Mark your calendar for the 2019 East Austin Garden Fair. The theme for this year’s fair is “Learn. Teach. Grow” and will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at the Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center, 2608 Gonzales St. in Austin. The Fair is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Travis County Master Gardener Association, the fair will have over 50 booths exhibiting on a variety of gardening topics. There will be a just-for-kids section, plant giveaway, lots of free gardening materials, and complimentary soil screening. (See instructions at http://austintexas.gov/soilkitchen.)
Travis County Master Gardeners will provide information on a variety of horticulture topics, while community partner organizations, such as Sustainable Food Center, Central Texas Food Bank, Green Corn, H.E.B, will provide information on related services, programs and projects.
For more information, call 512-854-9600 or see the AgriLife Extension’s Central Texas Horticulture website.