now in season

April 2008

Local Household Resources

This is a selection of services, businesses and products that are committed to ecologically sound practices. If you know of a business that you would

Garden / Lawn / Farm / Landscaping

This is a selection of services, businesses and products that are committed to ecologically sound practices. If you know of a business that you would

Pick-Your-Own Farms

Where to visit when the weather is nice! E-mail us to suggest a farm you’d like to see on the list. Apple Valley Orchard multi-seasonDepending on their

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Community Gardens

  Austin boasts more than 30 community gardens dotted around the city. Some have been around for decades, such as Sunshine Community Gardens and Deep

Cooking Classes / Education

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Austin Detours A Taste of Italy in AustinAntonelli’s Cheese Art Institute of Austin Austin Eats Food Tours Austin Veggie

CSAs

Farms that offer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs. E-mail us to add your farm’s CSA to the list.  

Food Organizations

American Grassfed Association—The goal of the association is to promote the grassfed industry through government relations, research, concept marketing and public education.  The Austin Food

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What’s In Season

Spring March, April, May ArugulaAsparagusBasilBeetsBlackberriesBok ChoyBroccoliBrussels SproutsCabbageCarrotsCauliflowerCeleryChardCilantroDillEggplantFennelGrapefruitGarlic Green BeansKaleLeeksLettuceMelonsMintMushroomsMustard GreensParsleyPeasPotatoesRadishesShallotsSpinachSpring OnionsStrawberriesSweet PotatoesTomatoes (greenhouse)Turnips Summer June, July, August ApplesArugulaBasilBlackberriesBlueberriesCarrotsCilantroCornCucumbersDillEggplantFigsGarlicGreen BeansLeeksMelons MintOkraOnionsParsleyPeachesPearsPeppersPlumsPotatoesPumpkinsShallotsSquash, SummerSquash, Hard Sweet PotatoesTomatoesWatermelon Zucchini Fall

Spring 2008-Corrections

In the Notable Edibles, “Kitchen Space” story: Before opening the Kitchen Space, Soraiya Nagree did not cook “at home”, as reported, but in a small,

Flight of the Honeybee

By Susan M. CashinPhotography by Lucinda Hutson Beginning in 2006, and appearing again last spring, a mystery worthy of a CSI team hit professional beekeepers

Springtime Herbes de Provence

By Lucinda Hutson Photography by Lucinda Hutson I design culinary gardens with special themes, as seen at Austin’s vanguard organic nursery, the Natural Gardener. Individual

Echinacea: The Root of All Good

By Ellen ZimmermannPhotography by Carole Topalian  Now is the time to dig up root herbs to make your medicines for our cool season. The most