Green Gate Farms

I've been a community organizer for the past 4 years and love to visit the farm and bring shares to my own community. The veggie share is a wonderful way to eat seasonally. The flower share is a gorgeous way to beautify your space. And not to mention some awesome eggs and meat options. Want to try out the farm? Visit the weekend farm stand and try a camp! I love the farm yoga in the barn, too!

I love Green Gate Farms, and so does my family! We first learned of Green Gate Farms when we were researching options to expose our six year old daughter to a real working farm (after she informed us that she wanted our family to buy a farm!). I couldn't believe our luck in finding one in Austin that also had an educational arm that offers Spring Break and summer camps. After a long telephone conversation with a farm representative who happily answered all my questions about the farm itself and the camps, we went for an initial visit one Saturday morning in January of this year. My daughter was enchanted by the farm animals and the approachability of the farm -- one of the farmers even let her collect eggs from the chickens and take them home with her. After about 2 hours there, we were sold and signed her up for Spring Break camp. It was undeniably one of the best experiences she -- and vicariously through her, we -- have ever had. As a parent, I was reassured by a professional and thorough response from the person in charge of the camp to all of my questions about safety. And our daughter confirmed that she felt safe, physically and emotionally, the entire time she was there. Further, I loved that each day had a theme/structure balanced with plenty of time for free exploration and downtime. She was excited to go to camp every day and always came home bubbling over about her farm chores, the animals, the fresh vegetables she'd tasted that day, or something that she made or experienced. The week culminated in a camper-led tour for the parents, when she got to show us all her favorite places on the farm. Honestly, we couldn't have hoped for a better first exposure to a farm. My daughter is now in her first of two weeks at the farm's summer camps, and she is beyond excited to be back. After our positive experience with the camp, we signed up for the farm's spring vegetable CSA. The produce is so beautiful, delicious and varied. I actually look forward to my delivery day every week with anticipation akin to that of a holiday! What I particularly enjoy is that I am supporting a local organic farm that I can visit, that I am eating produce in season, and that I am expanding my palate by committing to use every item I get in my CSA share, even if I've never had it or used it in my cooking before (kohlrabi and fennel, I'm talking about you). Plus, I was able to find a delivery location around town that is right on my drive home. Green Gate Farms is such a wonderful place, with historic ties to our community. Go visit, explore their class/camp offerings, indulge in some delicious local produce, and help keep the farm around so our families and communities can continue to enjoy its bounty!