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October 26, 2018

Consider The Pecan

Those who commune with pecan trees share a common taste for imperfection.…


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October 26, 2018

SA Springtime Forage

Spring road trips with our grandmother meant piling into her green ‘72…


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October 26, 2018

Sweet on Citrus

A few years ago I planted a small Satsuma orange tree in our backyard.…


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October 26, 2018

Hydroponics in River City

Hydroponics, Greek for “working water,” is basically growing plants without…


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October 26, 2018

Perla, Ranch Life

Wild grass and gasoline - that's the aroma of lost Texas to me. Lost…


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October 26, 2018

Mindful Sourcing

Gardeners can tip their shade hats to the Culinary Institute of America for…


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October 26, 2018

Bees and Their Keepers

A honeybee community is the mother of all matrilineages. One queen…


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October 26, 2018

Capon Accomplices

Most chickens hate people the way we hate Nazis and terrorists, perhaps…


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October 26, 2018

Healing Gardens

Nature helps soothe a range of ailments, connecting people with roots that…


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October 26, 2018

Kids in the Garden

Tending a garden in early summer evokes more than just the harvested…


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October 26, 2018

John Troy, Landscape Artist

John Troy: artist, designer, architect, psycho-analyst, historian, nature…


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October 26, 2018

Managing Mother Nature

Extreme summers can plunge us all in a hot dusty wake of cracked earth, or…


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October 26, 2018

Artist Inspiration Documentary

Life is open territory and many of us have neither map nor compass, but…


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October 26, 2018

Poco a Poco

The highway that cuts through the Texas hill country sheds little light on…


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October 26, 2018

Living Gifts

Living gifts that perpetuate health and productivity are the ultimate in…


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October 26, 2018

Garden Products

One of the more fascinating agricultural stories in Texas depicts Saundra…


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