Pure Luck in Armenia

Sarah Bolton lost her luggage on a cheesemaking trip to Armenia, but she gained some priceless knowledge and relationships.

"...cheesemaking techniques and principles by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's M.A.P. (Marketing Assistance Program). This program offers assistance to..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Day Trips

"...ranged from hillbilly bands to experts on the latest agriculture techniques. Entertainers and orators traveled a circuit around Texas..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Book Burn ...

"Happily, the University of North Carolina Press saw fit to reprint this little classic in 1999, and it remains readily available to anyone interested in the history of American hot sauce, as well as in a thoughtful portrait of a rapidly changing segment of American Southern culture," writes MM Pack. Find out why.

"...U.S. hot sauce industry. This slim volume is biology, agriculture, foodways, travelogue, and anthropological study, all intertwined and entertainingly..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood has had correspondence from several of the most tasteful men in Austin's food scene in the past week and it's all good news.

"...of the "Paint Your Own Wine Goblet" party with local artist Celina Frisbee that was so popular this fall...."

March 1, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

"...Bernsen, land commissioner; Sherry Boyles, Railroad Commission; Tom Ramsay, agriculture commissioner; and Julius Whittier, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

AISD Magnets and Academies

A listing of AISD's magnets and academies

"...and arranges internships that prepare students for jobs in local industries, like agriculture, computer science, construction, etc.) at Lanier..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature

TDH Cuts the Egret's Cheese

TDH shuts down cheese production at White Egret Farm.

"...bad." A former biologist with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Dexter asserts that TDH regulators are..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

The Devil's Rope Museum in McLean chronicles the closing of the Great American Plain with barbed wire.

"...barbed-wire-making machine in the museum is still operational and local rancher, Delbert Trew, demonstrates its use on occasion, when..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...the 47-year-old Conrad worked for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in Elko, Nevada, where the Sagebrush Rebellion, a movement..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Lady in Waiting

Prospective First Lady Anita Perry Prepares for Life in the Spotlight

"...he switched to the Republican Party to run for agriculture commissioner in 1990, Anita Perry's career reached new heights..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will Travel For Food

Roving Chronicle Cuisines writers send dispatches from a variety of locales.

"...samples of their wares, and food booths operated by local businesses and community organizations. One tent offered regular wine..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Noshing Kosher

Lorne Oppler gives the lowdown on eating kosher in Austin.

"...afternoon and you're cruising down the aisle of your local supermarket for a quick grocery hunt. You pick up..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Food Feature by Lorne Opler

Letters at 3AM

Al Gore is the only presidential candidate who's hot and bothered about global warming.

"...consider the drastic relocation of human beings, industry, and agriculture, that may be necessary to accommodate these changes...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Going Public

A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.

"...continue to be available for other revenue-producing purposes, including agriculture and mineral extraction. UT's support will be critical for..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Summer Free Lunch Program

Jorge Zapata, supervisor of the Austin PARD's summer free-lunch program, is serious about outreach. He wants the parents of all Austin school kids who qualify for reduced-price or free lunches to know their kids are welcome at the 55 PARD summer free-lunch sites around the city.

"...for the program come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Texas Department of Human Services...."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature

Day Trips

Eagle Lake rallies around the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken population with its annual festival.

"...was the loss of this type of habitat to agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization that has brought the Attwater's Prairie..."

March 31, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

As Much Magic as Fact

In the month since the much-hyped publication of Stephen Harrigan's historical novel The Gates of the Alamo, a visible restructuring of the public notion of the fort has seized the imagination of Texas. Chronicle writer David Garza explains why.

"...before Harrigan recently read from his novel at a local bookstore, for instance, the buzz among some audience members..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Deadly Globs

Brenner recalls the time Carl Orff took his breath away. Really.

"...A good year for a certain subset of Mexican agriculture, a bumper crop of verdant friendlies with the smartest..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Sucking Us Dry

"...industry and urban centers, and to the detriment of agriculture and a sustainable rural economy. When the Lost Pines..."

May 21, 1999 Column

Day Trips

"...time the assignments included military training. The departments of Agriculture and the Interior supervised the workday projects, according to..."

April 23, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook

"...utilizing items found in the cooler case at the local 7-Eleven. Tsering and Zara have produced a cookbook that..."

March 5, 1999 Food Feature

Day Trips

"...murals are based on American themes of regional history, agriculture, new industries, and local legends. Most of the murals..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

On the Lege

Inaugural Notes

"...before the 1979 election took out ads in the local daily reading: "The only way -- the only way..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column

Bittersweet Ending

Notes From the Republican Revolution

"...had endorsed Sharp even though Perry, as the sitting agriculture commissioner, was the group's most logical choice. Stallman stayed..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature

Endorsements

City Propositions

"...Commissioner of Agriculture: L.P. "Pete" Patterson (D).During 21 years in the lege,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by the Editorial Staff

Election Coverage 1998

"...four Commissioners to lead in the post-Bill Aleshire age. Local Bond Elections The City of Austin will ask voters..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Food-O-File

Hot, Hotter, Hottest, Hot Sauce!

"...than a year ago, folks have wondered when popular local chef Stewart Scruggs would be back on the range...."

Aug. 28, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...Don says. On Saturdays and holidays they double-bake, but locals and visitors still clean off the shelves. The baker's..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Susan Combs and Rick Perry, the GOP nominees for Agriculture Commissioner and Lieutenant Governor, respectively. David Weeks, Correa's business..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature

Election Endorsements

The Primary Countdown Continues

"...Commissioner of Agriculture:..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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