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

Nate and Ada. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Becky (Farm Manager) - I have been excited for months about the Festivals Acadiens et Créoles October 12-14 in Lafayette, LA. Three days of Cajun Food and dancing! As an avid two-step dancer, I've frequented just about every honky-tonk in the Austin area. So...looking forward to getting out of town and switching it up with the Cajun two-step (just a bit different than the Texas two-step). Plus, the food looks AMAZING!! I need to get some insider tips from Ada, (it's her hometown!!). Cheers to dancing, howling at the moon, and escaping Austin over an ACL weekend.

Lucas - This is my pick. (Sound on.)

Casey (Customer Service Extraordinaire) - I recently mixed in some fresh compost in my backyard garden, getting it ready for the fall. I really love composting and I have tried a few different techniques. A couple of years ago I decided to invest in a compost tumbler from The Natural Gardener. Instead of an open compost bin, these types of composters attract fewer mice and other creatures. The city of Austin also offers a Composting Rebate Program online. You just watch a short video online about composting and then take a short quiz to receive $75 towards buying a compost bin. If you don't want to compost at home, you can also see if your local community garden will let you donate your kitchen scraps to their compost bin or check out these guys, Compost Peddlers, who will actually pick up your compost each week for a small fee. Anyway, composting is pretty neat!



Devon (Farmers Market Manager) - This month (and probably many months to follow) I am hyper-focused on building a home out of a school bus- a skoolie to those of you in the know. My faithful companion, Dusty, and I purchased an old Thomas bus, took out all the seats and are currently working on getting repurposed laminate flooring in. There is still a long way to go- installing solar, painting the exterior, rigging up some sort of sink and composting toilet, etc. It won't be completely done when we move in at the end of the month, but it's a huge step up from our last adventure, which involved turning a Chevy Suburban into a mini RV for 4 months. After last summer, we knew we were natural born rubber trampers and started brainstorming ways to make that lifestyle more permanent. So now it's all about the bus, Gus!

Photo by Dustin Davis.

Heydon (Farm Blogger) - Just recently went to France for a dear friend's wedding in Fontvieille. It was a mind-boggling, stimulating, and stunning adventure to say the least. Quick Paris highlights that come to mind: Musee d'Orsay, a picnic at the Luxembourg Gardens, burrata and wine at PasDeLoup, a very hungover pho at Song Heng, and general meandering in the Sacre Coeur neighborhood.

Sacre Coeur wanders with Claytie and Kelly. Photo by Heydon Hatcher.

This Saturday (10/6), my drum-playing babe, Isaac, will be playing with his band, Sometimes a Legend, at Ditch The Fest at Cheer Up Charlies around 10. COME HANG! Here's their new single.

Ada (CSA + Marketing Manager) - My boyfriend and some of his best friends, all very talented musicians, formed a very dynamic and badass country-cover band. I recently went to watch them play in Gruene and had so much fun two-steppin' and toe-tappin'. They call themselves the Family Dollar Band, and they describe it best: "The music hits like a top-shelf tequila dressed to impress and goes down as smooth as iced tea on a scorching summer day. Professional musicians and members of multiple national touring acts, the Family Dollar Band plays the songs you love and is available for whatever event you can put your mind to. From Merle to Strait, from Keen to Carroll, the Family Dollar Band has a little something for everyone."

Family Dollar Band.

Hum, what else? IT'S FALL YALL! I'm so happy for the cooler weather that is already creeping in... looking forward to sleeping in a tent and exercising outside. My bones are energized! Went on a little run yesterday at Walnut Creek and was reminded about how good it can feel to run! Or jog, or run-walk, or whatever you want to call it. Now I just need some new sneakers...