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November 25, 2012

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Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011, Dogwood twigs, wire, upholstery, basket, and mannequin, 86” x 36” x 28” Courtesy of the Chaney Family Collection, Photograph: James Prinz

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Foraged Pemmican

By Amy Crowell When Europeans first came to Texas, the Tonkawas were the major Native American group that resided in our area. They hunted many

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By Lucinda Hutson It just didn’t seem like Christmas. For reasons unfathomable to my youngest sister and me, a dark cloud hung over our family

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Don Pullum

By Terry Thompson-Anderson Photography by Sandy Wilson The journey from the theater to the vineyard has been an interesting one for Texas winemaker Don Pullum.

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A Little Sour

By Kate Payne Photography by Jo ann Santangelo Last fall, my small garden was fraught with neglect after book-touring events took me everywhere, it seems,

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Tamales y Tradicion

By Laura Cottam Sajbel  Photography by Nuri Vallbona Steaming pork, chiles, beans and masa (dough) permeate the humid air with the distinctive aroma of Mexican

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Love in a Corn Husk

By Nicole Lessin Photography by Nuri Vallibona At 10 o’clock on any given Saturday morning, a crowd gathers in front of the SFC Farmers’ Market–Downtown

The Family Dinner

By Kristi Willis Photography by Andy Sams Sitting down for a family dinner is about more than food; it’s a precious ritual—a time to touch

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Mushroom Hunter

By Alabel Chapin Photography of boletes by Nathaniel Chapin and of Alabel with chanterelles by Elizabeth Chapin We are hunting for mushrooms, and I find myself

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Of Mycophagy and Movies

By Jason Cortlund, on the making of Now, Forager It’s September 2010 as I drive from Brooklyn to a Ukrainian summer camp in the Hudson

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Jesse Griffiths

Interview by Shannon OelrichPhotography by Jody Horton Jesse Griffiths started Dai Due Supper Club with his wife, Tamara Mayfield, in 2006 as a way to,