Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms

This is reprinted from the August Crestview NA newsletter.

Imagine getting fresh, locally grown veggies and eggs delivered to your door each week for less than grocery store prices. Now that we have launched the first nonprofit urban farm right here in Crestview, this is a reality.

Urban Patchwork is Austin’s first nonprofit CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Our goal is to make local, natural food available and accessible for all of Austin and join the growing movement toward more sustainable living. Produce can now be planted, harvested and delivered all within the neighborhood. Visiting with the farmer and seeing the process is as easy as walking down the street.

The way it works is our farmers cultivate plots of land scattered across different properties in Crestview. Then we deliver weekly baskets of seasonal fresh produce and eggs to our members. We are committed to using ecologically sustainable methods without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers to control pests and diseases. We plant heirloom varieties which have been selected over generations for flavor and nutritional value.

Help us create a better tomorrow through better food. A limited number of pilot program memberships are currently available. Visit our membership page or email me directly at paige@urbanpatchwork.org.

We’re proud to announce that we’re now accepting memberships for our upcoming growing seasons.

Beginning November 1st (earlier if possible), we’ll either deliver or have ready for pick-up a weekly supply of fresh, local produce. We’re still in the pilot program, of course, so we’ve limited memberships to 25 for the first season. For the following season beginning in February, we’re opening up 100 memberships. All the memberships are on a first come, first served basis.

Since we’re still expanding our capacity, we’re rewarding early members with an early bird price of $18 per week for pick up and $20 delivered. That includes at least 15 generous portions of our seasonal produce. That would feed an average person 2-3 servings a day. If you’re feeding a family, you can get however many memberships you need while supplies last.

We generally plan to have a wide variety of seasonal items so you won’t be bored. We’ll offer mainstream staples as well as new tasty varieties and a few surprises. We also plan to include recipes along with our produce. If you have a favorite recipe for something we distribute, we’d be happy to hear about it.

If you haven’t gotten your membership yet, contact us soon. Every CSA we’ve researched is sold out and has a long waiting list.