Thank you for joining us at Bounty and Brew! We enjoyed putting the event together for you and hope you had a blast as well! We can't wait to do this again so stay in touch for future events!
Photos courtesy of Snapped with Love Photography.
Our previous fitness series was a success with the community - we stretched, saluted the sun and breathed in fresh air together. Just in time for spring 2018 we are bringing the fitness series back for YOU! Join us at the Amistad Urban Oasis green space located at the Del Rio Civic Center for our new fitness series - Active at the Oasis!
All classes are FREE. Classes located at the Amistad Urban Oasis, located on the grounds of the Del Rio Civic Center.
Saturday, February 24
10-11 AM
Yoga with Marisa of Amistad Active
Saturday, March 10
10-11 AM
Pilates with Brandy of Brandy Leon Fitness
Saturday, April 6
8-10 PM
Friday Night Kids Dance Party
Saturday, April 7
10-11 AM
Bodyweight HIIT with Monica De La Paz of Body Factory
For Immediate Release
October 22, 2018
Del Rio, TX-- The Del Rio Parks Foundation announced details today about it’s 2018-2019 Education Series. The series kicked off on October 11, 2018 with the popular Mystery Box Cooking Challenge and the next event, Coffee Brewing 101, is scheduled for October 27, 2018 at 10:00 am. The Education Series sessions are hosted at the Del Rio Community Garden, located at 210 Jones Street in the historic San Felipe neighborhood.
See full list of events on the Del Rio Parks Foundation events tab.
The Education Series, supported by grants from Walmart of Del Rio, was developed by the Del Rio Parks Foundation with the goal of engaging local residents of all ages with informative and instructional programming designed to improve health and wellness.
“One of the fundamental missions of the Del Rio Parks Foundation is to enrich the quality of life for the community,” said Monica Salazar, Vice President of the Del Rio Parks Foundation. “An effective way to do this is by providing free educational classes to the public, led by community experts in healthy eating, gardening and sustainability.”
Seeing an abundance of local knowledge and expertise, the Foundation recruited area experts to share their crafts and experience with the broader community. The following are classes available to the public at no cost through the 2018-2019 Education Series:
October 27, 2018 | 10:00 AM
Coffee 101 - Led by local coffee extraordinaire, Natalie Granatelli of Branelli Coffee C. The class will explore the many ways to brew coffee and the benefits of each method. Enjoy free cups of coffee while trying out the brewing process yourself.
November 3, 2018 | 10:00 AM
San Felipe Bird Watching - Local writer and birdwatcher Karen Gleason, will lead a serene, informative morning bird watching class and walk. Bring the kids and a pair of binoculars!
November 17, 2018 | 10:00 AM
Homemade House - Minda Pfeil of Hudspeth River Ranch will present a class on homemade remedies and recipes. This class is a continuation of our popular homesteading class. Join us in this hands-on session and learn how to make items you use every day, improving your home and health!
December 15, 2018 | 10:00 AM
DIY Fertilizer - Rafael Flores of Armpit of Texas will teach a DIY fertilizer class. Rafael and his wife Adriana often use their amazing homegrown produce in the world-class food they serve at Armpit of Texas. The public is invited to learn how to make the very same fertilizer used to grow their abundant local produce.
April 20, 2019 | 10:00 AM
From Waste to Sprout - To ring in the spring, local farmer and food expert Maria Onofre will present a class on growing food from scraps.
Seed bombs - Kids are also invited to get their hands dirty (and have fun!) making seed bombs.
May 29, 2019 | 6:00 PM
Easy Homemade Bread - Local chef and educator Adan Cortez will teach the public how to make delicious homemade bread in only 5 minutes at this educational cooking class.
Every third Thursday of the Month | 6:00 PM
Mystery Box Cooking Class - Chef Cortez and students of the Del Rio High School Culinary Arts Program will cook up something delicious for dinner! Bring any item from your pantry or fridge to the community garden and watch as the Chef and his students transform random ingredients into to a scrumptious dish for everyone. Come hungry!
The Del Rio Parks Foundation is excited to offer all of the Education Series classes free to the public, and refreshments will be provided at each session. To view the full calendar of events and find session details, visit www.delrioparksfoundation.com/educationseries or visit the events tab on the Del Rio Parks Foundation Facebook page.
For more information about the Series or the Del Rio Parks Foundation’s other projects, please contact Foundation President, Laura Gill, at info@delrioparksfoundation.com or by cell at 612.850.5619.
Del Rio, we’re letting the cat out of the bag! This Halloween we’ve got a surprise treat for you at the garden!
We are excited to announce our first Boos N’ Booze Adult Halloween Party and YOU are invited! We love creating new and unique experiences for the community, and want you to come and shake your ghoul thing with us!
Boos N’ Booze is an adults only costume party, to be held on Friday, October 27 from 8PM-12AM at the Del Rio Community Garden. The event is BYOB, so bring your coolers! Admission to the party is $5 at the door and reserved tables are available for $20.
And what would be a halloween party without costumes? We’ll be holding a costume contest for the best and boldest costumes! And speaking of which, costumes are strongly encouraged - think fantasy, horror, sexy, steampunk or creepy monsters!
We’ll keep the beats going all night with a DJ, and feature lawn games. We might even have a trick or two up our sleeves!
Make sure to join us for this fun event, start planning your costumes now, and get ready for a wicked time at the garden! We’ll see you there.
Facebook Event Link
Fall is upon us and it's time to enjoy the best seasonal craft beers! Join us on Friday, October 6 for a lively evening of music, local food and delicious craft beer. Check out local art on First Friday and then stay and play with us at the garden.
Admission is free. Craft beer is $5 each and local food will be available for purchase. A limited amount of Oktoberfest glass steins will be available for purchase for $20, first beer included! Families and pets welcome. Must be 21+ to purchase alcohol. Save the date and we'll see you there. Prosit!!
Invite your friends via the Facebook event.
For Immediate Release
February 23rd, 2018
Del Rio, TX-- The Del Rio Parks Foundation announced today details about it’s 2017 Education Series. The inaugural series will hosts its next event on March 2nd and classes will be offered through the month of July. As part of the Series the Foundation will also be visiting classrooms throughout the school district to give lessons on the basics of food systems and nutrition. The Foundation was awarded a grant from Walmart of Del Rio to offer the Series, which is aimed at engaging local residents of all ages with informative and instructional programming.
Education and community enrichment are a primary goal of the Del Rio Parks Foundation and the demand for learning opportunities was high during previous Foundation events. Seeing the interest, the Foundation leadership pursued the creation of the Series.
“One of the fundamental missions of the Del Rio Parks Foundation is to enrich the quality of life for the community,” said Monica Salazar, Board member of the Del Rio Parks Foundation. “An effective way to do this is by providing free educational classes to the public, led by local experts in healthy eating, gardening and sustainability.”
Seeing an abundance of local knowledge and expertise, the Foundation recruited area experts to share their crafts with the broader community.
“After making so many wonderful connections creating Bounty & Brew, we realized we had an untapped resource in our local farmers, gardeners and nature enthusiasts,” said Laura Gill, Foundation President. “All of our instructors have been incredibly gracious to give their time and share their talents, and we are very excited to be able to offer this to the community.”
The 2017 Series kicked off with a Mystery Box Cooking Class, let by local chef Adan Cortez. The unique event saw local residents bring in random pantry items, which Chef Cortez and his student assistants turned into delectable dishes on site. Several sessions of the challenge will be held during the spring.
On March 2nd local farmer and food expert Maria Onofre will be presenting How Fresh is Fresh, a class which discusses topics such as food systems, seasonal planting and nutritional variances. Onofre is also available throughout the spring and summer to present in classroom settings. Teachers or administrators interested in scheduling a visit should contact the Del Rio Parks Foundation.
Other classes in the series will also include birding with local writer and birdwatcher Karen Gleason, gardening for small spaces with Kris Reichart-Anderson, a backyard greenhouse tour with Rafael Flores of the Armpit of Texas Cooking Show, and a women’s homesteading class with Minda Pfeil of Hudspeth River Ranch.
The classes are free, open to the public and refreshments will be provided. To view the full calendar of events and find session details, visit www.delrioparksfoundation.com/2017-education-series.
For more information about the Series or the Del Rio Parks Foundation’s other projects, please contact Foundation President, Laura Gill at info@delrioparksfoundation.com or by cell at 612.850-5619
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Del Rio Parks Foundation Announces it's Entry to the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards
November 1, 2016 — The Del Rio Parks Foundation is now in the running to bring a 10-12 week live music series to Del Rio in 2017.
Sponsored by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a national foundation dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through free live music, the Del Rio Parks Foundation hopes to qualify as one of 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards.
The Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards are an exciting matching grant opportunity created by the Levitt Foundation to serve small to mid-sized towns and cities with populations up to 400,000. Up to fifteen nonprofits will receive $25,000 each in matching funds to produce their own Levitt AMP Music Series—an outdoor, free concert series featuring a diverse lineup of professional musicians.
The Del Rio Parks Foundation submitted the proposal for the city of Del Rio, Tx. The proposed venue site is the San Felipe Creek Green Space. Del Rio's proposal is now posted on the Levitt AMP website for public voting. http://levittamp.org
A successful campaign for Del Rio, TX depends on community participation to get as many online votes as possible to bring the concert series to town. Community support, as measured by the number of online votes received, will be one of the key factors when the Levitt Foundation selects up to 15 winners.
Supporters are asked to visit https://grant.levittamp.org/voter-registration-page/ to register and vote. Online public voting is now open and ends November 21 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Top 25 finalists will be selected through online public voting. The Levitt Foundation will then review the proposals of these 25 finalists and will select up to 15 Levitt AMP winners, which will be announced on January 5, 2017.
Laura Gill, Del Rio Parks Foundation President, said “We are very excited to be under consideration for a Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards. This is a huge opportunity for our community and with everyone’s support, we can bring an exciting concert series to the people of Del Rio. There will be something for everyone so we are really encouraging every member of the community to cast their vote."
The Del Rio Parks Foundation asks supporters to start spreading the word to family, friends, colleagues and neighbors and rally the community to sign up and vote for Del Rio’s proposal.
Learn more at http://levittamp.org.
Del Rio Parks Foundation is committed to enriching the quality of life for the community through the development of outdoor park and recreational spaces in the City of Del Rio. We serve to nurture open space improvement opportunities by encouraging and mobilizing the financial support of neighborhood groups, foundations and citizens.
For Immediate Release
Del Rio, TX-- Marking one month until the inaugural fundraiser, The Del Rio Parks Foundation announced today details about its Bounty & Brew Local Food and Texas Craft Beer Tasting event slated to take place at the Del Rio Community Garden in Del Rio, Texas. Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, in cooperation with the Hurta family, have joined on as title sponsors of the event, and Red River Waste Management has committed support for the execution of a zero waste event—a first of its kind in Del Rio. Two local music groups have also signed on to provide entertainment for the evening.
Bounty & Brew was conceptualized as an innovative way to raise funds for the Del Rio Parks Foundation, while connecting chefs, ranchers, farmers and other food producers in the Southwest Texas region with the community at large for a night of food, beer, revelry and sustainability awareness.
“Aside from raising funds for our Foundation projects, we really hope to highlight the ways in which we can all buy and eat more locally,” said Laura Gill, President of the Del Rio Parks Foundation. “All of the featured chefs and food producers are doing very exciting things in the community. They will be working together to create seasonal artisan small plates and we can’t wait to see the outcome of these collaborations.”
The event would not be possible without the support of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance and John and Katelyn Hurta.
“We're proud and extremely excited to sponsor the Bounty and Brew event,” said Katelyn. “As agricultural producers ourselves, and strong advocates of the industry, we hope that events such as these will spread awareness and spark community support for local producers and their products.”
Bounty & Brew is proud to feature food generously donated by Hargrove Ranch, Hudspeth River Ranch, Rancho Ojo de Agua, Granja La Negra and Robert’s Honey. Local chefs, businesses and food enthusiasts contributing their culinary talents include Chef Adan Cortez, Lou’s Woodfire Pizza, Fragola’s Catering, Lou’s Guiltless Goodies, Armpit of Texas Cooking Show, Mike Tanaka, Elizabeth MacTavish, and Sweet Popping Kettle Corn. Non alcoholic beverages will be contributed by Eva and David's Alkaline Water Store and The Solution.
Local Texas Brewery Freetail Beer, in conjunction with Silver Eagle Distributors, will provide a festive assortment of their beer line to fundraiser attendees and craft beer experts will be on-hand to discuss the selection.
The Del Rio Parks Foundation is also partnering with the Del Rio High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department. Students in Chef Adan Cortez’s culinary program will be doing research and conducting interviews with each chef and food producer, as well as providing support to them on-site at the event.
“One of the objectives of CTE is to give our students the opportunity to participate in the field of study that they will be endorsed in for graduation,” said Chef Adan Cortez “As for the Culinary Arts program, part of our curriculum is to teach our students about sustainable living and the use of local and regional products for developing flavor profiles and menus. It is an honor for us to be involved in the development of this community project and fundraising event.”
Additional spots are open for chefs and producers wishing to participate in the event and featured stories on all partners will be posted on the Del Rio Parks Foundation page in the coming weeks.
Live musical entertainment will be provided by George and the Watchtowers, a Del Rio musical act that plays classic rock favorites, Americana and more. Between live sets DJ INTLKT will be spinning a modern fusion of hip hop and jazz music.
Tickets to Bounty & Brew are $30 in advance and can be purchased at bountyandbrew.com. Ticket prices will increase to $40 at the door. There is limited capacity for this event, so attendees are encourage to purchase tickets in advance. More information about the 2016 Bounty and Brew Fundraiser is available at www.facebook.com/DelRioParksFoundation.
For more information about the event, please contact Del Rio Parks Foundation President, Laura Gill at info@delrioparksfoundation.com or by cell at 612.850-5619.
Del Rio Parks Foundation Mission:
Del Rio Parks Foundation is committed to enriching the quality of life for the community through the development of outdoor park and recreational spaces in the City of Del Rio. We serve to nurture open space improvement opportunities by encouraging and mobilizing the financial support of neighborhood groups, foundations and citizens.
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The first of the Foundation's Outdoor Yoga Series was a wonderful success! Thanks to Sarah De La Rosa for leading the class, as well as to all our event sponsors. The Series will continue on July 9th, 16th and 23rd at 10:00 a.m. at Greenwood Park. Each session will feature new instructors so you don't want to miss it!
It's time to build a team of folks ready to get their hands dirty and help us with the nitty gritty of Community Gardening. We won't be able to do it alone, so if you're ready to get started, please fill out this 4 question form and let us know how you can help!
Join us for a great event to benefit the Del Rio Community Garden (and you!). Join the Facebook event for more details.
The first Del Rio Farmer's Market is coming to town on March 26th! Interested vendors please download the application here and submit to Eva Escobar at eescobar@cityofdelrio.com
Del Rio Community Garden Mission:
To provide the community with an opportunity to grow local produce, to learn about simple and sustainable gardening practices and to empower one another through environmental and health education
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Please join us for this FREE family-friendly community event!
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or you're ready to pull your first weed, we invite you and your family to join us for a gardening class, hands-on activities for the kids, a silent auction, door prizes and free coffee and Chick-fil-A. We'll also be discussing ways to get involved in Del Rio's first Community Garden, so don't miss it!
We hope to see you there!
The Del Rio Community Garden Crew
