Thank you, thank you to everybody who came out to the Garfield Farm last Saturday for our annual Spring Picnic and 5k Garden Gallop! We love hosting this event at JBG because it brings together so many great members of our CSA community and friends from all over Austin and this year's event was no exception. We loved seeing familiar faces and were excited to meet new community members too - we even had visitors from outside of Austin for the event! This week we're recapping the Spring Picnic and Garden Gallop in photos and giving a huge thank you to all of the folks who made this event happen.

Some gallopers, including farmer Brenton and farm dog Roxie!

Thank you to Rogue Running! Without Rogue, we would be lost in a cabbage patch somewhere on the farm. But seriously, these guys are the reason the Garden Gallop and the fall Harvest Hustles are such a success every year. They help us organize the event and are such a huge hand day of, marking out the entire race, providing volunteers and hydration stations, and making it easy to host this fun and unique 5k!

The first runner crosses the farm-themed finish line of the 2016 Garden Gallop. Congrats on the win!

Thanks to everyone, big and small, who came and ran our course last weekend!

Thank you to our food and drink sponsors! Barrett's Coffee fueled staff and runners by generously providing us with some of their delicious coffee Saturday morning. Frank Hot Dogs provided the perfect post-race treat for runners and non-runners alike with their food truck - a great supporter of the farm, we were so happy they came out last Saturday! And, a huge thanks to The ABGB. These local brew-kings are the longest standing sponsor of JBG events, and they always come through generously to help us repay our bands by providing tasty, cold beer!

Thanks, Frank Hot Dogs!



Thanks to the bands! After the race, everyone settled in with food and drinks on the lawn and enjoyed a great day of picnicking to the sounds of Bottom Dollar String Band, Doug Moreland, and Chansons et Soulard. All three bands were fantastic - we were blown away by the talent. One especially exciting moment was when Doug Moreland brought a very guest to the stage for his performance - his dad!

The Morelands with Brenton. We can see the family resemblance!

Chansons et Soulards brought the Cajun jams to the farm.

Thank you to our volunteers! Without this amazing group of folks dedicating their time to setup, admissions, parking, and cleanup, we couldn't put this event on every year. This year's Picnic couldn't have run any smoother, and it certainly has a lot to do with this awesome group. (P.S. - Interested in weekend volunteer opportunities in the future?? Email us at volunteer@jbgorganic.com to let us know and we'll keep you in the loop when weekend slots are available!)



And of course, another huge thank you to our community for coming out. We've been through so many ups and downs since last year's picnic - two floods last year alone! We are all so proud to say that the farm looks better than ever, and it was really a special day to be able to invite you all out to enjoy and celebrate the bounty of a new Spring season with us. Thanks for being a part of our farm family, and we can't wait to bring you out again this Fall!

Tractor tires make for good seats to see the bands!

Dancer extraordinaire Annie (left) and a CSA member (right) that came all the way from Houston to celebrate with us!

JBG recipe blogger Megan Winfrey and her daughter Lou enjoy some tunes.

The Kids Fun Run was a big success! Two runners and mom round the artichoke corner to finish out the race.