Sustainable Food Center West Texas

04/04/2026

WIC Voucher Program! Mo's Market! Today!????

You heard us.

Come enjoy the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum and Mo's Market from 9 to 1 on this fine Saturday! These WIC Vouchers won't redeem themselves!

04/01/2026

🌿🪻It's that time of year! Spring has arrived, and with it: blossoming plants, allergies, and the return of our beloved WIC Voucher Program to our local markets and farm stands. (We'll let you guess which is our least favorite...🤧)

💳Head to one of our participating locations to redeem your $30 WIC Voucher with the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). Use your vouchers to shop for fresh, local fruits and vegetables from April 4th through the end of October!

Juicy Lucy's Veggies / Idalou Harvest Co
Mo’s Market
Faith2Farm Market Garden
Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market

03/13/2026

📍 Canyon, TX – Mark your calendars! We are welcoming Canyon Farmers' Market to the Double Up Food Bucks Texas family!

🗓️ Starting June 6th, spend up to $30 with your Lone Star card and receive a $1 to $1 match in Double Up Food Bucks. That’s an extra $30 for all the fresh, delicious produce your heart desires from your favorite West Texas vendors. 🧑‍🌾

💪 Canyon Farmers' Market is improving the Texas food system by investing in the farmers, business owners, and veggie-eaters in the Canyon community. That’s right- When you shop with Double Up Food Bucks, you aren’t just doubling the amounts of fruits and veggies your family eats. Your increased purchasing power means more profits for the farmers who grow the foods you love. 🌱

To learn more about Double Up Food Bucks Texas and find locations near you, click the link in our bio!

02/25/2026

👏Happy !👏🧑‍🌾Join us in appreciating Roots Booker T. Washington Community Garden and Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council for their work of honoring the heritage of Black communities year-round.

🪻The Roots Booker T. Washington Community Garden has been serving as a source of more than fresh veggies since its inaugural season in 2013 – the garden provides education, community gathering space, and cultural enrichment through partnership with schools and churches.

🫂 The volunteer-run garden teaches the community to “learn, lead, and live well” by offering youth workshops, storytelling circles, and classes on composting, irrigation, and seed saving!

🥬The community and connections that are born at the garden are a testament to the hard work poured in by volunteers. In return, neighbors and volunteers can rely on the garden to carry ingredients that they regularly use, helping reduce the grocery bill for their families.

🪻Former Lubbock City Council member, Sheila Patterson Harris, describes the garden as being built by the community for the community.“...Groups that come here… they are here, using their blood, sweat and tears, to make this place happen, Harris said” (Via KCBD)🪻

👏Thank you to the volunteers, neighbors, and everyone at the Roots Historical Arts Council that makes this garden possible and lets healing and heritage take root in the Roots Booker T. Washington Community Garden. To get involved and learn more about what’s growing at the garden, visit the website: https://www.lubbockroots.org/booker-t-washington-community-garden---lubbock

02/24/2026

🤔Did you know there is farm fresh produce being grown right now in West Texas? Yes - even through the freezing temperatures 🥶

Farmers are hard at work making sure we can choose fresh, local produce, year-round. And that’s not all - they might be saving you money.

🧑‍🌾Choosing produce that is grown locally and seasonally can cost less per pound than out-of-season produce that is transported from another growing region. Local producers that sell to their communities don’t have to transport their produce long distances, so their customers don’t have to front the cost for the vehicles, fuel, and other processing that is required for transporting food long distances.

📍Most of West Texas falls into the USDA Growing Zones 6-8. During cold months, you will find West Texas farmers harvesting produce that could tolerate the multiple days below freezing through the winter, such as…

🥬Kale, collard greens, rainbow and swiss chard, and other leafy greens!
🥕Carrots and other root veggies!
🥦Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and other brassicas!

🌿Stay tuned for more tips from The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre on how to stretch your dollar and eat well, and visit https://sustainablefoodcenter.org/education/the-happy-kitchen-la-cocina-alegre/ # to find a class near you!

02/02/2026

🛒Climbing grocery prices can’t compete with a little hard work and creativity! Let’s talk about how you can be a conscious meal planner to save some money when you shop for food.

💸What does "cost per serving" mean?

Cost per serving is a measure of how much money you spent on each serving of your meal.

💸How does knowing the cost per serving save me money?

A low cost per serving means that you spend less on each serving, even if you spend the same amount up front. For example, with $30, you could make 4 servings of a meal that costs $7.50 per serving. Or, with the same $30, you could make 15 servings of a meal that costs $2 per serving. The ingredients for both recipes cost $30, but one will make more servings and last longer.

🥬Swipe to the end for directions to prepare 🫘Beans and Greens🫘 from Fresh Seasonal Recipes, the cookbook from our very own The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre. With a cost per serving of $1.34, this low-cost recipe is tasty, filling, and packed with fiber, protein, and veggies! 🥬

🌿Stay tuned for more tips from The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre on how to stretch your dollar and eat well, and visit https://sustainablefoodcenter.org/education/the-happy-kitchen-la-cocina-alegre/ # to find a class near you!

🛒Happy shopping!🛒

02/02/2026

The numbers are IN: We raised $1826 on ! This donation is thanks to your generous donations and amplification funds raised by .

These funds will:

📌Provide printed materials that go to schools, libraries, clinics, hospitals, churches and partner organizations to make sure all West Texas families can learn about and participate in our programs!

🧑‍🌾Enable small scale farmers to take root in West Texas and provide us with delicious, fresh fruits and vegetables!

🌱Allow Sustainable Food Center to give back to our community by increasing access to fresh, locally grown produce through Double Up Food Bucks and The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre!

When you give to SFC, you are investing in your community. You are giving to community members facing food insecurity. You are giving to local growers. You are giving to your neighbors and growing the network that we need to change our food systems for the better!

A Happy New Year, indeed!

02/02/2026

01/21/2026

✨The Happy Kitchen is back at Lubbock Impact! ✨ Sustainable Food Center West Texas

Join us as we partner with The Happy Kitchen to prep yummy, inexpensive recipes, learn more about nutrition, practice cooking skills and more!
✨Starting Thursday, January 22nd
✨6-week class series
✨10:30am - 12:00pm

You MUST register online for this 6-week class series (info on the yellow portion of the flyer).

We hope to see you there!

01/07/2026

Good nutrition is an important school supply. ✏️​📚​ That’s why Sustainable Food Center (SFC) worked with Lubbock’s South Plains Community Action Association, Inc. Eddie Richardson Headstart and West Texas farmers during the government shutdown to provide bags of farm-fresh produce, eggs, and meat to 140 families of students and staff. Not only did this event provide brain food for the next generation of Texas leaders, it also put money in the pockets of local farmers. That’s a WIN WIN.

In total, SFC provided Lubbock families:
🍎​ 200 lbs. of apples
🧅​100 lbs. of onions
🫑​ 100 lbs. of peppers
🍅​100 lbs. of tomatoes
🥚100 dozen eggs
🥩 200 lb. ground beef

Thanks to Growing Together Texas, Faith2Farm Market Garden, Juicy Lucy's Veggies / Idalou Harvest Co, E3 Farm, Panhandle Meat Processing/Ranchers Store Front, and Murphy Family Farms for providing farm-fresh foods!