Austin Farmers Market Delivery, a service offering fresh market produce to Dripping Springs and Southwest and Central Austin residents, launched April 15 with founder Anya Jack-Whaley delivering the first bags of produce herself.
Jack-Whaley, a Dripping Springs resident who has run the Barton Creek Farmers Market for 14 years, had been mulling the idea of a delivery service for some time, she said. Noting lagging attendance at the market, Jack-Whaley was already considering ways to revive public interest when COVID-19 hit, making delivery the standard method for many area residents to get grocery and produce.
"It made it really simple to just go for it," Jack-Whaley said.
Jack-Whaley contacted vendors from the Barton Creek market to invite them to participate, and invited vendors from the Dripping Springs Farmers Market as well. Through the Austin Farmers Market Delivery website, customers can select the individual vendor they want to purchase from and contact them to place an order. Vendors include High Country Bison, EIEIO Farm, Reverse Pioneer Microgreens, EDG Coffee, Goataliscious Cheese and Svantes Grass-fed Beef, to name a few.
