Austin Organic Gardeners

Next Event:

Ice Cream Social
Date & Time: Monday, June 12, 2023 @ 6 - 9 p.m. CST (Doors at 6, social at 7)
Location: Zilker Botanical Garden & Streaming via Zoom or YouTube
Cost: Free and Open to Public (Membership Encouraged)

Join us for our annual ice cream social to get to know one another, new members and old. There will be all kinds of varieties including the plant-based varieties of ice cream now available. How about a coconut, purple sweet potato ice cream

We will also have "Garden Show & Tell." Sign-up here to show off the fruits of your labor and share up to 5 photos from your garden. Upload by June 10th. We will put together a fun slideshow of everyones garden for the social. Each person will have 2 minutes to share their photos. If you can't meet in person to share photos, we will also be live streaming via Zoom.

Join us for the swearing-in of the 2023 board members. Eat ice cream and get to know the oldest organic garden club in the U.S. We will telling stories about the history of Austin Organic Gardeners. We were founded in 1945!

Doors at 6, talk starts at 7! Don't forget to bring seeds and plants to swap afterwards. If you can't make it in person we will also be streaming the event via YouTube and zoom.

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Next Workshop

Flower Essence and Seasonal Transitions
Instructor: Jesus Garcia
When: Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 9:15 to 11:00
Where: Zilker Botanical Garden in the Oak Grove
Cost: Donations accepted for supplies. Register here and purchase General Admission tickets to ZBG. If you are a ZBG member this date is free.

About the Workshop
In this active workshop we will experience a guided meditation as we work through the garden and through our emotions. We will collectively create a Mexican Plant Remey known as Aqua Sana - Flower Essence as we give a little appreciation to the seasons in transformation with the botanical guidance of The Three Sisters "Corn, Squash, Beans".

About the Instructor
Jesus Garcia is a traditional Mexican Herbalist, Garden Designer, and International Educator focusing on Native & Indigenous Botanical lineage spirit teachings. Jesus is also the founder of the community gardening collective TheHerbalActionProject, a project-based initiative for all ages in private, charter & public schools focusing on children’s herbalism.

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.

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⬇ Download Planting Guide

Summer 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.

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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.

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