Alta Vista Food Forest

Alta Vista Food Forest Located on French Place at the corner of San Pedro and Ashby, the Alta Vista Food Forest is a burgeoning urban farm and center for community permaculture.

Located on French Place at the corner of San Pedro and Ashby, the Alta Vista Food Forest is a burgeoning urban farm and center for community permaculture e

03/14/2019

Many thanks to everyone who applied for the part time gardener position. It has been filled but we’re keeping everyone’s contact info in case another position is available later.

02/19/2019

Now hiring - part-time gardener. Please contact Barbara Lamar via email [email protected]

I noticed a Gulf Fritillary butterfly emerging from its chrysalis today on one of the windows of my office building. Eve...
10/23/2018

I noticed a Gulf Fritillary butterfly emerging from its chrysalis today on one of the windows of my office building. Everyone in the office came to watch at it slowly stretched its wings. Then someone said, "Here's another!" and "Another one!" and "Another!" For some reason, the caterpillars liked our south-facing windows as a place of transformation. These butterflies are bright orange on top and look beautiful against the passionflowers that are one of their main host plants, both for the leaves when they are caterpillars and the nectar when they are butterflies. One of the reasons I was so perturbed when the City of San Antonio asked us to mow our yard was that we have wild passionflowers growing here and there, and I wanted to have plenty of habitat for these lovely butterflies.

THANK YOU to everyone who came and helped with the community pumpkin patch today! We had a fun morning working together ...
07/29/2018

THANK YOU to everyone who came and helped with the community pumpkin patch today! We had a fun morning working together to build these beautiful garden beds! Stop by Philocoffee, explore the beds and hang out in the teepee. We will be planting soon. 🌾🌼🌽 🎃

Community Pumpkin Patch
07/27/2018

Community Pumpkin Patch

11/03/2017

Would anyone like to help out with cowpea harvest tomorrow in the garden? You will be able to take some home!

We've been spotting some cool garden dwellers. Can anyone identify? 🔎🕷️🐛
09/25/2017

We've been spotting some cool garden dwellers. Can anyone identify? 🔎🕷️🐛

09/22/2017

Come out and support our friends over at the Roots of Change Garden and Co-op! Three weeks away!

Did you know....Alta Vista Food Forest is a Certified Wildlife Habitat? We protect and ensure that our native wildlife h...
09/22/2017

Did you know....Alta Vista Food Forest is a Certified Wildlife Habitat? We protect and ensure that our native wildlife has food, water, cover, and places to raise young. We only use sustainable practices which keep the soil, air and water clean.

A momma skunk has joined us at the Food Forest and has given birth to at least three kits. They run around and dig ALL OVER looking for grubs and bugs, and small mammals. As the weather cools down, they will start eating more plants such as corn, peas, and berries! Skunks are beneficial because they eat harmful organisms like snakes, scorpions, cockroaches, house mice and even black widow spiders!

Be careful when you are visiting at night as you might encounter a little skunk! 🕷️🐛🌽❤️

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602 W French Place
San Antonio, TX
78212

Telephone

(210) 687-4012

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