Gardening

By Karen Banks    The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) works daily with alarming statistics. Consider the following: In Texas, one in five adults—and one in

By Suzanne Hurley      There’s nothing like harvesting your first crop of organic vegetables, and that’s just what Lydia and Juan Cruz may be

By Suzanne Hurley Even before the first day of school, Rebecca Vore knew what her students would come to school asking about—the last day of

By Carol Ann Sayle Photography by Carol Ann Sayle Oh my, the pace of growing and harvesting vegetables quickens, and to complicate matters, it’s March, the

By Dick Pierce Dear Permie Pro, Q:  Is March too late to plant tomatoes? A:  No! Planting season begins mid-January in Austin and runs through

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

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

By Ellen Zimmermann   Photography by Carole Topalian (upper left & middle) and Ellen Zimmermann (upper right) Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time

By Susan M. CashinPhotography by Lucinda Hutson Beginning in 2006, and appearing again last spring, a mystery worthy of a CSI team hit professional beekeepers

By Ellen ZimmermannPhotography by Carole Topalian  Now is the time to dig up root herbs to make your medicines for our cool season. The most

By Claudia Alarcón      All gardeners, experienced or otherwise, tell stories of success and failure. Gardening is less an exact science and more a

Being an avid gardener, I’m afflicted with fall fever. No matter how busy my herbal practice keeps me, I take advantage of the more tolerable