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Hitting Pay Dirt

by Carol Ann Sayle I am fortunate to have survived, and mostly thrived, as a farmer for 25 years. Indeed, I’m still grateful, daily, to be on this farm learning—always ...

Romancing the Tomato

by Jessica Robertson • Photography by Jenna Northcutt March is possibly my favorite time of year in the Central Texas garden. Spring starts to take a foothold with warmer days, which means ...

Fruit Trees

by Laura McKissack • Photography by Carole Topalian Many of my favorite childhood memories involve the dewberries gathered around the lake where my cousins and I swam, the little crunchy pears ...

Turning a New Leaf

by Elizabeth Winslow • Photography by Thomas Winslow What would you do if you found yourself suddenly uprooted from everyone and everything you know, far from home and family, in a new land ...

A Little Plot for Learning

The farm plot may be micro—spanning just one-fifth of an acre—but that doesn’t mean the vision of the people behind the UT Micro Farm is as well. On a recent Tuesday evening, ...

Perilous Journey

by Cari MarshallPhotography by Shannon Kintner This time of year, the skies over Central Texas should be aflutter with millions of monarch butterflies as they head north from Mexico to the cooler ...

by Nicole LessinPhotography by Whitney Arostegui On a Saturday morning, in the basement of University Presbyterian Church where the Micah 6 food pantry is held, a tall man in his fifties pauses by a ...

Fennel

by Laura McKissackIllustration by Hillary Weber-Gale Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a beautiful and versatile herb, favored for centuries for its medicinal properties as well as its many ...

Dwarf Tomatoes

By Jim Long There’s exciting news for home gardeners who want to grow full-size, full-flavored heirloom tomatoes. In the past, a grower would either need plenty of space for the sometimes ...

Garden of Learning

By Ellen Orabone This summer, the Sustainable Food Center (SFC) put down roots in East Austin with our move to a permanent facility, and this winter, we completed our teaching garden—an idea ...