Next Meeting: 

Speaker/Topic: Sue Beckwith, the Executive Director of the Texas Center for Local Food (TCLF), will discuss the importance of gardens in our food supply chain, and Joshua Coleman, the State Outreach Coordinator with the USDA Farm Service Agency, will discuss how the USDA offers farm loans as well as disaster, conservation, and price support programs to help start, grow and protect farms.
Date & Time: Monday, March 10, 2025 @ 6 - 8:30 p.m. CST (Doors and Maker's Hour at 6, program at 7). If you can't make it in person, we will also be streaming the event via YouTube and zoom. 
Location: Zilker Botanical Garden & Streaming via Zoom or YouTube
Cost: Free and Open to Public (Membership Encouraged)
​Maker's Hour: Join us early for "Makers Hour" at 6 where our hands-on activity this month will be a workshop on growing microgreens..
Sharing Table: Bring any extra plants, seeds, and other gardening related items you have for our sharing table.

Volunteer and Learn

Join us on most Saturday mornings in the vegetable garden at Zilker. This is a great way to meet other gardeners and contribute to the beautiful Zilker Botanical Garden. An experienced gardener will lead the work of seasonal maintenance. For more information and a list of available dates, follow the link below.

Helpful Guides

Download the 'Planting Guide' and 'Vegetable Varieties' for Travis County to get started planning your vegetable garden. The chart plots best planting and cultivation times for seeds and transplants in Central Texas.  

Fall Cover Crops

For the health of your soil, moisture retention, and to prevent weeds, keep your soil covered at all times with cover crops, compost and mulch.

Squash Vine Borer Guide

Get the comprehensive guide on dealing with squash vine borers organically.  It covers their biology, life cycle, prevention, and varieties that are resistant that grow well in Central Texas.

Next Makers Hour Event

Growing Microgreens Maker's Hour (donations accepted for supplies)

$0.00 - $10.00

Instructors: Ethan Guion

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Location: Zilker Botanical Garden in the Oak Grove

Cost: Donations accepted for supplies.


Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn to grow your own microgreens. At the end of the workshop, you'll have a tray of planted microgreens to take home.
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