About

Our Philosophy:

We recognize the healing power of raw foods — especially fruit. We acknowledge natural healing strategies and their effectiveness at resolving serious health problems and helping somebody with their wellness and energy.

We practice using logical approaches in harmony with nature’s principals. We recognize the mind / body / spirit aspects of achieving optimal health.

We know that the best way to change the health of the world for the better is by building community, friendships and alliances where we help each other. It’s about standing by one another, supporting each other’s journeys, and nurturing the soul within.

Our Mission Statement:

To help you solve and prevent health problems, naturally, and to help create a community that you can be a part of which will help to support you and be a good influence so you can sustain a happy, healthy, energetic life!

About the Texas Fruit Festival Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors would like to thank everybody who is part of this community — not just here in Austin, but all across the land. We are truly one big family and we couldn’t create such a big and bold event without your contribution and participation. It’s special to serve this community and to be a part of something much bigger than each one of ourselves individually.

Dave Escamilla, Co-Founder & Chairman of Texas Fruit Festival, reversed serious health issues using the power of holistic healing and diet modification and has been tapping into the power of fruit for over 10 years. Now a natural health researcher, author and creator of the Rapid Regeneration podcast, Dave helped Founder Tiffany Garres in the early days of Texas Fruit Festival starting in 2022 and has been leading the organization as Chairman since 2023.

Board Member Skyler Athey, once Redneck turned Regenerative Lifestyle Activist and Steward of Nature. Since becoming enlightened by nature’s principals, Skyler has been in pursuit of researching, living and inspiring the most regenerative lifestyle possible! Peace Love & Seasonal Fruit!

Board member Dulce Villarreal awakened at age 34 to her compassionate conscious self-healing journey which led her into alignment, becoming a Certified Yoga Teacher, Frequency Therapist and currently preparing her Health Coach Certification. Born and raised in Mexico, and mother to four, Dulce is passionate about holistic health and helping others.

Board Member Karen Osborne is a gourmet raw food chef and instructor, Ayurvedic and Macrobiotic chef, licensed Food for Life Instructor for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and registered yoga teacher, whose mission it is to keep people living meaningful, independent lives for as long as possible.

The Venue:

A little bit about the super special venue, Casa de Luz, located at
1701 Toomey Rd, Austin, TX 78704
This facility sits on 1 acre right next to downtown Austin, Lake Austin, Barton Creek, and numerous walking trails. For over 30 years, this has been a community center and a place for natural healers to gather in Austin.

There is a whole-foods plant-based restaurant onsite, a cafe and cacao meditation lounge, a juicery, sauna, hot and cold plunge, a courtyard area, numerous indoor spaces for activities — plus lots of areas for seating, lounging, relaxing and taking in the beautiful scenery.

Check out what our guests are saying about last year’s event!