First Saturday Farm Day
After nearly two decades of storytelling in filmmaking, David has shifted his focus to something even more grounded—growing hyper-seasonal produce at Eden East Farm. What began as an empty lot has evolved into a vibrant ecosystem, driven by his dedication to preserving green space and fostering sustainability.
David believes in caring for the land responsibly, providing nutritious, locally-grown food for the restaurant and the wider community. He also shares his passion for growing food, encouraging others to connect with the land and helping build a sense of community that reaches beyond Bastrop, all rooted in the principles of sustainability and healthy living.
Class Description
We are going to explore the dynamic nature of composting and soil management.
Pairing these two methods will enhance your soil biome, increase your yield, help with water retention, and build a better ecosystem for you and your plants
David Barrow
Owner - Eden East Farm, Store House Market & Eatery
Sourdough 101 Make & Take
What: Join us as Sara talks you through all things sourdough - the starter, mixing and shaping your first loaf and all the insider tips. Students will each receive their own sourdough starter and the dough that you will mix in class to take home so you can carry out an overnight fermentation and then bake the next day! Sara’s hope is that at the end of this class, you will find that Sourdough is not quite as intimidating as it might seem and it’s actually incredibly therapeutic, meditative & beneficial. Win win win!
*** Optional proofing basket will be available for $7 purchase the day of the workshop.
Who: Sara Novesky has been a baker/pastry chef for 26 years, most recently starting her cottage bakery when she was furloughed from her baking job during the early pandemic. Her focus is on sourdough, scones, cookies and cinnamon rolls but her first love has always been bread and sourdough. Sara started her baking career in a small family owned bakery surrounded by mixers, buckets filled with dough and a multi deck bread oven, and it’s there where she fell in love with the craft. She went through the baking and pastry arts program at the CIA in Napa Valley and has had 10 years of experience in restaurants as a pastry chef in Seattle and Ithaca, NY and as a baker for Mazama Coffee in Dripping Springs, TX.
First Saturday Farm Day
Wizzie Brown is a Senior Extension Program Specialist- IPM
with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
During her class she will be discussing beneficial arthropods: pollinators, decomposers, predators/parasitoids.
She works to educate others about insects and integrated pest management and
hopefully succeeds in teaching that insects have their place in our world. Wizzie is a Board-
Certified Entomologist specializing in urban and structural pest management, but also covers
landscapes, gardens, native pollinators, insect identification as well as other topics.
She received her Bachelor of Science in entomology from Ohio State University and a Master of
Science in entomology from Texas A&M University.
First Saturday Farm Day
Dr. Blayne Mozisek is a board-certified poultry veterinarian, technology founder, and CEO of ThePoultryDoc.com. His pioneering work is the result from a unique perspective based on his rural upbringing, evidence-based medicine and modern technology.
Raised in and around La Grange, Texas, his early life fostered a deep respect for local food production and a conviction that the people feeding their families from the land deserve veterinary access and support for their animals.
After witnessing firsthand the systemic lack of care for non-commercial birds, Dr. Mozisek recognized a massive, unmet need. Backyard and small-scale flocks had quietly grown into the largest non-integrated food production system globally, yet they lacked almost any practical access to specialized veterinary expertise.
He founded ThePoultryDoc.com (TPD) to permanently close this gap. TPD is actively building a digital ecosystem that democratizes access to expert care. By integrating AI-assisted triage, mail-in diagnostics, telemedicine, and a poultry-focused pharmacy, TPD ensures that a family with a small flock can access the same caliber of board-certified veterinary support as the largest commercial operation.
At its core, ThePoultryDoc.com packages professional poultry expertise into an accessible technology platform that reaches the rural and underserved communities where veterinary support is limited and flock owners are left to rely on social media for answers. By grounding every protocol in peer-reviewed science and partnering with a nationwide network of professionals, TPD is transforming scattered coops and homesteads into a safer, more resilient part of our food system one flock at a time.
Bastrop Riverwalk Fundraiser
Bundle up and bring the family for a fun celebration of the holiday of lights. All proceeds go directly to our nonprofit projects providing love, education, nourishment, fun, and health for all ages. Lets get growing!
Holiday Vendor Pop Up & Celebration
Bring the family and come visit Rhizome Revival at The Natural Gardener in Austin for all of your local apothecary & farmhouse holiday goodies.
Bastrop County Local Food Fair
Rhizome Revival has been invited to participate in the 2025 Bastrop County Local Food Fair hosted by the Sustainable Food Center, Bastrop Cares, and the Texas Center for Local Food.
Join us for a celebration of all things local at the Bastrop County Local Food Fair as we highlight the farmers, ranchers, and food system partners who nourish our community.
Because of this special Sunday event, Rhizome Revival will not be at the Smithville Farmers Market that day, but will return the following Sunday, November 23, just in time for all of your last minute Thanksgiving dinner needs.
This is a family-friendly fun event with free kids activities.
Herbalism 101
Rhizome Revival is teaming up with Bastrop Botanical Gardens to present our monthly education series.
We are kicking off the season in September with Introduction to Herbal Medicine.
Crone & Sage ZOOM class with Tuesdays in the Garden
Come circle round and share in the wise women ways of how to traverse the rite of passage known as menopause. Discover what elements trigger or sustain certain effects and how lifestyle combined with the support of our plant allies can ease this transition. Let’s unite together in the coming of crones as we nourish our whole selves in wellness and embrace this new found strength of the ages.
Tuesdays in the Garden is an online women's education series created by women for women, meeting every other Tuesday in 2025 from 7-8 PM CST. Originally $111, this series is now $55 ~ anyone registering will have video access to all previous sessions!
Our presenters focus on health and wellness, spirituality, art and Mama Earth! Click the link to see a listing of presentations for the year!
https://www.goddesses.garden/service-page/tuesdays-in-the-garden-series?referral=service_list_widget
Elderberry Syrup Make & Take Workshop
Location: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop TX 78602
The kids are back in school and you know what that means. Come gather with us on the farm as we customize a 32oz blend of herbal goodness of your very own to stave off those coughs, colds and flu. We are here to help keep you and the ones you love well during this and the coming holiday season.
Space is limited so reserve your seat soon.
#elmforestfarm #healthiswealth #givethegiftofwellness #allorganic #smallbatch #handcrafted #motherdaughterduo #neverstoplearning
First Saturday Farm Days
Come on out and join us
the first Saturday of each month for
First Saturday Farm Days
from 9AM to 1PM
at Elm Forest Farm
in Bastrop TX
Bring the family, pack a picnic lunch, relax beneath the trees, swing in a hammock, cuddle a furry or feathered friend, enjoy a plant walk, check out new permaculture projects, shop the apothecary and farmhouse stand, and meet new friends.
We love animals as much as you, but for the safety of our free range birds we request that rover sit this one out.
Message me to RSVP and for directions… map apps like to send folks through a cow pasture.
Usually I’m working weekends and miss out on all the fun. These First Saturday Farm days are a selfish opportunity to hang with all you beautiful people.
See y’all down on the farm.
Free Class: Summer Plant Foraging for Health & Healing
What: In this class we will identify bioregional plants, what parts are most beneficial and how they assist us through the hot summer months both nutritionally and medicinally. The tenants of ethical wild harvesting will also be presented for safety, conservation and sustainability. Let’s get growing!
Where: The Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd Austin, TX 78735
When: Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am
Cost: Free to the public
Who: Leesalyn Koehler, Bastrop TX
Leesalyn has been digging in the earth and communing with nature sprites for over four decades, while also offering her services as a health & wellness educator in the greater Austin area since 2001.
As a bioregional herbalist, she crafts local plants as they are seasonally available and encourages folks of all ages to become stewards of the Earth - befriending plant allies in their own backyard.
She is a graduate of the Sacred Journey School of Herbalism with Ginger Webb in Austin, TX and currently studying Clinical Herbalism and Functional Botanical Medicine with the Herbal Medics Academy in Taos, NM.
#FoodIsMedicine #HealthBeginsAtHome #HealThySelf #EmpoweredLiving
Free Class: Crone & Sage
Location: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop TX 78602
Come circle round the farm table while we sip tea and learn the wise women ways of how to traverse the rite of passage known as menopause. Discover what elements trigger or sustain certain effects and how lifestyle combined with the support of our plant allies can ease this transition. Let’s unite together in the coming of crones as we nourish our whole selves in wellness and embrace this new found strength of the ages.
Who: Leesalyn Koehler, Bastrop TX
Leesalyn has been digging in the earth and communing with nature sprites for over four decades, while also offering her services as a health & wellness educator in the greater Austin area since 2001.
As a bioregional herbalist, she crafts local plants as they are seasonally available and encourages folks of all ages to become stewards of the Earth - befriending plant allies in their own backyard.
Fire Cider Making Workshop
Location: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop TX 78602
Join us on the farm as we will be brewing up a batch of Fire Cider. This hands on workshop will have you chopping, grating and dicing your very own brew while learning all the folk formula secrets. Come on out with your favorite cutting board and knife… we will provide the rest. Class size is limited so be sure to message me for directions and to RSVP.
Cost: $25.
#rhizomerevival #healthiswealth #givethegiftofwellness #allorganic #smallbatch #handcrafted #motherdaughterduo #neverstoplearning
Kids Day On The Farm
When: Saturday May 3, 2025 9am-3pm
Our First Saturday Farm Day is all for the kids day! Come on out for a fun filled day of activities, adventure, wonders, and crafts.
Our incubator will be pipping with baby chicks and hope to catch some little ones still emerging from their shells.
We will be harvesting seeds from last years luffa and okra pods to plant in small pots to take home to grow your own. This activity will include an informational about soil, compost, fertilization, hydration and sun exposure.
Field games will be set up for badminton and croquet or relax in the hammock and tree swing.
Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy beneath the shade of the trees and we will provide the rest.
After lunch we will take a nature walk through the woods to identify local plants for food and medicine. Then close out the afternoon with a fun clay creations activity from our local soil.
Where: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop TX
RSPV to reserve your space and for directions.
First Saturday Farm Days
Come on out and join us
the first Saturday of each month for
First Saturday Farm Days
from 10AM to 3PM
at Elm Forest Farm
in Bastrop TX
Bring the family, pack a picnic lunch, relax beneath the trees, swing in a hammock, cuddle a furry or feathered friend, enjoy a plant walk, check out new permaculture projects, shop the apothecary and farmhouse stand, and meet new friends.
Join us for a free fruit tree class from 10am to Noon with Lee Wallace. Then stick around for a native plant Id and foraging walk at 1pm.
We love animals as much as you, but for the safety of our free range birds we request that rover sit this one out.
Message me to RSVP and for directions… map apps like to send folks through a cow pasture.
Usually I’m working weekends and miss out on all the fun. These First Saturday Farm days are a selfish opportunity to hang with all you beautiful people.
See y’all down on the farm.
Cultivating Fruit Trees
Where: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop, TX 78602
What: Join us for this information packed class of tried and true fruit trees for central Texas. Learn how to choose the right variety for your space. Also, dig deep in how best to overcome clay soil limitations. Bring your questions and something to take notes. We look forward to seeing you!
This is a free class.
Who: Your teacher, Guest teacher Lee Wallace is a sought after grafting instructor with18 years experience growing fruit trees in Central Texas and 10 years experience managing a fruit orchard.
RSVP to confirm your space and for directions.
First Saturday Farm Days
Come on out and join us
the first Saturday of each month for
First Saturday Farm Days
from 10AM to 3PM
at Elm Forest Farm
in Bastrop TX
Bring the family, pack a picnic lunch, relax beneath the trees, swing in a hammock, cuddle a furry or feathered friend, enjoy a plant walk, check out new permaculture projects, shop the apothecary and farmhouse stand, and meet new friends.
Join us for a free fruit tree class from 10am to Noon with Lee Wallace. Then stick around for a native plant Id and foraging walk at 1pm.
We love animals as much as you, but for the safety of our free range birds we request that rover sit this one out.
Message me to RSVP and for directions… map apps like to send folks through a cow pasture.
Usually I’m working weekends and miss out on all the fun. These First Saturday Farm days are a selfish opportunity to hang with all you beautiful people.
See y’all down on the farm.
Tinctures 101 Make & Take workshop
Join us for this immersive workshop designed to empower you with the knowledge and hands-on experience to create your own herbal tinctures. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this workshop will guide you through the step-by-step process of tincture-making using high-quality ingredients.
Learn the art and science of tincture-making.
Discover the properties and benefits of native plants.
Don’t miss this chance to learn a timeless craft and create something truly beneficial for your health and wellness!
Spots are limited, so reserve your spot today!
When: Saturday March 15, 2025 from 10-noon.
Where: Elm Forest Farm, Bastrop TX 78602
Cost: $30
