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Green Gate Farms and New Farm Institute         Week 10B of 12wk Fall Season Update: 
Thank you for supporting Austin's organic small family farms. Join your local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at our historic farmstead!
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Please Sign and Share our PETITION  "Keep Our Green Gates Open."

Visit our campaign page HERE!

Learn more by reading Farmer Skip's blog, HERE.

Fall CSA: This week's basket contains tasty treats to help you prepare for Thanksgiving:

Kale, Purple-Top Turnips, Carrots, Green Tomatoes, Butternut Squash/Spaghetti Squash, Hakurei Turnips, Pak Choy, Green Onions, Mustard Greens


Read more on the blog! 

BIG RED BARN ORAL HISTORY

Share your story and help preserve the history of the farm, established in 1902. Visit page HERE for more information.

FLOODING ENDS
FALL FLOWER BOUQUETS

Unfortunately, repeated flooding has wiped out our Fall flowers.
Updates will be posted here soon.

BUDDY BOXES: Raw Pet Food Shares Available!

Does your dog have allergies? Are you concerned about the ingredients in your pooch's food? Look no further! Our Buddy Box (named in honor of our dear departed pooch), a $50 share includes organs, bones, and ground meat to ensure that your pet eats the highest quality ingredients possible. Contact us to try a sample share!

 

Graphic Designer Needed

To help design bumper stickers & t-shirts, and re-design our logo for our 10th year anniversary.
Please call (512) 484-2746 for more info.  

LOOKING FOR A HEALTHIER FAT?
TRY LARD!
Our Guinea Hogs produce the most amazing lard, which has less saturated fat then butter, and is perfect for holiday baking. You are also welcome to purchase unrendered fat for just $2/LB. To learn more: Click Here.  
Thank you for Keeping Our Green Gates Open
 
Dear Farm Members: 

This week, we hope all of you are able to celebrate the season's bounty with friends and family. Extra veggies have been harvested so be sure to stock up at the farm stand. Thanks to the first frost, the last of the warm weather crops have been gathered so it's the end of eggplant, squash and basil!

Farmer Skip is still struggling with shingles (can anyone recommend a specialist?) so we will be having a quiet holiday.

We appreciate you spreading the word about the Keep Our Green Gates Open campaign. In the next email, we will provide an update. In the meantime, please tell your friends
they can help by:

Thanks for your continued support. Happy Thanksgiving.
 
Your farmers,
Erin, Skip, Katie, Jason, Christina, Suzannah, Stevie Ray, Michele, Alex
Howdy,
 
While it seemed it was still summer a week ago, it looks like fall (or winter?) has finally arrived in Texas. With two nights over the weekend near or below freezing, the end of summer vegetables is here. We're hoping we'll still be able to bring you the occasional tomato from the new hoophouse we built this summer, and possibly some green ones that are still hanging on outside. 
 
The end of summer veggies brings more cool weather crops. We're hoping to have enough carrots for everyone this week, (they love the cold - it makes them sweeter), along with other holiday appropriate veggies. This week we've got more winter squash, two kinds of turnips, and kale. Luckily, this cold snap hasn't damaged any of our more fragile greens, and you can look forward to bountiful thanksgiving shares.
 
Again, we'll be closed on Thanksgiving day, but open for the remainder of the week. And I'm thankful for that. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and it must be for all farmers. What other holidays are centered around celebrating delicious food?
 
Thanks again for supporting our farm and I hope you have a great holiday!

-Farmer Jason

Design Your Holiday Gift Baskets 


 
 Here's the perfect holiday gift to help you celebrate all things local!
We'll design a farm gift basket with you. Choose from:

-a sampling of our fresh, organic, seasonal vegetables
-Sur La Table's Eating Local cookbook featuring Green Gate Farms
-Travis County Master Gardener's Guidebook, one of the best gardening book for Central Texas
-From Asparagus to Zucchini, cookbook featuring easy recipes for CSA ingredients
-delicious Austin Honey Company honey
-Green Gate Farms t-shirt
-Farm greeting cards created by Jenny Nazak
-Farm Bucks gift certificates good for food and events

***Gift baskets tailored to your budget

To make your order, contact Christina at greengatefarms.sales@gmail.com, (512) 484-2746.  

Nothing's better than pastured pork for the holidays. Only two spots left for our Holiday Hog Harvesting Class. Join us for this rare opportunity to harvest and butcher a hog from start to finish. Led by Dai Due butcher extraordinaire Julia Poplawsky, you'll get hands-on experience in a fun, supportive atmosphere. HERE's more info.

Kakaxi
is a new service we are piloting to improve education and communication among CSA communities. Download the App for free, HERE (pin code: 1234) and follow instructions. Enjoy connecting with fellow CSA members and have fun with recipes provided to you by local chefs using CSA veggies each week!
Farm Stand HOURS:
Tuesdays 3pm-6pm
 Fridays/Saturdays 10am-2pm

8310 Canoga Avenue, Austin 78724

at our NEW Farm Rover FARM STAND
WIC/SNAP/Double Dollars accepted

8310 Canoga Ave, near E. MLK and Decker Lane
Tuesdays, 3 - 6pm, Fridays/Saturdays, 10 - 2pm
Call 512-484-2746 to place advance orders

 
Today's farm stand -- Tuesday, November 24 -- has extra produce. Come stock up for your Thanksgiving meal:
Broccoli, Cabbage, Radishes, Green Beans, Long Beans, Summer Squash, Butternut/Spaghetti Squash, Eggplant, Carrots and more! 
Tuesday Farm Stand hours: 3:00-6:00pm


Farm Stand Volunteers Needed:
We are looking for volunteers who can help run our farm stand on Tuesdays from (2-6pm), Fridays (9-1pm), and Saturdays (9-1pm).

Duties will include setting up and staffing the station, helping customers make choices, making transactions with our SNAP, WIC, and Double Dollar programs, and greeting people with a smile as they come to the farm. Training will be provided.

Spanish speaker preferred! Must commit until Dec. 12th. We are also looking for volunteers to run the farm stand during our winter season: January 12 - March 19
We will provide a weekly share of our tasty organic veggies in exchange. 

Recipe Share with Food Blogger Haley:
Stuffed Guinea Hog Pork Chops with Wine Reduction Sauce
  1. ***Photo courtesy of cookwithhaley.com***
Happy Thanksgiving, and happy meat week (for our meat CSA members)! This Thursday, try pork instead of turkey. Our delicious, heritage breed Guinea Hogs are the perfect centerpiece for your local Thanksgiving table.

Our new food blogger, Chef Haley Peck, has created a tasty entree featuring Guinea Hog chops stuffed with goat cheese and arugula. Find the recipe HERE.
Check out more delicious recipes on our Pinterest page. Bon apetit!




Reserve Your Winter CSA Now! (Jan. 12 - Mar. 19)
Only 50 Veggie Shares Available For Winter
JOIN OUR WINTER CSA TODAY!  At just $25 a week, and 12 pick-up spots (and more forming) all over town, our CSA is affordable and convenient. 
Pro-rated from the week you join.


Education on the Farm: Green Gate's Guinea Hogs


This week, staff and workshares moved our heritage breed Guinea Hogs to fresh pasture in the field we call "Waters," named in honor of Chef Alice Waters. The hogs are happy in their new home, and are happily grazing, lounging in their wallow, and fertilizing the fields. 

Guinea Hogs play a crucial role in our farm cycle: gleaning finished vegetable fields, recycling Halloween pumpkins, and enriching our fields for the next season's bounty. In addition, they serve as the foundation of our monthly meat CSA shares, an important enterprise of Green Gate Farms. (Meat shares are available if you'd like to join.)

Guinea Hogs, an endangered livestock breed, are one of the best ways to teach the importance of biodiversity to all farm visitors. That's why we've created Guinea Hog- inspired biology, writing, art, and environmental science lessons. To learn more ---


Mark your calendars: Farmer for a Day Camps-- January 18, March 25, and May 30, and weeklong Spring Break Camp and Summer Camps! ***Lock-in last years price by registering NOW.

Taking reservations for 2016 field trips. Call us to plan the perfect farm experience for your children, students, coworkers, or club members. 

Contact Michele at info@newfarminstitute.org and together we'll make your curriculum come to life.

Rent the Farm, Yoga in the Hayloft, and MORE

The holiday season is right around the corner, and Green Gate Farms is the perfect venue to host your family or workplace holiday soiree!

Contact us to find out more and reserve our space for your event! 

 Yoga instructor and Green Gate workshare member, Abby  Fraser, will be leading Yoga in the Hayloft! 
 
 Come find your breath in a community-building, all-levels yoga  practice...and then swing by our bountiful farm stand (organic  veggies, herbs, eggs, pastured meats)!
 
  WHEN: Beginning Saturday, November 21 at 9am.
  COST:  $10 for CSA members / $12 for Drop-Ins
More info, HERE

School Garden Grant Opportunities:

2015-2016 EcoRise Eco-Audit Grant: Approaching Deadline!
Do you know a K-12 school in need of grant funding to support environmental programs such as campus improvement projects or public awareness campaigns? EcoRise has a wonderful opportunity for you! Check out their ongoing Eco-Audit Grant for K-12 schools and support environmental initiatives on your child's campus. 

2016 Youth Garden Grant
The 2016 Youth Garden Grant is an award designed to support school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities. Any nonprofit, school, or youth program planning a new garden program or expanding an established one that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 3 and 18 is eligible to apply. The selection of winners is based on demonstrated program impact and sustainability.
LOOKING FOR A HEALTHIER FAT? TRY LARD!
Our Guinea Hogs produce the most amazing lard, which has less saturated fat then butter. Just $10 a pint of pastured lard. Or you can purchase unrendered fat for just $2/LB. To learn more: Click Here

ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN OPPORTUNITIES

Do you have bookkeeping and Quickbooks experience? Become our Administrative Intern!

Do you have fundraising experience?
Become our Development Intern and assist with grant writing, research funding, and creating and implementing a strategic development plan. Our educational nonprofit, New Farm Institute, can use your help!

All interns receive organic vegetables, plus other benefits, in exchange for work. Contact admin@greengatefarms.org or call 512-484-2746 for more information. 

FUN STUFF AROUND AUSTIN

 
UPCOMING --
  • Global Climate March: November 29, 1:00pm, More Information 
  • "Can You Dig This" - Film Screening: TuesdayDecember 1st, 7:30 pm, Keep Austin Fed, More Information
  • Harvest Your Own Holiday Hog: Sunday, December 13, 8:30am-12pm, Green Gate Farms' River Farm, More Information
  • New this Fall--Farmhouse Kitchen Cooking Series. Learn new recipes to complement your CSA shares. More info coming soon!  
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