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December 30, 2013

Growing at the Thinkery

On a recent visit to the Thinkery—the new Austin Children’s Museum—four-year-old Elyse Kleinpeter used a hair dryer to discern the fat content in several types

Health Bar on a Mission

While traveling around Southeast Asia in 2007, Joey Grassia was shocked and unsettled by the hunger and poverty he encountered. “I saw a lot of

Making Hay

What’s worse for our planet than all of the pollution produced by China, and a major source of catastrophic droughts, erosion and even climate change?

Wellness 2014 Notable Mentions

AUSTIN FOOD & WINE ALLIANCE AWARDS FOUR LOCAL CULINARY INNOVATIONS Austin Food & Wine Alliance (AFWA), a nonprofit formed just two years ago, recently announced

Publisher’s Note

My father is a retired physician, and as a faithful reader of JAMA (Journal of the American Medicine Association), he reported to me that in

Harvest Time Farm Stand

By Nicole LessinPhotography by JoAnn Santangelo Next to a bait-and-tackle shop, amidst the challenging caliche and limestone terrain of the Hill Country in Canyon Lake,