If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re a fan of our vegetables. Perhaps you value spending dollars locally, employing Austin farmers, and strengthening your Central Texas food system. Or perhaps you love the taste of fresh carrots, that emerge from the dirt bright, crunchy, and as sweet as candy. By supporting JBG, you’re also supporting organic growing practices that prioritize the health of our environment and the well being of our consumers. Does all this sound pretty good to you? Do you also have a list of friends and family members that you need to buy gifts for? Why not share the farm-love this year. It’s pretty easy, and tastes good, too. Here are a few ideas:

 

1. Farmers’ Market Bucks:

Gift the adventurous culinarian on your list some JBG Farmers’ Market bucks. You can use these like cash at any of the 12 markets we attend each week. With market bucks in hand, a shopper can follow their senses and choose a bounty of whatever vegetables catches their eye. When you give someone an envelope of farmers’ market bucks, you’re giving them an Austin (or Waco, or New Braunfels or Houston) farmers’ market experience. Buy a $5 buck for a stocking stuffer, or give someone a formidable wad that will keep the carrot supply coming all year long. Market bucks never expire. We can mail these bucks to you or directly to the recipient - just let us know if you’d like us to include a gift message along with the gift.

2. A CSA Box or CSA Subscription:

For someone who loves to cook but could use a little convenience, give them a single CSA box or even an entire CSA Subscription. We offer gift certificates for either a Small ($27.50) or Medium ($35) box. The lucky gift recipient can choose to pickup at any one of our 56 pickups locations on a date of their choice. For an additional $5/box, we’ll deliver the box of freshly-harvested veggies straight to their doorstep. Gift certificates are packaged in a card featuring some beautiful farm photography and come with easy instructions on how to redeem your veggies. As always, folks can redeem their CSA share whenever they’d like. Flexible scheduling!

3. Sponsor-A-Share:

For someone who has it all, consider sponsoring a CSA share on their behalf. You can purchase a CSA share for your friend and we’ll deliver it to one of our two community partners - SAFE Alliance and The Settlement Home . JBG has partnered with these two organizations for almost 10 years, and with the help of our community, we provide weekly vegetables to the residents of these organizations. Some of the vegetables are used in programming activities geared towards teaching cooking skills, and others are simply enjoyed by residents for weekly dinners. If you purchase a share on someone's behalf, we will send you a hand-written thank you card that you can share.

4. Farm Swag:

Maybe your loved one already fills their crisper with JBG vegetables. Why not solidify their fandome and get them a JBG hat, tote bag, or one of the softest farm shirts ever harvested? Our tote bags are built to last can hold up to 20 pounds of beets. Or a laptop. Or a picnic. Or whatever else in your life needs toting needs toting.