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Growing Good Things To Eat In Texas

Excerpts from a new book by Pamela WalkerPhotography by Linda WalshPublished by Texas A&M University Press • 800-826-8911 • tamupress.com (From the Foreword by Allan Jones)Pamela ...

Worth Its Wheat

With a degree in horticulture and sustainable food systems newly under his belt, 23-year-old licensed irrigator Jeffrey Wylie was looking for the next big idea. It wasn’t long before he’d set his ...

Countryside Farms

By William Norris Photography by William Norris Sebastien Bonneu’s life has taken him from his native Bordeaux to the Brazos River Basin; from delicate French pastry to pasture-raised ...

The typical greenhouse-grown tomato looks and tastes like a hard pink sponge, and consumers of local, organic produce have tended to be suspicious. Not intimidated in the slightest, Reliable Organics ...

A New Daily Grind

As the man behind the World’s Best Eggs, Jeremiah Cunningham understands the unending search for excellence in all things poultry. Less than a year after going into business as Coyote Creek Farm, ...

Middlemen on a Mission

By Samuel Fromartz Photography by N. Scott Trimble It might be hard to believe that this cold, dank, 27,000-square-foot warehouse in Eugene, Oregon, across the road from several natural ...

Going Whole Hog

By Elizabeth Winslow Photography by Jody Horton My mother grew up on a small farm in Louisiana, and has vivid memories of hog-butchering time. Each year, when the weather turned cold, ...

Flower Power

By Polly Ross HughesPhotography by Sandy Wilson Twenty-one years ago, as Frank Arnosky and Pamela Hiebert twirled around a dance floor to the “nuclear-polka” beat of Brave Combo, neither ...

Cattle Call

By Robin Chotzinoff Photography by Bill Albrecht Like any self-respecting rancher, grassfed beef producer Pati Jacobs wakes early and stays busy. “I get up at five, listen to NPR for ...

Funky Chicken Coop Tour

On April 11, Austin adds yet another unique tour to a calendar already brimming with curious annual sights and events. In this case, folks who’ve come to know and love the many joys and benefits of ...