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Edible Austin

Break It Down

While working at a local yoga studio, Melanie MacFarlane began to notice just how many cups were being thrown away following post-class tea—over 20,000 cups

When You Wish Upon a Farm

Photography by Skip Connett Green Gate Farms owner Erin Flynn has the sort of grace, elegance and beauty that isn’t immediately associated with backbreaking fieldwork

Up on the Rooftop

Austin designers of all disciplines often get opportunities to color outside the lines for clients. Rarer, though, is the chance to disregard the lines altogether—to

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On the Market

By Soll SussmanPhotography by Jenna Noel I first met Mexican cuisine expert and cookbook author, Diana Kennedy, more than 25 years ago while interviewing her

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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

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Fall 2009

Thinking LittleSo I hope you will enjoy some perspectives on “thinking little” we have in this issue of Edible Austin. David Ansel writes about the

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Winter 2009

Winter Growing Season And remember that right here in Central Texas, at the start of our winter growing season, we can go to our farmers

Web Exclusive – Food, Inc.

By Terri Taylor If “we are what we eat,” the American food chain is in need of a makeover, according to the new documentary Food,

Sprouting Healthy Communities

By Andrew Smiley Sustainable Food Center’s 1996 study of food access in East Austin revealed a startling lack of healthful food options available in the

Skin Jobs and Summer Tarts

By Carol Ann Sayle Yep, it’s summer. Without looking at a calendar, we know, as the season is dripping off our foreheads and running down

Capital Area Food Bank

By Kerri Qunell In keeping with one of the Capital Area Food Bank’s (CAFB) goals of empowering people by teaching them to grow their own

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce  Dear Permie Pro,Q: We’ve planted, tended and nearly harvested our entire spring garden. We’re planning to finish harvesting, then mulch heavily and