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Backyard Gardens

By Betsy Levy    Photography by Carole Topalian It’s 8:00 a.m. on a summer Saturday and most Austinites are still in bed. But at Johnson’s

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Honoring the Animal

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Marla Camp In the morning, before the heat sets in, Hugh Fitzsimmons drives his truck down rutted wheel tracks,

Lunch Box Chronicles

Photography by Coco Dexheimer For most of us parents, too busy to think past PB&J, school lunches and their allied issue of nutrition are a

Lewis Dickson’s Best Case Yet

By Dorsey Barger   Photography by Dorsey Barger In March of 2006, I got a call from Lewis Dickson, a prominent Houston defense attorney. He wanted

La Casita de Buen Sabor

By Lucinda HutsonPhotography by John Pozdro “As is the gardener, so is the garden,” say the old-timers. What would they think of my gardens? I

Purple Haze

By Andrea Abel Photography by Meg Griffiths Twenty miles east of Austin lies a bit of the Mediterranean in Central Texas—the two acres Randy Graybill

A Boy And His Flock

By Augusta Dexheimer  Photography by Carole Topalian If you want to find a nice, small, cottage-like house with a chicken farmer who is seven years

Summertime Greens

By Dorsey Barger    Photography by Dorsey Barger As the owner of the Eastside Café, I’ve been on intimate terms with an organic garden for many

Cookin’ to the Beat

Photography by Marla Camp I’m a cook with a dilemma, and it ain’t about my food My baby’s got me cranky, in a terrible mood

Our Man in the Field

By Betsy Levy    Photography by Carole Topalian It’s high noon at the Austin Whole Foods flagship store, and serious foodies are pouring through the sliding

Damian Mandola’s Next Big Thing

By Lisa Jones     Photography by Carole Topalian Damian Mandola sits calmly in the maelstrom of the morning startup at Mandola’s Italian Market, his new