Farmhouse Delivery, a locally owned business offering fresh, seasonal produce deliveries, was recently featured on KXAN News. Last season’s membership subscriptions sold out and enrollment for the next season is now open. The seasonal membership model was implemented to create a more sustainable revenue stream for local farmers. Customers who sign up for the program receive produce from farms across Central Texas, with a percentage of the fee going directly back to the local farmer.
The upcoming 10-week subscription period will run from January 4 to March 15. A limited number of subscriptions are available and the deadline to sign up is Friday, January 1, 2010. Customers can sign up for a $35 weekly delivery, or $37 bi-weekly delivery with a $20 set up fee. Additional local, fresh items (meat, cheese, jams, breads etc.) may be added to your delivery each week; a full list is available at this link. Membership also includes invitations to exclusive Rain Lily Farm events including demonstrations, dinners, cooking classes, recipe swaps and more.
This coming season, customers can expect to see the following items delivered to their doors:
Artichokes
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Green beans
Heirloom Cauliflower
Fennel
Leeks
Peas
Farmhouse Delivery is the brainchild of local food advocate and chef Elizabeth Winslow and East Austin farm owner Stephanie Scherzer. The service, which operates out of East Austin’s Rain Lily Farm, offers home delivery of local produce, meats, dairy, beverages and pantry items.
In an effort to create a sustainable revenue stream for local growers, Farmhouse Delivery is replacing week-by-week individual delivery services with a weekly or biweekly farm membership. There are a limited number of memberships available for the upcoming 8-week subscription period and the deadline to sign up is Oct. 30, 2009. The season will run from Nov. 2 – Dec. 21. Weekly ($35) or bi-weekly delivery ($37) is available with a $20 set up fee. Additional local, fresh items (meat, cheese, breads etc.) may be added to your delivery each week; a full list is available at this link.
Farmhouse sources their food from a variety of local farms, which means that there are about ten types of vegetables in each bushel. Seasonal, local produce that we expect to see over the next couple of months includes:
Apples
Green beans
Cucumbers
Corn
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Heirloom Cauliflower
Greens and lettuces
Beets
Carrots
Turnips
Fennel
Sweet potatoes
Citrus including limes, Myer lemons, oranges, Tangerines and grapefruit
Membership includes invitations to exclusive Rain Lily Farm events including demonstrations, dinners, cooking classes and more. (Click here for photos from the Oct. 17th Pig Roast.) Another perk is that deliveries are accompanied by recipe ideas (perfect for novice chefs or those trying to eat their way to a healthier lifestyle).
Eating local means supporting local farms, enjoying better tasting and higher quality food and limiting the carbon footprint by reducing the miles logged when trucking food from faraway locations.
We are happy to announce that this year’s AIA Austin Homes Tour was the biggest ever in terms of total attendance.
The 24th annual tour took place the weekend of October 10-11, 2009. Encompassing 14 homes by local architects, it included homes in Central Austin, Westlake and Lakeway.
We hope that you enjoy the slide show. More information about the tour and participating architects is available at the 2009 AIA Austin Homes Tour website.
The Sound and the Jury (S&J), a virtual battle of the bands, is back for its 3rd year and is again offering one lucky band the ultimate grand prize: a slot on the Dell Stage at Austin City Limits (Oct. 2-4, 2009). Bands of all genres have a shot at landing the dream gig on the ACL Festival line-up alongside musical heavyweights including Andrew Bird, Kings of Leon, Thievery Corporation and Sonic Youth.
Round 1 is Open Until Friday, August 28
Bands can upload their music now at http://delllounge.com/soundandthejury/ to enter the competition. To stay in the game, bands must generate enough votes to land them in the Top 100 by this Friday, Aug. 28 when Round 1 officially closes. It’s not too late to enter – the band in the 100th slot has only 69 votes and fans can vote once per day for their favorite band.
The Road to ACL
During Round 2, industry judges will narrow it down to the Top 20 bands, and public voting opens again to determine the Top 5. A live Battle of the Bands on Sept. 30 at Austin’s iconic music venue, Antone’s, is where industry judges and fan votes will determine the band that rocks the hardest. At the end of the multi-round, two-month contest, one worthy band will earn a prize spot on the Dell Stage at the ACL Festival.
For more information or to enter the contest, visit www.delllounge.com/soundandthejury. Not a rock star? Log on this week and vote for your favorite band. Who will play the Dell Stage at ACL? It’s up to you.
The view of the 4th of July fireworks from the 45th floor of The Austonian.
Video credit: Alberto Martinez, Austin American-Statesman.
Last week The Austonian celebrated a major construction milestone when it reached the 51st floor and became the tallest structure in Austin. The Giant Media crew and The Austonian construction manager Bob Albanese took members of the media to the top of the building to experience the 360-degree views of Austin and the surrounding Hill Country.
Award-winning mixed-use, master-planned community Plum Creek was recently included on the cover of the Sunday “Statesman Homes” section in the Austin American-Statesman. Read the full article here..
Plum Creek is entering a second phase of growth, which includes multifamily, employment and retail development. Following the principles of New Urbanism, the neighborhood incorporates and supports community through a traditional neighborhood design.
“Now more than ever there are excellent alternatives for filmmakers — festivals that go the extra mile to make certain that a moviemaker’s efforts are well-compensated,” cites Moviemaker.
Giant Media handles public relations for the Austin Film Festival, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television and new media. The AFF champions the work of aspiring and established writers and filmmakers by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation, and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships.
Giant Media also recently represented “The Eyes of Me” by filmmaker Keith Maitland. Read about his film and media coverage secured by Giant Media here.
Whole Foods Market will host a Community Giving Day benefiting the Austin Film Festival’s Young Filmmakers Program on Wednesday, April 29. Five percent of all sales from both Austin Whole Foods Market stores will support the AFF’s Young Filmmakers Program that includes a project at Dell Children’s Hospital and writing and film programs offered free through AISD high schools. There will be information on all AFF programs, a claymation station, shorts screenings, opportunity to win passes to the 2009 Austin Film Festival and more.
When:
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Events begin at 10 a.m.
Where:
Whole Foods Market Austin locations:
2525 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78703
9607 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759
Wandering River Recycling is a paper, plastic, glass and metal recycling pickup service for outlying Austin residents and small and medium-sized businesses that are not being served by the City of Austin.
Currently the City of Austin is only required to provide recycling services to businesses with 100 employees or more on site, leaving hundreds of small and medium business owners without a convenient or viable option for recycling.
Wandering River Recycling not only picks up recycling the city does not, it also makes it easy to recycle by not requiring customers to sort. Wandering River picks up un-sorted recyclables from customers’ curbsides and takes them to Ecology Action, downtown Austin’s recycling center and a responsible re-seller of recyclable items.
Bob McGivney, the founder of Wandering River, was featured on KXAN News this week as one Austin man who has turned a city problem into a green business that serves all of Austin.
Watch the following video or read the accompanying article by clicking here.
