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"...November in the Year of COVID-19, as we shamble toward a Thanksgiving weekend unlike any we’ve known before. Here’s..."

Nov. 24, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Pastures Brings the Farm to the City

Two farms, one trailer, seven days a week

"...sprawl widens the physical divide between Austinites and the farms and ranches that feed us, there's also only so..."

June 2, 2023 Food Feature by Deven Wilson

Cissi's Market

South Congress' grocer exemplifies its hip, modern surroundings

"...Cissi's Market1400 S. Congress, 225-0521 Monday-Saturday, 8am-8pm; Sunday, 8am-5pm www.cissismarket.com..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots

Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first

"...Just a couple streets from Smitty's Market in Lockhart sits Texas' first AI-assisted hydroponic greenhouse. Iron..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Farmers Market Report: Oct. 19-20, 2013

Apples, miracle sweet corn, pumpkins, lettuce, and pastrami

"...this spectacular: Apples! Texas-grown apples have arrived at the Barton Creek Farmers Market, courtesy of Top O’ Texas Orchards...."

Oct. 18, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Austin Mushrooms With a View to the Future

Smallhold brings the fruits of fancy fungus to Austin

"...by the sight of what sits upon the metal storage system within that illuminated and climate-controlled space: bloom after..."

March 26, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Coyote Creek: Small Farm, Large Impact

Austin's growing web of local, organic, delicious

"...Discussions of organic food, agricultural sustainability, and humane farming abound in circles whose fortes range from culinary masterpieces..."

April 25, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Kennedy’s Sausage Hometown Market, Santo

New Orleans’ popular crawfish Monica sauce is made in a small North Texas town

"...Kennedy's Sausage Hometown Market in Santo is not your usual grocery store...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Get Your Goat On at Windy Hill Farm

An interview with Ty Wolosin

"...“That's my idea: to just get as many people as I can eating..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Recycling for Biodiesel Down on the Farm

What happened when Kim Alexander met Luis Centeno

"...Choosing to make a living on a family organic farm takes..."

May 25, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Thanksgiving Orphans Rejoice: There Are Local Options to Save Your Holiday

Booze is one holiday essential that doesn’t grow on a farm

"...of its manifold joys (when else are you allowed to hide your vegetables under a cloak of marshmallows and..."

Nov. 20, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Farmers Market Report: Oct. 12-13, 2013

Sweet corn, persimmons, pears, and pumpkins

"...mornings are actually cool now, as we are headed into the best weather of the year. Recent rains have..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: September 21-22, 2013

Roasted Hatch chiles, cantaloupes, bacon, and sausages

"...If you haven’t stocked up on roasted Hatch chiles this year, this Sunday..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: March 9-10, 2013

Strawberries, artichokes, celery, fava beans and pea shoots

"...as the Texas spring; often, if you miss a market or two, you will miss the local Spring delicacies..."

March 8, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...Erin Flynn and her husband, Skip Connett, are farmers, and they're being squeezed on many sides by the..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

'Farm-City, State' Documentary Film in Progress

Local filmmaker explores Austin's sustainable food movement

"...could feed itself with healthy, organic produce from local farms? Local filmmaker David Barrow poses this question in a..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Food Post by Carla Crownover

Farmers Market Report: December 1

Another week with no freeze!

"...Unsettling as it is to say, we have reached the first of December without..."

Nov. 29, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers' Market Report: Dec. 14-15, 2013

Nutty cheese balls, roast beasts, and other holiday fun

"...The Farmers’ Markets are really a fine resource for gifts; in..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Central Market Westgate Ready to Unveil Massive Remodel

South Austin store takes the lead

"...Central Market Westgate has always been a sales leader for the..."

May 23, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Aeroponics Are the Future for One Austin Urban Farm

Farmhouse Delivery is all grown up

"...had a few homeless camps on-site. Now Scherzer's urban farm, Rain Lily, is punctuated with the clucks of chickens..."

April 20, 2018 Food Feature by Mae Hamilton

Eden Foods Ban Heads to Wheatsville Vote

Boycott would be first approved in a decade

"...the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, progressives were shocked to find Eden Foods listed with the companies calling for..."

Aug. 19, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

HOPE Rolls Out Bike-Powered Farm Stand

Farmers market takes its act on the road

"...than four years of hosting a small but lively market near East Fifth and Comal, HOPE Farmers Market is..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SFC Farmers' Market East

Farm-fresh foods for East Austinites

"...the unfortunate by-products of our food system is that grocery stores often choose to close less profitable stores in..."

April 27, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Cornering the Market

With its second location, Wheatsville expands its cooperative mission

"...for business – and business is good. The new store, located at 4001 S. Lamar, has so far consistently..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Ahead of Farm Bill, Rep. Casar Taps Central Texas Farmers for Input

Roundtable discussion urges quicker loans, more land access, and easier paperwork

"...The first farm bill was enacted in 1933 – FDR's response to..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Guide to Kolaches in Austin

And some of your sweet and savory pastry options in and around town

"...of many excellent cuisines and dishes that have evolved into staples. German immigrants brought the corn dog to Texas;..."

April 9, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Holiday Dining Doesn't Have to Be All Stomach Cramps and Anaphylaxis

Picnik’s edible philosophies

"...As 2018 rolls toward an end, the opportunities for rum-soaked frolicking and indulgent..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

We Deem Keem Supreme

Custom candy at Farm to Market and beyond

"...When the jewel of a store Farm to Market Grocery opened on South Congress in..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Lester Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in the grip of one of Katrina's side..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bocaditos

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...Available for $5.99 at Whole Foods, Central Market, Grape Vine Market, Farm to Market Grocery, Tears of..."

June 1, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

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