About This Event
Discover the art and joy of growing your own tea right here in Central Texas. In this hands-on, inspiring class, you’ll learn how to work with more than 30 tea-worthy plants—from fragrant roses and native herbs to the traditional tea plant itself.
We’ll cover everything you need to grow with confidence, including a seasonal tea-planting calendar, harvesting techniques, simple processing methods, and best practices for storing your homegrown teas. You’ll also learn how to brew and blend your harvest into delicious, nourishing teas you can enjoy year-round.
Whether you’re a gardener, a tea lover, or simply curious about growing plants with purpose, this class will help you turn your garden into a living teacup.
Instructor: Austin Davenport
Austin Davenport is an Austin-based gardener, educator, and urban cultivation coach dedicated to strengthening local food systems and community connections through sustainable growing practices. His work focuses on culinary mushroom cultivation, microgreens, and the development of home food forests tailored to Central Texas.
A passionate advocate for hands-on education, Austin leads workshops and community programs that help residents grow food at home while deepening their relationship with local ecosystems. He holds leadership roles with the Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition, Austin Organic Gardeners, and the Central Texas Mycological Society, and actively supports regional seed libraries to promote resilient, locally adapted food systems.
Through his teaching, Austin empowers individuals and communities to cultivate food with intention, curiosity, and care.
About This Event
Discover the art and joy of growing your own tea right here in Central Texas. In this hands-on, inspiring class, you’ll learn how to work with more than 30 tea-worthy plants—from fragrant roses and native herbs to the traditional tea plant itself.
We’ll cover everything you need to grow with confidence, including a seasonal tea-planting calendar, harvesting techniques, simple processing methods, and best practices for storing your homegrown teas. You’ll also learn how to brew and blend your harvest into delicious, nourishing teas you can enjoy year-round.
Whether you’re a gardener, a tea lover, or simply curious about growing plants with purpose, this class will help you turn your garden into a living teacup.
Instructor: Austin Davenport
Austin Davenport is an Austin-based gardener, educator, and urban cultivation coach dedicated to strengthening local food systems and community connections through sustainable growing practices. His work focuses on culinary mushroom cultivation, microgreens, and the development of home food forests tailored to Central Texas.
A passionate advocate for hands-on education, Austin leads workshops and community programs that help residents grow food at home while deepening their relationship with local ecosystems. He holds leadership roles with the Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition, Austin Organic Gardeners, and the Central Texas Mycological Society, and actively supports regional seed libraries to promote resilient, locally adapted food systems.
Through his teaching, Austin empowers individuals and communities to cultivate food with intention, curiosity, and care.