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April 1, 2009

A Local Winter Brew

At first glance, Real Ale’s Coffee Porter, a seasonal release made with a hint of Katz’s Shade Grown Coffee, seems like a deal made in

A Ripe Opportunity

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

To the Rescue

If Elizabeth Winslow isn’t familiar with the daily frazzle of a working family, no one is. “My husband and I were running a restaurant when

All Aboard the Little Bluestem Bakery

Until recently, the 13 miles between the Oak Hill “Y” and Dripping Springs has been a particularly unforgiving stretch of highway—not just for the average

Give Us This Day Our Weekly Bread

“The loaves just came out of the oven,” says Jonathan Panzer, born salesman. “Would you like to procure a challah?” The smell of just-baked challah—the

Okay, Ladies-Let’s Eat!

Four years ago, a lesbian networker known as Kitty placed notices on Craigslist and the Austin Chronicle’s Gay Place, in an attempt to assemble a

More Flavor, Less Trash

Austin’s Clara Serrano is a young woman who sometimes seems to have spent her childhood in the early 1900s. Living on a five-acre farm in

Sprouting Healthy Kids

By Andrew W. Smiley     At Sustainable Food Center (SFC), our mission is simple—we help people grow, share, and prepare good food. Our programs include

Capital Area Food Bank Diary

By Michael Guerra Every week, I drive from Austin to Lake LBJ, on my way to the small town of Granite Shoals, where I keep