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Still Life with Garden

By Cara White Lowrimore Photography by Leigh Jackson Whether providing food for the needy or instructing a hundred energetic kids at vacation bible school, the

Trip to Bountiful

Last spring, Oriental medicine practitioner Dr. Paddy Tawada had a butternut-squash moment. This very much resembled a lightbulb moment, except the vision that lit up

You Got Oatmeal on My Hyacinth

Recall, if you will, those old commercials in which someone with a jar of peanut butter crashes into someone with a chocolate bar—serendipity that results

Winter Nuts

By Amy Crowell Acorns—they fall like wayward hail onto rooftops and clutter gutters. They attract a thousand chattering squirrels and sprout, slapdash, all over lawns.

Thai from Plot to Plate

Story and Photography By Jam Sanitchat Thai cuisine is a cohesion of clean, distinct flavors—sweet, sour, spicy, salty and bitter—derived from different herbs, spices and

Deconstructing Broccoli

Story and Photography By Carol Ann Sayle Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due Supper Club teaches a class on deconstructing a pig—encouraging folks to use every

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce Dear Permaculture, Gardening and Foodie Friends,I hope this is a relaxing time of year for you and for your gardens. Enjoy the

Morels

By Amy CrowellPhotography by RJ Liscum The sign in the window of the bar just down the road from our Ohio farm read: “Free beer

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce  Dear Permie Pro,Q: We are fairly experienced gardeners, but new to Austin. We’ve heard that Austin is great for fall gardening. Sounds

For the Birds

By Carol Ann Sayle Illustration by Jenna Noel In Central Texas, September is a major planting month. It starts off, unfortunately, as hot as summer, and

Saving Our Soil

By Jeremy WaltherPhotography by Jenna Noel Our poor dirt. In just a few hundred years, the once-fertile crust of Central Texas has been eroded, depleted,

Break It Down

While working at a local yoga studio, Melanie MacFarlane began to notice just how many cups were being thrown away following post-class tea—over 20,000 cups