A huge shout out to our longtime farm friend, Ryan Rhodes of the Land Boys for the design. You might not recognize this lady, but it's Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.

Hey All,

Brenton Johnson here from Johnson’s Backyard Garden. I want to send you a personal invite to come out to our farm this Saturday for a real good time. Ada, our CSA manager, is from Lafayette, Louisiana, and we recruited one of her favorite bands, Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys, from her hometown to come and play. Wait 'til you see her dance!

Dancin' boots! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

I'll be cooking up a big pot of gumbo along with another pot for a crawfish boil with potatoes, corn, lemons, and all the spices for some tasty mudbugs. We hope you enjoy the Louisiana theme this year, and we’re expressly excited to focus attention and educate you all about the nonprofit groups that this event benefits. We here at Johnson's Backyard Garden are trying to build a stronger and more vibrant agricultural community. After the bands are paid and the basic event expenses are covered, all proceeds go to benefit the Texas Young Farmers Coalition, Farmshare Austin, The Sustainable Food Center, and PEAS.

Don't forget to bring a dish for the CSA member potluck. We love desserts! We're gonna have a huge fire pit, so if you wanna bring to meat or vegetables for volunteer grill masters, please do and we will cook it up right... just for you.

Potluck! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

YUM! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

This year, we're creating a new sculpture for the kids, a tractor tire playground. We’ll have the longtime favorite sandpile, the trampoline, the barrel roll, and also some other fun activities, like a scavenger hunt, an art corner with painting + tie-dye, and more.

Arts station. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Entry this year is only $10. Kids, 12 and under, are free! Come on out to Garfield Saturday afternoon from 4 ‘til dark. We love for you to see the hard work we've been putting into the farm this Spring, and for you all to take a tour around the 200-acre farm located right on the banks of the Colorado River! If you're feeling the need to stretch your legs a little, walk over to the edge of the farm and check out Farmshare Austin, located on 10 acres with a beautiful organic fruit orchard. Their mission is training aspiring organic farmers with a 6-month intensive program focusing on farming from seed to sale.

Exploring the farm on foot! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Looking forward to seeing you all again,

Farmer Brenton