesday and Saturday 9-1.
Harvesting continues until 11 AM or Noon (depending on conditions) on market day,
but come early (prior to 11 AM) for best selection!
MARKET DAYS:
Read the Wall Street Journal article on Boggy Creek Farm:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360673556925330.html
And, listen to Heritage Radio Network on your computer! Marla Camp of Edible Austin interviews various folks in the food world about what they do and issues of interest!
http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/programs/48-Tap-Roots
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A USDA-Certified-Organic Urban Market Farm
since 1991/1992
3414 Lyons Road, Austin TX 78702
(512)926-4650
info@boggycreekfarm.com
(Larry Butler & Carol Ann Sayle)
Above: Texas Crisp Pears (Moonglow and Keiffer)
Wanting to volunteer, intern, or work on the farm?
We get a lot of inquiries (3 each day!), and we are excited about the interest,
but at this time, we are fully staffed and unfortunately cannot accept any more workers.
Read the current issue of News of the Farm "A Conjugal Visit"
Click on http://www.boggycreekfarm.com/pages/news-of-the-farm-current-issue.php
For Rachael Shroeder's new video on Boggy Creek Farm, click on http://vimeo.com/13910288
Event: Farm and Food Leadership Conference, Sept 13-14, Austin. Scroll down for more info....
Scroll down for Future Events on and of the Farm!!
Above: 3 varieties of Eggplant plus Asian Long Beans....
The Farm is Open for Visits Wednesday and Saturday 9-1.
Harvesting continues until 11 AM or Noon (depending on conditions) on market day,
but come early (prior to 11 AM) for best selection!
MARKET DAYS:
Open: Sept. 1 (Wednesday, 9-1) & Sept. 4 (Saturday, 9-1)
We accept Cash and Checks only. No Credit Cards!
Currently on our Market Tables: Texas Crisp Pears (slice thinly for salad; stew; pies & tarts; Larry's Smoke-dried Tomatoes (small crop, so no longer available by mail); Sun Gold and Juliet Cherry Tomatoes; Eggplants (3 varieties); tender fresh-picked Okra; Asian Long Beans; POTATOES (Red La Soda and White Kennebec); Jalapeño Peppers; Salads: Baby Arugula; Wild Native Salad/Saute (Lambs'Quarters & Amaranth); Bunches of Lambs Quarters, Arugula, and Herbs; Frozen Figs (perfect for jams, toppings, pies, sauces, dressings, smoothies!) Frozen Heirloom Tomatoes for soups/sauces/sautes; On the Shelf: Larry's Fire-roasted Hot Sauce, Wild Mustang Grape Juice, Strawberry/fig/honey Jam, Larry's Smoke-dried Tomatoes, and GAUSE YAUPON HONEY!
Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes and Basil
September 13-14, Austin TX.
4th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference
This two-day event will focus on policy and regulatory issues affecting agriculture and our food supply, including the next Farm Bill, food safety issues, raw milk, Codex, NAIS, water use issues, regulation of slaughterhouses, Slow Money, and more. There will also be workshops to help you become a more effective activist, including how to lobby and how to develop an effective message.
National radio commentator and author Jim Hightower will provide the keynote address at Tuesday's lunch (Monday and Tuesday lunches catered by Dai Due Supper Club, using local and organic foods)!
A full agenda is available at:
http://farmandranchfreedom.org/sff/Agenda.pdf
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Coming in October:
October 10, October 12: Feasting at the Farm!
Nationally renown "Outstanding in the Field" (http://outstandinginthefield.com) the folks who first popularized dinners on farms, along with two local celebrated chefs, will offer two dining experiences on Boggy Creek Farm.
October 10, Sunday: Chef René Ortiz, of La Condessa Restaurant (http://lacondessaaustin.com)
October 12, Tuesday: Chef James Holmes, of Olivia Restaurant (http://olivia-austin.com/)
For more information on the multi-course/wine dinners:
http://outstandinginthefield.com/events/north-american-tour/?dinner_id=69
Outstanding in the Field first held dinners at Boggy Creek Farm in 2004 and 2005.
We are happy to have them back!
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October 24:
The 11th Fall Fundraiser for Green Corn Project!
Join us for a delicious afternoon dedicated to Food, Music, Gardening and Farming!
Over 20 fine local restaurants and food purveyors offer tastes of their artistry with local produce.
3 local musical groups provide live music from the farm house front porch.
On the back porch, 3 local chefs demonstrate their food art and of course the audience eats the results!
You are free to stroll the farm and visit the Hen House.
A Family Friendly Event!
Meanwhile, volunteer for their Fall Dig-ins!!
For more information: http://www.greencornproject.org
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At the farm stand: Left, Straight from the Vine's Sauerkraut and Kim Chi
(made with organic ingredients; raw/fermented!) and right, Barrie Cullinan offers her "Word on Food" breads and pastry delicacies, often using Richardson Farms' local wheat and our Yaupon Honey.
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Visit The Atlantic Monthly website ("food channel") for the Boggy Creek Farm blog:
http://food.theatlantic.com/ Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes and Basil
Also at the Farm Stand: NEW! Ground Beef, Ground Round, and Steaks from One Girl Farm, "no-compromise" humane and grass fed! Pure Luck Dairy is back with Chevre, Feta, Hopelessly Bleu, and Ste. Maure Cheeses! Stacey Thompson's "Straight from the Vine" Sauerkraut and Kim Chi (made with organic ingredients; raw/fermented! Just what your body needs!!); Wateroak
Goat Dairy's FETA CHEESE (plain and herbed: great!), Chevre, Yogurt, Milk, Ricotta, WHEY, and Ice Cream;
Milam County's Sand Creek Dairy raw/aged Cow Cheeses; Local-Humane-Grassfed Meat (Thunderheart Bison, Loncito's Lamb, One Girl Farm Beef); Fresh
Eggs ( BCF Hen House eggs); Local Miles of
Chocolate
(Gluten-free!); RainWater; the farm book "Stories from the Hen House" -- also at
Whole Foods Market, Lamar and The Natural Gardener); Jim Hightower's newest book, "Swimming Against the Current"....And, "Growing
Good Things to Eat in Texas" the very popular new book about farming
and farmers, written by Pamela Walker. Beautiful photos and interesting
stories....for sale at the farm stand and elsewhere...
Okra! Picked fresh from tiny to grilling size....all sizes are tender.
In the Farm House Kitchen:
Above: An August farmhouse salad of Baby Arugula, Pure Luck Feta Cheese, Thinly sliced Red Marconi Sweet Peppers, Cucumbers, and shavings of Texas Crisp Pears. The pears had fallen from the trees, yet looked perfect. Just not very ripe yet....pears should be ready at the end of August.
Above: After a July Saturday's farm stand, the Doctor Wyche tomatoes that weren't perfect enough for the tables were perfect enough for our lunch! Paired with fire-roasted Giant Marconi Italian Sweet Peppers,
they were the great additions to our tomato sandwiches!
Above, a yummy July salad: Arugula with Figs, and Pure Luck's "June's Joy" Chevre,
sprinkled with Olive Oil & White Wine Vinegar. (No salt.) Figs are in season June-July!
June Tomato Sandwiches coming up! Oaxacan Jewel Heirloom Tomatoes with Basil, Arugula,
Sand Creek Farm Monterey Jack Cheese,
and toasted Sweetish Hill Bread.
Above, left: May: Costata Romanesco Zucchini Squash sauteed in Butter, blanched Italian Flat Beans,
toasted Walnuts, Salt. Above, right: Salad of shredded Tasty Jade Cucumber,
Cherry Tomatoes, and Wateroak Dairy's Feta Cheese. Dressing: Olive oil, White Wine Vinegar, Salt.
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left, The Wild Salad; right, Baby Arugula.
Okra! Picked fresh from tiny to grilling size....all sizes are tender.
In the Farm House Kitchen:
Above: An August farmhouse salad of Baby Arugula, Pure Luck Feta Cheese, Thinly sliced Red Marconi Sweet Peppers, Cucumbers, and shavings of Texas Crisp Pears. The pears had fallen from the trees, yet looked perfect. Just not very ripe yet....pears should be ready at the end of August.
Above: After a July Saturday's farm stand, the Doctor Wyche tomatoes that weren't perfect enough for the tables were perfect enough for our lunch! Paired with fire-roasted Giant Marconi Italian Sweet Peppers,
they were the great additions to our tomato sandwiches!
Above, a yummy July salad: Arugula with Figs, and Pure Luck's "June's Joy" Chevre,
sprinkled with Olive Oil & White Wine Vinegar. (No salt.) Figs are in season June-July!
June Tomato Sandwiches coming up! Oaxacan Jewel Heirloom Tomatoes with Basil, Arugula,
Sand Creek Farm Monterey Jack Cheese,
and toasted Sweetish Hill Bread.
toasted Walnuts, Salt. Above, right: Salad of shredded Tasty Jade Cucumber,
Cherry Tomatoes, and Wateroak Dairy's Feta Cheese. Dressing: Olive oil, White Wine Vinegar, Salt.
September 13-14, Austin TX.
4th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference
This two-day event will focus on policy and regulatory issues affecting agriculture and our food supply, including the next Farm Bill, food safety issues, raw milk, Codex, NAIS, water use issues, regulation of slaughterhouses, Slow Money, and more. There will also be workshops to help you become a more effective activist, including how to lobby and how to develop an effective message.
National radio commentator and author Jim Hightower will provide the keynote address at Tuesday's lunch (Monday and Tuesday lunches catered by Dai Due Supper Club, using local and organic foods)!
A full agenda is available at:
http://farmandranchfreedom.org/sff/Agenda.pdf
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Coming in October:
October 10, October 12: Feasting at the Farm!
Nationally renown "Outstanding in the Field" (http://outstandinginthefield.com) the folks who first popularized dinners on farms, along with two local celebrated chefs, will offer two dining experiences on Boggy Creek Farm.
October 10, Sunday: Chef René Ortiz, of La Condessa Restaurant (http://lacondessaaustin.com)
October 12, Tuesday: Chef James Holmes, of Olivia Restaurant (http://olivia-austin.com/)
For more information on the multi-course/wine dinners:
http://outstandinginthefield.com/events/north-american-tour/?dinner_id=69
Outstanding in the Field first held dinners at Boggy Creek Farm in 2004 and 2005.
We are happy to have them back!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
October 24:
The 11th Fall Fundraiser for Green Corn Project!
Join us for a delicious afternoon dedicated to Food, Music, Gardening and Farming!
Over 20 fine local restaurants and food purveyors offer tastes of their artistry with local produce.
3 local musical groups provide live music from the farm house front porch.
On the back porch, 3 local chefs demonstrate their food art and of course the audience eats the results!
You are free to stroll the farm and visit the Hen House.
A Family Friendly Event!
Meanwhile, volunteer for their Fall Dig-ins!!
For more information: http://www.greencornproject.org
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At the farm stand: Left, Straight from the Vine's Sauerkraut and Kim Chi
(made with organic ingredients; raw/fermented!) and right, Barrie Cullinan offers her "Word on Food" breads and pastry delicacies, often using Richardson Farms' local wheat and our Yaupon Honey.
***************************************************************************************
Visit The Atlantic Monthly website ("food channel") for the Boggy Creek Farm blog:
Read the Wall Street Journal article on Boggy Creek Farm:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360673556925330.html
And, listen to Heritage Radio Network on your computer! Marla Camp of Edible Austin interviews various folks in the food world about what they do and issues of interest!
http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/programs/48-Tap-Roots
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Restaurants that regularly shop (twice weekly)
at the BCF farm stand:
Olivia (http://olivia-austin.com/) (Chef/owner James Holmes will be the presiding chef
for the October 12 (3 PM) Dinner in the Field,
presented by Outstanding in the Field. For information: http://outstandinginthefield.com )
Jeffreys (http://www.jeffreysofaustin.com/) (open Sunday evenings too! Artful food.)
Wink (http://www.winkrestaurant.com/ )(Cool Wine Bar & Exquisite Cuisine:Over12 years serving BCF vegs!)
AlamoDrafthouse and The Highball (http://www.originalalamo.com)(http://www.thehighball.com)
(Try our veggies at the Highball Bowling Alley!!!)
at the BCF farm stand:
Olivia (http://olivia-austin.com/) (Chef/owner James Holmes will be the presiding chef
for the October 12 (3 PM) Dinner in the Field,
presented by Outstanding in the Field. For information: http://outstandinginthefield.com )
Jeffreys (http://www.jeffreysofaustin.com/) (open Sunday evenings too! Artful food.)
Wink (http://www.winkrestaurant.com/ )(Cool Wine Bar & Exquisite Cuisine:Over12 years serving BCF vegs!)
AlamoDrafthouse and The Highball (http://www.originalalamo.com)(http://www.thehighball.com)
(Try our veggies at the Highball Bowling Alley!!!)
Barr Mansion (http://www.barrmansion.com/) (Certified Organic events venue! Weddings, meetings, etc.
Melanie McAfee is one of our first chef customers!)
Our Produce on these Evening Menus:
Texas French Bread (http://www.texasfrenchbread.com/) (live music too!)
La Condessa (http://lacondessaaustin.com) (Chef René Ortiz will cook the October 10th Outstanding in the Field dinner here at the farm!
Caterer/Private Chefs:
Fine Home Dining (http://www.finehomedining.com) Chef Brandy Gibbs
Truly Local!
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Below: Special Alert for Smoke-dried Tomato Lovers!!!!!!!!!
Larry's Smoke-dried Tomatoes are available only in the Farm Stand....as the crop is small, due to seed problems....
Mail order is now closed.
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Read the Austin Chronicle
article about the East Austin Urban Farm tours!
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A990477
(Above, The Boss Chicks are inquiring as to their next spot of grain...
or maybe they are just admiring themselves in the window. Notice Babette, the smallest of the Boss Chicks, precariously perched on a mud boot!)
Our hens' and chicks' diet: USDA Certified-Organic veggies, native plants, worms, and USDA Certified-Organic Feed, milled in Elgin by Jeremiah Cunningham of Coyote Creek Farm (http://coyotecreekfarm.org/).
Feed, Chicks and Hen House equipment all available at both
Buck Moore Feed ( http://buckmoorefeed.com/ ) 5237 North Lamar (512-451-3469) and
Callahan's General Store (http://callahansgeneralstore.com/)
Hwy 183 South, just south of the Colorado River (512-385-3452)
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Look for more photos of the Farm on the Farm Photos Page (click on menu items at UPPER left)....
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