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Edible Austin

Fava Time

By Carol Ann SaylePhotography by Paul Sokal I have grown fava beans for eight years. Most fava seed offered in the U.S. is meant to

What I Eat and Why: Food is Important

By Robin ChotzinoffIllustration by Lucy Engelman  My 21-year-old daughter Constance has her own apartment. On the first morning of my visit, the roles reverse—I’m the

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Bending Branch Winery

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Phil Hammel At a recent gathering at the Texas Pierce’s Disease Research and Extension Program facility in Fredericksburg, Dave Reilly, winemaker

Houses of Green

By Jeremy WaltherPhotography by Kelly West A common frustration for gardeners is lack of control. The books say it won’t happen, but we do get

Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Story and Photography By Lucinda Hutson The ominous cushion of dirty haze that hovered above us during the scorching summer is but a memory; the

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Bounty in the Desert: Marfa

By Andrea BearcePhotography by Alex Marks Driving into extreme West Texas is a bit like traveling through time—both forward and backward. Run-down gas stations and

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Sugared

By MM PackPhotography by Knoxy Ain’t no more cane on the BrazosIt’s all been ground down to molasses.—traditional Texas prison work song recorded by Lead

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San Saba Pecans-Treasure Along the Banks

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Sandy Wilson Along the pastoral banks of Texas’s rivers, early explorers found many kinds of treasure. Some found silver while others

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Craft Beer Crusaders

By Kristi WillisPhotography by Dustin Meyer Belly up to the bar at your favorite Austin pub and you’re likely to find a bevy of taps

A Mess of Greens

By Elizabeth Engelhardt Toward the end of a project I was working on about my home region—the mountains of Appalachia—I stumbled across repeated references to

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Lara Nixon’s Bitters

By Veronica MeewesPhotography by Dustin Meyer As handcrafted pickles and house-cured meats continue to grace the pages of menus across town, and waiters wax at