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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

Herbal Wisdom

By Ellen Zimmermann Summer is here and the garden is robust and calling to you. Here are a dozen dynamic ways to feel better while

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Louise Bourgeois

  Louise Bourgeois Ode à L’Oubli, 2004, fabric and color lithograph book, page 4 of 36 pages, artist’s proof 1 of an edition of 25,

And Then There Were Three

By Bridget Weiss A  doe and two fawns snack on my herb garden, inspiring me to do a little foraging myself. I have three siblings