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Edible Austin

Full Circle

By Stephen J. Lyons    Illustration by Matt Lynaugh When my grandfather passed away, I told my mother I wanted just one treasure from my

Gluten-Free

By Adrienne Martini    Photography by Leslie Washburne Shortly after my daughter’s third birthday, she stopped growing. As if that weren’t alarming enough, she would

Garden School

By Sam Armstrong Photography by Aimee Olson While more and more consumers, chefs and restaurateurs cotton to the importance of local foods, Le Cordon Bleu

The Happy Kitchen

By Valeria Morrow It’s a beautiful spring afternoon and Mirela García is playing in the front yard with sons Javier and Eduardo before heading in

Cilantro and Coriander

By Lucinda Hutson    Photography by Lucinda Hutson She’s sassy, spirited and full of flavor. Some call her names and say she has a split

The Pursuit of Fruit

By Jeremy Walther    Photography by Jenna Noel and Holly Driggers The romance of a backyard orchard is undeniable. Even for those who see agricultural

Middlemen on a Mission

By Samuel Fromartz    Photography by N. Scott Trimble It might be hard to believe that this cold, dank, 27,000-square-foot warehouse in Eugene, Oregon, across

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Going Whole Hog

By Elizabeth Winslow    Photography by Jody Horton My mother grew up on a small farm in Louisiana, and has vivid memories of hog-butchering time.

BYOB: Brew Your Own Beer

By Chip Walton Photography by Rebecca Fondren Austinites appreciate good beer—something well-crafted, full of character and unique, much like our city itself. That’s why a

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Flower Power

By Polly Ross HughesPhotography by Sandy Wilson  Twenty-one years ago, as Frank Arnosky and Pamela Hiebert twirled around a dance floor to the “nuclear-polka” beat

Cattle Call

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Bill Albrecht Like any self-respecting rancher, grassfed beef producer Pati Jacobs wakes early and stays busy. “I get up