By Helen Cordes
Do you yearn to grow your own veggies, but you’re stuck with less than stellar soil? Consider getting some friends together for a lesson in creative shoveling skills! ...
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By Dick Pierce
Dear Gardening Folks, Thinking-about-its and Wannabes,It’s June in Central Texas and our long, hot summer is here. Gardens and gardeners are stressed over the hot temperatures ...
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By Dick Pierce
Dear Permie Pro, Q: Now that it’s spring, we’re cleaning up our yard. We have a lot of leaves, and we’d like to compost to reduce our family’s contribution ...
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By Cara White Lowrimore Photography by Leigh Jackson
Whether providing food for the needy or instructing a hundred energetic kids at vacation bible school, the members of The First Baptist Church ...
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Last spring, Oriental medicine practitioner Dr. Paddy Tawada had a butternut-squash moment. This very much resembled a lightbulb moment, except the vision that lit up her imagination involved ...
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Recall, if you will, those old commercials in which someone with a jar of peanut butter crashes into someone with a chocolate bar—serendipity that results in the perfect combination. Something ...
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Story and Photography By Jam Sanitchat
Thai cuisine is a cohesion of clean, distinct flavors—sweet, sour, spicy, salty and bitter—derived from different herbs, spices and vegetables. ...
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Story and Photography By Carol Ann Sayle
Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due Supper Club teaches a class on deconstructing a pig—encouraging folks to use every part of the animal, wasting nothing. ...
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By Dick Pierce
Dear Permaculture, Gardening and Foodie Friends,I hope this is a relaxing time of year for you and for your gardens. Enjoy the spinach, lettuce and greens you planted a while back, ...
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By Dick Pierce
Dear Permie Pro,Q: We are fairly experienced gardeners, but new to Austin. We’ve heard that Austin is great for fall gardening. Sounds like fun. Can you help us get ...
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Still Life with Garden
Trip to Bountiful
You Got Oatmeal on My Hyacinth
Thai from Plot to Plate