Central Texas has been devastated by flooding this season, and the recent floods on 10/30/15 devastated part of JBG's farm — still saturated from heavy rains and flooding the weekend prior. The Halloween Weekend storm dumped over 15 inches of rain on our farm; a few hours later, our crops were hit again by the flooding of "Dry" Creek, which runs through the center of our fields. Friday afternoon, Dry Creek spilled out of its creek bed, transforming a huge swath of our farm into a river bed itself, as water rushed through fields, eventually making its way to the Colorado River. The day after the flood, we were shocked to see that over one-third of our crops were destroyed by the flood waters. Our drip irrigation systems were swept away, and hung in trees like holiday tinsel. Entire acres of cover crop and precious top soil were gone, and were oddly replaced with river rock and gravel... in the middle of a once-fertile field! Perhaps the most visually shocking damage was a large gully created by the rushing waters; check out the photo below so see what we're referring to. Luckily, no one at the farm was hurt. During the storm, our staff took shelter in our mechanic service pit, while its aluminum walls rattled around them.

The damage to our farm is just a tiny peak in to the devastation that hit our Garfield, Texas neighborhood. Our neighbors on Tucker Hill Lane were similarly flooded, leaving residents' homes and cars unusable. To see a video of our neighborhood and the flooding of Dry Creek, take a look at KXAN's video below. Beginning at around minute 2:16, you can see the farm (or, "Lake JBG").

Support your local farm and help provide fresh food for flood victims in Central Texas by participating in our Sponsored-Share Program. You will be giving us the stimulus we need to begin to rebuild and replant our damaged farm, while also helping your community at large.

Sponsor-A-Share
Together with the Capital Area Food Bank, we're going to be providing flood victims with shares of fresh vegetables. Capital Area Food Bank is working with several MARCs (multi agency resource centers) to ensure that flood victims and shelters housing those victims have food to eat. Usually, these shelters provide shelf staple items, but fresh produce is a luxury. We're thrilled to be able to help provide this food, but we need your help! Purchase a 1, 2, or even 3 vegetable shares and they will be distributed to flood victims in Travis, Bastrop, and Hays county. Should you wish to make a larger donation, please call or e-mail the farm.