Day Trips

Wings over the West: The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat.

"...of beneficial gardens. Urban development and the use of pesticides has reduced the overall numbers of butterflies that were..."

March 30, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Liquid Assets

Four Great Red Wines

"...an almost complete lack of bugs, which means no pesticides sprayed on the grapes. Navarro Correas' version is tannic..."

March 2, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

The Year That Wasn't

"...in place by his predecessor to protect farmworkers from pesticides. For years, one lonely whistleblower has been pushing that..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...pushed Barton Springs much closer to the brink, with pesticides, herbicides, toxic petroleum hydrocarbons and other pollutants increasing, and..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.

"...all day, water their lawns and spray them with pesticides, and pollute the river with power boats on the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

Mr. Smarty Pants

Prairie dogs have housing crunches, too.

"...first published. The book attacked the indiscriminate use of pesticides...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...ignored. And Barton Springs gets more fertilizer, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides, algae, etc...."

March 24, 2000 Column

Naked City

Hydrilla, an invasive aquatic weed, is starting to choke Lake Austin.

"...a weed problem, we've got to nail it with pesticides,'" he says. "We've been real advocates of using harvesters...."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Natural Selection

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

"...about the health effects of consuming foods that contain pesticides in their DNA...."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Shopping Savvy

"...when it avoids genetic engineering -- continues to contribute pesticides and toxins to soil, air, and water. Porter says..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Growth Industry

Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Bank on Consumers' Hunger for Natural Foods

"...its shelves; products with preservatives, animal ingredients, and chemical pesticides all make the cut, as do many major-label items..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm

"...explains, "only imbalances caused by our misperceptions." Instead of pesticides, he protects the lygus bug's home in the cover..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Food Review by Ronna Welsh

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...1950s, "Big Science" told us that DDT and other pesticides were the answer to the "bug problem." Years later,..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

GE Foods: Most Commonly Altered Crops

"...rely on it as one of the only nontoxic pesticides available to them. Corn Genes from Bacillus thuringienses toxins..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...from those where food is prepared. Less apparent are pesticides, both those applied inside the restaurant to kill insect..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Day Trips

"...also a research center. The man-made jungle uses no pesticides, so the staff is involved in an extensive effort..."

May 28, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...gray raptors are being reintroduced to South Texas after pesticides and habitat loss took them to the brink of..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Elitist Vision of South Austin

"...usable and can be grown virtually anywhere, without herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides, while simultaneously re-fertilizing the land. Hemp yields..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Column

Southern Living

A Vested Interest

"...Eco-Wise, a small retail establishment where nontoxic paints and pesticides bump up against organic cotton sheets and recycled glass..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Image Over Substance

Perry's Past

"...the man who would have removed regulatory authority over pesticides from the Agriculture Department was running the show...."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Lone Stars Rising

The Lady Rancher: From Hogs to Boll Weevils

"...Subsequent analyses by two USDA scientists blamed overuse of pesticides for the ruined crop...."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Comrades in Court

Boll Weevil Case Could be City's Ace Card in Water Suit

"...were lost after the foundation applied huge quantities of pesticides on cotton fields in South Texas. No trial dates..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...sexual harassment in the fields, and indiscriminate use of pesticides. Austin-based Whole Foods stands as one of the last..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature

What's Old Is New

Cutrer's City Markets Revives the Neighborhood Grocery

"...eating a diet high in nutrients and low in pesticides, your options are somewhat limited. Making organic fruits and..."

July 4, 1997 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Clear-Cutting at Parks & Rec

Budget Pruning Kills Horticulture Unit

"...an activity that requires state licensing for application of pesticides. Yet when PARD staff was looking for cuts, Halbrook..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

It Pays to Recycle

"...caustic or hazardous materials - like paint, solvents, or pesticides - to take them to the city's hazardous waste..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

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