Greenling, which has won the Austin Chronicle's "Best Local Food Company in Austin" for four years now, is throwing a "Best of Austin" Bash this Thursday at the Hummingbird House (another Chronicle "Best of" winner) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free. The evening includes a buffet-style potluck with appetizers, sides, entrees, desserts and drinks from local restaurants, vendors and chefs. more ›

• If you missed today’s lunch with the big dude, the watermelon salad with tomato and basil crème fraiche sounds totally delish!
• Great photos from President Obama's visit to Austin.
• Sir Tim Rice has a one-hour episode for the BBC on Texas music. It’s so strange to hear someone with that posh accent talkin’ about Port Arthur.

Our Gothamist and DCist colleagues may be suffering through an unseasonably cold winter, but here in Austin (right now, at least), it couldn't feel more like spring. We're planning on taking advantage of the sunny March weather by planting new vegetables and herbs in our garden. Lucky for us (and all our fellow Central Texas green thumbs), there are lots of plant sales and gardening classes taking place this weekend. Slip on some gloves and grab your favorite hoe - it's time to sow some seeds!Johnson's Backyard Garden's Heirloom Transplant Sale - March 6, 13, and 20 - 10am to 2pm - Johnson's Backyard Garden Johnson's, Texas' largest CSA farm, is located in Austin's very own backyard not even quite as far out as the airport. During the first three Saturdays in March, Johnson's Backyard Garden will be selling organically grown transplants of heirloom seeds at their farm, the Downtown Austin Farmers Market, and the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market. Many of the varieties being sold appear on the Slow Food Ark of Taste, a catalog of historically and culturally important foods that are now under-cultivated but still super-tasty. more ›

There's something undeniably luxurious about delivered food. We're not about to pass up a pizza delivery, but we're talking local/organic (loganic?) revolution here. So, we were quasi-hardcore into the city's farmer's market scene, dabbling in it like the delicious gateway drug it is: first you get addicted to one particular item (gigantic glass bottles of local honey), and gradually venture out to the Triangle for some garlic and weird looking tomatoes. Next thing you know, you're waking up voluntarily on Saturdays to make it to the downtown market before it shuts. more ›

Calling all people who want to look good, be good, and do good. A new kind of shopping is making its way into Austin and bringing sustainability to a whole new level – W3LL People is the ultimate skincare boutique located at The Bridges on South Lamar. No risk of greenwashinghttp://www.safecosmetics.org/faqs/#Doesn_t_the_government_ here. From the materials used in the décor and building to ALL the ingredients in the products, W3LL was created to bring a fresh, safe focus on skincare by providing products with proven, medical-grade nutrients that actually work and are not harmful for the planet. more ›

This month's Green Drinks is kicking the New Year off with some eat-right type resolutions. Salila Travers, organizer of the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market and owner of Aztec Organic Pest Service for over 25 years, will be on tap to share her passion for organic foods and nutritional expertise with the environmentally aware and sustainability professionals that make up Austin Green Drinks. more ›