Don't be the lamo that doesn't have any money to spend with friends.  Get a job to get a life! Here is a small guide to get a good summer job in Austin:

1) Apply Early:  Many summer jobs are already taken in the first month of summer, so it is extremely important to apply during the school year, or else you won't have a chance at getting a job at all.

2) Short Commute:  Getting a job with a long commute, not only wastes gas, but is extremely expensive as well. Gas prices are going up and may even get up to 5 dollars.  With a long drive to job you might as well stay home.

3) Finding the Job:  It can be hard to just find a job.  A place to search for jobs is online.  A great site, for Austin jobs is http://www.snagajob.com/jobs/Texas/Austin_jobs.html.  This site helps you find types of jobs (teens, seasonal, Part time, full time . . . ).  Another great site (http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-research+intern+summer/l-austin,+tx) helps you research on Austin jobs, and applications for internships!

4) Age Matters: When searching for a job most places only want people that are 16 or older.  This is why younger teens should make sure that they apply for places that supports a young community.
                                                     

Johnson's Backyard Garden

Soon, I will be writing an article on Johnson's back yard garden. It is a community supported agricultural (CSA) farm, which means that the poeple who pick the food are volonteers and in return for their help they get a free box of delicious vegetables. I go there often because they are family friends and have yet to volonteer. Whenever I have some pictures I will update this post and add them. Anyways, here is the intersting history of Johnson's backyard garden. It satrted of in a small back yard on Holly street when the Johnson family started growing a vegetable patch that took the whole back yard and then expanded it to the front. Then they started bringing the crops to the Farmers Market and provided about 30 families with vegetables weekly. In 2006 they bought 20 acres just outside of Austin (you can actually see the Frost bank form there) and enlargened their farm. now they have 70 acres and over 1,000 Austinites enjoy their freshly harvested egetables and herbs. So if you are a really amazing person, and love delicious vegetables, eggs, and fair trade coffee, you should totally check out their website (which by the way, is pretty amazing)  for information on volonteering and for subscription to their weekly boxes of vegetables. (This is their website: http://www.jbgorganic.com/about/)