We think that our staff is the best in the business (okay, okay, we are a little biased), but the JBG family hails from all over the place and covers the gamut in talents and interests. We love sharing events, adventures, and side projects that inspire and excite our JBG-ers (food-related or not) with the community. Check out the staff-curated list of favorites below!

JBG DOES HALLOWEEN. Photo by Krishna.

Farm, in general

We had a spooky costume contest at the farm this week to celebrate Halloween! Check out all the costumes below. Curtis as the joker won first place, and Niki as a creepy doll and Casey as the birthday witch tied for second. The winners enjoyed special gratis libations and gift certificates to Juiceland!



Our photographer Scott David Gordon will be participating in this year's East Austin Studio Tour. Stop by and see him at Canopy, 916 Springdale Rd #126, on November 10–11 & 17–18, from 11am–6pm. He will be sharing some of his fine art photography and talking about his Austin Art Talk Podcast which was started one year ago and now has almost 50 episodes. Tell him you are a fan of the farm and check out all of the other great artists there and throughout the city!

Scott in his studio.

Casey (Customer Service Extraordinaire)

My husband and I recently went to check out the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. They have a cool event going on now until February called Fortlandia. Artists and students from the UT School of Architecture have designed 10 different, unique forts that are placed throughout the center for everyone to explore. They even have a couple areas where you can build your own fort with different materials. Speaking as a huge fort-builder as a kid, this was a really fun, magical experience getting to walk through these creations. We also took our boat out with our pup to see the bats afterward!

Casey, Brian, and their pup, Odie and the Fortlandia exhibit at the Wildflower Center.

Emma (Market Staff)

Since a lot of people on the farm are plant-people I'm sharing this free opportunity to learn more about the trees in our city. Learn more about TreeFolk's upcoming FREE Novice Tree Identification Hike here.

Brenton (Head Farmer)

Went to Big Bend last weekend. Started at our Airbnb near Terlingua, and drove on Highway 170 which was beautiful! Here's a picture of me on Fandango Rock.



I threw a rock standing on a precipice, and it took 9 seconds for it to fall and hit the Rio Grand!! I've heard that this stretch is often referred to as one of the most beautiful drives in America, and I agree! If you haven't taken a trip to West Texas, Big Bend is highly recommended, as well as Terlingua and the ghost town graveyard. We had the pleasure of seeing Butch Hancock (from The Flatlanders) play at the Starlight Theatre. Airbnb is chock full of great spots in the area - we stayed at Airbnb that was off the grid and all solar powered!

Brenton's photos of W. Texas.

Hector (Social Media Manager)

The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists has a special exhibit at the Dougherty Art Center. I had the chance to meet many of these talented artists when I was invited to attend the San Jose Worldcon thanks to The Mexican X Initiative (I fed tacos to George R. R. Martin!). There’s an artist reception on 11/10 at the gallery. Dates: Nov. 3 - Dec. 1, 2018. Find more information here.

Hector and George R.R. Martin.

Mike Mo (Wholesale Manager)

The TV show, Broadchurch. IT RULES. Heydon made this for me - it's me as Detective Inspector, Alec Hardy, the taciturn protagonist.

Devon (Market Coordinator)

On the top of my brain is the Austin based psychedelic rock bank, Megafauna. Named after the ecological classification of largish mammals, this experimental sound is as inclusive as the name suggests, ranging from soft sounds to straight up rocking out. Lead singer, Dani Neff, shreds on the guitar and has such an amazing voice. When I first heard them, I was struck by how hauntingly beautiful her voice is. The song "Precious Blood" stuck with me the most and is still my favorite after listening to everything I can get my hands on. (Funny story; in the search for more Megafauna I found another band of the same name whose lead singer sounds similar (but in Spanish) and it took me a minute to realize that I was listening to two different bands) I hope to see this band again around town even though working early morning markets makes it hard to enjoy Austin nightlife. Their next show is the 9th of this month at Barracuda so check it out if their music resonates with you. Here is the link to their latest album ... and their Facebook page.

Megafauna.

Heydon (Farm Blogger)

I went to one of my oldest and best friend's wedding a couple weekends ago in one of my favorite all-time places, coastal Alabama. Lots of sunshine, good folks, and extremely good times ensued. Besides the gorgeous beach wedding and endless fun water/boat hangs, the dive bars, Flora-bama and Pirate's Cove, were tops for me. Two hilariously entertaining, very divey establishments that I've been going to since I was little. Legendary and good for the soul. Grab a Bushwacker and let the good times roll. Check out this polaroid of Suz, the stunning bride, in a super cool vintage robe pre-wedding - what a babe!

Photo by Heydon Hatcher

Andrew (CSA Packing Manager)

All Them Witches is playing a show Saturday at Antone's in support of their new album. Literally, one of my favorite touring acts to catch when they come through town. If you're on the fence listen to "Live in Brussels" to dip a toe in.



SUSPERIA LOOKS ABSOLUTELY... WELL INSANE?!?! Love the original from Italian filmmaker Dario Argento and I'm not a fan of remakes but... David Gordon Green made me a believer again with the new Halloween film. Thom Yorke also did the film's score.

Ada (Marketing and CSA Manager)

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

The electric scooters in Austin are so easy to hate...that is until you actually ride one. Stranded downtown after this year's amazing Fermentation Fest, I decided to finally give the electric scooters a try and rode one from the Downtown Library to my house, in East Austin. Holy moly, I'm hooked. I rode on a Sunday afternoon, so there was very little traffic in all of Austin and made my way home via bike lanes and empty sidewalks. Exhilarating, I tell you! Obey traffic laws, wear a helmet if you have one, and don't park like an asshole when you're done. Follow these simple rules, and zip-on.

Scooter and Ada's roommate, Eric.

My other staff pick this month is Casey (and her husband Brian). We knew parking was going to be tricky at this year's Open House, but on the morning of when I saw 800 RSVPs, I panicked. We've never fit that many cars at Garfield... plus, about half of our usual parking lot was rendered unusable because of foot-deep mud. Casey, Brian, and I, however, worked like a well-oiled machine and PARKED THOSE CARS. We were troubleshooting on the fly, communicating impeccably, and even managing to tell some funny jokes on the radio all the while. This was kinda the behind-the-scenes chaos of the day, and Scott snapped a few pictures of when Casey and I finally got to touch base after the parking mayhem ended. Teamwork, for the win!

Ada + Casey. Dream parking team.

Curtis (Wholesale Manager)

I'm very excited to hear back about The Front Steps Kitchen at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) and their application for a $2500 culinary grant from the Austin Food and Wine Alliance to procure organic produce from us. I've been working with Brian Baldonado the Food Service Manager at Front Steps on this. Fingers crossed!

Missoula (Farm Dog)

I did an interview with Fox 7, so that was cool.