By Skip Connett Photography by Skip Connett
If Joe Reider were ever desperate for work, his want ad would read: Seasoned Amish farmer seeks to pass on 50 years of knowledge to organic ...
Read more: Part One: Bitter Harvest
By Dorsey Barger Photography by Dorsey Barger
When I first saw the non-flag-making Betsy Ross on PBS’s Central Texas Gardener, I was transfixed by her strong face and ...
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By Jo Dwyer Photography by Farmer John
We all like to be needed in some way, don’t we? Being an especially attentive spouse, say, or an exemplary parent, a trusted friend or a pillar of the ...
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By Betsy Levy Photography by Carole Topalian
It’s 8:00 a.m. on a summer Saturday and most Austinites are still in bed. But at Johnson’s Backyard Garden CSA, sleepy volunteers slam ...
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By Robin Chotzinoff Photography by Marla Camp
In the morning, before the heat sets in, Hugh Fitzsimmons drives his truck down rutted wheel tracks, looking for signs of his bison ...
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By Andrea Abel Photography by Meg Griffiths
Twenty miles east of Austin lies a bit of the Mediterranean in Central Texas—the two acres Randy Graybill calls Texas Lavender. A recent visit to ...
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By Dorsey Barger Photography by Dorsey Barger
As the owner of the Eastside Café, I’ve been on intimate terms with an organic garden for many years. So it may seem odd that ...
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By Helen Cordes Photography by Jesse Cordes Selbin
Want to know the secret that sparks loyalty—and raving addiction—to Wateroak Farms’s creamy, delectable goat goods? You’ll see it as ...
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By Carol Ann Sayle
Yep, it’s summer. Without looking at a calendar, we know, as the season is dripping off our foreheads and running down the middles of our backs. These days, a washcloth is a ...
Read more: Skin Jobs and Summer Tarts