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A New Daily Grind

As the man behind the World’s Best Eggs, Jeremiah Cunningham understands the unending search for excellence in all things poultry. Less than a year after

Middlemen on a Mission

By Samuel Fromartz    Photography by N. Scott Trimble It might be hard to believe that this cold, dank, 27,000-square-foot warehouse in Eugene, Oregon, across

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Going Whole Hog

By Elizabeth Winslow    Photography by Jody Horton My mother grew up on a small farm in Louisiana, and has vivid memories of hog-butchering time.

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Flower Power

By Polly Ross HughesPhotography by Sandy Wilson  Twenty-one years ago, as Frank Arnosky and Pamela Hiebert twirled around a dance floor to the “nuclear-polka” beat

Cattle Call

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Bill Albrecht Like any self-respecting rancher, grassfed beef producer Pati Jacobs wakes early and stays busy. “I get up

Funky Chicken Coop Tour

On April 11, Austin adds yet another unique tour to a calendar already brimming with curious annual sights and events. In this case, folks who’ve

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Water in Texas-The Crisis Underground

By Erin FlynnPhotography by Bill Albrecht There’s no mistaking when “Earthquake Katie” of Tecolote Farms is rockin’ the downtown farmers market. After 15 years of

Part Two: What Lies Beneath the Soil

Story and Photography by Skip Connett “A Farmer’s Diary Part 1: Bitter Harvest” can be found by clicking here Editor’s note: After befriending Joe, a

Goat Cheese 101

By Beth Goulart Photography by Bill Albrecht May is going to be a crazy month for Chrissy Omo of CKC Farms in Blanco. Her spring-bearing

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Part One: Bitter Harvest

By Skip Connett Photography by Skip Connett  If Joe Reider were ever desperate for work, his want ad would read: Seasoned Amish farmer seeks to

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The Gospel of Living Soil

By Dorsey Barger    Photography by Dorsey Barger When I first saw the non-flag-making Betsy Ross on PBS’s Central Texas Gardener, I was transfixed by

Tomato Tying Time

By Jo Dwyer Photography by Farmer John  We all like to be needed in some way, don’t we? Being an especially attentive spouse, say, or