Fruitful Commons

Join Fruitful Commons and local growers for an evening of connection, celebration, and inspiration! Let’s celebrate all we accomplished together in 2024 and generate a vision for more fruitful collaborations in the new year. There will be a seed swap hosted by Central Texas Seed Savers and mushroom blocks courtesy of Central Texas Mycological Society. Learn how to grow your own mushrooms, veggies, & herbs at home! RSVP for the happy hour here: https://lnkd.in/gJCkZNyF

Mark your calendars! Fruitful Commons invites you to a special workshop at Festival Beach Food Forest, where we’ll explore the best water practices for growing food & trees in Central Texas. We'll be joined by several experts in the field who will share insights and demonstrations, followed by a Q&A where you can get your water management questions answered. 🗓 Date: September 22nd ⏰ Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am (breakfast & mingling 8:30 - 9:00) 📍 Location: Festival Beach Food Forest Spanish interpretation will be available at the workshop. Stay after for yoga in the forest from 11 am - 12! Always FREE and FOR the community! Register today to secure your spot at bit.ly/fcwaterwise -------------------------------------- ¡Marque su calendario! Fruitful Commons lo invita a un taller especial en Festival Beach Food Forest, donde exploraremos las mejores prácticas hídricas para el cultivo de alimentos en el centro de Texas. Nos acompañarán varios expertos en el campo que compartirán conocimientos prácticos y demostraciones, seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas donde podrá obtener respuestas a sus preguntas sobre la gestión del agua. 🗓 Fecha: 22 de septiembre ⏰ Hora: 9:00 a 10:30 a.m. (desayuno y reunión de 8:30 a 9:00 a.m.) 📍 Ubicación: Festival Beach Food Forest Habrá interpretación en español disponible en el taller. ¡Quédese después para hacer yoga en el bosque de 11 a 12 p.m.! ¡Siempre GRATIS y PARA la comunidad! Regístrese hoy para asegurar su lugar: bit.ly/fcwaterwise

🌳🍐 It's finally here!!! 🍐🌳 Fruitful Commons is excited to launch our 2024 Tree Care Mini Grant application! If you're a community-led project within Austin city limits, this grant is your opportunity to enhance our city's urban tree canopy and cultivate vibrant spaces for growing food and strengthening communities. 💰Grant Amount: up to $5,000 📅 Application Open: August 1 - September 15 📅 Final Mini Grant Office Hour Online 12:00-1:00 pm on September 4, Register here: https://lnkd.in/gtKQq5vQ 📝 Applications offered in English and Spanish Objectives: 🍏 Greater Food Security 🤝 Stronger Communities 🌿 Replenished Soils 🌳 Expanded & Sustainable Urban Forest Canopy in Austin 📋 Eligibility: Charitable orgs (501c3), projects fiscally sponsored by a 501c3, schools, religious orgs, & non-charitable entities in Austin city limits 🔗 Submit your application now! https://lnkd.in/gTkwk7md As always, we are proud to partner with the City of Austin Urban Forest Grant 💚 #Austin #AustinNonprofit #AustinTrees #MiniGrant #ATX #AustinCommunityGarden #CommunityGarden #PlantTrees #TreeCareMiniGrant #UrbanForest #CommunityAgriculture #FruitfulCommons #AustinTX #ATX #AustinNonprofit #AustinTrees #MiniGrant #AustinCommunityGarden #CommunityGarden #PlantTrees 

🌿 Goodness from the Garden 🌿 We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supported our Goodness from the Garden fundraiser a few weeks ago! The energy and enthusiasm for uplifting neighborhood leaders and cultivating green spaces truly humbled and inspired our team. We can't say enough about the amazing staff at Este Garden and Bar Toti, including Anamaria Gutierrez, who shared with us the magic of the garden. Deep appreciation for all that you do! A Texas-sized thank you to our phenomenal volunteers. Shout out to Festival Beach Food Forest, Central Texas Seed Savers, and Friends of Grand Meadow Park for sharing their inspiring work and allowing us to get our "hands in the dirt" making tinctures and packing seeds! Together, we continue to work towards our vision of reconnecting people to growing food, nature, and each other. Thank you for making this possible with your unwavering support! #GoodnessFromTheGarden #AustinCommunity #Austinnonprofit #UrbanGreenSpaces #FruitfulCommons #NeighborhoodLeaders #GardenEvent #thankyou

The Austin Office of Sustainability's Food and Climate Equity Mini Grant is currently accepting applications! Apply today for up to $3,000 for your organization's project aimed at "community-led solutions that enable transformative change in the areas of food, climate, and resilience". Applications close on July 18. For more information on this opportunity or to apply, visit the grant page: https://lnkd.in/eFY3rFVF

Join us on June 15th for a summer social benefiting Fruitful Commons! We are elated to extend a special invitation to you, a friend of Fruitful Commons, to a summer garden soiree. Come join us and tour East Austin’s magical Este Garden, mingle with other climate and community resilience champions, and enjoy a garden-fresh brunch and drinks at Bar Toti next door! Your event ticket will provide you with the opportunity to learn about our work supporting neighborhood leaders and organizations to grow food, strengthen communities, and foster stewardship of the natural commons... plus you'll enjoy activities led by our fiscally sponsored projects: a DIY herbal tincture workshop with Festival Beach Food Forest and make you own seed packets with Central Texas Seed Savers! Reserve your ticket today: https://lnkd.in/gQrVjvT5

Join St. John Faith Community Garden for another soul-nourishing Growing Mind, Body, and Spirit Together event on June 1st! Please register here: https://lnkd.in/eGPS2eyQ

Voice your opinion on the needs and problems in Travis County that Texas AgriLife Extension should address! Register below for their upcoming forum. Event Date: May 7th Time 9:00 am Where: Pflugerville Lions Club 500 N Railroad Ave, Pflugerville TX 78660 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ga5TS_2a

The first ever Austin-Travis County draft food plan is ready for your review! What is a food plan? Developed by the community, the food plan is a proactive approach to equitably meeting our community and environment’s health and wellbeing needs. “A food plan sets clear goals and strategies to move toward a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system and provides a coordinating structure for all food-related initiatives.” - City of Austin, Office of Sustainability Join the virtual feedback session on April 3 by registering: https://lnkd.in/g7W-K99K or submit your feedback on the plan’s goals and strategies via email to sustainability@austintexas.gov before April 19. // ¡La versión preliminar del Plan de Alimentos de Austin/Condado de Travis está aquí! Creado por la comunidad, el Plan de Alimentos establece objetivos y estrategias claras para hacernos avanzar hacia un sistema alimentario más equitativo, sostenible y resiliente. Acompáñanos el 3 de abril en una Revisión Pública virtual de la Versión preliminar del Plan de Alimentos. Tendrás la oportunidad de compartir lo que es más importante para usted y decirnos si lo hicimos bien. #FoodPlan #AustinTexas #TravisCounty #TexasFood #FoodSystems #FutureForward

Exciting news! American Forests has expanded the hashtag #TreeEquity Score Analyzer to the greater Austin area in Texas with the support of Fruitful Commons, local partners and funding from Salesforce. Each Tree Equity Score Analyzer is developed for a specific single city or region ready to take action on Tree Equity. Tree Equity Score is publicly accessible and guides efforts based on canopy cover, climate, and socio-economic data. In the Austin area, increasing urban tree canopy can help uplift historically underserved communities and mitigate heat island effects, while also bringing trees, orchards, and food forests to more schools and community accessible spaces. Special thanks to everyone who worked to bring this tool to hashtag #Austin! American Forests TreeFolks RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service City of Austin, Urban Forestry City of Austin, Office of Resilience City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Create a free log-in and start exploring at https://lnkd.in/eZPEzz3B