The sunflower is a hardy, drought resistant pop of color that help absorb harsh chemicals from the soil, as well as being a beautiful calling card to birds and bees (due to their seeds and nectar). However, they do need nutrient soil to grow. Otherwise, they thrive and manage in the harsh and dry Texas […]
Happy Farm Fact Friday, folks! This week we’re covering something that might be unexpected. It’s something smelly, messy, and “gross” but helps us improve soil health and nutrients, as well as reduces waste: the important farm practice of composting. In short, composting is the process of turning organic material (anything we grow that doesn’t make […]
Watch our beekeeper, Brandon Fehrenkamp (you can check him out on Instagram), show you the Urban Roots bees! You can see here as the honey bees are rebuilding their nectar storages in spring, which they had eaten throughout the winter. This spring nectar will go into helping make drone and worker bees for the blooming […]
We’re seeking applications for our Fall 2022 cohort of our Food and Leadership Fellowship! The Fellowship is a hands-on, paid leadership development program on the farm for young folks between the ages of 17 to 23. Not only do Fellows learn to grow large quantities of sustainable produce, they learn professional development skills like leadership, […]
We’re celebrating Watermelon Day this year with a bang, or more specifically, a tasty watermelon lager, made with Urban Roots watermelon! Hold Out Brewing made a refreshing lager beer that will be on tap August 3rd from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hold Out Brewing, at 1208 W 4th St, Austin, TX, 78703. A […]
It’s Farm Fact Friday, everyone! This week we’re talking about honey, a delicious, shelf-stable and antioxidant-rich food and sweetener made by the honeybee. Typically beekeepers keep bees in multi sectional boxes where bees make their home, made for easy and safe extraction of honey and bee tending. Honey is made from the nectar bees collect […]
We’re proud of the youth of the Summer Farm Program and their growth, which wrapped up on July 16th. The final month of the program has been a busy one, with the youth working with Chef Rick Lopez of La Condesa, Chef Amada Turner of Olamaie , and Chef Fiore Tedesco of L’oca D’oro to […]
We’ve successfully wrapped up our summer Farmers’ Market season, and we owe a big thank you to the Sustainable Food Center’s Sunset Valley Market for letting us participate! We’re grateful to everyone who came out to talk with youth, buy our farm fresh produce, and to support Urban Roots. The booth went great, and we […]
This recent summer season we were able to bring back one of our favorite summertime events, Community Lunches. These lunches brought us together for food and fellowship as we celebrated youth voices and leadership. They were also a special way for us to thank partners, friends, and volunteers. Urban Roots is very grateful to everyone […]
