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Gary Weeks & Company

Photography by Bill Albrecht Out in the Hill Country, near Gary Weeks and Company’s Wimberley furniture workshop, it’s hard to escape the enthusiasm and wide-eyed

Black Walnuts

By Amy Crowell I’ve spent many hours walking or boating along the rivers of Texas in search of tasty, wild foods. Even on a leisurely

Just Between Us…

By Tootie J. TootumsPhotography by Carole Ann Sayle Even though I, Tootie J. Tootums, am educated and wear gold-rimmed glasses to prove it, I don’t

Herb Appeal

Story and Photography by Judy Barrett One of the great things about autumn in Austin is that we get to experience the whole range of

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Unity Park Garden

By Helen CordesPhotography courtesy of Lori Ferris Round Rock has been bustin’ out all over in recent years, with folks flocking to the booming burg

Persimmons-in-Texas

By MM PackArt by Greg Martin Possum up in a ’simmon tree, raccoon on the ground,Raccoon said, “you son of a gun, shake them ’simmons

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Shared Earth

Community garden space is a precious and scarce commodity all across the country. Many popular community gardens have waiting lists filled with anxious gardeners twiddling

Green Bucket Composting

Composting was a way of life for Katy Eakin, until she got married and moved into her husband’s Travis Heights condo. With no green space

Amaranth

Story and Photography By Amy Crowell Everything we eat is related to something that was once wild. Our ancestors began collecting, domesticating and cultivating wild

Green Corn Project: Garden Part

By Helen Cordes Do you yearn to grow your own veggies, but you’re stuck with less than stellar soil? Consider getting some friends together for

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce Dear Gardening Folks, Thinking-about-its and Wannabes,It’s June in Central Texas and our long, hot summer is here. Gardens and gardeners are stressed

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce Dear Permie Pro, Q: Now that it’s spring, we’re cleaning up our yard. We have a lot of leaves, and we’d like