Community Gardening in Austin: A Panel Discussion and Local Food Potluck

We’ll close out the Second Annual Austin Community Garden Tour with a Panel and Potluck from 6 - 8:30 pm at 5604 Manor (home of the Workers Defense Project, the Third Coast Workers for Cooperation, and Third Coast Activist Resource Center). The potluck will begin at 6, and the forum will begin at 7, with Q&A to follow.

Speakers will share information about the current landscape of community... [read more]

We’ll close out the Second Annual Austin Community Garden Tour with a Panel and Potluck from 6 - 8:30 pm at 5604 Manor (home of the Workers Defense Project, the Third Coast Workers for Cooperation, and Third Coast Activist Resource Center). The potluck will begin at 6, and the forum will begin at 7, with Q&A to follow.

Speakers will share information about the current landscape of community gardening in Austin, the work they are doing to make Austin a more community garden-friendly city, and what you can do to get involved. Speakers will include:

Chris Riley, Austin City Council
Laura Morrison, Austin City Council
Ronda Rutledge, Executive Director of Sustainable Food Center
Margaret Russell, Austin Parks & Recreation Department
Nathan Wilkes, Blackshear Neighborhood Garden and CACG*
Sari Albornoz, Alamo Community Garden and CACG*

*Coalition of Austin Community Gardens

Bring a dish made with local food (and your own plate and utensils) and join in the celebration! Space is limited, so if you’d like to attend the Panel and Potluck, please RSVP!

This event is a collaborative effort between the Coalition of Austin Community Gardens, Sustainable Food Center, and the Congress for New Urbanism.

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