Category Archives: Food is Free Blog

• The new Food is Free wheels – Meet Bessie

  Posted on July 19, 2012 by foodisfreeproject in Food is Free Blog

  Here we go. We’re taking Food is Free school to a new level! The universe brought a school bus into our lives. We drove her her back from San Antonio last week (at about 40mph, haha). Pulling her into the city limits was magical, the driveway was a little more difficult. Well, less than a […]

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  Documentary Pick of the Week!

  Posted on July 17, 2012 by foodisfreeproject in Food is Free Blog

  The Power Of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Check out this really fascinating documentary on how Cuba transformed their economy and community into a local and organic one.  They were forced to find a new way to make their lives work, and they did! I love the power and ingenuity of human minds. Notice […]

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  Open Source Community Garden – Phase 2!

  Posted on July 10, 2012 by foodisfreeproject in Food is Free Blog

  The Open Source Community Garden is well on it’s way to becoming a wonderland! We pulled back the fence, installed 4 wicking bed gardens on the curb, put up a greenhouse to start free seedlings for the garden and neighbors, and set up a community picnic table and hammock for passersby to enjoy. This weekend, we’ll […]

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  Introducing: The Open Source Community Garden

  Posted on June 29, 2012 by foodisfreeproject in Food is Free Blog

  What: Open Source Community Garden Workday Where: 5708 Arroyo Seco Austin, Tx 78756 (Around the corner from the Food is Free vortex) When: Saturday, June 30, 2012 – 9am to Noon  We are starting an open source community garden around the corner from the Food is Free vortex. We are very excited about this new kind of […]

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  Breaking ground at the first Food is Free east side hub!

  Posted on June 18, 2012 by foodisfreeproject in Food is Free Blog

  This weekend we taught a wicking bed garden workshop at 5604 Manor rd, the future hub for Food is Free in East Austin. We put the first garden in on the curb out front and turned lots of heads from passing cars. 5604 Manor is a community center run by Workers Defense Project, Third Coast Activist Resource Center, […]

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