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Grant funding will allow Madhu to purchase equipment such as a tempering machine, small holding tanks, or a winnower to separate the husk from the cacao — thus allowing the company to increase production, collaborate further with local businesses, and expand distribution across Texas. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/distant-relatives daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656002964149-BNQDTX72R7E788DFSGFK/image-asset.jpeg Distant Relatives - Distant Relatives Tito’s Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $5,000 Rooted in tradition and with an eye to the future, Distant Relatives seeks to explore the flavors, textures, culture, and heritage of the African diaspora through a modern African American lens. Under the proprietorship of acclaimed chef Damian Brockway, the upcoming food truck will source almost exclusively from the local food system while offering an updated taste of historical Black foodways from the United States and beyond. Through this approach, Distant Relatives hopes to celebrate, educate, and support the local community and bring an emerging culinary genre to Central Texas for the first time. With this grant, Brockway will purchase the equipment and supplies needed to launch the innovative concept in 2021. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/comedor-run-club daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656002968829-K037J4N6OYUPLFMNWS2E/image-asset.jpeg Comedor Run Club - Comedor Run Club Honorable Mention Led by Austin chefs Philip Speer of Comedor and Assembly, and James Robert of Fixe Southern House, Comedor Run Club is the first food and beverage running community in Texas. With a mission to “shift the post-shift” culture of late nights and drug and alcohol abuse, the group meets four times weekly and provides an inclusive space for the service community that supports accountability and healthy habits. Comedor Run Club hopes to gain funding to continue offering sponsored organized race entries, provide shoes and gear for newcomers, and grow awareness to draw in and support more community members. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/wholesome-generation daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656002974243-N5E89FBKXPUBE790DN89/image-asset.jpeg Wholesome Generation - Wholesome Generation Honorable Mention Austin-based nonprofit Wholesome Generation develops and cultivates leadership skills and empowers positive change in our community through a community-integrated food, cooking, and farm curriculum. By facilitating learning in natural spaces, the organization inspires the conservation of native plants, provides a habitat for pollinators, and fosters opportunities to learn about local food and farming methods. Wholesome Generation is seeking funding for an expanded community garden and a community bus to provide mobile educational opportunities about regenerative agriculture. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/free-lunch daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003393575-6I29DMJ3IG8232TLLGV3/image-asset.jpeg Free Lunch - Free Lunch Austin Dames Supporting Women in Business Grant: $5,000 Created by event production expert Jazz Mills in response to the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Free Lunch combats food insecurity by preparing fresh, delicious, and wholesome meals for persons experiencing homelessness. By delivering meals in-person and maintaining consistent and caring relationships, Free Lunch volunteers respect the dignity of marginalized groups while encouraging the physical, psychological, and social benefits of eating healthful, freshly prepared meals. Currently, Free Lunch primarily serves Esperanza Community, a state-sanctioned encampment near the Austin-Bergstrom Airport. The inventive model allows the group to eschew the mass-produced, shelf-stable meals often distributed by large relief organizations and provide freshly prepared food packaged in compostable boxes. The grant will help Free Lunch break ground on an edible garden that will be a renewable source of quality ingredients and allow Free Lunch to more broadly serve the houseless community. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/wine-for-the-people daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003402457-5OIVVFKJPM1C6EDVBQN8/image-asset.jpeg Wine For the People - Wine For the People Gina Burchenal Grant: $5,000 Since 2014, winemaker Rae Wilson has been producing 100-percent Texas-grown vintages under the Wine For the People label to cultivate the international reputation of the Lone Star State as an emerging wine region. As a woman-led business in a heavily male-dominated field, Wine For the People also strives to provide pathways for women and people of color in winemaking. The grant funding will be used to make improvements to its newly opened tasting room and support a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program — an initiative that will provide experience and specialized training to women with a goal to build equality and diversity in the wine industry. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/lil-nonnas daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003407701-5WWZA5YZP8VKUMX59CL2/image-asset.jpeg L'il Nonna's - Li’l Nonna’s Jeff Conarko Grant for Sustainability: $2,500 Plant-based pizzeria Li’l Nonna’s has been making vegan artisan mozzarella since 2016. Its innovative technique uses organic soy milk and pumpkin seeds to produce a high protein, allergen-friendly product that creates a smaller ecological footprint than commercial vegan cheeses. With this grant, owner Rob Lordi and general manager Sean Connelly will be able to increase output in preparation for the opening of their upcoming brick-and-mortar, Big Nonna’s, and to sell to wholesale accounts. The funds will also further Li’l Nonna’s commitment to environmental responsibility by bringing production of soy milk in-house, thus keeping at least 1,000 cartons out of the garbage per year. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/comadre-panaderia daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003414623-6BLDRSC1LF47JINNLVY8/image-asset.jpeg Comadre Panadería - Comadre Panadería Honorable Mention Professional baker and pastry chef Mariela Camacho, the owner of Comadre Panadería, draws from her experience as a first-generation American and daughter of Mexican immigrants to create high-quality bread and pastries inspired by the Latinx diaspora and its rich food culture. Using local and organic ingredients and traditional techniques, she approaches baked goods as a way to nourish rather than do harm. Comadre Panadería is seeking funding to grow its San Antonio-Austin business and provide more jobs and stewardship to marginalized women. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2019-grant-recipients daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003552769-GEO1LKFWXX7D7REU1JG7/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - BOGGY CREEK FARM BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003553631-V4B7GUGFKR6TF2954MBY/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - TWO HIVES HONEY TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003554098-PZDVFR189TYQZG68RHH6/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - HUCKLEBERRY HOSPITALITY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003554949-3JAM9I7IV0UGELU2BN0S/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - CASERO CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003558774-V4JRYUOAQXXR7DKK5B89/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - URBAN AMERICAN FARMER URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003561851-XH3QGFA8OFSJXDVWD3UQ/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003555755-27WPPQTG6M054Z9W0Y5H/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - THE COOK’S NOOK THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003556674-EFB3J2UE57UVRRWG6LJP/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - HUTTO HIGH SCHOOL $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003557351-L2TFBWYK0VFF60IPH2CK/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - MEALSHARE Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003559419-H9IMI4DUVCH6G6OS40CN/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - PURE LUCK DAIRY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003560208-E9PXGMZKLNUSE5VYSOPD/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - NIXTA TAQUERIA $2,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003560916-XK4G18JU2GQFBWPASZ2A/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003562857-7ZDUZQB3XTYH0KJYYYUD/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - FRONT STEPS $3,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003563901-MDWK89WOABIO0KHAGFYH/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - FARMSHARE AUSTIN $2,000 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/grants-recipients-2020-clone-1656003640711 daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003655703-H9LIURLWRFKCGM35K0OA/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - TO TASTE CULINARY NUTRITION BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003656692-LEAHOO8SBZ6B9JGT491E/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - FREE LUNCH TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003657901-SFZKMY44MN7X4BCZCTHF/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - WINE FOR THE PEOPLE $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003658956-YMVFSILJDKL035EKB6WS/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - DISTANT RELATIVES CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003659742-311ESAD1PGWLFELPTMVJ/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - LI’L NONNA’S THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003660473-X3ITAWCSMY92CPGY67SV/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - WHOLESOME GENERATION Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003661239-5Z8YO3V9VC1U6PSCGIGP/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - MADHU CHOCOLATE URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003662064-E4PT6NOK1O1AZBOOKGM2/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - COMADRE PANADERÍA Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003662722-92SA8SLLY9IE3KP8B380/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - TAMALE ADDICTION SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003663368-B0L3Q24OL1EB6VTXC93Y/image-asset.jpeg 2020 Grant Recipients - COMEDOR RUN CLUB Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/connie-jos daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003822388-CZ8KBZI12PEW7BF7EIO0/image-asset.jpeg Connie Jo's All-Purpose Sauces - Connie Jo’s All-Purpose Sauces $6,000 Gina Burchenal Grant and $1,500 Cathy Cochran-Lewis Excellence in Leadership Grant: $7,500 Led by its namesake entrepreneur Connie Jo Kirk, Connie Jo’s All-Purpose Sauces creates flavorful condiments inspired by the inherited foodways of generations of African Americans in Central Texas. Based on an important aspect of Soul Food — barbecue sauce — the versatile products avoid the excess sugars found in commercial sauces while introducing provocative flavors to everyday cooking. With the Alliance grant, Connie Jo’s Sauces will launch a sauce suitable for people with diabetes and those wanting to limit their sugar consumption. Funding will support research, nutritional analysis, new label design, a first manufacturing run, and website updates to support e-commerce. Additionally, profits from the sauces support an ecologically sustainable village near Manor for low-income families and seniors. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/multicultural-refugee daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003863369-VVVYBA6XQIA7H2I9ASTB/image-asset.jpeg Multicultural Refugee Coalition - Multicultural Refugee Coalition Tito’s Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $5,000 Two-time grant recipient New Leaf Agriculture, a nonprofit social enterprise of Austin's Multicultural Refugee Coalition, reconnects refugees with farming heritage to fair wage, dignified employment opportunities. On a 12-acre regenerative farm in Litting, New Leaf Agriculture trains Central Texas refugees in organic and sustainable farming via a paid apprenticeship program. Grant funds will allow New Leaf Agriculture to develop a line of sustainable, shelf-stable pantry goods based on the cooking traditions of refugee team members. The canned, dried, and fermented foods will reduce food waste, introduce the Central Texas market to unique foods, and increase employment opportunities for the communities the nonprofit serves. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cultured-carrot daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003901661-MF272KLB5VPGOYAXTXVO/image-asset.jpeg The Cultured Carrot - The Cultured Carrot Austin Dames Supporting Women in Business Grant: $5,000 Under the direction of health coach Palak Sadarangani and pharmacist Kristin Simpson, the Cultured Carrot makes traditionally crafted fermented vegetable dressings from organic produce and pure avocado oil. The first company of its kind in Central Texas, it aims to incorporate nutritious prebiotic and probiotic foods into busy daily lifestyles. As part of a holistic approach to the Central Texas community’s wellbeing, it supports The Refugee Ranch, an Austin residential rehabilitation center for youth recovering from sex traffickers. Alliance funding will help this woman- and Asian-American-owned venture fund new equipment necessary for increased capacity. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/abby-jane-bakeshop daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003944624-WL893E7C3ORAKVZVYHO7/image-asset.jpeg Abby Jane Bakeshop - Abby Jane Bakeshop Shari Braly Grant for an Emerging Woman Restaurateur: $5,000 Led by lauded Chef Abby Love, Abby Jane Bakeshop exclusively uses Texas-grown heritage grains to make coveted pastries, bread, and pizzas from a charming storefront in Dripping Springs. The painstaking stone-milling process creates treats that are more nutritious, exceedingly flavorful, and more easily tolerated by those with gluten and grain sensitivities. Through meticulous sourcing and collaborations with other Central Texas artisan makers, Abby Jane Bakeshop boosts local food economies and rethinks labor culture. Grant funds will outfit the kitchen fully after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/barking-dog-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656003983769-61E2UCJEJCJ1JC8ERFJ1/image-asset.jpeg Barking Dog Farm - Barking Dog Farm Truffle Masters Grant for Community Heroes: $2,000 Founded by Chefs Chris Huffman and Jana Muñiz-Huffman, Barking Dog Farm connects children and lifelong learners to food origins on a soil-focused educational farm. To educate the community about regenerative farming, climate change mitigation, and equitable foodways, Barking Dog will use the AFWA grant to convert their current workshop into a multipurpose learning space. The area will also be used to streamline washing and preparation operations, allowing the business to increase the availability of locally grown produce in the Central Texas community. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/jeanys-caribbean-elixirs daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004018110-VPYJT3ZOBTK0R2WE4MUJ/image-asset.jpeg Jeany’s Caribbean Elixirs - Jeany’s Caribbean Elixirs Austin Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $5,000 Najean Bernard brings the flavors of her native Grenada to Austinites through her cold-pressed juice company Jeany’s Caribbean Elixirs. The company’s cleanly labeled products are crafted with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients and without heat pasteurization to ensure retention of nutrients. Alliance funding will go towards the purchase of a refrigerated cargo van that will allow Jeany’s to expand operations in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio and continue its social mission of employing marginalized communities such as foster youth and individuals who have been previously incarcerated. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/ninja-pig daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004064775-7UPX6XNCDHOHJF4ZTQ5P/image-asset.jpeg Ninja Pig - Ninja Pig Austin Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $2,500 Farmer’s market favorite Ninja Pig creates unique sandwiches and tacos using locally sourced pecan-smoked pork. Helmed by Nikki Todd and James Ballantine, the food stand specializes in innovative globally inspired preparations using vegetables sourced from area farms and mindful of ingredient sensitivities. The Alliance grant will help the business purchase a commercial tortilla press, an important step towards the goal of purchasing a mobile food truck and building a dedicated gluten-, corn-, and soy-free commercial facility. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/peas daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004113272-95I1DNNVLMPKFK354TJG/image-asset.jpeg PEAS - Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability (PEAS) $2,500 Premier Events Community Grant and $2,500 Jeff Conarko Grant for Sustainability: $5,000 Grassroots, woman-founded organization Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability (PEAS) operates under the knowledge that teachers have a lot on their plate. By providing engaging garden and kitchen lessons during the school day in an equitable and culturally responsive manner, the first-of-its-kind nonprofit encourages educators in integrating outdoor and edible education while teaching hands-on lessons to students. Grant funding will be used to purchase equipment and ingredients needed to bring further culinary education to Langford Elementary students. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/good-apple daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004337048-IZ862DYO171GDXYYC8GM/image-asset.jpeg The Good Apple - The Good Apple Honorable Mention Austin-based nonprofit The Good Apple provides free home delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables to Austin residents facing food insecurity. Its innovative model removes transportation and other accessibility barriers, allowing neighbors in need to easily obtain the fresh produce needed to create healthy meals and encourages clients to learn about new ingredients, experiment in the kitchen, and incorporate healthier ingredients into their favorite recipes. The Good Apple is seeking additional community support in growing the households it serves. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/food-policy-council-san-antonio daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004469768-VZEKYAU891PH158M05SG/image-asset.jpeg Food Policy Council of San Antonio - Food Policy Council of San Antonio San Antonio Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $5,000 Under the umbrella of the Food Policy Council of San Antonio, the Padre Park Community Food Forest is a four-acre agricultural space utilizing flood plain areas to cultivate crops and dedicated to permaculture experimentation, indigenous agriculture education, and addressing food insecurity. The project leaders are committed to community leadership, food sovereignty, and living co-creation with South Side residents and the community at large. Grant funding makes the project more usable to visitors through a deck gathering space for educational programming and events and bike racks and benches to increase accessibility. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/special-leaf daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004506046-9IDSEZFAHAZFW1SIRDFR/image-asset.jpeg Special Leaf - Special Leaf Tito’s Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $5,000 Brimming with antioxidants and Vitamin C, Special Leaf is the first-to-market bottled, locally sourced olive leaf iced tea. Developed by longtime San Antonio chef Chris Cook after a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, the brew provides a healthful alternative to commercial beverages spiked with sugar and additives. A key figure in Alamo City’s recent culinary scene, Cook also uses the company to boost the city’s local food systems through Chef Cooperatives — a local organization dedicated to promoting the health and prosperity of South-Central Texas farms through an innovative approach to the farm-to-table movement. Special Leaf will use grant funds to increase distribution through a strategic marketing plan and equipment expansion. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/gardopia-gardens daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004542488-XN3HZ0AECPKPAPBOI87P/image-asset.jpeg Gardopia Gardens - Gardopia Gardens H-E-B Grant Supporting Diversity and Inclusion: $5,000 East Side nonprofit Gardopia Gardens aims to reduce obesity and malnutrition by increasing accessibility to fresh produce and implementing strategic intervention programming in schools, businesses, and community organizations. Partnering with the Young Women’s Leadership Academy Primary (YWLAP), the organization has implanted a garden-based learning program and an urban farm for kindergarten through third-grade students, empowering the leaders of tomorrow. The project also serves San Antonio’s multicultural communities by providing an enriching learning environment for underserved youth and family gardening days. Grant funding will be used to develop rainwater infrastructure, add small livestock, chickens, and bees to the farm, and purchase garden tools for the children served. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/good-kind-series daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004577264-J1M6J9O3FX89Q2TJ8YVM/image-asset.jpeg The Good Kind Series - The Good Kind Series The Truffle Masters Grant for Community Heroes: $2,000 Owned by San Antonio Chef and entrepreneur Tim “The Girl” McDiarmid, the Good Kind Series is a program of nonprofit and community outreach events hosted at its namesake eatery. Utilizing the grounds of the beautifully landscaped Southtown property, the series provides a safe and inclusive space for all San Antonians. With grant funding, the Good Kind aims to install a live-growth wall and garden with edible flowers, vegetables, and herbs for use in on-site food preparation. The installation will also provide educational opportunities through species maps and scent charts. Photogenic as well as functional, the project will bring recognition to the San Antonio culinary and nonprofit communities through a social media strategy and a targeted hashtag campaign. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/your-sassy-chef daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004613677-T0FW2OD80C56ZKQFE1QO/image-asset.png Your Sassy Chef - Your Sassy Chef Honorable Mention Helmed by private chef, clean-eating blogger, caterer, and fitness instructor Heather Larican, Your Sassy Chef is a gourmet, gluten-free, plant-based meal delivery service encouraging nutritious eating in the San Antonio area. The ambitious entrepreneur also hosts regular classes for those seeking a more mindful approach to cooking. The company is looking for community support in opening its first commercial kitchen to increase delivery days and services and act as a classroom for culinary lessons. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/to-taste-culinary-nutrition daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656004833162-72YDX9CHWD5N7TNKGM9C/image-asset.jpeg To Taste Culinary Nutrition - To Taste Culinary Nutrition Austin Dames Supporting Women in Business Grant: $5,000 Founded by chefs and registered dietitians Lindsey Schoenfeld and Vahista Ussery, To Taste Culinary Nutrition combines nutrition education and hands-on culinary arts instruction for better health. Grant funds allow the chefs to support Austin nonprofit, Saint Louise House, which provides stable housing to mothers and their children who are experiencing homelessness, with cooking and nutrition classes to prepare for independent living. The classes uniquely fuse virtual and live formats to not only demonstrate recipes but provide lifelong culinary education, proper kitchen equipment, and the experience of family meals cooked together. In addition to enabling the purchase of the technology needed to record educational sessions, the grant will buy kitchen equipment for Saint Louise House’s apartments, ensuring the sustainability of the program for years to come. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/grant-recipients-2019 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005324782-J17NSHDDME0SFMJJOKAQ/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - BOGGY CREEK FARM BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005325796-ZWVCBH3YJHZ8KZOJS310/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - TWO HIVES HONEY TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005326501-8ST36I82JOFZS9WT173G/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - HUCKLEBERRY HOSPITALITY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005327295-LXD65VPTIT16XS1PWJ3J/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - CASERO CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005328305-3NKWDAZT85CU0IK0GBZ7/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - THE COOK’S NOOK THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005329190-PTLU28D8IGY5BXP1JIYI/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - HUTTO HIGH SCHOOL $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005329852-SHN88C2CXCVJ652ERK8C/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - MEALSHARE Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005331252-H6V13A92QLUQOGFGQEW8/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - URBAN AMERICAN FARMER URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005332066-CH55KFKQZ0EXA9NI6ODZ/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - PURE LUCK DAIRY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005332853-JW20MI7YNPRHSRRW8VY9/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - NIXTA TAQUERIA $2,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005333541-RWFA1UZ8CVVAXP90Y9TR/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005334670-0XW89IDX8UGXU4816WWE/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005335707-XWB7HRTKXKQZ4AZCZYZ4/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - FRONT STEPS $3,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005336808-P0FCNAGRKFUWW1TZGQVJ/image-asset.jpeg 2019 Grant Recipients - FARMSHARE AUSTIN $2,000 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/two-hives-honey-2019 daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005382363-24SZV98Y3GXTR4GSORBF/image-asset.jpeg Two Hives Honey - Two Hives Honey $2,500 Jeff Conarko Grant for Sustainability and $12,500 AFWA Grant: $15,000 A previous grant recipient in 2015, Two Hives Honey harvests all-natural, raw, and unfiltered honey from micro-apiaries scattered across the Austin area. Each batch has a unique flavor profile that reflects the terroir of the neighborhoods in which it is produced. Grant funding will allow Two Hives Honey to take local to a new level by creating a unique mobile honey harvest vehicle that allows beekeepers to extract honey onsite and return the boxes to the bees immediately. By increasing harvest efficiency, Two Hives will be able to devote more time to service projects, including free classes and workshops and educational opportunities at local schools. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/boggycreekfarm daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005438141-OVJFIRGBR3Y9V83299P2/image-asset.jpeg BoggyCreekFarm - Boggy Creek Farm $7,500 Luck, Texas Grant and $7,500 AFWA Grant : $15,000 Launched in 1992, Boggy Creek Farm was the first urban farm in Austin, kickstarting the area locavore movement. Anchored by a restored 1841 farmhouse, the farm has been an important source for fresh, organic produce in East Austin’s food desert and a community gathering space for more than 150 years. The grant will fund an extension of the hen house roof, which will divert rainwater to a 2,500-gallon water tank, resulting in more nutrient-rich produce and educational opportunities on water conservation and chicken keeping. Additionally, the grant will support infrastructure repairs to a chicken run damaged in a 2001 tornado. Overall, this funding will continue to preserve the legacy of sustainability and community founded by farmers/owners Carol Ann Sayles and Larry Butler. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/huckleberry-hospitality daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005490299-A7B4X7M15LJITCYEUMMA/image-asset.jpeg Huckleberry Hospitality - Huckleberry Hospitality Alamo Gives Grant for Mobile Businesses: $5,000 Gulf Coast natives Davis Turner and Melinda Reese started event and catering company Huckleberry Hospitality in March 2019 with the mission to bring elevated cuisine and Southern Texas hospitality to the Central Texas community. An upcoming food truck will focus on sustainable seafood by strictly sourcing from small fishermen who line- and reel-catch wild fish and eliminating seafood offerings on the verge of being overfished. Through this approach, Huckleberry Hospitality will help repopulate species of sea life while offering the Austin area a greater variety of seafood with the city’s first food truck committed exclusively to sustainable seafood. With the grant, Huckleberry will purchase specialty refrigeration equipment to keep fish frozen and ensure ingredient quality. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/casero daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005536491-0LUW49LOXM4FNOO4YZ3M/image-asset.jpeg Casero - Casero The 2ND St. District Grant for Sustainability: $5,000 Casero is an Austin-based food company specializing in ready-to-entertain charcuterie and cheese boards delivered directly to customer’s doors. Founder Jackie Letelier handcrafts all pâtés, mustards, and pickles for the boards in partnership with area farmers, ranchers, and makers focusing on sustainability and whole animal usage. This grant will help Casero expand pâté operations in a USDA-inspected facility and establish the company as the first woman-owned charcuterie wholesaler in Texas. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/urban-american-farmer daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005573840-MWUO21RQD2CXOYICHQYZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban American Farmer - Urban American Farmer The Gina Burchenal Grant: $5,000 Urban American Farmer engages Austin in conversations about the future of flavor through a Seed to Pop-up series that began by working with the local community to plant seeds with Urban Roots. The harvested crops will then be used in local restaurants and bar menus and, finally, in an educational dinner featuring speakers who focus on food sourcing innovation and community building. Further plans include a seed bank, urban rooftop gardens, and a research and development garden for Central Texas chefs. Urban American Farmer will use this grant to facilitate the growing, processing, and distribution of beets and for the branding and marketing of the pop-up series. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/sweet-ritual-vegan-ice-cream daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005609765-98PFZ2NNZYWZGZDNUZGF/image-asset.jpeg Sweet Ritual Vegan Ice Cream - Sweet Ritual Vegan Ice Cream Whole Foods Market Small Artisan Business Grant: $5,000 A trailblazer in Austin’s plant-based sweets scene, Sweet Ritual Vegan Ice Cream opened in 2011 with the goal of financial, social, and ecological sustainability. Grant funds will help owners Valerie Ward and Amelia Raley develop a line of ice creams using allergen-friendly butters made from pumpkin and watermelon seeds and oats, a move away from imported ingredients, like cashews, and water-hungry nuts, like almonds. The grant will also allow Sweet Ritual to further its partnership with the Go Project, helping young adults with special needs transition out of the AISD school system and into working life. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/the-cooks-nook daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005661581-TLXHW2VUPSG2I47NK3C3/image-asset.jpeg The Cook’s Nook - The Cook’s Nook AFWA Grant: $5,000 The winner of the 2017 Gina Burchenal Grant, The Cook’s Nook is a unique business incubator and shared commercial kitchen that supports Austin-area entrepreneurs. In addition to providing a 2,000-square-foot space for food preparation and co-working, founder Joi Chevalier offers business development and networking tools for Austin’s next generation of culinary talent, with a focus on underserved communities. The grant will be used to expand The Cook’s Nook’s audience and support emerging businesses that need specialized equipment, like blast chillers and planetary mixers, to become Austin’s first shared space supporting bakers and confectioners. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/pure-luck-farm-dairy daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005707089-JIY2I6MBFOBH18OX4IOY/image-asset.jpeg Pure Luck Farm & Dairy - Pure Luck Farm & Dairy Tito’s Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $5,000 For almost 25 years, Dripping Springs-based Pure Luck Farm & Dairy has been serving Central Texans quality goat cheeses made from milk sourced from its herd of dairy goats and certified organic culinary herbs. Its award-winning line of chevres and fresh cheeses are highly valued by local cooks and Austin chefs alike. Grant funds will go toward the construction of a walk-in cooler, enabling Pure Luck to offer French-style, soft-ripened goat cheeses — a category difficult to find locally due to shipping limitations and their limited shelf life. One of the first certified organic farms in Texas, the family has weathered the many challenges of farm life and dairy production to continue providing Central Texas with its award-winning cheeses and organic herbs. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/front-steps daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005745474-OL4BL38BPMY807MNJW4T/image-asset.jpeg Front Steps - Front Steps AFWA Grant: $3,500 Since 2004, local nonprofit Front Steps has operated a commercial kitchen at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. With the guidance of Chef Brian Baldonado, the organization serves 130 nutritious, scratch-made dinners nightly to men staying at the shelter. Through the Front Steps Culinary Employment Project, the grant will enable the nonprofit to remove financial barriers for 25 men and teach them the culinary skills needed to gain employment in the hospitality industry, aiding the participants in securing an income and housing. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/hutto-high-school daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005782483-0UJN7V4D69F9H1QDCZRF/image-asset.jpeg Hutto High School - Hutto High School Premiere Events Community Grant: $2,500 Under the direction of instructor Said Farraje, Hutto High School has been a leader in culinary vocational education in the Central Texas area. Each school year, the program prepares 80 students for careers in the food industry, with a focus on extending learning beyond the classroom walls. Grant funding will go toward the construction of a mobile barbecue pit, allowing students to compete in the Annual Texas High Schools Barbecue Competition. Additionally, the funding will go toward an irrigation system for the school’s vegetable and herb garden. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/nixta-taqueria daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005812519-E7CKZ9EIFTNAJTNA7LWT/image-asset.jpeg Nixta Taqueria - Nixta Taqueria AFWA Grant: $2,000 Chef Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi opened Nixta Taqueria in October with an accessible menu made with heart and innovative techniques. Using the ancient technique of nixtamalization, Nixta transforms heritage corn sourced from local and indigenous farmers into masa. The corn dough is then used to form the artisanal tortillas used as the base for an array of imaginative tacos and tostadas. With the grant, Nixta will be able to provide its employees with educational opportunities at area farms and fund part of a commercial tortilla machine, spreading the gospel of heritage/heirloom corn to a wider audience. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/farmshare-austin daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005850683-7RWSND2IHZBCF0RCVMC4/image-asset.jpeg Farmshare Austin - Farmshare Austin AFWA Grant: $2,000 Local nonprofit Farmshare Austin, a 2017 grant recipient, has a mission to grow a healthy local food community by increasing food access through mobile markets, teaching new farmers, and preserving farmland. Its Farmer Starter program grows the next generation of farmers by providing the hands-on training and skills needed to start a sustainable agricultural business. With this grant, Farmshare will be able to purchase new equipment for the incubator farm, helping the organization further equity and justice in the food system. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/mealshare daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005880414-Z9C0YZN8XCM0MH86539V/image-asset.jpeg Mealshare - Mealshare Honorable Mention Charitable social enterprise Mealshare is on a mission to end youth hunger in Austin through its innovative Buy One, Give One program. In partnership with local restaurants and established nonprofits, the organization provides one meal to a youth in need for every Mealshare menu item served. Currently working with 26 eateries and the Central Texas Food Bank, Mealshare hopes to gain funding to add 20 new restaurant partners to the program and provide 7,000 meals each month in 2020. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/mobile-loaves-fishes daily 0.75 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656005916900-GFDJ15D8A48EESW5S2A4/image-asset.jpeg Mobile Loaves & Fishes - Mobile Loaves & Fishes Honorable Mention Through its Community First! Village, Mobile Loaves & Fishes provides permanent housing for persons experiencing chronic homelessness and offers support services for physical and mental care. The nonprofit’s community culinary program provides opportunities for volunteers to work alongside neighbors to prepare and deliver meals and refreshments during Village-wide events. The organization is seeking funding for equipment and permits needed to start a healthful fermentation program.
 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2018-grant-recipients-clone-1656006051903 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006085270-B3LGPDIZV33BYKHZ6O1I/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - BARTON SPRINGS MILL BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006086070-C4JKY83JGLE03DSVPPD7/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - MULTICULTURAL REFUGEE COALITION TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006087131-OKO09DW0HKJ1F10JSWHW/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - BEE TREE FARM & DAIRY $10,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006088166-CGBXTX80OJ6DIKKA7W7E/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - FOODWAYS TEXAS CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006092934-EEOBXYFIT6LUD4SB4KBE/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - LOST PINES YAUPON TEA URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006095534-6OPP8LQ346OFV0X4GHD4/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - JESSE GRIFFITHS SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006090275-VC36AFU5S4FYX88T8DP3/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BBQ COOKERS THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006094049-JPK1TP4R614O0EVIA7G1/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - URBAN ROOTS $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006096579-IXRCK58R75ZN7673BVWQ/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - ZANZENBERG FARM $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006092093-W5DIHL7O1PR6IXQECMTO/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - CENTRAL TEXAS FARMERS COOPERATIVE Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006094676-O4F1CF59X7NY8BJQYCTQ/image-asset.jpeg 2018 Grant Recipients - THE GROWER PROJECT Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/barton-springs-mill daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006167770-9QYRD75NOUBFG0TJF922/image-asset.jpeg Barton Springs Mill - Barton Springs Mill AFWA Grant: $15,000 Launching Austin's first flour mill since 1886, James Brown has created a resurgence in the production of organic, stone-milled ancient, heirloom, and landrace grains. The ingredients are all highly valued by chefs, bakers, brewers, and distillers. At Barton Springs Mill, Brown is producing fresh-milled flours that are nutritious and praised for their flavor. They are also more easily tolerated by those with gluten and grain sensitivities. With the opening of the mill, Brown created a market for local and regional Texas farmers to grow these grains using sustainable organic practices, many of which were previously grown in the early 1900s. Several of the ancient grains require an additional hulling process to make them suitable for milling. Brown used the grant to purchase specialized hulling equipment to create the state's only processing facility for heirloom grains emmer, einkorn, and spelt. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/multicultural-refugee-coalition daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006206255-H1IF8S0VS369L653LV1M/image-asset.jpeg Multicultural Refugee Coalition - Multicultural Refugee Coalition AFWA Grant: $10,000 New Leaf Agriculture, a nonprofit social enterprise of Austin's Multicultural Refugee Coalition, reconnects refugees with farming heritage to fair-wage, dignified, employment opportunities. On its 12-acre regenerative farm on a conservation easement in nearby Litting, TX, New Leaf Agriculture supports a paid-apprenticeship program and trains refugees in Central Texas organic and sustainable farming practices. As America's farmers are aging and farmland is rapidly disappearing, this innovative model not only connects refugee farmers to land in their new community. It also infuses a diverse, new group of producers into the Austin area. In addition to supporting the overall program, the AFWA grant was used to expand crop production to grow plants traditionally eaten and highly desired by refugee communities in Austin. Many of the crops are rare in Central Texas, such as amaranth, cassava, and African varieties of eggplant. These new crops will bring more refugees to the farmers' market to purchase fresh, healthy foods and allow them to cook traditional dishes at home. Additionally, local chefs are requesting these unique crops for their menus. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/bee-tree-farm-dairy daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006248260-9VZLZCH64KJBOS8MIXQP/image-asset.jpeg Bee Tree Farm & Dairy - Bee Tree Farm & Dairy $5,000 Whole Foods Market Grant and $5,000 Gina Burchenal Grant: $10,000 Bee Tree Farm & Dairy produces hand-raised, hand-crafted goat milk cheeses from a farmstead in Manor, Texas. Owner, head cheese-maker, and chief goat-milker, Jenna Kelly-Landes sought to fill a gap in local farmstead cheeses by producing whole goat milk halloumi and whole goat milk skyr, two kinds of cheese not made by any other artisan producer in the southern United States. The grant increased production of these unique Texas-born cheeses through improvements to the dairy and barn buildings, improve packaging, and purchase equipment to increase current milk production by 30-percent. Additionally, the grant funding helped establish a dairy apprenticeship program. The program provides experience and teaching skills to include goat birthing, milking, general husbandry, cheese making, and market sales. In a first-ever dual named grant award, Bee Tree Farm & Dairy was selected for the Whole Foods Market grant and also The Gina Burchenal Grant supporting a woman-owned business. With the addition of the Gina Burchenal Grant, owner Jenna Kelly-Landes gained the additional funds to fully support Bee Tree Farm & Dairy's expansion plans for the production of unique farmstead cheese. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/foodways-texas daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006286287-P876MJL8G08S3DFOZZ34/image-asset.jpeg Foodways Texas - Foodways Texas AFWA Grant: $7,500 With a mission to preserve, promote, and celebrate the diverse food cultures of our state, the nonprofit Foodways Texas' is documenting the rich history and insights of pioneers of the modern Central Texas wine industry. The project is urgent and allows the community and business people to teach the next generation of innovators. The materials collected during this critical project will be archived in the Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/lost-pines-yaupon-tea daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006329833-99XROZAESB40LUJBC4AY/image-asset.jpeg Lost Pines Yaupon Tea - Lost Pines Yaupon Tea $2,500 Honey Fest Sustainable Agriculture Grant and $2,500 AFWA Grant: $5,000 Lost Pines Yaupon Tea utilizes yaupon — a local, sustainably-harvested plant that grows wild in Central Texas and is the only native caffeine source in North America. Unlike other caffeine sources from around the world, yaupon isn't watered or sprayed with fertilizers or pesticides. Enjoyed as both a hot or iced tea and brewed like yerba mate, Lost Pines wild harvests yaupon from the Lost Pines Forest area of Bastrop, Texas, which experienced a massive fire in 2011. Overgrown yaupon underbrush is considered a huge factor in the Bastrop Complex Fire. Thinning yaupon helps the pine trees grow back and restores habitat. The grant funds increased production, upgrade packaging, and purchase a hot bottling machine to bottle tea concentrates. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/jesse-griffiths daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006379506-QFJ0RZXGTFDRM39X60HH/image-asset.jpeg Jesse Griffiths - Jesse Griffiths Luck, Texas Grant: $5,000 A chef, hunter, artisan butcher, cookbook author, teacher, restaurateur, and one of Austin's original and most-respected locavores, Jesse Griffiths embodies the forefront of the hunting-cooking movement. He has gained national praise for his strictly local butcher shop, his supper clubs, and his series of practical hunting schools – all the first of their kind. As chef and owner of Dai Due Butcher Shop, his business focuses on traditional, local, and sustainable approaches to food in the Central Texas region. He works with — and only serves — locally-sourced produce, meat, and dairy. At both his butcher shop and supper club, Griffiths has sparked an ongoing conversation with diners about sustainable food, by serving lesser-known cuts of meat, bountiful in-season produce, and regional fish and game. Griffiths received Austin's Local Hero award in 2010, was nominated as Food & Wine's People's Best New Chef in 2011, and his restaurant was named among Bon Appétit magazine's Best New Restaurants in 2015. Bon Appétit editor Andrew Knowlton said of Dai Due, "The cooking was honest and resourceful — just like its red-bearded hunter-gatherer chef, Jesse Griffiths." https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/texas-high-school-bbq-cookers daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006432022-M0M7Q533S6F2GXYQ5DPC/image-asset.jpeg Texas High School BBQ Cookers - Texas High School BBQ Cookers The Premiere Events Community Grant: $2,500 Texas High School BBQ Cookers is a nonprofit association created to promote and sanction extracurricular cookoffs while promoting and preserving barbeque education. The organization encourages students to attend State High School BBQ Championships, Regional State Cook-Offs, and barbeque events supporting high school youth, teachers, vocational training, agriculture, and community. The AFWA grant helped create a more formal program to motivate high schools to start and encourage High School BBQ Teams, inspiring students to learn the art of live-fire cooking — including barbecue, grilling, and chuckwagon Dutch oven, as well as vocational welding skills. This grant also made outreach to all high schools in the state possible, impacting thousands of young people who will carry on the Texas tradition of smoked meat and barbecue. The grant encouraged young people to learn how to feed themselves, Texas Style, and take pride in our state's heritage. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/urban-roots-2018 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006489829-ATKU8IBU3GPQYOXUDZ9P/image-asset.jpeg Urban Roots - Urban Roots Jeff Conarko Grant for Innovation: $2,500 Austin's unique nonprofit, Urban Roots, cultivates leadership skills through food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community. This grant supported a new program that started in October 2018 for at-risk students that combines a digital agriculture course with five hours of hands-on time at the farm each week. The Alternative Learning Center Partnership is a collaboration with Austin Independent School District supporting underserved young people. The program leverages food and farming as a tool for transformation in a new way while reaching a unique and highly deserving population of youth during the school day. The program also allows youth to experience the refuge of an urban farm. By connecting the students to where food comes from, it potentially will shape student and family's food choices for the rest of their lives. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/zanzenberg-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006545060-DMNN1HDDSVKBOIRBOVW8/image-asset.jpeg Zanzenberg Farm - Zanzenberg Farm AFWA Grant: $2,500 Zanzenberg Farm's mission is to cultivate community enrichment through local food production and education. Located in Center Point, Texas, Zanzenberg is the only farm in the region specializing in craft pork and raising heritage pigs on pasture. Grant funds fulfilled its mission of educating the community by completing an on-farm, commercial class kitchen with teaching and demonstration space. The facility offers a rare chance for people in the community to learn and understand whole animal utilization and how to source meat responsibly. Hands-on classes teach humane animal husbandry and butchery, craft pork, charcuterie, and whole animal utilization. The regenerative farm also offers an apprenticeship for high school students. During the program, they learn the tools necessary for operating a business as it relates to food and farming, training that is otherwise unavailable in their rural landscape. This youth engagement intends to make a genuine difference in the community, the future of our food system, and regenerative farming. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/central-texas-farmers-cooperative daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006626627-RH65L5AW8VGPMHLAHZPW/image-asset.jpeg Central Texas Farmers Cooperative - Central Texas Farmers Cooperative Honorable Mention The Central Texas Farmers Cooperative's mission is to provide community-supported agriculture to Central Texans. Formed by a group of first-generation farmers and farming advocates, the Cooperative operates a small farm CSA program in the Spring and Fall out of San Marcos. The Cooperative also provides training, networking, and work opportunities for beginning farmers who would like to start new farms or expand their existing enterprises. The honorable mention highlighted the Cooperative's wish to invest in new coolers to add a second pick-up location for the CSA immediately and to invest in business consulting with Austin Foodshed Investors. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/the-grower-project daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006664315-D3KMLWOCPLR7BBI2FAX3/image-asset.jpeg The Grower Project - The Grower Project Honorable Mention The Grower Project bottles single-site wines, designed for the market to increase the visibility of high-quality, boutique wines made from 100-percent Texas grapes. Working directly with winegrowers across the state, the Grower Project produces limited production wines that highlight the wide-ranging Texas terroir. After it produced two vintages (600 cases), the Grower Project's mission was highlighted as an Honorable Mention as it sought more farming partners to expand production to 1000 cases in 2019. In doing this, the group continued to cultivate the wine culture in Texas and connect its land and people. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2017-grant-recipients-clone-1656006820168 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006836714-DFQA2GFJFBUYI7F2R2M1/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - SNODGRASS FARMS BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006837330-2EFGUD5827QI3WJTKH2H/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - FOND BONE BROTH TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006837872-Z83I1HFJG98GBNARPR6T/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - HILLS OF MILK AND HONEY $7,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006838891-LGL2X6U6CAACJA3B842O/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - THE COOK’S NOOK CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006840671-O8TMWGR569FW9KC8DRVO/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - LEROY & LEWIS BARBECUE URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006841865-459LTND1SLZF77FZ9E98/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - SKULL & CAKEBONES SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006839630-EX56KV5ATIGYSGAUYDLX/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - FARMSHARE AUSTIN THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006841316-T34HA2A59131TL9ZZ1N0/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - YARD TO MARKET $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006843059-EIZX3GLENPR2Z3B4INVA/image-asset.jpeg 2017 Grant Recipients - ANOTHER BOTTLE DOWN Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/snodgrass-farms daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006914378-QD2IRB3FS2W2MZ9AZP52/image-asset.jpeg Snodgrass Farms - Snodgrass Farms AFWA Grant: $12,500 From stress-free animal production to exemplary food recycling and farm-to-table initiatives, Georgetown's Snodgrass Farms truly embodies community giveback and culinary innovation. After 20 years of military service, farm manager Tessa Snodgrass wanted to help her fellow veterans by creating a local veterans outreach program on the family farm. The exceptional veterans' program provides a safe and healthy environment for stress management for many wounded veterans dealing with PTSD and other stresses to enjoy and experience farm life. Grant funds completed an onsite meat processing facility, which supports stress-free, free-range meat production. The facility also enhances full-circle food recycling/food waste programs with local restaurants. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/fond-bone-broth daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006949797-OO6VVASI02CAEAHLNQXR/image-asset.jpeg FOND Bone Broth - FOND Bone Broth AFWA Grant: $10,000 Brewed like beer, aged like wine, steeped like tea, and sipped like espresso, FOND Bone Broth tonics are unique, locally sourced, and hand-crafted. Founders Alysa and Isaac Seeland of San Antonio want to inspire families to cook and recognize their unique blends of bone broths as not only culinary forward but as a foundation of wellness and a healthy diet. The grant helped FOND expand into refrigerated shipping and create an e-commerce platform to serve a greater audience. Growth plans include the formation of the Foodmakers Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit allowing small scale startups to access food processing experts and equipment without individually making an expensive investment on their own. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/hills-of-milk-and-honey-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656006984589-SA5PC6PWFIBPWH89XZZY/image-asset.jpeg Hills of Milk and Honey Farm - Hills of Milk and Honey Farm AFWA Grant: $7,500 Hills of Milk and Honey Farm in Dripping Springs hosts camps, classes, and tours to offer guests the opportunity to engage in farm life and learn about regenerative agriculture and sustainability. The grant further builds a teaching garden and rainwater harvesting system and supports a summer camp. Classes for teens and adults, and ultimately younger students, will reap the benefits of the teaching garden and watering system and educate students about vegetables and edible plants. Hills of Milk and Honey Farm will also launch an interactive CSA program, allowing families to plant and harvest as part of their membership. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/the-cooks-nook-2017 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007022523-7ICDOAJ8Q6PBZE0E70VI/image-asset.jpeg The Cook’s Nook - The Cook’s Nook The Gina Burchenal Grant: $5,000 The Cook's Nook supports Austin-area artisans, mobile food vendors, and caterers who are in the early stages of their culinary businesses. Led by founder Joi Chevalier, the unique incubator offers business development and networking tools. A commercial kitchen, coworking and event space, and demonstration kitchen to provide turnkey solutions for business development. The grant provided a one-year incubation membership to a new culinary entrepreneur from an underserved population. It also helped create a small-batch production team and process and aided the development of new community programs for those wishing to innovate new products at low risk. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/leroy-lewis-2017 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007058712-W5D5RLPRKN8XOFC9DL8S/image-asset.jpeg LeRoy & Lewis - LeRoy & Lewis AFWA Grant: $5,000 An Honorable Mention in 2016, LeRoy & Lewis BBQ Truck and Catering is committed to local sourcing, whole-animal utilization of responsibly-raised animals, and pushing the boundaries of traditional barbecue with nontraditional cuts and innovative menu items. Led by chef and pitmaster Evan LeRoy, the operation's goal is to be a model of a successful, community-minded, and ethical business while creating elevated yet accessible cuisine. The grant funded cold storage space and equipment to expand its whole-animal butchery program and overall operations. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/skull-cakebones daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007092694-IEO2K5K6S668YTLG1LZ5/image-asset.jpeg Skull & Cakebones - Skull & Cakebones The Whole Foods Market Grant: $5,000 Austin's first locally sourced-craft bakery, Skull & Cakebones, serves innovative plant-based foods. The vegan bakery's success is owed to its focus on unique partnerships with Central Texas food and beverage companies, resulting in small-batch products and innovative flavors. The quality, locally sourced ingredients are never artificial and always GMO-free. Already one of the few truly hyper-local vegan bakeries in the US, Skull & Cakebones used the AFWA grant to purchase equipment to extend their line of bread using locally milled flours. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/farmshare-austin-2017 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007134900-TXDAPQYHAPLZPBT6N49O/image-asset.jpeg Farmshare Austin - Farmshare Austin The Premiere Events Community Grant: $2,500 Austin nonprofit Farmshare Austin's mission is to grow a healthy local food community by increasing food access, teaching new farmers, and preserving farmland. A healthy local food community depends on farmers trained to grow, harvest, and sell food. Culinary innovation sprouts from foods grown locally, providing the exceptional taste and freshness that is the foundation to flavor. The grant helped build a comprehensive Central Texas farmer training curriculum for an 18-week new farmer training program. The project includes guided apprenticeships, a Farmshare incubator farm, and professional development workshops. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/yard-to-market-cooperative daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007174764-AOJIY454FZWI0LNPMQLH/image-asset.jpeg Yard to Market Cooperative - Yard to Market Cooperative AFWA Grant: $2,500 Yard to Market Cooperative is Austin's only organization that connects backyard gardeners and micro­scale farmers with the local food economy. With a mission to empower its community of 50-plus growers, the cooperative supports local growers with marketing, sales, and distribution services. The grant funded cold storage, allowing the co-op to sell more delicate produce in higher volumes and pursue sales options that extend the growers' presence at farmers' markets. It also provided grower and community education on practices such as mushroom cultivation, aquaponics, and beekeeping. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/another-bottle-down daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007214792-0X9EPL9QW6NF63C9CO0F/image-asset.jpeg Another Bottle Down - Another Bottle Down Honorable Mention Another Bottle Down, a weekly 97.1FM KOOP radio show and podcast, has increasingly gained listeners drawn to host and Austin wine expert Mark Rashap's focus on compelling voices in the wine world and his attention to underserved wines, regions, and topics. About 50-percent of the show's content highlights the Texas wine scene and Austin's culinary community. Both the live radio show and the podcast are free resources to Austin listeners and are available worldwide. Rashap hopes to fund equipment for offsite interviews, to support KOOP community radio financially, to generate advertisers to sustain the shows, and to extend the educational and unbiased discussion of wine and food on the Austin airwaves and online. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2016-grant-recipients-clone-1656007476433 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007490713-1J38MEAJX7031NF7OE2J/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - KEEP AUSTIN FED BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007491847-ASG9CRQDB7BPOLZKFBFY/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - MICHE BREAD TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007493236-B0S1LO0QGS0FGHR4IVY6/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - LA FLACA URBAN GARDENS $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007494022-3DDL3N9AI6NZMQBQ59LR/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - SRSLY CHOCOLATE CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007494921-OVQ1RYRAXOVTPWGSDDK0/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - LEROY & LEWIS BARBECUE THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007495597-DBI4J4IQSCBKF6XDUULY/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - AUSTIN ED FUND URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007496178-42Z59WOCL7ON6CK2AG3H/image-asset.jpeg 2016 Grant Recipients - SPUN ICE CREAM SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/keep-austin-fed daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007536675-KB28S1YLBC16JBU7JDY4/image-asset.jpeg Keep Austin Fed - Keep Austin Fed AFWA Grant: $10,000 Keep Austin Fed is a 100-percent volunteer-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that gathers wholesome and nutritious surplus food from restaurants and grocery stores to serve hungry people in need. This impactful food program provides healthy and fresh food to 35 local nonprofits, which each serve between 40 – 250 people. With donations from 15 donor restaurants and grocery stores, more than 200 volunteers, and a less than $20,000 budget, this astonishing organization rescues more than 50,000 pounds of food each month from the landfill and feeds multitudes of hungry people in our community. This grant boosted the organization’s 2016 budget by 50-percent. It additionally supported hiring part-time staff to coordinate volunteers, help to feed our community, and prevent higher food waste. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/miche-bread-2016 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007581129-764Y9B3NSO0OOV7E1HZ5/image-asset.jpeg Miche Bread - Miche Bread AFWA Grant: $7,500 Miche Bread was the first and only community-supported bakeshop in Austin, providing organic, subscription-based bread made with heirloom grains milled in-house and leavened naturally. Owner Sandeep Gyawali’s goal was to continue to revitalize the local grain economy in Central Texas, by purchasing a universal mill to re-establish access and use of mesquite flour. Using locally foraged and native mesquite pods, Miche Bread provided the first commercially available source of locally foraged mesquite flour in our area. His work reintroduced a native food of historical and current importance. The availability of mesquite flour inspired chefs to begin working with a unique ingredient. Versatile mesquite can be used in savory and sweet dishes; drinkable products such as beer, liqueurs, and kombucha; and fantastic artisan bread. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/la-flaca-urban-garden daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007631938-TQC7R3ZO8GDN3NLPQ31K/image-asset.jpeg La Flaca Urban Garden - La Flaca Urban Garden AFWA Grant: $5,000 La Flaca Urban Garden’s mission is to transform underused urban spaces into beautiful, sustainable gardens and micro-farms. Founder Alejandra Rodriguez Boughton’s goal is to grow food by transforming spaces such as large backyards and school lawns into landscapes that feed our city. La Flaca grows hard-to-source produce such as rare herbs and heirloom vegetables in underused urban spaces for local restaurants like Olamaie, Dai Due, and Emmer & Rye. The grant transformed additional underused urban spaces into sustainable gardens and micro-farms in the Austin area and helped fund equipment purchases. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/srsly-chocolate daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007669939-XCPMPN8KZWAC3UU8JBM6/image-asset.jpeg SRSLY Chocolate - SRSLY Chocolate AFWA Grant: $2,500 As Austin’s only bean-to-bar chocolate shop, SRSLY Chocolate uses exceptional stoneground cacao to produce the smooth yet assertive chocolate. With grant funds, owner Bob Williamson bought a stone mill cacao grinder that increased his capacity by 50-percent. The purchase helped grow his business, continued his innovative collaborations with local artisan producers, and ultimately increased farmers’ incomes in Central America and the Caribbean. Williamson's commitment to local ingredients and collaborations has led to innovative new flavors and partnerships with other local artisans. Williamson also developed chocolate workshops that will teach Austin area students about science, history, and entrepreneurship through the lens of chocolate. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/austin-ed-fund daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007714281-ETMZUKLX0XX017908BB6/image-asset.jpeg Austin Ed Fund - Austin Ed Fund The Premiere Events Community Grant: $2,500 Austin’s school district has taken bold steps to bring scratch cooking to schools despite many school kitchens not having space or funding for needed equipment. In 2016, AISD Food Services added 30 new recipes, introducing students to new cuisines, global flavors, and fresh vegetable-based dishes. The Premiere Events Community Grant funded hot plates to the Austin Ed Fund to support the scratch-cooking approach at schools. These hot plates are mobile for cooking demos to further culinary education in local schools. The funds from this grant will potentially benefit thousands of students during the life of the equipment. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/spun-ice-cream daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007796458-2KHKHCSLR6GRDT7DH65U/image-asset.jpeg SPUN Ice Cream - SPUN Ice Cream Honorable Mention Among the Austin pioneers to make liquid nitrogen ice cream with seasonal local flavors and artisan pairings, locally grown SPUN Ice Cream sought to develop Austin’s first mobile liquid nitrogen science “lab” for schools and youth-focused nonprofits. SPUN’s transparent approach to making fresh-to-order ice cream allows food and science lessons to come to life in an interactive, fun way. Owners Ashley and Christina Cheng's goal was to fund an ice cream truck to support the business while helping to develop an in-depth science curriculum for science teachers. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/leroy-lewis-bbq-truck-and-catering-2016 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656007853102-QMN4I17FMKSAMPK89NNF/image-asset.jpeg LeRoy & Lewis BBQ Truck and Catering 2016 - LeRoy & Lewis BBQ Truck and Catering Honorable Mention LeRoy & Lewis BBQ Truck and Catering is committed to local sourcing, whole-animal utilization of responsibly-raised animals, and pushing the boundaries of traditional barbecue with nontraditional cuts and innovative menu items. Led by chef and pitmaster Evan LeRoy, the operation's goal is to be a model of a successful, community-minded, and ethical business while creating elevated yet accessible cuisine. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2015-grant-recipients-clone-1656008075449 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008094128-NXKWF7EFZYP5ZRDSU6G9/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - TEXAS KEEPER CIDER BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008094752-ZQ86LK4AM4H32H62Z5UF/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - TWO HIVES HONEY TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008095442-CFUD5E1QL2PHX5RE0UCD/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - MERIDIAN HIVE MEADERY $8,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008096587-CGANCK0QC3B97HLP3W9E/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - URBAN ROOTS CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008097380-CHOA5DRYUH0OC05928GD/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - SALUD! BITTERS COMPANY URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008098241-XC5524V7AFY4JSWNXO6K/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - MANOR HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008099335-5MLI0TZZLS153ZPTEH7R/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - MICHE BREAD Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008100154-G2TOZIU2SMZW4EO84TA8/image-asset.jpeg 2015 Grant Recipients - FARMGRASS Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/texas-keeper-cider daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008152454-7I2YPAOSXDKZBKEBUJ8E/image-asset.jpeg Texas Keeper Cider - Texas Keeper Cider AFWA Grant: $12,000 Texas Keeper Cider is a maker of small-batch, artisanal ciders in Manchaca. As a company, it is committed to crafting balanced, dry ciders made traditionally from fruit grown by small Texas growers. Grant funds helped open the cidery to the public. The company also developed a taproom in a historic farmhouse. Now, the cidery can release creative micro-batches of cider, collaborate with other Central Texas beverage makers, and expand partnerships with local chefs and farms. All of the initiatives put cider where it should be – alongside exceptional food. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/meridian-hive-meadery daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008256191-VRVSIXUM4USPVTQ0YX1Z/image-asset.jpeg Meridian Hive Meadery - Meridian Hive Meadery AFWA Grant: $8,000 Austin’s first and only meadery, Meridian Hive Meadery, specializes in handcrafted and unusual honey wines. Its mission goes beyond the rising national popularity of mead to dive deeper into unique carbonated, slightly sparkling meads called “session meads.” Meridian Hive Meadery is the only meadery in Texas producing these award-winning session meads that also utilize local and unique ingredients. Grant funds increased production capabilities to meet the high demand for the session meads. The greater output allowed further innovation using diverse and unusual ingredients to craft new recipes, and introduce the public to variations of this near-forgotten beverage. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/urban-roots-2015 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008304457-LA14P4GBJFEAFS120J2O/image-asset.jpeg Urban Roots - Urban Roots AFWA Grant: $5,000 Urban Roots uses food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community. With its 3.5-acre farm in East Austin, the nonprofit provides 42 kids with paid internships serving 14,000 people with produce sales and through donations of farm-grown produce to those in need. Each year, its goal is to grow 25,000 pounds of produce. 40-percent of the harvest supports local soup kitchens and food pantries, and the remainder sells at farmers’ markets, CSAs, and wholesale. Grant funding allowed this innovative and dynamic food program to update its Educational Farm Tour curriculum and align its youth leadership program with core competencies of self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Through this support, Urban Roots Interns grow into some of Austin’s youngest leaders, advocating for a sustainable and healthy food system for all. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/salud-bitters-company daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008351050-6QB7D6P88UBZ1BB9FTUT/image-asset.jpeg Salud! Bitters Company - Salud! Bitters Company AFWA Grant: $5,000 Salud! Bitters Co. was a small-batch, handcrafted bitters company in Austin, using responsibly foraged, locally sourced, and organic ingredients wherever possible. The company was the first bitters company in the state that highlights regional farmers and Texas-native botanicals and flavors. The regionally inspired bitters line blended the worlds of spirited beverages and health-promoting benefits. The grant funded FDA certification and allowed the business to scale up to meet small-batch retail and wholesale demand. Additionally, the money supported a Salud! Bitters educational tour around Texas, providing free educational events and workshops. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/manor-high-school-culinary-arts-program daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008389124-O7SLVZHOB0IHXEYSIV2F/image-asset.jpeg Manor High School Culinary Arts Program - Manor High School Culinary Arts Program AFWA Grant: $2,000 At only four years old, the Culinary Arts Program at Manor High School has an established catering program, operates a student-run restaurant, and regularly prepares and serves meals to families staying in the Ronald McDonald house. The culinary arts program has quickly become the largest of the Career & Technical Education programs with 200 certifications each year — a giant accomplishment for the small high school. To prepare students to graduate and enter the workforce, workable equipment and a kitchen redesign is much needed. The grant funds paid for much-needed equipment, enabling the mostly low-income students a more significant opportunity in their education. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/farmgrass daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008427135-PPRQSH6SOCGWV8H78MVF/image-asset.jpeg Farmgrass - Farmgrass Honorable Mention An Austin-based nonprofit launched in 2014, Farmgrass raises critical funds for Central Texas Farmers in need of health care. Farmgrass provides funding support to GroAct Farmers Emergency Medical Fund. GroAct, the Grower’s Alliance of Central Texas, was an AFWA grant award recipient in 2014. By hosting events such as Farm to Feast — a locally sourced dinner banquet in March — and Farmgrass Fest — a bluegrass festival in May — Farmgrass makes comprehensive healthcare available to the Central Texas farming community. In its short life span, the organization has already donated $24,000 to the Emergency Medical Fund. Farmgrass sought help with production and operating costs to continue to host these fundraising events https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/miche-bread-2015 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656008473208-SP49E9ZO3DB21TKZ3BAE/image-asset.jpeg Miche Bread - Miche Bread Honorable Mention The first and only community-supported bakeshop in Austin that provides organic, subscription-based breads made with heirloom grains milled in-house and leavened naturally, Miche’s mission is to promote whole and heritage grains in Central Texas. In 2015, Miche sought funding to purchase a stone mill to increase capacity, along with additional equipment for expanded production and refrigeration. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2014-grant-recipients-clone-1656010007225 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010021853-03FIXHH1C9QXJY9E5YZU/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - NEW FARM INSTITUTE BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010023514-TNO8IJHL1LPW44ED5ZTZ/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - SPRINGDALE CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010024320-Q4XEB1524ZOPWOMM09FG/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - FRESH CHEFS SOCIETY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010025009-AYZSKK7GVP5R69QJ9RO9/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - GROWERS ALLIANCE OF CENTRAL TEXAS CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010025900-MAJ12RM2RB44JN5R8BH6/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - ANJORE URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656010026491-5G9YB6KQK1PPTI6CVP3S/image-asset.jpeg 2014 Grant Recipients - DELYSIA CHOCOLATIER SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/new-farm-institute daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656011775911-2L6NYP7UBXSXBJPXLU5D/image-asset.jpeg New Farm Institute - New Farm Institute AFWA Grant: $10,000 Since 2012, the New Farm Institute has provided farming education to a diverse, multicultural population of aspiring farmers and culinary students. The nonprofit also runs an incubator Farm to provide support, land, and mentorship to those seeking to become professional, sustainable, organic farmers. Committed to engaging people of all ages and abilities, NFI utilized the AFWA grant to expand and enhance its volunteer program. The funds allowed it to reach more underserved groups such as the Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC) and to improve its farm-to-table program for culinary students. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/springdale-center-for-urban-agriculture daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656011857838-HQ0MKGH831E3HF9CDLOU/image-asset.jpeg Springdale Center for Urban Agriculture - Springdale Center for Urban Agriculture AFWA Grant: $7,500 Despite an ever-increasing demand for unusual produce, local farms seldom can take the commercial risk associated with growing unproven, specialized crops. Springdale Center for Urban Agriculture helped bridge the divide. The center utilized its grant funding to build culinary test plots for crops of heirloom and heritage seeds in collaboration with local chefs. Data from the test plots was shared to increase the variety of local foods available in Central Texas, to encourage culinary innovation by area chefs, and to increase the local capacity for farm-to-table cuisine. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/fresh-chefs-society daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656011926998-1IOLTHQT99K0ZPVAJXT1/image-asset.jpeg Fresh Chefs Society - Fresh Chefs Society AFWA Grant: $5,000 Fresh Chefs Society is an Austin nonprofit that empowers youth interested in a career in the culinary field. Typically, its clients are ages 16–21 and transitioning out of foster care. Through targeted hands-on cooking experience and fundamental knowledge, foster youth learn to cook independently and healthily. They also connect to their community by meeting chefs, visiting grocery stores, and understanding the local food movement, food accessibility, and nutrition. The AFWA grant provided program support for the organization to continue hosting interactive cooking demonstrations and hands-on classes that educate and empower youth with life skills. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/growers-alliance-of-central-texas daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012104732-DVL1ZHVP49IH8IFSBUAF/image-asset.jpeg Growers Alliance of Central Texas - Growers Alliance of Central Texas AFWA Grant: $5,000 The first Central Texas farmers’ cooperative for full-time sustainable farmers, the Growers Alliance of Central Texas was formed in 2010 to improve business practices and to provide support. Its forum is an invaluable source of advice on issues ranging from seed selection to rallying against encroachment. The AFWA grant helped the organization gain nonprofit status, renew its annual survey of “Truly Local” restaurants, and establish a Medical Relief Fund. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/anjore daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012205949-ORIK2SM76XAGUU94LSJY/image-asset.jpeg Anjore - Anjore AFWA Grant: $2,500 From Anjore’s underground catering to supper clubs to farmer’s markets, chef/owner Deepa Shridhar has gained a tremendous following for her commitment to supporting local producers in the development of her Indian pantry stables. The AFWA grant helped Shridhar expand her farm stand to become a pop-up restaurant at area farmer’s markets, providing quality fine dining experiences. Her goal is to provide an opportunity for a new generation of cooks to fine-tune skills and build relationships with local farmers and producers while integrating Texas regional products into Indian cuisine. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/delysia-chocolatier daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012244879-XH775FVVI6JK4ZLD1B2H/image-asset.jpeg Delysia Chocolatier - Delysia Chocolatier Honorable Mention A premium chocolate manufacturer in Austin with an award-winning artisan line of sophisticated chocolates, Delysia Chocolatier opened Austin’s first culinary center devoted to chocolate. Owner Nicole Patel is committed to ethical and environmental sourcing. Her small chocolate company and culinary center allow local chocolate lovers to experience the process of making chocolate, where it comes from, and its many health benefits. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2013-grant-recipients-clone-1656012482961 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012495334-RVZ5MT3JZHLT0N9XC8HY/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - CONFITURAS BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012495887-NVEX5EA9XYNYF9N6VJBX/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - SALT & TIME BUTCHER SHOP & SALUMERIA TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012496452-UR5MBBTNLLQ7NT6SSW2Z/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - BLACKLANDS MALT $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012497275-7K95JCKN3O44AFW65DNK/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - SKINNY LANE FARM CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012498627-003HGBK76NNLKHHVKLC2/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - DEWBERRY HILLS FARM Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012499214-9TOIVSQC621DB2EOUID4/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - JESTER KING BREWERY Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012497839-PKGGL3TUQXSN8KE1PAR4/image-asset.jpeg 2013 Grant Recipients - FRESH CHEFS SOCIETY Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/confituras-little-kitchen daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012570269-H8QQDMH0VGK4865VZE7Z/image-asset.jpeg Confituras Little Kitchen - Confituras Little Kitchen AFWA Grant: $10,000 Since 2010, Stephanie McClenny’s mission at Confituras Little Kitchen has been to create the most delicious, locally sourced and responsibly produced preserves available. After receiving numerous awards and national recognition, Stephanie took her mission a step further. She used the grant funds for a new focus for her company to incorporate the Preserving Austin Project. Her goal is to change the way Central Texas thinks about preserving. The project will preserve the local history of canning in Central Texas through education and community involvement. The AFWA grant went towards her company rebranding, collecting oral histories, and the creation of a mobile kitchen and a traveling canning museum. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/salt-and-time-2012 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012869183-RR45QG1GA7BX47UOVZDD/image-asset.jpeg Salt and Time - Salt & Time Butcher Shop & Salumeria Honorable Mention This Austin-based artisan charcuterie producer hoped to receive funding for regulatory compliance to provide local chefs with fresh, never frozen, local meat, which is currently not available to them, and to expand its cured meat operation allowing increased wholesale to chefs and restaurants. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/blacklands-malt daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012917690-PO67SJX5Q5OGS0148IP1/image-asset.jpeg Blacklands Malt - Blacklands Malt AFWA Grant: $5,000 Founder Brandon Ade is providing the first locally grown and malted barley in Texas to support the meteoric rise in craft beer production. One hundred years ago, every brewery malted its own locally sourced grains. The drive to maximize profits and increase yields; grain-producing conglomerates have replaced local production. In September 2013, Blacklands Malt began the initial batch of the first locally malted barley in Texas. They used their grant funds to expand onsite storage capacity, source additional grain, and bring a regional farmer on board as a producer. Thanks to Ade and Blacklands, Central Texans will soon be able to enjoy a beer made from 100-percent Texas-grown malted barley. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/skinny-lane-farm-2012 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656012980714-BZ0BUYMVX4VW8BD38HCD/image-asset.jpeg Skinny Lane Farm - Skinny Lane Farm Honorable Mention This boutique, family-owned vegetable farm in Elgin started in Spring 2011 using sustainable techniques and certified organic standards. In 2012, it hoped to gain support in completing a greenhouse and vegetable storage facility that would allow increased production to start a CSA program, supply local farmers markets and local restaurants. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/dewberry-hills-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013090015-ZLYBGFY4GWESBEQXJ7O3/image-asset.jpeg Dewberry Hills Farm - Dewberry Hills Farm Honorable Mention Owners Jane and Terry Levan are widely recognized for providing “really good chicken” at local farmers markets and to chefs and restaurants. Their mission is to provide Central Texas with humanely raised, antibiotic free, pasture chickens at an affordable price. Committed to good stewardship and environmental responsibility, the Levans sought a grant to install a rainwater collection system that will ultimately allow them to reduce stress on their local aquifer and expand their operations. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/jester-king-brewery daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013144051-FKVKDIU3TWFRBSSWRPTV/image-asset.jpeg Jester King Brewery - Jester King Brewery Honorable Mention An authentic farmhouse brewery committed to making artisan ales of great depth and character, Jester King Brewery fully embraces local terroir in brewing to give their beers a true sense of place. The brewery is the first in Texas and among the few on earth to make spontaneously fermented beer. In 2013, Founder/Brewer Jeffrey Stuffings sought to gain funding to grow Jester King’s spontaneous fermentation program, which will be extremely unique and a first for the Texas Hill Country. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/fresh-chefs-society-2013 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013193494-9ECK2A118NCUULE996AM/image-asset.jpeg Fresh Chefs Society - Fresh Chefs Society Honorable Mention Austin nonprofit Fresh Chefs Society empowers youth transitioning out of foster care to take charge of their eating lifestyle and connecting those who are interested in a career in the culinary field. Through a series of unique “iCook” cooking classes, Fresh Chefs Society provides hands-on cooking experiences and basic knowledge needed to cook independently and healthily. The organization sought funding to expand and strengthen culinary experiences of foster youth in Texas and better meet the true need of our community. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2012-grant-recipients-clone-1656013399223 daily 0.75 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013418092-H09AUU2Z8GLQWUJYL207/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - ARGUS CIDERY BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013419216-K1JI914OI2GJQVJ112R3/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - TECOLOTE FARM TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013419982-4QX2XHJ7YVRZJ87O36GQ/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - COOKING WITH CONNALLY $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013420822-7NJF8DXP1LRH9XE1Z36W/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - SALT & TIME BUTCHER SHOP & SALUMERIA Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013421669-1G2ZCE0XA3FUVUVZ6ZHJ/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - THE HOMEGROWN REVIVAL Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013422357-GJO1ZOIRXD2HFP4IVLWE/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - SKINNY LANE FARM Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013423191-URXPXGLEM1WGN1BCMJ61/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - RIVER OAKS ELEMENTARY / RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOUNDATION Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013424252-V56IXMY6VLN37OF4DR04/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - RED RABBIT COOPERATIVE BAKERY Honorable Mention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013425140-OFAD4U96VIE487P8DXJT/image-asset.jpeg 2012 Grant Recipients - FARM, CITY, STATE Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/argus-cidery daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013479479-K1654KLBC6KXAXV1YRET/image-asset.jpeg Argus Cidery - Argus Cidery AFWA Grant: $10,000 Argus Cidery, founded by Wes Mickel, is the first American hard cider crafted in Texas from apples produced by Texan growers. The AFWA grant helped plant a test orchard in Dripping Springs for experimentation of new apple varieties — the first Texas apple orchard using organic practices. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/tecolote-farm daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013611613-F8JVL2X001IOYC8FGR67/image-asset.jpeg Tecolote Farm - Tecolote Farm AFWA Grant: $5,000 An organic farm located 13 miles from Austin in Manor, Tecolote Farm has the longest-running CSA in Texas. The AFWA grant was used for two projects — a pilot program to humanely raise endangered heritage breed hogs on pasture and to subsidize local, organic CSA baskets for low income, underserved families in Austin. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cooking-with-connally daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013687887-15HHSUNQ6Z2ZN4687ZM2/image-asset.jpeg Cooking with Connally - Cooking with Connally AFWA Grant: $5,000 Pflugerville’s Connally High School Culinary Arts Department is the first high school culinary program of its kind. The AFWA grant helped produce a documentary film to teach students about the process of raising beef in Texas from pasture to plate — True Beef. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/salt-and-time-2013 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013743489-C0PH4N5ADLVQ0XN1BBIH/image-asset.jpeg Salt and Time - Salt & Time Butcher Shop & Salumeria AFWA Grant: $5,000 Opened in 2013, Salt & Time Butcher Shop & Salumeria is Austin’s first whole animal butcher shop. The grant funds helped the business become the first USDA-inspected salumi producer in Texas. This certification allowed Salt & Time to expand its cured meat operation and provide wholesale, Texas-made salumi to chefs and restaurants. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/the-homegrown-revival daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013804587-RT8CATUWYZOQQ5XU6XCG/image-asset.jpeg The Homegrown Revival - The Homegrown Revival Honorable Mention This Austin nonprofit providing education and experiences connecting consumers to the local food economy, sought funding to build an interactive platform with a documentary, photos, and individual outreach to educate consumers on farm-to-table sourcing, purchasing and preparing locally grown food. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/skinny-lane-farm-2013 daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656013902516-GZ20B1JWR0JBL4CG0ZKY/image-asset.jpeg Skinny Lane Farm - Skinny Lane Farm Honorable Mention Bekki Callaway and Michael Moser started Skinny Lane Farm as a boutique, family-owned vegetable farm started in Spring 2011. The business requested grant funds to create an ‘On the Farm’ Cooking Program, the first in the Elgin area. The farm will build a teaching kitchen to prepare just-harvested produce and host educational events that encourage local food production and healthy lifestyles. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/river-oaks-elementary-recipe-for-success-foundation daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656014034221-0USJ1TN1GAIUU3TQX915/image-asset.jpeg River Oaks Elementary / Recipe For Success Foundation - River Oaks Elementary / Recipe For Success Foundation Honorable Mention The Houston-based nonprofit — specializing in effective, experiential learning programs that change the way children appreciate, understand, and eat their food — sought support on behalf of Pflugerville’s River Oaks Elementary for funding to train teachers, provide culinary and gardening classes for approximately 100 children, and to build a school garden as part of its Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/red-rabbit-cooperative-bakery daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656014082025-SKL9HWOLH7M4BRUEUY4I/image-asset.jpeg Red Rabbit Cooperative Bakery - Red Rabbit Cooperative Bakery Honorable Mention Texas’ first worker-owned vegan bakery hoped to gain funding to purchase equipment that would allow increased production to expand the business and meet demands for vegan-baked products. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/farm-city-state daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656014133494-03JNLNZQ535M9X6TO8C6/image-asset.png Farm, City, State - Farm, City, State Honorable Mention This unique project was a feature-length documentary highlighting Austin farmers, restaurants, and nonprofits who focus on local food, exploring the present state and future goals of the local food community. Filmmaker David Barrow sought funding to complete the inspiring and educational film. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/austin-food-wine-festival daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656017903838-03C8UWLLSBW35INT4TBQ/04.27+Experience+by+Sydney+Gawlik+AFW+2019+SG102043.jpg Austin Food & Wine Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656017905255-XDBD06YH1UYXTPP18V5V/04.27+Experience+AFW+2019+By+Katrina+Barber+KLB_4139.jpg Austin Food & Wine Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656017907822-FJME9TR41D94Z88Q2DIQ/04.27+Lin+Asian+Bar+and+Dim+Sum+AFW+2019+By+Katrina+Barber+KLB_3995.jpg Austin Food & Wine Festival https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/two-hives-honey daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1656606198326-79Z7Y036I6A65GMBXWE2/image-asset.jpeg Two Hives Honey - Two Hives Honey AFWA Grant: $8,000 Taking “local” to a whole new level, Two Hives Honey provides all-natural, raw, and unfiltered honey products harvested from micro-apiaries in Austin neighborhoods. Each micro-harvest reflects the flavor profile of forage available in that specific neighborhood. Grant funds enabled Two Hives Honey to expand its organic micro-apiary sites from 4 to 6, and produce two hyper-local comb honey varieties. Two Hives Honey now offers the product to local restaurants in hopes of reintroducing this raw and rare honey form to the community. Additionally, the AFWA grant funded a pilot pollinator education program for elementary students. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/covid19-relief daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/7b53805d-15c0-4336-9385-1b48368c5b9f/COVID.jpg Covid-19 Relief - Covid-19 Relief $14,000 In response to the devastating effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on Austin’s food and beverage community, the Alliance gave $14,000 in small assistance grants to previous grant winners. The grants helped businesses recover from lost revenue, enabled nonprofits to keep up with increased demand for services, and organizations to pivot to new income models during quarantine. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/trosi-farms daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/935f836f-55ff-4757-b7a5-13b471b57b80/Trosi+Farms.jpg Trosi Farms - Trosi Farms $6,250 Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant and $3,750 Austin Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $10,000 Trosi Farms is a sustainable, organic-practice farm breeding wild crops to bring to a commercial market. Built from the perspective of forager William Nikkel, the goal is to generate a net-positive impact on the ecosystem by cultivating symbiotic relationships with food, restaurants, and the land. Grant funds will allow Nikkel to build a germination shed for earlier and more stable plant start production. These native and heirloom plant starts and seeds would be offered in two yearly plant sales, generating capital and expanding access to plants crucial to the local ecosystem. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/boggy-creek-farm-2022 daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4dfcacb8-8ae9-431f-868f-b29cbac9432e/Boggy+Creek+Farm-3.jpg Boggy Creek Farm 2022 - Boggy Creek Farm $5,000 Luck Texas Family Grant and $2,500 Premiere Events Community Grant: $7,500 Launched in 1992, previous grant winner Boggy Creek Farm was the first urban farm in Austin, kickstarting the area locavore movement. Anchored by a restored 1841 farmhouse, the farm has been an important source of fresh, organic produce in East Austin's food desert and a community gathering space for more than 150 years. Funding will provide ADA-compliant accessibility to the newly built climate-controlled Tomato House, helping the community staple to further its culinary and educational experiences. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/coyote-creek-organic-feed-mill-farm daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a6aa4788-15ca-4847-855a-5dd8f665b24d/Coyote+Creek+Mill.jpg Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill & Farm - Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill & Farm Austin Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $6,250 Founded by the visionary entrepreneur Jeremiah Cunningham in 1997, Coyote Creek was Texas' first organic feed mill. Son Rob Cunningham carries on the tradition by following sustainable, organic farming and ranching practices and humanely treating all farm animals. Grant funds will help the farm purchase a building for an honor store selling prepared foods, pastured meats, and eggs to the local community. The space will increase access to healthy and affordable foods in the growing Elgin region and support other local farmers. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/vista-farms-at-vista-brewing daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/41aead26-d018-4f69-9851-6539a0e01c10/Vista-Killoughs_PearyPhotography.jpg Vista Farms at Vista Brewing - Vista Farms at Vista Brewing $2,500 LifeWorks Restaurant Group Entrepreneur Grant and $2,500 Jeff Conarko Grant for Sustainability: $5,000 In creating Vista Farms, owners Kent and Karen Killough restored part of Vista Brewing's back pasture, grazed by cattle over the past 50 years, to farmland once again. Grown with low till using water- and soil-conscious methods, the harvests serve the property's restaurants and are seasonally sold to the public on-site and through the Dripping Springs Farmers Market. Funding will aid in constructing a water treatment system that will significantly advance soil health and serve as an educational platform for local climate-friendly agriculture. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/tierra-todun daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/6a379d6c-c076-4435-ab2e-8f9d5dda0dfe/Tierra+Todun-1.jpg Tierra Todun - Tierra Todun Gina Burchenal Grant: $5,000 Helmed by Shirene Garcia and Curtis "Ifa Sakin" Williams, Tierra Todun is a woman- and minority-led family business offering handmade Jamaican patties and gourmet pies to the Austin community. The menu is plant-based, health-conscious, and made from scratch using quality, organic and non-GMO ingredients. Currently operating out of farmers' markets, the business aims to establish a wholesale operation employing previously incarcerated persons. Grant funding will allow the owners to purchase equipment, minimizing the need for hand chopping and allowing for bigger batches of pie crusts. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/rising-tide-roast-collaborative daily 0.75 2023-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/5418654d-bc0e-4a08-8e5c-d8ad5da7f92e/Rising+Tide+Roast+Collaborative-2.jpg Rising Tide Roast Collaborative - Rising Tide Roast Collaborative The Luck Texas Family Grant for Inclusivity in Culinary Culture: $5,000 Java pros Kimberly Zash and Sara Gibson built Rising Tide Roast Collab as a shared coffee roasting space dedicated to positively impacting coffee businesses by sharing equipment, resources, and education. Guided by a desire to make Austin's coffee scene more diverse, collaborative, and impactful, the pair help budding entrepreneurs thrive through affordable access to equipment, sliding-scale classes, and consulting. Grant funds will increase the space's safety, efficiency, and functionality through essential equipment purchases. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/pascal-simon-bake-austin daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1dbe4efd-4b9f-4254-9ee8-109ad649661a/Bake+Austin-1.jpg Pascal Simon – Bake Austin - Pascal Simon – Bake Austin Austin Dames Grant Supporting Women in Business: $5,000 Under the name of Bake Austin, chef Pascal Simon is well known for her engaging online culinary classes for kids. Her latest venture is a cookbook aimed at Gen-Z young adults striving to cook quick, affordable, healthy meals in dorm rooms or small apartments. Grant funds will speed up publication through research and recipe development and hiring professional editors, proofreaders, and photographers. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/community-vegan daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4039200d-380e-4922-b479-5c12d5c08521/Community+Vegan-2.jpg Community Vegan - Community Vegan Favor Delivery Grant for Local Restaurants –$5,000 Community Vegan co-owners Marlon Rison and Ericka Dotson feed the community through their food truck in East Austin. The eatery commits to increasing food access to communities of color and neighbors experiencing homelessness by providing vegan comfort fare. Amplifying its mission of providing healthy fare without sacrificing taste, Community Vegan plans to expand its menu to include Central Texas' favorite obsession — barbecue. Grant funds will help purchase a smoker trailer, furthering the truck's vision of becoming the first plant-based barbecue establishment in the greater Austin area specializing in smoked mushrooms. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/comadre-panaderia-2022 daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/51c8af4f-d3e7-4938-b610-166a4d519ab0/Comadre-4.jpg Comadre Panaderia - Comadre Panadería The Shari Braly Grant for Emerging Woman Restaurateur: $5,000 An honorable mention in 2020, professional baker and pastry chef Mariela Camacho draws from her experience as a first-generation American and daughter of Mexican immigrants to create high-quality bread and pastries inspired by the Latine diaspora and its rich food culture. Offering discounted pricing for low-income patrons and supporting the Nixta Taqueria community fridge, Comadre Panadería approaches baked goods as a way to nourish rather than do harm. Grant funds will go toward purchasing a double stack electric convection oven and an espresso machine necessary to expand the business. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cafe-momentum daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/69f66bb2-b2e8-4ef6-b2ec-0a8e55bec653/Cafe+Momentum.jpg Café Momentum - Café Momentum Dallas Bourbon Club Grant: $8,500 Working with more than 20 Dallas-area job partners, Café Momentum prepares justice-involved youth for restaurant industry careers. Guided by chef Chad Houser, the innovative model rotates paid interns through all aspects of the farm-to-table restaurant, focusing on life and social skills, coaching, and development. Grant funds will support all aspects of the program, including culinary skills training, intern wages, educational support through the Café Momentum Academy on-site high school, mental health counseling, and additional wraparound services. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/wicked-bold-chocolate daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4f82fae2-f7d9-43d7-b5ed-6a4c90cdfe64/Wicked+Bold.jpg Wicked Bold Chocolate - Wicked Bold Chocolate Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $6,250 Entrepreneurs Deric and Brooklynn Cahill create small-batch vegan chocolate handmade in Texas using organic and ethically sourced cacao from Belize. Guided by the principle of making good food affordable, the family-owned venture sells healthful treats with simple ingredients. Funding will go toward purchase of a chocolate panning machine, helping the business to significantly expand its offerings and revamp a charming brick-and-mortar space in Flower Mound. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/funkytown-food-project daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/7391532b-09e2-47af-956a-28e2d9f8d009/FunkyTown.jpg FunkyTown Food Project - FunkyTown Food Project $2,500 LifeWorks Restaurant Group Entrepreneur Grant, $1,500 Truffle Masters Grant for Community Heroes, and $1,000 Dallas Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $5,000 Fort Worth-based FunkyTown Food Project uses sustainable farming to build the next generation of youth leaders. With values rooted in a shared sense of community, the project cultivates leadership skills in high school youth through food and farming while fighting community food insecurity. Grant funds will support the 2023 summer "seed crew" class for 24 participants, covering binders and program materials and assisting with intern stipend pay for the six-week program. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/royal-caliber-ranch daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/12348cd7-661d-4564-bdde-410fb50a8cde/Royal+Caliber+Ranch.jpg Royal Caliber Ranch - Royal Caliber Ranch Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $6,250 Royal Caliber Ranch owner Laura Elizabeth Siegelman has raised diverse breeds of goats for nearly 20 years in Waller. Already a dealer in goats for milking and animal-assisted therapy, the agricultural entrepreneur will soon launch a U.S.D.A. Grade A certified dairy goat parlor to offer grass-fed, ethical, and sustainable milk products to the community. Grant funds will help Siegelman secure the dairy parlor's infrastructure, including labor and materials for a pole barn, concrete, and utilities needed per U.S.D.A. requirements. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/jive-juice-company daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/f4bae3ed-e5bb-4bce-9a03-747aee0ddd9c/Jive+Juice.jpg J.I.V.E. Juice Company - J.I.V.E. Juice Company Houston Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $4,000 Owner Tamala Austin of J.I.V.E. Juice Company specializes in producing cold-pressed fruit juices and smoothies using organic, non-pasteurized ingredients. Already thriving on grocery store shelves, the company is expanding into the wine industry with Juicy Wines, a healthier line of libations with lowered sugar. Grant funds will facilitate product testing and a shelf-life study and assist in product branding and marketing. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/fds-express-burgers-and-wings daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/e751f081-d1d5-4069-9738-fc74c241fbf7/FDs+Burger.jpg F.D.'s Express Burgers and Wings - F.D.'s Express Burgers and Wings $1,500 Truffle Masters Grant for Community Heroes and $1,000 Houston Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $2,500 A popular eatery in Sugar Land, F.D.'s Express Burgers and Wings is partnering with the Booker T. Washington Empowerment Center to launch a culinary training institute. The Soul Food Culinary Institute will focus on the essential American foodway while providing low-cost vocational and skills training to residents of historically disadvantaged communities. Funding will supplement the cost of training for those lacking the resources required for participation. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/talking-tree-farm daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a589568b-11ff-4aab-9b9f-08a0609f11c4/Talking+Tree.jpg Talking Tree Farm - Talking Tree Farm Tito’s Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant: $6,250 Talking Tree Farm is taking the next step in the regenerative agricultural movement by building a collective of farmers dedicated to sustainability. Together with eight like-minded local agrarian businesses, owners Sarah and Sylvain Clavieres’ permaculture project empowers local farmers, minimizes emissions, protects regional soils, and provides healthy food to the San Antonio area community. Grant funds will help purchase shipping containers for storage and a solar-powered cold room to keep harvests fresh for market. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/john-marshall-high-school daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/88247672-5a83-43e3-8ebc-794bc12ba0e0/John+Marshall+High+School.jpg John Marshall High School - John Marshall High School Favor Delivery Grant for Local Restaurants: $5,000 Under the leadership of chef BJ Salter, the John Marshall High School culinary arts program provides tools for diverse Alamo City students to thrive in hospitality industry careers. Grant funds will allow the school to purchase coffee equipment to establish a morning café. The student-driven project would allow socioeconomically diverse students to purchase chef coats and other necessities while providing real-world experience to help jumpstart culinary careers. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/habitable-spaces daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/07e51439-21ed-4131-9d5d-09d05d85e55c/Habitable+Spaces.jpg Habitable Spaces - Habitable Spaces H-E-B Grant Supporting Diversity and Inclusion: $5,000 Founded by Shane and Alison Heinemeier, Habitable Spaces is a groundbreaking arts and agricultural project creating a mutually beneficial environment where artists and the rural community can take classes, learn, and share ideas. Through its Full Moon Dinner series, the nonprofit facilitates community connection through intimate conversations about farming and food. Grant funds will help purchase a walk-in cooler and other equipment to outfit a commercial kitchen. The infrastructure will allow the organization to better provide to the greater San Antonio area and sell locally produced meats, cheeses, and bread. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cielito-lindo-farm daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/eb3487b7-c22b-4733-9f51-e2d92066b10b/Cielito+Lindo+Farm.jpg Cielito Lindo Farm - Cielito Lindo Farm San Antonio Food & Wine Alliance Grant: $5,000 Helmed by Julia Poplawsky Lewis, Cielito Lindo Farm produces pasture-raised chicken on land shared with Lewis Wines in Johnson City. The first-of-its-kind initiative integrates healthy livestock management practices with local viticulture — creating organic matter for cover crops, improving water retention, and encouraging overall vine health. Funding will help the woman-led venture build the infrastructure needed to introduce turkey and lamb to the farm. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/tacos-cucuy daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/955df8b3-f73b-4722-aae3-637992637668/Tacos+Cucuy.jpg Tacos Cucuy - Tacos Cucuy Honorable Mention Under the banner of Tacos Cucuy, chef Paul Morales produces seasonal tacos, tetelas, tortas, and tlayudas using heirloom grain masa. In 2023, the concept will evolve into a brick-and-mortar with an expanded menu and a regional approach to cuisine. Morales is looking for community support in developing La Cura Carnes Especiales — a Tex-Mexvcharcuterie program fusing classical French techniques with Southwestern flavor profiles. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/2022-grant-recipients daily 0.75 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/d824ba7b-7fa5-4fdf-91db-62033a23039c/Trosi+Farms.jpg Grant Recipients - TROSI FARMS BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/61075fa6-9ce2-4fe9-a7ed-fdaa70a44142/Boggy+Creek+Farm-3.jpg Grant Recipients - BOGGY CREEK FARM TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/7569f4a7-66a5-4beb-a369-f45d8c61fd03/Coyote+Creek+Mill.jpg Grant Recipients - COYOTE CREEK FEED MILL & FARM $6,250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/ab424631-0b85-406a-a1b3-1e81ef36dd5c/Tierra+Todun-1.jpg Grant Recipients - TIERRA TODUN CASERO $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/39a63ca3-3ad8-4d59-9bc4-ff65357550fb/Rising+Tide+Roast+Collaborative-2.jpg Grant Recipients - RISING TIDE ROASTING COLLABORATIVE URBAN AMERICAN FARMER $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/8faba943-61b7-4ae3-9b45-7209f6c8e147/Bake+Austin-1.jpg Grant Recipients - BAKE AUSTIN SWEET RITUAL VEGAN ICE CREAM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/41525493-04fd-41bc-bfce-ac459e642d30/Community+Vegan-2.jpg Grant Recipients - COMMUNITY VEGAN THE COOK’S NOOK $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/c5fa6989-377b-44bc-8f33-265a7d4747d5/Comadre-4.jpg Grant Recipients - COMADRE PANADERÍA $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/01db386d-7ceb-41a0-a603-f5eb139ec317/Vista-Killoughs_PearyPhotography.jpg Grant Recipients - VISTA FARMS $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/9f7fd741-23dd-4889-b7d9-53f1a5ebc6e8/Cafe+Momentum.jpg Grant Recipients - CAFÉ MOMENTUM $8,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a1afce0d-3dc2-401b-b3c8-4ea70e681560/Wicked+Bold.jpg Grant Recipients - WICKED BOLD CHOCOLATE $6,250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/c99b0182-1e13-4f4c-9f65-c43dd9bf10d5/FunkyTown.jpg Grant Recipients - FUNKYTOWN FOOD PROJECT $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/01660f3b-f777-4f70-a0ef-348cc0cb8be8/Royal+Caliber+Ranch.jpg Grant Recipients - ROYAL CALIBER RANCH $6,250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a2be1dcf-6403-4e3d-8b6c-b3691d3ed9ca/Jive+Juice.jpg Grant Recipients - J.I.V.E. JUICE COMPANY $4,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/be5858d4-54fb-4784-b8da-5db07dad6c71/FDs+Burger.jpg Grant Recipients - F.D.’S EXPRESS BURGERS & WINGS $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/6ceea2c1-a55f-4669-acb8-7d72e75a2939/Talking+Tree.jpg Grant Recipients - TALKING TREE FARM $6,250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/958a80f2-89b3-4ccc-8961-38002c80de63/John+Marshall+High+School.jpg Grant Recipients - JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1952e057-357e-40e1-9f89-c51f041e09d9/Habitable+Spaces.jpg Grant Recipients - HABITABLE SPACES $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/c3450a66-1149-4233-8a4d-6a98678e5db1/Cielito+Lindo+Farm.jpg Grant Recipients - CIELITO LINDO FARM $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/dc4e5e56-1699-440d-b981-e6693b237a45/Tacos+Cucuy.jpg Grant Recipients - TACOS CUCUY Honorable Mention https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/live-fire-info daily 0.75 2023-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4a391042-b927-440a-98bc-fa081fb0692e/MENU+1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/9cf7d435-d373-4c7d-a4b8-22055f32d6b7/MENU+2-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/cecb28f6-cfd4-4eef-b5f3-33162df00f14/MENU3-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/5d97b36e-8d3e-4127-9403-95708e5ac11b/drink+header-1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/e1328168-bdb4-48d8-b0c6-d2ac15235b80/drinks+Grid+1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/0d415ecb-b446-4c03-92c7-449a460ace82/drinks+Grid+2.png https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/offthemenu daily 0.75 2026-01-19 https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cast-iron daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/260f552b-1e8c-40ab-bc45-74d2d6e72c73/untitled+%2824+of+34%29.jpg Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire - Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire $5,000 Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant Under the leadership of chef entrepreneur Sheri L. Raleigh Yearby, Waco's Cast Iron Skillet offers a variety of culinary experiences. Its latest project, the Ancestors Food Project, is dedicated to sharing Creole cultural heritage and cuisine influenced by West Africa, the first project in Texas to collect family heritage recipes of Louisiana and Lone Star Creoles. The goal is to stimulate an interest in food traditions by providing networking opportunities and connecting people through food and culture. Grant funds will facilitate a multimedia work supporting African American Foodways initiative, including documentary production, curriculum guide, and recipes in digital and print formats. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/better-say-grace daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/409c8746-a8bf-4fa8-8419-a9e46b38641d/untitled+%2876+of+167%29.jpg Better Say Grace - Better Say Grace $10,000 Shari Braly Grant for Emerging Woman Restaurateur Better Say Grace is the nom de guerre of first-generation Honduran American Grace Aguilar. Inspired by her Central American heritage and Louisianan roots, the talented young chef will soon launch a food truck focused on her unique brand of Honduran-Creole Cuisine. The project will be served by a shared garden in collaboration with East Austin community hub Origin Studio House, giving Aguilar an educational platform for her innovative cooking methods. Whether helping students at Connelly High School learn about Louisiana epicurean culture or providing fresh food to neighbors, Aguilar's work fosters social cohesion and economic empowerment. Grant funds will be used to purchase a convection oven and other equipment used in her food truck and culinary classes. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/mercado-sin-nombre daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/64c142c7-2027-447b-89f1-5529bdd83198/untitled+%2812+of+35%29.jpg Mercado Sin Nombre - Mercado Sin Nombre $5,000 Luck, TX Family Grant and $5,000 Favor Delivery Grant for Local Restaurants: $10,000 Farmers' market favorite Mercado Sin Nombre leverages long-lasting relationships with bi-national producers in Texas to provide Austinites with Mexican heirloom corn and coffee. Creating a new café in East Austin, the family-owned roaster is Austin's first to focus on Mexican-grown coffee beans and continues the proud cultural history of Tejanos in its Holly neighborhood by focusing on quality products, community engagement, and a focus on teaching. Grant funds will help the business increase production by purchasing a commercial stand mixer and corn grinding machine to create its signature masa, mole, and other ingredients. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/farmshare-austin-2024 daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/1fcfe588-29af-4496-83c2-719d03ebb005/untitled+%2819+of+59%29.jpg FarmShare Austin - FarmShare Austin $5,000 Luck, TX Family Grant for Inclusivity in Culinary Culture and $2,500 Premiere Events Community Grant: $7,500 Former grant recipient Farmshare Austin works to grow a healthy, just, and equitable local food system by increasing community food access and cultivating new farmers. Located on a 10-acre certified organic farm in Eastern Travis County, the nonprofit focuses on regenerative farming and increasing community food access with its Fresh for Less Mobile Markets & Home Delivery for weekly, year-round source of reduced-price, farmers' market quality produce and healthy grocery items in more than 22 zip codes. The first organization in Austin to use the equipment to enhance soil regeneration, Farmshare will use grant funds to purchase a multi-use flail mower and cover crop seeds. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/eden-east-farm daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/bd4fc8f0-186d-4b2e-aca2-4da0716cb3af/untitled+%28223+of+318%29.jpg Eden East Farm - Eden East Farm $5,000 Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant and $2,500 Jeff Conarko Grant for Sustainability: $7,500 Owned by David Barrow and Sonya Cote, Eden East Farm is a sustainable urban farm in historical Bastrop offering seasonal vegetables, preserved items, eggs, medicinal and culinary herbs, meats, and other goods from a farm stand. The products supply area restaurants, including sibling business Store House Market & eatery, the first farm-to-table restaurant in Bastrop County. The farm’s sustainable focus is to implement proper produce storage techniques, addressing climate change and food waste while emphasizing seed-saving and preservation. Grant funds will be used for equipment and other needed supplies to preserve their seed-saving initiative and educational purposes. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/antonellis-cheese daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a6d2ea00-74b2-458e-ab10-6faf22f9e448/untitled+%28131+of+167%29.jpg Antonelli's Cheese - Antonelli’s Cheese $5,000 Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant Fixtures of Austin's hospitality community and reflective of the city’s entrepreneurial spirit, Kendall and John Antonelli share the gospel of cheese through their Hyde Park shop and event space. The couple is working towards opening a South Austin tasting room that will offer experiential tasting classes and the city's only on-demand artisanal cheese trays. The goal is to create conscious consumers who intentionally seek out and support artisanal producers. Grant funds will be applied to equipment needed to outfit the distinctive retail space and on-going educational classes. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/independence-brewing daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/0ec78e1a-a6a1-4f45-b721-6789aefa0dc6/AmyCartwright_880px.jpg Independence Brewing Company - Independence Brewing Company $5,000 Austin Dames Supporting Women in Business Grant A respected member of Central Texas' craft beer scene, woman-owned Independence Brewing Company led by Amy Cartwright, is branching out to create a new nonalcoholic beverage, Dayglow. The hemp-based beverage, made with traditional brewing techniques and all-natural ingredients, will provide alternatives for social occasions while encouraging the compassionate use of cannabis. A portion of the proceeds will be shared with veterans' groups promoting access to care. Grant funds will help the company invest in its website and online ordering platform. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/community-vegan-2024 daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/9b4e5819-e6a2-4c13-9a33-0335a3e9ea07/untitled+%2838+of+167%29.jpg Community Vegan - Community Vegan $5,000 Favor Delivery Grants for Local Restaurants Community Vegan co-owners Marlon Rison and Ericka Dotson enrich their neighborhood through their food truck in East Austin. The eatery commits to increasing food access to communities of color and neighbors experiencing homelessness by providing vegan comfort fare. A previous grant winner, Community Vegan will amplify its mission of providing vegan fare without sacrificing taste and use grant funds for building upgrades at Lott & Rison, the couple’s first brick-and-mortar restaurant, which will focus on plant-based barbecue and creating a community gathering place. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/texas-iberico daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/c0dd2082-d501-468e-a335-fc4a3b801672/Copy+of+SondraCrawford_AshlyMartin_TimHarris_TexasIberico.jpg Texas Iberico LLC - Texas Iberico LLC $5,000 Gina Burchenal Grant Texas Iberico's pigs, one of few Iberico herds in the United States, are raised on the Trail's End Ranch in the Texas Hill Country which is woman-led by CEO Sondra Crawford. The company practices pasture rotation to aid in land restoration and allow their livestock to forage native plants – producing some of the healthiest and tastiest meats available. The company, well-known for its whole animal charcuterie, is expanding its product line to include locally made leaf lard, a premium bacon line, and pet treats. The grant money will aid in the procurement of label artwork and recipe development. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/kin-khao-thai daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/b98c5ad5-9e75-48f2-8af9-3609504ea75b/untitled+%2826+of+318%29.jpg Kin Khao Thai Food - Kin Khao Thai Food $10,000 Favor Delivery Grant for Local Restaurants Candace and Aekkasit Roddam serve crave-able Thai-inspired foods including omelets, dumplings, and seasonal curries with their mobile food business Kin Khao Thai Food and are regularly found at Pearl Farmers Market and other locations around San Antonio. The pair plans to build a greenhouse to grow herbs and Southeast Asian vegetables year-round to account for a limited San Antonio growing season and a scarcity of local Thai suppliers. The project will raise awareness of an internationally lauded cuisine and create opportunities to supply the San Antonio community with locally grown produce. The grant money will allow the pair to purchase shelves, roof vents, and seeds to get the greenhouse off the ground. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/gardopia-gardens-2024 daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/d457a546-6978-4fdd-99ff-08b9c4334a12/untitled+%2886+of+318%29.jpg Gardopia Gardens - Gardopia Gardens $5,000 H-E-B Grant Supporting Diversity and Inclusion East Side nonprofit Gardopia Gardens, a previous grant winner, aims to reduce obesity and malnutrition by increasing accessibility to fresh produce and implementing strategic intervention programming in schools, businesses, and community organizations. Partnering with the Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary (YWLAP), the organization has implanted a garden-based learning program and an urban farm for kindergarten through third-grade students, empowering the leaders of tomorrow. Grant funds will enable Gardopia to build the NestEd Community Chicken Coop, supplying the organization's on-site kitchen and providing farm-fresh eggs to the community at no cost. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/mill-refill daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/995e4b98-ad2f-41c5-a57a-27a5f6d677f4/untitled+%28141+of+318%29.jpg Mill + Refill - Mill + Refill $5,000 Tito's Handmade Vodka Entrepreneur Grant The first woman-owned, Texan freshly milled flour and mix company, Mill + Refill in San Marcos is dedicated to reviving the lost art of flour milling. Soon, owner/entrepreneur Maren Maddry will expand into education, teaching adolescents flour milling and heritage baking techniques. She hopes to give students a deeper respect for food systems and their nutritional needs. Grant funds will support her teaching program and go towards purchasing a stone mill that will allow Mill + Refill to scale its business significantly. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/elmwood-farm daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/a8317f9e-fe73-43c8-8ffe-e7d395f3aebc/Elmwood+Farm+Portrait.jpeg Elmwood Farm - Elmwood Farms Honorable Mention Oak Cliff nonprofit urban farm Elmwood Farms is a community hub with a market garden, community compost program, playground, and event space that hosts community gatherings, dinners, and live music. The organization is looking for community support in converting a 40-foot shipping container into an instructional kitchen facility. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/franklin-vines daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/badf960a-d101-4b31-acb7-be43209ccd9b/steph-napa.jpg Franklin Vines - Franklin Vines Honorable Mention Franklin Vineyards is a Black woman-owned vineyard in Shankleville hoping to act as a catalyst for new jobs and economic development in one of Texas’ poorest counties. The project is seeking help in vineyard site preparation and planting and purchasing needed equipment. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/our-shared-kitchen daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/21963cfd-5ef4-40ae-92ed-9f7a5e7e9ae8/volunteer%2B7.jpg Our Shared Kitchen, Inc. - Our Shared Kitchen, Inc. Honorable Mention Austin nonprofit Our Shared Kitchen provides free, nutritious meals to individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin. Its Healthy Accessible Mobile Meals (HAMM) prepares and packages hot meals at a commercial kitchen and delivers fresh, healthy meals to camps and clusters on Wednesdays through Saturdays. The organization is seeking support to expand its service to multiple days. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/steelbow-farm daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/048e2e12-06ad-4eb7-a633-c1d89f88478a/_E0A6935%2B2.jpeg Steelbow Farm - Steelbow Farm Honorable Mention Steelbow Farm is a human-centric, value-driven, certified organic farm growing specialty vegetables outside Austin. Its central belief is that good food cannot be grown without responsible, ethical employer practices. The venture seeks help in providing monthly stipends for insurance premiums and preventative and mental health care for its crew. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/cooks-nook-2024 daily 0.75 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/21f2f821-aacc-4576-ad26-a376986a2c7c/Joi-Chevalier.jpg The Cook's Nook - The Cook's Nook Honorable Mention The Cook's Nook supports Austin-area artisans, mobile food vendors, and caterers in their culinary businesses' early stages. Led by founder Joi Chevalier, who is a previous grant winner, the unique incubator offers business development and networking tools, a commercial kitchen, and a coworking space to provide turnkey solutions for business development. The company asks for community support in developing a new Cultura Cuisine for Heart Health nutrition solution that addresses the pressing issue of high rates of heart and hypertensive disease in Black men and hypertensive disease in Black expectant mothers. https://www.texasfoodandwinealliance.org/past-grant-recipients-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/60d88798-ae3f-41ba-805a-b26c586fcb2d/untitled+%2876+of+167%29.jpg Past Grant Recipients - BETTER SAY GRACE BOGGY CREEK FARM $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/fc286e51-5c82-41ff-b56c-8d63d591303d/untitled+%2812+of+35%29.jpg Past Grant Recipients - MERCADO SIN NOMBRE TWO HIVES HONEY $15,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4ed6043e-fc41-4a51-80de-7dae9c8b9abc/untitled+%2819+of+59%29.jpg Past Grant Recipients - FARMSHARE AUSTIN $7,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20732d6e683a6f929f2106/4618f9de-69ff-40e6-9d8a-06a96185a7b1/untitled+%28223+of+318%29.jpg Past Grant Recipients - 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The products supply area restaurants, including sibling business Store House Market & eatery, the first farm-to-table restaurant in Bastrop County. The farm’s sustainable focus is to implement proper produce storage techniques, addressing climate change and food waste while emphasizing seed-saving and preservation. 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Grant funds will support essential equipment and improvements for the tortilla and nixtamal program, as well as farm and kitchen equipment. These investments will prepare the company to open a neighborhood eatery offering tacos, seafood, botanas, and sharables centered on the best tortillas in Dallas. Molino Olōyō will host community workshops at its farm and provide training opportunities for local culinary students, connecting soil, corn, table, and community.