Austin Travis County Food Policy Board
- updates about general and working group meetings are sent through their newsletter*
- Support Farms & Farmers
- “Develops policies and procedures to preserve existing farmland and increase access to new farmland for farmers from diverse backgrounds, communities, and skillsets.
- Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs
- “Works to ensure a comprehensive and accessible set of codes, ordinances, policies, rules, and incentives throughout Austin and Travis County to stimulate a thriving community-based food system.”
- Healthy Food Access to All Communities
- “Uses advocacy and researched-based policy to encourage greater access to healthy food, as well as educational opportunities to support a secure food future for all.”
- Food and Climate
- Works to quantify the carbon footprint of food and agriculture activities in Austin-Travis County to provide solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering atmospheric carbon, and building a resilient food system for all Austin residents.
Work to incorporate food justice into Austin’s new Climate Action Equity Plan
Farms in Austin
- volunteer and CSA opportunities
- volunteer and CSA opportunities
New Leaf Farm- Multicultural Refugee Coalition
- volunteer and CSA opportunities
- weekly farm stands
Festival Beach Community Garden
Farmer’s Markets in Austin
Sustainable Food Center markets
Food Justice organizations in Austin
Know of any resources we missed?
-> Email us @ microfarm@utenvironment.org
Campus Environmental Center 