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Edible Austin

The New Drinking Age

By David AlanPhotography by Whitney Arostegui In a time of “born-on” and “drink-by” dates, it may come as a surprise to even the most enthusiastic

Happy Hemptress

By Meredith BethunePhotography by Melanie Grizzel Growing up, Happy Hemp owner Tara Miko Grayless lived in such varied locales as Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado,

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Seeds of Change

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Kate LeSueur and Carrot Salad by Thomas Winslow Perhaps the most metaphorical of all the foods we eat, seeds are alive

Just Beesweet

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Knoxy Nine-year-old Mikaila Ulmer might be adorable, but you’d be a fool to underestimate her. This is a girl on a

Scrap Cuisine

By Elif SelviliIllustration by Bambi Edlund When we think back to childhood, some of our favorite dishes—now often re-created with fanciful makeovers and served in

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Body Wellness from the Garden

By Cari Marshall and Christine ChismPhotography by Shannon Kintner This time of year, the weather in Central Texas can wreak havoc on the body’s overall

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Oh Kimchi

By Shelly SealePhotography by Allison Narro As a Korean-American woman who makes kimchi for a living, Abigail Lunde admits that the fermented Korean side dish

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