Boggy Creek Farm
3414 Lyons, 926-4650
Wednesday and Saturday, 9am-2pm, year-round
This 5-acre East Austin market garden is located on a historic property dating back to the Texas revolutionary period. Farmers Larry Butler and Carol Ann Sayle are the current stewards of the land, producing organic vegetables, greens, fruits, herbs, flowers, and farm eggs. They also sell value-added products such as jams and jellies, hot sauce, award-winning self-published books, plus Pure Luck Texas goat cheese, and hormone- and antibiotic-free meats.
Tecolote Farm
16301 Decker Lake Rd., 276-7008
Sunday, noon-5pm (May through August)
The Pitres of Tecolote Farm are local proponents of community-supported agriculture, which means they sell customers annual subscriptions for a share in the bounty of their organic harvest. The subscriber list is full at the moment, but an e-mail inquiry will get you on the waiting list for spring. It’s also possible to purchase their organic vegetables at their weekly farm stand.
Angel Valley Farm
Wednesday, 10am-1pm, 11713 Jollyville Rd., between Oak Knoll & Duval, 267-2785
Saturday, 10am-2pm at 10804 Ridgeway, off 1431 in Jonestown
Angel Valley farmers Jo and John Dwyer farm near Leander and sell their organic produce at farm stands in Austin and Jonestown. Look for them in front of the Asian-American Cultural Center on Jollyville Road and in front of Tres Chic in Jonestown. They’ll be selling seasonal organic vegetables, greens, and herbs.
Pure Luck Organics & AA Goat Dairy
101 Twin Oaks Trail in Dripping Springs 512/858-7034
Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm, year-round
Just a short drive away, outside Dripping Springs, Pure Luck is the home of award-winning farmstead goat cheeses and a family organic farm. Denny and Sara Bolton operate their farmstand on weekends, selling their great cheeses, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers.
Austin’s Historic Farmers’ Market
6701 Burnet Rd., 454-1002
Daily, 9am-6pm
The produce available here is sold mostly by peddlers rather than growers. The market imports specialty seasonal items such as fresh roasted Hatch chiles in September, a massive load of pumpkins every October, and Christmas trees. Also: antiques, restaurants, plant nursery, and barbecue.
South Austin Farmers’ Market
2901 S. Congress (El Gallo parking lot)
Saturday, 9am-1pm, year-round
The small but loyal band of mostly organic farmers who sell at this longtime weekly market will be there rain or shine, heat or snow. Seasonal fresh vegetables, fruits, and flowers plus occasional value-added products such as jams and jellies.
Westlake Farmers’ Market
4100 Westbank Dr. in the Westlake High School parking lot
Saturday, 10am-1pm
This market is open year-round and offers seasonal fruits, vegetables, greens, and herbs sold by the farmers who grow them. Vendors also sell breads, pastries, cheeses, pasta, salsas, hormone- and antibiotic-free meats.
This article appears in Stan Knee.