Building community and training farmers to grow food where we live

Ways to Get Involved

If you're new to UP -
...fill out the short New Participant Form to let us know you're interested in learning more or receiving our notifications!

To see what days we're in the field or at events -
...check out the Calendar where you can sign up directly for an event.

Help coordinate a new farm in your area -
...by contacting us through the New Participant Form so that we can help you start a Community Conversation in your neighborhood.

Donate materials, sponsor a project, or help financially -
...by contacting our director at paige @ urbanpatchwork.org.

Connect with Others

Special Projects

You can help empower individuals, create jobs, and build lasting community assets.

By contributing to the projects listed here you make healthy food accessible and build community around a lasting food culture in Austin.

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Demonstration Pavilion – Crestview Farm

The Crestview Neighborhood Farm is in it’s fourth season and growing strong. Education and community involvement are at the top of our list for providing lasting contributions in communities. Now we not only grow fresh veggies and provide eggs to neighbors. We’re building ponds that capture rain, help neighbors with flooding, provide habitat for native birds and edible fish and use nature to create a safe, rich fertilizer for the vegetables that feed us.

The entire pavilion is a teaching site with stations displaying black soldier fly larvae production, aquaculture, habitat preservation, passive greenhouses, water capture and reuse, and sustainable farming, living practices.

Tools and structures that are built become a permanent asset for the entire community.

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