Texas Hemp Growers Host Master Class on Modern Cultivation

"...Commissioner Sid Miller's recent comments that he's considering requiring growers to have signed sales contracts for their crops before..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Get Your Green Roof Here

Growers puts the "ee!" in green, the "oo!" in roof, the "fab!" in prefab

"...with its very own green roof at this Sunday's GRoWERS fund-raiser...."

Oct. 16, 2010 News Post by Nora Ankrum

At Any Price

This family drama puts a human face on corporate agribusiness.

"...engineering, and patented, high-tech systems are pushing out traditional corn-growers. In a refreshing divergence from the stereotype of the..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Savages

Oliver Stone’s movie is volatile, nasty, hypnotic, gory, and nearly irrestible – at least when the young 'uns aren't onscreen.

"...the story of Chon (Kitsch) and Ben (Johnson), independent growers and sellers of the best marijuana around. Chon is..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Weed Watch

DEA agents do their best impression of the Grinch this month by carrying out a string of medi-pot dispensary raids and by denying a group of American Indians the ability to grow and sell industrial hemp

"...a total of one (which has since expired) to growers in Hawaii – and has yet to rule on..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Into Town

Will Austin shoppers support a Downtown farmers' market?

"...enhancement of the economy by providing a market for growers and artisan food producers; delivering educational programs on food..."

May 2, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"..."Half of the winegrowers and wineries are all about helping each other, all..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Waiting on Fair Food

The quandary of ethical eating

"...And, unfortunately, it's not only foreign growers that are guilty of bad labor practices. In 1993,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Amy Kamp

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...Still, Zachary Maxwell, president of Texas Hemp Growers (representing 230 members, with more than half growers), sees..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

An Avocado Story

From the Aztecs to the Austin Aztex, everybody's eating avocados

"...wasn't much of a demand, and as production exploded, growers were forced to create a market. Calavo, the growers'..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-O-File

"...El Gallo parking lot. Certified organic and conventional produce, growers only...."

June 13, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Cruelty-Free Produce?

Coalition of Immokalee Workers comes to Austin

"...first, the CIW demanded better treatment from the tomato growers. However, they soon learned that the growers weren’t doing..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...by a local sheriff trying to protect his hometown growers while discouraging aggressive outsiders drawn to the region by..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips

The Texas International Apple Festival in Medina will have plenty of free samples of homegrown apples

"...year on the last Saturday of July, the apple growers of the Texas Hill Country challenge the apple growers..."

July 23, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...shipped in from far-flung locales, but there are several growers here in the center of the state that love..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...$40,000 per acre – a price that's far beyond growers who want to operate organically on small holdings rather..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Best Vendors to Buy Kratom Online

How to Choose the Best Online Store to Buy Kratom From.

"...They prioritize maintaining their relationships with the same individual growers to ensure they provide their customers with reliable, fresh..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Ads Post

TWGGA Grape Camp

For nascent winemakers and grape growers, Grape Camp is invaluable

"...they'll tell you that, as nascent winemakers and grape growers, the single most helpful thing they did was go..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Food-o-File

There's nothing new about fundraising events in Austin, but a friend-raiser is a new concept in River City. That's what the board members, staff, and community volunteers associated with the Sustainable Food Center / Austin Community Gardens (SFC / ACG) chose to call the event they threw this past Sunday afternoon.

"...base of community support. The invited guests included area growers, local restaurateurs, members of the local environmental community, food..."

June 8, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Freeland

Moving stoner drama finds the downside of going legit

"...business model fostered symbiotic relationships and mutual trust between growers, buyers, and distributors, which in turn attracted idealistic boomers/hippies...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Grow Avocados in Texas? Yes, We Can.

"...Typically, Valley avocado growers maintain orchards smaller than 10 acres, primarily serving farmstands..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Food Feature by MM Pack

Market Watch

Are the big five of Austin's busy farmers' markets competing or cooperating?

"...that the downtown market received. And predictably and understandably, growers and sellers were worried about the impact a downtown..."

April 9, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Natural Selection

Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.

"...to more conventional farming methods as quickly as many growers embraced genetic engineering -- and that point has given..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds

Seed banking on the future

"...commercial varieties from extinction – something left to small-scale growers and home gardeners. Ideally the plants would be grown..."

April 22, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Marijuana Seeds: Best Seed Banks Online in US 2021

Marijuana Seeds: Best Seed Banks Online in US 2021.

"...attain such a goal, they sell seeds from normal growers and professional growers working for domestic preservation...."

May 24, 2021 Events Post

What EVOO Can Do for You

Texas olive oil companies strive to educate consumers

"...demonstrably extra virgin, high-quality olive oil. In fact, Texas growers are among the loudest voices calling for long-overdue truth-in-labeling..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Austin Cider Houses Rule

Is hard cider ready to make a historic comeback?

"...apple production moved to eating rather than drinking, apple growers began to concentrate on specific varieties and ultimately, as..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Texas Takes on the World

A coming-out party for Texas olive oil

"...best year yet for Texas olives. Several Texas olive growers will be in attendance, eager to share information about..."

March 25, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Local Is as Local Does

Why area farmers want you to beware of faux local

"...newly formed coalition of area farmers and ranchers called Growers Alliance of Central Texas, or GroACT, maintains that diluting..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Eco-Currents: Talking Trash and Raising the Roof

Anti-litter campaign aims to clean up Austin creeks

"...combat the urban heat island effect, among other advantages. GRoWERS, an informal coalition of local experts in landscaping, architecture,..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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