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SUMMARY:Grand Meadow Groundbreaking Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:  \nCelebrate this neighborhood milestone with us! \nIt’s been four years since Friends of Grand Meadow formed to dream\, plan\, and engage our neighbors about creating a food forest and community garden at our park. \nNow\, thanks to years of vision\, hard work\, and partnership\, construction at Grand Meadow Park is set to begin soon and we’re throwing a party tomark this long-awaited milestone! \nBring your friends\, family\, and neighbors for a day of food\, fun\, and festivities: \n🌮 Food provided by Austin Parks Foundation\n🍪 Bake Sale supporting future park programming – please bring individually wrapped baked goods to support the park\n🎨 Kids’ activities \nWe want to thank all who helped bring us to this point. It’s been over 20 years since the very first community conversations about bringing a park to our neighborhood. Many neighbors have advocated for a park over the years. In the last four years we have partnered with Fruitful Commons for fiscal sponsorship\, the City of Austin Community Garden Department for support with the garden permit\, and Austin Parks Foundation. We are immensely grateful that APF chose our park for Overall Park Planning services and helped us create a concept plan that reflects the values and desires of our community. They have gone a huge step forward and are now facilitating building the first phase of that plan!! Once this first phase is completed\, we can begin building and planting our community garden and food forest. \nPlease RSVP so we can know how much food and beverages to bring. And please forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested in attending! \nDetails \nSaturday\, August 30th\, 2025\nGrand Meadow Park\n8022 Thaxton Rd\, Austin\, TX 78747
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/grand-meadow-groundbreaking-ceremony/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Grand Meadow Community Garden and Food Forest Design Feedback Gathering #2
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we co-create our new community hub! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to Grand Meadow Park to see the draft designs for our community garden and food forest and help us envision how the spaces will be used and what features to build! We have a survey available now to gather opinions from our community on the community garden\, food forest\, and play area spaces. \nIf you haven’t already\, please fill out the survey linked below. And then at this event we will discuss the results from our community’s voices! \nFood and Play Spaces Survey  \nMeet with our team and learn about permaculture\, food forestry\, and other skills we will learn together as a group through this project. \n\nFree snacks and beverages will be provided!\nLearn about permaculture!\nFree seeds!\n\nTo sign up to be a volunteer or to join our leadership team\, fill out this short survey! \nAnd we kindly request RSVP’s here.
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/grand-meadow-community-garden-and-food-forest-design-feedback-gathering-2/
LOCATION:Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park\, 8022 Thaxton Rd.\, Austin\, TX 78747\, Austin\, TX\, 78747\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Grand Meadow":MAILTO:grandmeadowparkproject@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Roots and Wings Festival at Grand Meadow Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 21st\n10 am – 12 pm \nWe are excited to announce our second annual Roots & Wings Festival at Grand Meadow Park! This year we will center natural world storytelling with the Central Texas Cherokee Township. Doug Martin will present these stories and native games as a way of learning about the natural world and Cherokee culture. \nCome learn about three sister gardening and the lessons learned about this beautiful plant community and the native knowledge behind it. Kids will also have nature crafts to enjoy! Snacks\, tea\, and coffee will be available. \nThe Roots & Wings Festival is brought to you by the City of Austin and community partners. Learn more and find additional events at www.rootsandwingsfest.com.
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/rootsandwingsatgrandmeadow/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Friends of Grand Meadow Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of talking about Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown and how the book relates to our leadership as we embark on building our community garden and food forest! This book is available at the Austin library in paperback\, e-book\, and audiobook forms.\n\nAudiobook on Hoopla (use your Austin Public Library Card to login!)\nE-Book on Hoopla\n\nPlease join us whether you have read the whole book\, some of it\, or none at all but you’re interested in learning more! RSVP and we will email out the nearby location the week of the book club based on how many people are coming!
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/friends-of-grand-meadow-book-club/
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SUMMARY:Fall Equinox Garden Swap
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we trade plants\, seeds\, and other garden supplies while celebrating the Fall Equinox! We will kick it off with a “Stretch and Breath” class with Natasha Jackson at 10 am.
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/fall-equinox-garden-swap/
LOCATION:Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park\, 8022 Thaxton Rd.\, Austin\, TX 78747\, Austin\, TX\, 78747\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Grand Meadow":MAILTO:grandmeadowparkproject@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Park Planning Project Meeting #2
DESCRIPTION:Park Planning Project Meeting #2\nJoin us for an exciting community event at Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park\, where Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department will collaborate to shape the future development of this beloved green space. This project\, generously funded by Austin Parks Foundation\, aims to engage the local community and create a comprehensive concept plan for the park’s development. \nCome and be a part of this important initiative on Saturday\, May 20\, 2023\, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Grand Meadow Park\, located at 8022 Thaxton Rd.\, Austin\, TX 78747. This is your opportunity to provide valuable input and ideas for the park’s future\, ensuring that it reflects the needs and desires of the community. \nDuring the event\, we will facilitate discussions\, gather feedback\, and encourage active participation from all attendees. Whether you’re a long-time resident\, a frequent visitor to the park\, or simply interested in contributing to the enhancement of community spaces\, your voice matters. \nTogether\, we can create a vision for Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park that encompasses the aspirations and interests of the diverse community it serves. Join us on May 20th to make your mark on the park’s future and help us shape a vibrant and inclusive space that will benefit generations to come. \nPlease remember to bring your enthusiasm\, ideas\, and a willingness to collaborate. We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://grandmeadow.org/event/parkplanning2/
LOCATION:Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park\, 8022 Thaxton Rd.\, Austin\, TX 78747\, Austin\, TX\, 78747\, United States
CATEGORIES:Park Planning
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Grand Meadow":MAILTO:grandmeadowparkproject@gmail.com
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