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Edible Austin

Cottage Cooking

By Claire Cella Barely audible amid the gregarious chatter of teenaged girls and the more resounding squeals of toddlers, is something not often heard in

My Chicken Farm

Photography by Holly Henderson By Emma Mayers When my family first began to think about getting chickens I was dubious. I thought of the birds

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Funny Food

By Jessica Dupuy Most of us were raised not to play with our food. But Bill and Claire Wurtzel contend that sometimes playing with your

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My Gluten-Free Life

By Rebecca SaltsmanPhotography by Jenna Noel I love cooking, eating and talking about food, and I’m constantly thinking about my next meal even while enjoying

Hügelkultur

By Laura McKissack Photography of hügelkultur beds at in.gredients by Whitney Arostegui Back when I began teaching and was freshly moved into a new place, I

Elderberry

Haute Herbs

By Jim Long Creative chefs are always on the lookout for unique and unusual herbs and plants to complement and flavor their dishes. Here are

Colby Smith

By Meredith BethunePhotography by Jo Ann Santangelo A pickup truck carrying coolers full of eggs pulls up to a homeless shelter. The driver, Colby Smith,

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Brandon Fuller’s Spring Menu

By Layne Lynch Photography by Jody Horton Inconspicuously hidden on the corner of West Sixth and Blanco Streets, Café Josie has long been one of Austin’s

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Four String Farm

By MM Pack   Photography by Justin Butts Even for a farm dog, Bando has a complicated job description and he takes his work seriously. He’s

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Reshaping Our Future Through Food

By Kristi WillisPhotography courtesy of HISD, Bianca Bidiuc and Kate Adamick of Cook for America The statistics are staggering and the word epidemic is bandied

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100th Monkey Mushroom Farm

by Cari Marshall At six years old, Sophia Stack knows more about growing mushrooms than the average kindergartner. She dexterously mists a blossom of oyster

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The School of Farm

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Andy Sams “You don’t want to get anywhere near Obama’s mouth,” cautions Erin Flynn of Green Gate Farms. On a chilly