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Edible Austin

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A Little Sour

By Kate Payne Photography by Jo ann Santangelo Last fall, my small garden was fraught with neglect after book-touring events took me everywhere, it seems,

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Tamales y Tradicion

By Laura Cottam Sajbel  Photography by Nuri Vallbona Steaming pork, chiles, beans and masa (dough) permeate the humid air with the distinctive aroma of Mexican

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Love in a Corn Husk

By Nicole Lessin Photography by Nuri Vallibona At 10 o’clock on any given Saturday morning, a crowd gathers in front of the SFC Farmers’ Market–Downtown

The Family Dinner

By Kristi Willis Photography by Andy Sams Sitting down for a family dinner is about more than food; it’s a precious ritual—a time to touch

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Mushroom Hunter

By Alabel Chapin Photography of boletes by Nathaniel Chapin and of Alabel with chanterelles by Elizabeth Chapin We are hunting for mushrooms, and I find myself

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Of Mycophagy and Movies

By Jason Cortlund, on the making of Now, Forager It’s September 2010 as I drive from Brooklyn to a Ukrainian summer camp in the Hudson

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Jesse Griffiths

Interview by Shannon OelrichPhotography by Jody Horton Jesse Griffiths started Dai Due Supper Club with his wife, Tamara Mayfield, in 2006 as a way to,

Get Your Goat

By Claudia Alarcón Photography of Windy Hill Organics goat by Janice Williams On a cool, early fall evening, chefs James Holmes and Andrew Francisco hosted

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Sweet Memories

By Elizabeth WinslowPhotography by Knoxy I married for love, but if I’m being completely honest, the recipes had something to do with it, too. My

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Stephanie McClenny

By MM PackPhotography by Andy Sams Wearing one of her quirky signature aprons, Stephanie McClenny closely monitors the enormous pot of gently bubbling fruit in

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Yes, We Can

By MM PackPhoto courtesy of TAMU Cushing Memorial Library and Archives For thousands of years, humankind has preserved foods. Via dehydration, heating, cooling, freezing, fermenting,

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A Barnyard Dance

By Dorsey BargerPhotography by Jody Horton Life on HausBar Farms in East Austin is a marvelous, circular dance between vegetables and animals; a whirling waltz