With June just around the corner, it’s time to prep the lawn and garden for the grueling Texas summer! Not sure where to begin? Complements of the Natural Gardener, the “organic gardening headquarters” of Southwest Austin, you’ve come to just the right place! JUNE GARDENING TIPS 1. Plant vegetable seeds. Chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, okra, black-eyed peas, salsify, New Zealand spinach, Malabar spinach, summer squash, winter squash, tomatillo. EARLY JUNE: Lima …
Keep Austin Beautiful: 27th Annual Clean Sweep April 14, 2012
WHAT: Don’t miss Clean Sweep, the 27th annual city-wide cleanup event organized by Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB). In 2011, over five thousand volunteers from Tarrytown to Senna Hills picked up over twenty-five tons of trash from public spaces at 136 cleanup locations around Austin! WHY: “Clean Sweep brings Austinites of all ages together in a day of service to care for our precious parks, waterways, neighborhoods, and schools,” explains Community …
Ask the Expert: Tarrytown Nutritionist Allison Reyna
In West Austin, nutritionist and health coach Allison Reyna is changing the world, one client at a time. Her company name, Food as Life, says it all. The concept that everyday decision-making regarding what we eat is more than a matter of pleasure, convenience, or a chance to jump on the bandwagon of the latest diet fad— that it affects both the quality and length of our life— can change …
February Gardening Tips from Austin’s Natural Gardener
February is almost here, and one of your New Year’s resolutions was to finally work on your garden! Not sure where to begin? Complements of the Natural Gardener, the “organic gardening headquarters” of Southwest Austin, you’ve come to just the right place. My Garden: What To Do In February 1. Prepare Garden Beds for Spring (Work in Compost, Organize Fertilizer and a Mineral Source, such a Greensand or Volcanite) 2. …
Go Local: Buy Holiday Gifts for Children at Austin’s Oldest Independent Toy Store!
Heading to a big-box chain for last-minute children’s gifts to go under the tree this Christmas? Consider buying local instead—you’ll feel the difference. Families have been falling in love with a tiny toy store in West Austin called Over the Rainbow for over 35 years! “Some of my most fond childhood memories involved family trips to Over the Rainbow,” remembers Erin McClanahan of Tarrytown. “My mother would take us there …
Tarrytown: An Upscale, Historic, Family-Friendly Neighborhood Minutes from Downtown Austin
Nestled against Lake Austin where it curves east and over Tom Miller Dam to meet Lady Bird Lake, lies the upscale, historic, family-friendly Austin Neighborhood known as Tarrytown. Established in 1915 and named after Tarrytown, New York, this verdant west Austin community is known for its urban forest, which inspired the original 1930’s advertising slogan: “Where oak trees charm the eye.”