Local Food Businesses offering Rutabagas near Sublime, Texas 77986 (8)

VRDNT Farm is a "small-scale," technology-forward, "female-owned and operated vegetable farm in Bastrop, Texas." It focuses on bio-intensive growing practices while striving to optimize on-farm efficiency. Bio-intensive means that the farm system practices biological processes rather than chemical inputs. All the fertilizers and sprays that are used on the crops are organic, OMRI-certified products. Thus, you can be certain that you'll not only get the most organic but also the most flavorful and colorful vegetables in the area. And the good news is, if you subscribe to the CSA, you can get a box with 5 to 9 different vegetables, fresh from the farm, for 5 consecutive weeks.

Wholesome Harvest Farm's  crops are grown for flavor and wholesomeness, and since it is grown using organic methods, their produce keeps much better. This farm is owned by "very knowledgeable folks and very good about alternative ways to fix the food". They have a strong belief in the Eat Local movement and print recipes and provide information on how to use their produce. You should buy from them and "if you haven't tried the lettuce mix you've missed out". They especially enjoy raising unique heirloom fruit and vegetable varieties. They are also raising chickens and ducks for eggs. This place is truly "great addition to Schertz!"

Villa Klehr Farms is a family-operated farm in Elgin, Texas that offers vegetables and meats. Practicing sustainable farming, this farm has the freshest produce like arugula, beets, carrots, green onions, spinach, sweet potato, radish, and Swiss chard. Oh, they also have some fresh strawberries too! And, on top of that, they also raise animals with the utmost care to provide the best grass-fed beef, chickens, goats, and sheep. You can order these products ahead of time for pick up at their gate.

We often hear the term "bad apple" and we think about a bad person influencing others, turning them into bad people themselves. But what about Good Apple? Good Apple Foods is located in Austin, Texas. This enterprise that sells organic, Austin-grown produce they happily deliver to locals is setting a good example and earning the name Good Apple. They sell boxes containing produce and other food items, and for every box they sell, they set aside a box that they will give to a neighbor in need. If a bad apple can turn a basket rotten, then this Good Apple can definitely influence others to be good citizens too, willing and ready to help those who do not have the means to pay for fresh and healthy food.

Froberg's Farm is a farm "offering homegrown fresh fruits, vegetables, homemade canned goods, pies, nuts, candies, and a lot more" in Alvin, Texas. Moreover, they are open from 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week (excluding holidays.) Also, they have been providing products and goods on their 22-acre land since 1936. Aside from that, they also have their "must-see in-store bakery and snack bar".  You'll love strawberry "picking at the farm. Also, join their annual fall festival with exciting activities such as Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, winter festival, and many more". Satisfied customers said, "Great locally grown vegetables!" and "the fried pies are the “bomb”! Great family fun with seasonal strawberry picking and corn maze for the Halloween season."

The Farmery, which is located in Temple, Texas, provides fresh, farm-to-table locally-grown fruits and vegetables. They have many different kinds of beans that are available in bulk (Butter Pea, Christmas Lima, Fava Broad Windsor, Green Snap, Lima Beans, Purple Pod Snap, Italian Flat, string beans, and yellow snap). They also have beets, a variety of bell peppers (yellow, gold, white, orange, purple, red, green, and chocolate bell peppers), black-eyed peas (in hull and shelled), broccoli, Brussel sprouts, green cabbage, red cabbage, Cabbage Violaceo, carrots, collard greens, cucumber and gherkins, dill, okra, onion, potato, squash, tomato, cantaloupe, cauliflower, eggplant, garlic, corn, cilantro, honeydew, horseradish, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, parsnips, radish, shallots, spinach, tomatillo, turnips, watermelon, and rutabaga.

Agarita Creek Farms is at the heart of Texas Hills Country, in Fredericksburg. They are famous as a breeder of two heritage breeds of sheep— Jacob and Navajo Churro. They also "specialize in unusual varieties of produce", including many "rare heirloom varieties". Other products they offer are herbs, flowers, and vegetables such as beets, cabbage, Chinese greens, and collard. But, this farm is not just your typical farm. It also "offers luxurious farm-stay accommodations" on a bluff overlooking the farm and the City of Fredericksburg. So, if you are looking for a "farm-stay vacation" in the Texas Hill Country, contact Thomas Carnes at (830) 896-9140. You may also visit the Agarita Creek Farms Facebook page and website for more information.

Jazbac Farm is a family-owned and operated produce farm that plants non-GMO seeds and uses organic practices. They sell commercially and at three farmers markets. They also have a variety of vegetables and fruits and an ample supply of winter crops. It will be "a bargain" since they have "local peaches, beautiful produce, lovely farm eggs". Plus, "everything extremely clean and well packaged, sort of shocking for CSA grub". They have an updated Facebook page where they post most of their produce. You can contact them about their delivery service. White Table Grapes, Yellow Farm Apples, Cranberries, Broccoli, Carrots, Fresh Spinach, Avocados, Creamy Yukon Gold Potatoes, Romaine Lettuce, and Roma Tomatoes are just some of the produce in their delivery box.