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Feeding Austin One Garden at a Time
Grow Locally, Cook Globally
Sunday, October 27th, 2019 12:00-3:30pm.
Great Food & Drink from Many Local Artisans! Live Music! Silent Auction!
Docent led TOURS of the Historic Farm House! Family Friendly w/ a children’s activity corner! Great Fun!
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This year’s event included a wide assortment of scrumptious food from
more than 20 restaurants and food/drink artisans
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Entertainment included live local music by
McNeil high school's best stringed instrument groups, the Luna Quartet
Dance tunes by the Hot Texas Swing Band
toe-tapping fiddle songs by Camille, Sasha K.A, Chris, & Taylor
All proceeds benefit Green Corn Project, a grass-roots, Austin based nonprofit that educates and assists Austinites who lack access to affordable, fresh & nutritious vegetables. Organizing volunteer gardeners, providing know-how and obtaining materials to install & plant organic vegetable gardens for individuals, elementary schools and community groups that need better access to fresh foods. Green Corn Volunteers don't only install gardens but offer continued support over time to ensure success.
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A big thanks to the restaurants, musicians, silent auction donors, and sponsors for generously donating their time, gifts, and money to making the event possible!
Farm to Table Dinner + Farm Tour
Was at Boggy Creek Farm on TWO consecutive days this year!!
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**TICKETS available at $265 per person**
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For its 10th year in a row the crew from Outstanding in the Field delighted guests at Boggy Creek Farm; this time for TWO nights!
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Boggy Creek is Austin's original urban farm. Outstanding in the Field first came here in 2005, OITF’s first visit to Texas, and have made a habit of coming back each year.
Farmers Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler always welcomed us with open arms; they’re family. Sadly, Larry passed in 2018, and now Carol Ann & Larry's daughter Tracy & son Tom are filling her their Dad’s big boots.
Boggy Creek is a “no-till” farm, which means they pay meticulous attention to the health of their soil. The result is a happy, healthy ecosystem and some of the most delicious, nutritious vegetables we’ve ever tasted.
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~Tuesday, October 15th, 2019, 3pm~
Host Farmers: Carol Ann Sayle, Tracy Gibson Geyer (& Larry Butler in Spirit)
Guest Chef: Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due, Austin, TX.
Chef Jesse Griffiths was back in the field kitchen this year. Justly famous for its commitment to hyper-local ingredients and colorful, distinctive flavors, Dai Due has consistently stayed in the press throughout the years, landing a spot on Bon Appetit’s Hot 10 List in 2015.
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, 3pm~
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Host Farmers: Carol Ann Sayle, Tracy Gibson Geyer (& Larry Butler in Spirit)
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Guest Chef: Zach Hunter & Jake Maddox of the Brewer's Table, Austin, TX.
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Chef Jake Maddox will join us for a gregarious meal paired with local beers chosen by the experts at The Brewer’s Table. We had an opportunity to visit The Brewer's Table this past fall. It was extraordinary. Austin Monthly named The Brewer’s Table Restaurant of the Year in 2018, and we’re excited to welcome Chef Zach for his first OITF experience.
This year East Austin’s beloved Boggy Creek Farm! hosted Preservation Austin's
'Somewhere in Time'
Sunday, September 22nd, 5-8pm
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We learned about the agricultural legacy of East Austin, sustainable urban farming, and the recent window restoration on the historic Boggy Creek Farm Farmhouse, that was completed over the winter of 1840-1841
Sam Houston dined at this fine home in December 1841!
Tickets included Farm House Tours with Boggy Creek Farm co-founder Carol Ann Sayle, daughter Tracy Geyer & son & daughter-in-law Steve & Lara Gibson along with other special friends of the farm.
Live music from folk/country trio The Almost Readys!
Drinks from Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Real Ale Brewing Company
Mouth-watering appetizers featured vegetables grown at Boggy Creek Farm
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SPONSORSHIPS included complimentary event tickets and recognition.
This marked the ten-year anniversary of Somewhere in Time, presented by Preservation Austin’s Inherit Austin subcommittee. **Proceeds from the Boggy Creek Bash support our efforts to preserve and protect Austin’s historic and cultural landmarks through awareness, outreach, and educational programs.
Guided Urban Farm Tour...Restaurant Tastings...Wine, Beer and Spirits Tastings
Sunday, April 14, 2019, 1PM to 5PM (Rain or Shine!!)
Also sponsored by
Presented by
A big thanks to our sponsors
The tour benefits the four farms &
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
FARFA is working to save family farms and ranches
We are amazed that the event sold out as quickly as it did. The incredible support this community has for our urban farms is just heartwarming.
We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon strolling among the crop and visiting the chickens, donkeys and rabbits on four urban farms mere blocks apart. In the fields, farmers introduced their crops, shared their experiences as farmers and answered gardening questions. At each farm, chefs offered tastes of their art, using farm ingredients. Local mixologists, brewers, and wine merchants shared sips!
The Four Farms
'Outstanding in the Field' Farm to Table Dinner + Farm Tour
Sunday, October 14th, 2018, 2pm
Boggy Creek Farm
Host Farmers: Carol Ann Sayle (Larry Butler in Spirit), Boggy Creek Farm, Austin, TX. Guest Chef: Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due, Austin, TX.
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When we (OITF Founders) first came to Boggy Creek in 2005, it was possible that this event may have been our last. We were eager to tell the stories of farmers and to create a closer connection to our food and where it comes from, but our concept was having a hard time getting traction and we were about to quit. A little kindness goes a long way. Thanks in part to encouragement from Larry and Carol Ann, we didn’t quit. Thanks, Larry and Carol Ann! Our chef Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due in Austin has cooked a few OITF dinners over the last couple of years. Jesse does a great job of working with native and unusual ingredients, and everything on the menu is sure to be hyper-local.
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20th Annual Fall Festival Benefiting Green Corn Project!
Grow Locally, Cook Globally Sunday, October 28th 12:00-3:30pm.
Great food & drink from many local artisans! Live Music! Silent Auction! Great Fun! A big thanks to the restaurants, musicians, silent auction donors, and sponsors for generously donating their time, gifts, and money to making the event possible!
All proceeds benefit Green Corn Project and will help us plant organic vegetable gardens for individuals, elementary schools and community groups that need better access to fresh foods.
Green Corn Project is a grass-roots, Austin based nonprofit organization that educates and assists Austin families in growing organic food gardens. We install gardens and provide expertise at the homes of families and individuals as well as at schools and other community institutions. We provide materials, know-how and volunteers to help those with lack of access to affordable, healthy food grow some of their own vegetables and herbs.
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Prizer Gallery Presents the Sixth Annual “Farmer as Artist”
Opening: Saturday, September 8th, 2018, Saturdays 1pm-5pm during September.
2023 E. Cesar Chavez, East Austin, TX
In its 6th year, this show explored connections between farming and creativity. Local Central Texas farmers shared photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media, poetry, fiber arts, and more.
A special feature at the gallery was a salute to the creativity of Boggy Creek Farm's Larry Butler. Display included a 'barn door' that he fashioned out of reclaimed 1880s bulls-eye moulding. Additionally, paintings by his wife and co-owner of the farm, Carol Ann Sayle, were on display; they all represented their life on Boggy Creek Farm.
Save the Windows of the Historic Farm House Fundraiser
Fundraising Party-Docent led house and field tours-Local Chef Samplings-Wine, Beer & Spirits-Silent Auction
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 1PM to 5PM
It was a beautiful, breezy afternoon for guests who enjoyed docent-led tours of the old farm house and tours of the crops. Local Chefs from Vino Vino (Ben Schwartz), Texas French Bread (Max MacKinnon), Wink (Eric Polzer) and Eden East (Sonya Coté) provided creative appetizers made from our farm fresh produce. Beverages were provided by Dripping Springs Vodka, Live Oak Beer, the Austin Wine Merchant & Zhi Teas. Over 40 items were donated by the community for the Silent Auction. It was a huge success!
Proceeds from the event will ensure that the 177 year old windows of this Historic Landmark will be restored by professionals (Red River Restoration) who work on the Alamo, historic courthouses, buildings & homes. The work is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2019.
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9th Annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour
Guided Urban Farm Tours.....Restaurant Tastings.....Wine, Beer, and Spirits Tastings
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 1PM to 5PM
Was a lovely Sunday afternoon strolling among the crops, visiting the chickens, donkeys and rabbits on four urban farms mere blocks apart. In the fields, farmers introduced their crops, shared their experiences as farmers and answered gardening questions. Was a the perfect opportunity to get tomato dilemmas solved! At each farm, chefs offered tastes of their art, using farm ingredients. Local mixologists, brewers, and wine merchants shared sips.
The tour included Boggy Creek Farm, Hausbar Urban Farm & Guest Haus, Rain Lily Farm and Springdale Farm. Presented by Farmhouse Delivery, the tours benefit Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. FARFA is working to save family farms and ranches.
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Art and Wood-crafting on the Farm
Ongoing display of farm-related art and wood crafts
in the Farmstand at Boggy Creek Farm
Alternating work includes: Paintings, Prints, Underwater Photos, Farm Photos, Wood Crafts (benches, tables, food platters, etc.) displayed and for sale. The Lumber Yard, right behind the Farmstand, is home to raw real-wood boards, most with "live edges," that Larry mills from trees on our farm in Gause, and from trees being cleared for grazing land at neighbors' farms. Select your boards for making tables, shelves, cutting boards and more! Visit with "Burline" Larry's giant Burl that once lived on a post oak tree at our farm.
Prizer Gallery presents the fifth annual “Farmer as Artist”
Show opened September 9, 2017 6-9 PM Saturday
2023 E. Cesar Chavez, East Austin, TX
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Outstanding in the Field: Farm to Table Dinner + Farm Tour
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
Boggy Creek Farm
Host Farmers: Larry Butler & Carol Ann Sayle, Boggy Creek Farm, Austin, TX. Guest Chef: Rene Ortiz, Launderette, Austin, TX.
All you would ever want in a farm visit and a farm dinner. Beautiful vegetables, a historic farmhouse, shade trees, chickens, a farm shop, cute signs and a great chef. Farmers Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler are longtime OITF compadres. They welcomed us with open arms when we did our first Lone Star event back in 2005, and this is one of those OITF homes away from home.
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Grow Locally, Cook Globally –19th Annual Fall Festival Benefiting Green Corn Project
Sunday, October 29th 2017
Boggy Creek Farm
We lined up an amazing cast of local restaurants and beverage vendors for this year's event! Our live music will be a delight to your ears while you visit with the chefs, eat your way around the farm, and peruse the silent auction. Save the date and stay tuned for ticket information!
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