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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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Aisles and Aisles of Texas

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Jenna Noel By Singer-songwriter Darden Smith has spent 20 years on the road, a territory long known for its

Toque of the Town

By Gracie Salem    Photography by Jenna Noel On a muggy Wednesday morning, Chef Alma Alcocer-Thomas and her pastry chef, Courtney McBroom, pick through the

Sweet Success

By Andrea Vanscoy Photography by Jenna Noel One day, Tom left his mainstream job of 17 years to spend several months reading library books on

A Chef Is Born

By Johnny ElsPhotography by Marla Camp  My adventures seem to always start in the kitchen. I started being interested in cooking and baking by watching

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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

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The Greening of Garza

By Sharon Doerre    Photography by Jenna Noel Every semester Martha Cason starts her Garza Gardens course with the same blunt question: “How many of

The Supersizing of Local

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Jenna Noel Scott Meyer and Scott Carlisle are friends who share similar jobs—Meyer as Associate Director of the University

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