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Edible Austin

Out of the Cellar, Into the Light

By C. Jeanette Tyson Illustrations by Matthew Lynaugh Aunt Frances said to pull one from the bottom, so I did—dove through the murky syrup, hooked

Search and Rescue

By Gary Nabhan Heritage foods are those grown from heirloom seeds, and the historic livestock breeds unique to a particular region. Shaped by the curing

Bringing the Farm to Work

By Andrew Smiley A public health dietician, a Web development expert and a local food advocate walk into a bar…no punch line among them, but

Be What You Eat

By Beth GoulartPhotography by Bill Albrecht You’d never guess that Michelle Schreiber is 39 years old. She looks a decade or so younger, and says

Mr. Smarty Plants Revealed

By Katie Cantrell Photography by Meg Griffiths Over the airwaves, the cries for help come in. I have fallen in love with lantana plants. The

A Community Affair

Kelly Sosland and Cynthia England got fed up with trekking 90 minutes to Austin from Fredericksburg on Saturday mornings to get their weekly supply of

Growing Sentiments

The Chandler and Price letterpress in Shannon Lowry’s backyard studio has been working hard for nearly 100 years, while the seeded paper she uses in

Share the Bounty

The BioGardeners are looking for a few urban landowners who can look at a vegetable garden and see romance. “These are the people who see

Nice Catch

Even if you’re not in the restaurant business, you can still buy Gulf seafood direct from the source. One of the more innovative additions to

Older, Wiser, Better Fed

Denise LoSchiavo, retirement home director, believes in home-cooked dinners.   “The ham and turnips are baking,” she says one recent afternoon. “I’m also cooking three

Frontage to India

The Whip In convenience store—long known for its vast beer and wine selection and commitment to local foods—recently added another non-7-11 amenity: down-home cooking. “If

Bordering on Tasty

The Dell Children’s Medical Center, which opened in June 2007, is full of auspicious contrasts: a world-class, million-dollar art collection paired with sustainable linoleum flooring,