Garden Visit: Fourteen Acres Farm, the Ultimate On-the-Job Perk
Not the first pairing that comes to mind, until you learn about the farm that Tito’s Handmade Vodka in Austin, Texas, has created.
Photography courtesy of Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
All the shared produce is grown in 16 high tunnels and 74 raised concrete beds.
The Farm was built for the Tito’s team at the distillery with the goal of creating an environment where fresh food was accessible and to encourage healthy eating.
When we were thinking of ways that we could better serve our employees, we thought about increasing access to fresh, healthy foods, so we built the Fourteen Acres Farm.”
Farmer Adam Levine harvests radishes for the employee farmers market.
Now there is a weekly farmers market, bringing the farm’s offerings directly to employees where they can select the produce that interests them, as well as connect with farmers to learn recipes, cooking tips and tricks, and how the food is grown.
One of seven farmers at the Fourteen Acres Farm starts her day by harvesting fresh produce which makes its way to employees at the Tito’s distillery.
Cultivated by a team of seven dedicated farmers, the farm has 74 raised concrete beds, 16 high tunnels, and produces over 25 types of seasonal fruits and vegetables, including artichokes, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, melons, mixed greens, peppers and potatoes—with tomatoes being everyone’s favorite.
farmers harvested fresh green beans, one of the many veggies grown.