Sustainable Food Center

03/13/2026

Your inner child is invited to a picnic of farm-fresh, seasonal fruits and veggies with our inner child. Our local farmer’s inner child grew them with love. 💚

03/12/2026

We’re hiring! 🎉Join the Sustainable Food Center (SFC) team in Cultivating a Better Food Future as a PR & Advertising Specialist or as a Staff Accountant. Both roles are hybrid, full-time, and offer competitive benefits and generous PTO.

PR & Advertising Specialist (Austin) 📣– Support SFC’s mission through increasing brand awareness and expanding visibility statewide (Texas). The position will also contribute to increasing participation in SFC programs (such as food access initiatives, cooking classes and farmers markets), as well as support organizational fundraising.

Staff Accountant (Dallas) 🧮– supporting SFC’s financial health by maintaining accurate financial records, supporting day-today accounting functions, and ensuring compliance with nonprofit reporting requirements. The Staff Accountant will assist with month-end close, accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, audit preparation, and grant-related financial tracking.

Read the full job descriptions and application instructions: https://sustainablefoodcenter.org/get-involved/careers/

03/11/2026

SXSW is an exciting time in Austin 😎One can’t-miss event happening this Saturday is the first day of WIC Voucher season! Your $30 value WIC Voucher is your badge to support local farmers and take home more fresh food.

If your family receives WIC, you can pick up your WIC Voucher with no extra paperwork. Just bring your WIC Shopping List to the Double Up Texas booth to collect your voucher. AND at SFC Farmers' Markets, we’ll double your voucher in Double Up Food Bucks, giving you $60 total to spend at the market.

Even if you’re not shopping with WIC, you can feel good about supporting a market that increases access to nutritious food for Texas families and drives sales for Texas farmers. 💚

There is a limited supply of WIC Vouchers, so pick yours up early! The last day to collect WIC Vouchers is Sept. 30 and WIC Vouchers expire on Oct. 31.

03/10/2026

Thank you for supporting Sustainable Food Center (SFC) this Amplify Austin Day! Thanks to your generosity and a $10,000 match from an anonymous foundation, our total raised came out to over $24,000! Every dollar raised supports SFC programs like Double Up Food Bucks Texas (Double Up Texas), which doubles SNAP benefits to spend on fruits and veggies at participating locations. 💚

15 fundraising champions supported our campaign by sharing SFC’s work expanding access to fresh local food and over 100 donors gave to SFC during Amplify Austin.

Because of you, more parents can fill their bags with fresh fruits and vegetables, connect with the farmers who grow their food, and build healthy habits that last a lifetime.

03/08/2026

Happy and ! 👩‍🌾🌱With a farm workforce made of 39% women, Texas is home to more women in agriculture than any other state. Meet two of those women, Alice Lowlands Farm and Noaam Mudnap Farm. Alice & Noaam’s stories speak to the power of collaboration to break through barriers small-scale farmers across the state face.

Land Access: In Central Texas, the high cost of both renting and owning land is a major barrier for small-scale farmers. Alice and Noaam are part of Farmshare Austin’s Central Texas Farm Incubator Collaborative, which provides beginning farmers in the start-up phase of their businesses with affordable access to land, infrastructure, mentorship, business training and marketing outlets in collaboration with Urban Roots and Hope Full Farm TX. Being neighbors allows Alice and Noaam to support one another with an extra set of eyes and hands. 🤝

Co-tabling: When it comes to selling what they grow, Alice & Noaam sometimes split booth space SFC Farmers' Market at Sunset Valley. Co-tabling creates the opportunity for greater profit margins individually and allows Alice and Noaam to support one another throughout the market day.

Sharing resources like Alice and Noaam is part of how women farmers make small-scale farming a viable livelihood and strengthen the Texas food system. Give them a follow and be sure to visit their booth and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

03/05/2026

We’re almost halfway to our $15,000 Amplify Austin goal! There are just FOUR hours left to support SFC’s work making fresh, local food more affordable and helping small-scale farmers thrive. Will you help us meet our goal? The next $3,330 dollars donated will be MATCHED thanks to an anonymous foundation, doubling your impact. 🎉

Double Up Texas is a WIN WIN WIN: with double the SNAP dollars to spend on fresh fruits and veggies, families have greater access to nutritious food, farmers have a wider customer base, and more food dollars stay in local economies. 💚

Thank you to those who have already donated. It’s not too late! Give now to invest in Cultivating a Better Food Future:
https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm

03/05/2026

Today is Amplify Austin Day! We're 1/3 of the way to our $15,000 goal in support of expanding access to fresh, local food and thriving farmer livelihood through our program Double Up Food Bucks Texas. Thanks to an anonymous foundation, your gift will be MATCHED for double the impact. 🎉

No matter the amount, your donation supports Texas families by making fresh, nutritious food more affordable and promoting better health outcomes while also supporting local Texas farmers. Your donation also supports SFC’s efforts to respond swiftly to a crisis like the government shutdown last fall that paused federal nutrition assistance programs for families served by SFC.

Don’t wait—make your gift before the match ends and double your impact for families like Erin’s: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm Give now to help us unlock the full $10,000 match and bring more fresh, local food to Texas tables.

03/04/2026

Amplify Austin starts TODAY! Our program Double Up Food Bucks Texas (Double Up Texas) is a key part of how SFC is transforming Texas food. 🔀🤠

By doubling SNAP benefits for shoppers to spend on fresh fruits and veggies, Double Up Texas boosts sales for farmers and strengthens local economies. "Double Up Texas helps me provide more fruits and vegetables to put on the table, to cook with my child, and teach him how to eat nutritiously for the rest of his life," Erin, a mom and Double Up Texas customer, said.

When you support SFC this Amplify Austin, you’re supporting SFC’s work to expand the Double Up Texas program so that every Texan can access fresh, local food and small-scale farmers thrive. Your gift also supports our ability to respond rapidly to disruptions in the food system like last year’s government shutdown.

Read more about the impact of Double Up Texas and donate now: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm

03/03/2026

is TOMORROW! This year, we’re raising funds to support our Double Up Food Bucks Texas program (Double Up Texas), which doubles SNAP benefits $1 for $1 to spend on fresh fruits and veggies at over 100 participating farmers’ market and grocery store locations. 🛒🥬

For moms like Erin, Double Up Texas makes fresh, nutritious food more affordable, strengthens long-term health outcomes, all while boosting sales for farmers. 💚

Your support is essential to allow SFC to respond swiftly during a crisis like the government shutdown last fall that paused nutrition assistance programs.
- $25 = Provides pantry staples for one The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre® class participant
- $50 = Provides two bags of fresh produce for 5 Central Texas families
- $100 = Staffs 1 day of SFC’s bilingual Help Desk, linking families to healthy food

Donate today and share SFC's Amplify page: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm

Video by Cevallos Brothers Production

02/27/2026

📣 Announcing: Farm to Plate 2026 Chef Lineup 📣 We’re excited to share this year’s star-studded lineup of Austin’s top culinary talents preparing a course as part of Farm to Plate’s six-course meal.

🍢Passed Appetizers – Chef Robert Mata of Juliet Italian Kitchen
🥣Soup Course – Chefs Gabe Rivera & Stephen Hood of Parkside
🥦Vegetable Course – Chef Eric Silverstein of The Peached Tortilla
🍝Pasta Course – Chef Ian Thurwachter of Intero
🍽️Main Course – Chef Laila Bazahm of Michelin-recommended Siti Austin
🍰Dessert – Chef Michael Bertozzi of The Kitchen American Bistro

Thanks to these chefs and the restaurants they're representing for supporting SFC’s mission of making fresh, local food accessible to every Texan and supporting thriving livelihoods for Texas farmers.

Save your seat at the table by purchasing a ticket today: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KZ1/

02/26/2026

Grocery prices have risen over 19% since 2022, leaving families with tough choices about food quality. 📈 When you support SFC this (March 4-5), your donation is an investment in a where every Texan can afford fresh food and family farms thrive.

Our program Double Up Food Bucks Texas (Double Up Texas) brings fresh, local food within reach for more families by doubling SNAP benefits to spend on fresh fruits and veggies.

With over 40 farmers’ markets and farm stands in the Double Up Texas network and over 50 participating grocery store locations, SFC is reducing nutrition insecurity and boosting farm sales in every region of the state. Your support helps us reach even more Texas communities.

You can support SFC this Amplify by sharing our fundraiser and/or making a donation. Can’t wait to plant the seeds of fair food access? Early giving is open! Donate today: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm

02/25/2026

02/24/2026

Community Care: Hayley's Grains – When the government shutdown paused SNAP benefits last year, SFC’s network of caring partners like independent grocer Hayley's Grains stepped up. With quick thinking and a lot of care, Hayley’s Grains created a Pay It Forward program that allowed shoppers to purchase a box of nutritious food for SNAP recipients to pick up at no cost. 💚

The program provided boxes of fresh food and local produce to 57 SNAP participants in Taylor. Over $100 in proceeds from the five boxes that weren’t picked up was generously donated to Sustainable Food Center.

“We support our local food systems here in Central Texas by sourcing directly from local farms, and also provide plastic-free shopping so that when you shop with us you're buying products that are both good for you and the environment,” Blundell said.

Thank you to the Hayley's Grains team and everyone who participated in the temporary Pay It Forward program! Together, we can transform the food system.

02/20/2026

When you give to SFC this Amplify Austin Day (March 4-5), your impact starts in the heart of Texas and grows to support fair access to fresh food and thriving farmer livelihood statewide. 🌱🌿

In 2012, we started our SNAP doubling program Double Up Food Bucks Texas (Double Up Texas) in Austin at a single SFC Farmers' Market location. Today, families with SNAP can double their SNAP benefits at over 100 participating locations in every region of Texas.

In the 14 years since Double Up Texas launched, we’ve built a statewide movement that is transforming Texas food for the better by increasing farmer sales and bringing high-quality produce within reach for more families.

Can’t wait to be part of Cultivating a Better Food Future? Read more about Double Up Texas and support SFC’s Amplify campaign today: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm

02/11/2026

Bad Bunny did it for the (agri)CULTURE🌾On that note 🎵… Did you know SFC Farmers' Market are the only farmers' markets in Texas where families who receive WIC can TRIPLE their monthly benefits?

This Valentine’s Day, we’re hosting a special event at our Sunset Valley market to share more about the Triple WIC program. Join us for giveaways, free walk-up appointments from the WIC Mobile Unit, and details about Triple WIC.

Even if you don’t receive WIC benefits, come enjoy a market morning and learn how Triple WIC puts money in small farmers’ pockets and increases access to nutritious food.

02/10/2026

Happy ! We want to thank Black Men’s Health Clinic - BMHC, a key partner in putting Black history in context of present-day Black experience in What’s the Soul in Our Food?, our nutrition course for Black Central Texans. 💚

Understanding that history shapes a community’s lived experience with food is essential to making nutrition resources like The Happy Kitchen effective.

BMHC’s team is connected to the full scope of Black health, offering free comprehensive services from sickle cell trait testing to community groups that foster community connection as part of health and wellness.

We couldn’t do this work without leadership from the communities it serves.
Read more about BMHC at their website: https://blackmenshealthclinic.org/

02/06/2026

– Meet Erin, a single mom who uses SFC’s SNAP doubling program Double Up Food Bucks Texas (Double Up Texas) to buy MORE local fruits and veggies SFC Farmers' Market. 💚 “Double Up Texas helps me provide more fruits and vegetables to put on the table, to cook with my child, and to teach him how to eat nutritiously for the rest of his life,” Erin said.

Last year’s government shutdown, reduced funding for SNAP, and changes to SNAP eligibility make your support for food access programs and SFC more important than ever. When you support SFC this on March 5-6, you’re supporting our work making fresh, local food accessible while boosting small farmer income.

Can’t wait til Amplify Austin to support our work transforming the food system? Donate today: https://bit.ly/4a6CSJm