Multicultural Refugee Coalition Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Roots in Austin

Texas transplants find space to grow

"...that the gleaners were a part of New Leaf Agriculture, a branch of the nonprofit Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC),..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

City's Urban Ag Effort Struggles to Take Root

Bureaucracy may be reason for program's stunted growth

"...Local economist Jon Hockenyos is the guy the city of..."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...an urban farm. For everything from increased access to locally produced foods to reduced crime rates, many look to urban..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

SXSW Panels: The Future of Food and Drink

Highlights from the 2017 food track

"...about how difficult it used to be to cook locally, “It was pretty difficult in the beginning. It was..."

March 12, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

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

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

"...Depression and the Dust Bowl, meant to shore up agriculture, conservation, rural development, and nutrition programs. At Farmshare in..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...for small farmers, making it meaningless if you’re buying locally from farmer’s markets. With all the enormous systemic problems..."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Share Some Truth, Justice, and Sustainability With These Civic-Minded Gifts

Keep the holidays real

"...are even a little bit fun. – Mike Clark-Madison Go Local Card..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...away – perhaps the discussion could continue over a local craft brew in the taproom? After the glasses are..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...lion's share of endorsements from Demo­cratic public officials and local political organizations. He has a long history in the..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...the world. Users are able to call into their local BBS, join a conference on a topic (i.e., "Ecology"),..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...Wildlife Service. It's part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Ser­vices, which originated as the Bureau of Biological..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Endorsements

"...contested Nov. 3; we'll offer our endorsements in the local races next week. Meanwhile, remember that early voting starts..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature by the Editorial Staff

Urban Roots

Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too

"...Urban Roots is a local nonprofit that combines sustainable agriculture with youth development, and..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Urban Farm Debate Intensifies

UPDATED: Council postpones vote on revised ordinance

"...regarded as a pillar of innovative and sustainable urban agriculture, the closure of HausBar Farms (see “Communication Breakdown,” April..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

My SXSW ECO 2012 Experience Wrap Up

Sustainability in food and environment and culture! Oh, my!

"...Climate change plays a large role in agriculture and thereby dictates food choices and traditions in food..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Big Food Ideas

Foodie intellectual Michael Pollan lectures at the Paramount

"...that of utmost importance is the concept of diversified agriculture. A return to diversified peasant farming contributes not only..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Food-o-File

A capacity crowd stands up for small, sustainable family farms at Pamela Walker's book signing

"...small, sustainable family farms are once again feeding fresh, local food to their neighbors. Austin's own version of this..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...town not a minute too soon -- to some local chagrin. But that survivor instinct should serve him in..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...town not a minute too soon -- to some local chagrin. But that survivor instinct should serve him in..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...town not a minute too soon -- to some local chagrin. But that survivor instinct should serve him in..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

Understanding the Science

"...both the environment and human consumption. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) checks to see if the plant grows the..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SNAP Decision: Starve the Poor

Cuts would impact Texans in need

"...15, by a vote of 36-10, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2013 farm bill:..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Anna Toon

Naked City

"...to the $1 million cut. Given the rise in local property value, that would push the health care district's..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

Count the Blessings

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25

"...creation of jobs in a fast-growing segment of Texas agriculture. But the most impressive changes have been in the..."

April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report

Organics: good enough for the pilgrims, good enough for us; and, trailer trash go upscale.

"...Buy Organic, Buy Local..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

People of all political persuasions are beginning to face the reality that Americans' demand for oil is outpacing our supply and refining capacity, which in turn will cripple our economy's ability to grow. Our disposable society will become a scavenging society, and, on the brighter side, a more inventive society.

"...most crucial uses of oil and natural gas are agriculture, heating, and essential transport. As Bartlett pointed out, "We..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Soul Searching

Asleep at the Switch

"...Former Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower believes that the Democrats' problem lies..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Into Town

Will Austin shoppers support a Downtown farmers' market?

"...than 50 years (1870 to the late 1920s), the local Mexican-American community congregated there, holding public dances, fiestas, and..."

May 2, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Then There's This: Back to the Garden

Comp plan aims to build a sustainable food system

"...to criticize the chapter that addresses building a sustainable local food system. (Plus, it's difficult to criticize the plan..."

July 13, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...his front door. According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study titled "Measuring Food Security in the U.S.," the..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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