East Austin Garden Fair: A Passion for Plants!
Saturday, April 16, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center
2608 Gonzales Street, Austin, TX 78702
Rain or Shine – come enjoy this great event.Ask the experts and get garden ideas. Lots of Kid-friendly activities!
- Free Admission
- Free Plants
- Free Garden books, magazines, seed catalogs and plastic garden buckets
- Free Soil Screening for food gardeners – Bring a 2-cup soil sample in a quart zip lock bag
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Travis County Master Gardeners, and Austin Parks & Recreation present the 10th annual East Austin Garden Fair.
Free and open to the public, this fun, hands-on fair involves community members in creative, low-cost ways to grow vegetables, herbs and fruit to improve the family diet as well as information about Earth-Kind landscaping. Travis County Master Gardeners offer University-based information to fairgoers on a diverse variety of horticulture topics, while Community Partner Organizations provide information on closely-related services, programs and projects.
The fair features an assortment of DIY and demonstration activities, including building a rain barrel, raised bed or compost bin, and information about waterwise irrigation methods and gardening in containers and straw bales. Learn how to care for house plants as well as your garden tools! Booths on backyard chickens and beekeeping are a big hit with all ages and there will be plenty of activities for kids.
New this year – free soil screening for food gardeners (for metals, pH and nutrients) offered through Austin Resource Recovery. Bring a 2-cup soil sample in a quart zip lock bag. Easy instructions for soil sampling at http://austintexas.gov/soilkitchen
FREE vegetable, herb and ornamental plants (while supplies last) are offered to participants to encourage continued interest in horticulture and healthful eating.
Long-standing community partners and new participants include the Sustainable Food Center, Capital Area Food Bank, Green Corn Project, Home Depot Kid’s Workshop, Austin Public Library, Austin Resource Recovery, City of Austin-Urban Forestry, Brite Ideas – Aquaponics, Hydroponics & Organics, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Austin Herb Society, 4-H CAPITAL AmeriCorps, Travis County 4-H, Travis County Master Wellness Volunteers and Travis County Cooperative Extension Program-Prairie View A&M University.
For more information, please call 512-854-9600 or visit http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/local-extension-resources/east-austin-garden-fair/
