billie & jean's

03/04/2023

Guess who’s coming back to the Buda Farmers Market?!!!!

See you tomorrow with Super Salad, Asian Salad, Focaccia, Cookies, and Microgreens!!

11/19/2022

SURPRISE!!!!! We’ll be at the Buda Farmers’ Market on Sunday (11/20) from 10-2 at Buda City Park under the pavilion. Come get your Thanksgiving salad, sage, cookies, and flowers!

11/10/2022

We haven’t done an introduction in a whiiiiiile so HELLO! I’m Leigh’Ann (right) and that’s my wife, Jordan (left). We met studying theatre at TCU and spent the next decade doing theatre and ballet all over the world. Then Covid shut down the performing arts so we decided to move home to Texas and start a farm! This version skips a lot of steps but that’s the basic outline. We just started our third year on this farm and have learned a ton along the way.

Our farm in Kyle, TX focuses on soil health, natural farming, and delicious food. We grow veggies, herbs, and microgreens with a huge emphasis on tasty, nutrient-packed salads! Oh and I’m also into vegan and gluten-free baking so I bring treats to the market every weekend (and deliver GF sourdough to families around Austin on Wednesdays).

Now that you’ve read the short version of our story, get to know us better by asking a question in the comments. We love this community and enjoy all the time we can spend with you in person and online!

10/13/2022

Today marks the start of YEAR THREE on this farm. I cannot- and absolutely can- believe it. So much changed in year two. We built a coop, got chickens, planted peach trees, and added hydroponics. We made new friends, expanded our baking, honed our microgreen skills, and grew more than 2,500 lbs of produce. We survived the hottest and longest summer ever and brought you salads (nearly) every week through it all. What a year!

I’m hoping year three brings more growth for the farm and for me, personally. I hope we continue to see improvement in the soil and pollinators. I hope I learn to trust myself better. I hope to finally crack the code to growing summer squash in Texas. I hope to become more proactive instead of reactive.

Thank you for being on this journey with us. Here’s to year three🥂

09/29/2022

Next month: Tatume Squash

08/31/2022

Gluten-free Sourdough.

I make this over two days and deliver it on Wednesdays. Let me know if you want to be added to the delivery.

Not available on the weekends as the farm is way too busy Thursday thru Sunday!

05/16/2022

Growing a new vegetable feels like magic every time!

We’ve never grown eggplant before but thought we’d give them a try this year. Since I’m a generally risk averse person I chose the Patio Baby variety. And now we’re harvesting mini eggplants! And we’re so excited about it!

Get to the markets early this week to take these babies home with you💜

05/07/2022

Want to spoil your mama this weekend? Bring her to the market to pick up fresh groceries and then cook her a tasty brunch!

Did you know we LOVE talking with y’all about how to use these ingredients? Swing by our booth and let’s chat!

📍Saturday at SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin from 9am-1pm
📍Sunday at Downtown Buda Farmers’ Market from 10am-2pm

04/23/2022

Hit me up!

04/15/2022

We’ve got you covered this Easter weekend with a huge selection of tasty vegetables. Need gluten-free baked goods for that family member you didn’t know was coming? We’ve got those, too!
🥬Lettuce, snap peas, swiss chard, kale, beets, purple top turnips, cabbage, radishes, cilantro, and microgreens
🍪GF/Vegan Focaccia and Chocolate Chip Cookies
📍SFC Farmers’ Market Downtown on Saturday (4/16) from 9-1

03/18/2022

Spring has sprung!!!!!

We are bringing our biggest harvest so far this year to Downtown Austin and Buda City Park this weekend so please come see us at the markets💚

Oh and yes this is one our early peach varieties blooming and making our hearts swell!

02/25/2022

We stand with trans kids in Texas and against the bigotry and hatred coming from the capitol. More details coming tomorrow about how you can support trans kids and their families while shopping at the farmers’ markets around Austin this weekend.

02/11/2022

I love the feeling of seeing all the green around the farm! These peas are so full of hope and so are we. We have seriously missed this sight and are thrilled that NEXT WEEK we will have salad mixes and roots again (in addition to our microgreens and baked goods). We’re growing more and more everyday and cannot wait to share that with you again soon.

Tomorrow at the market we will have some incredible Valentine’s treats and all our usual healthy micros - see you downtown💚

01/21/2022

Important update: we will NOT be at the markets NEXT weekend. We’re both working in our old industry (ballet/opera) for a bit and will really miss you. Soooooo…

We can’t wait to see you at the SFC Farmers’ Market in downtown Austin tomorrow (1/22). We’ll have this exciting new microgreen, our regular micro mixes and shoots, focaccia, chocolate chip cookies, and y’all’s new fave gingerbread cookies - all vegan and gluten-free.

Any guesses on what this new microgreen is? Merch discount for anyone who gets it right!

01/06/2022

Elsa may have destroyed all our crops this week but she couldn’t destroy our spirits. We WILL be at the market on Saturday with microgreens, dried herbs, and GF baked goods (including a new vegan ‘oat and honey’ boule you’re going to love). It’s not much but we will continue to show up to feed our community in whatever way we can. We love y’all and are so grateful you’re in our lives.

If you want to support us beyond the market, click the link in our bio and check out the fundraising merch we launched yesterday and SUPPORT LOCAL AGRICULTURE💚

01/06/2022

Go to https://www.billieandjeansfarm.com/ to grab some year-two merch and help us out!

The winds and cold took out everything a few days and we lost about about 4 markets worth of veggies.

01/02/2022

The sad reality of our farm right now. We spent the last two weeks seeding and transplanting and improving soil and putting up row cover and yesterday we were feeling hopeful. After 14+ hours of 20mph winds and temps in the 20s, I’m not sure any of it has survived. Even the kale and chard looks pretty devastated.

I don’t really have anything to say right now except ouch. This hurts.

12/31/2021

Poppy wants to remind you there will be no Markets for us this weekend. We’ve been busy this holiday season and this warm weather has been growing some happy veggies. We can’t wait to see you next weekend!

11/27/2021

A few days late but no less honest, I am thankful for YOU. Honestly the community we’re building around healthy food, women in agriculture, small business, and good conversation amazes me every week. It has been the most rewarding part of changing careers to farming and I could not be more grateful that I get to be on this journey with every one of you.
Thank you.

We WILL be at the markets this weekend and hope you will be, too. I know it’s raining and you have some leftovers in the fridge, but don’t forget that you’ll also need some greens to aid digestion and get your energy up this week!

📍Saturday at SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin from 9am-1pm
📍Sunday at Downtown Buda Farmers’ Market from 10am-2pm

11/13/2021

Back at the markets this weekend with our delicious super salad mix of lettuce, arugula, mixuna, tatsoi, broccoli microgreens, & radish microgreens. Come say hi!

📍Saturday at SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin from 9am-1pm
📍Sunday at Downtown Buda Farmers’ Market from 10am-2pm

11/06/2021

We’ll see you next week with our full selection of groceries! Until then if you need a delivery of these items, please let us know.

11/05/2021

We’re still hoping to be at Buda on Sunday, but who knows what these rest-requiring bodies will accomplish! Maybe we’ll do free deliveries this week instead? Let us know in the comments what you’d prefer so we can get you the fresh groceries you need.

11/04/2021

Our beloved Jean died Tuesday morning.

We are at a loss for words to explain the grief, gratitude, relief, heartbrokenness, and acceptance we have felt since then.

She lived an incredible life. Her family owned a grocery store during the Great Depression. She worked there growing up and then as an adult she managed an Albertsons. She raised three spectacular kids and then continued to stay intimately involved in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In fact, a couple of them carry her name. Jean's life revolved around her family and getting food to her community. We learned from her to value those same things.

We are grieving. But we are also grateful. We are grateful that we, too, carry her name and her legacy. We strive to support our family and feed our community.

Jean is at peace now. We look forward to seeing y'all this weekend in her name.

10/13/2021

One year.
It has been exactly 365 days since I started farming this land. I cannot (and absolutely can) believe how hard it has been. And rewarding. And painful. And joyful.
I’m so proud of where we are and am so excited about where we’re going.
Thank you.
Thank you to every single person who has followed us on this journey, supported us, encouraged us, loved us. We really feel it and appreciate it. Actually, we rely on it.
Thank you.
Stick around. Bring a friend along for the ride. Year two is going to be incredible 😉

10/08/2021

Cucumbers are my perfect fall veggie. They’re cool and crisp to remind you of summer. And if you pickle them, they’re also perfect for hearty soups. Meet us at the markets this weekend to grab yours!
📍Saturday at SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin from 9am-1pm
📍Sunday at Downtown Buda Farmers’ Market from 10am-2pm

We’ll also have LOTS of GF Rosemary Focaccia. Seriously I made double this week. I heard ya!

09/17/2021

This gorgeous focaccia bread is pillowy and crispy, topped with our homegrown rosemary, and GLUTEN FREE!! Who could ask for anything more.

It’ll be available at both markets this weekend along with:
Arugula, Mustard Greens, & Tatsoi
Sunflower Shoots & 3 kinds of Microgreens
Ball Squash & Patty Pan Squash
Okra, Southern Peas, & Cucumbers
Plum Tomatoes & Tomatillos
Goddess, Bell, Jalapeño, & Shish*to Peppers

📍Saturday at SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin from 9am-1pm
📍Sunday at Downtown Buda Farmers’ Market from 10am-2pm

09/09/2021

Guess who’s finally back!? ARUGULA!! Thanks to some incredible shade cloth, we will have greens a little early this year💚 So at the markets this weekend we will have:

Arugula, Mizuna, & Mustard Greens
Broccoli, Sunflower, Arugula, Radish, & Salad Mix Microgreens
Ball & Patty Pan Squash
Cucumbers
Cherry, Plum, & Cherokee Purple Tomatoes
Tomatillos
Goddess, Bell, & Jalapeño Peppers
Okra
Southern Peas
GF/Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies & Peach Air Fried Pies

09/08/2021

We are so excited to be participating in in its first year!! The festival is two days of food, farming, community + wellness events in Austin this October 29th & 30th. You’ll find fresh ingredients, grown and harvested by local farmers like us, prepared by beloved chefs from around the city. Get it on your calendar, folks! We can’t wait.

09/03/2021

08/27/2021

Last week we decided to pull out our row of Cherokee Purple tomatoes because they weren’t producing in this heat. Well. They must have heard us because we harvested more beautiful ripe heirlooms this week than any week since we planted them five months ago!

Meet us at the SFC Farmers’ Market in Downtown Austin on Saturday for these tasty tomatoes and
Cherry Tomatoes
Plum Tomatoes
Goddess Peppers
Bell Peppers
Jalapeño Peppers
Southern Peas
Okra
Sunflower Shoots
Radish & Broccoli Microgreens
Basil
Mint
GF/Vegan Peach Air Fried Pies
GF/Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies