Jake “V. Pup Buttrot’s Buttrot” and the Cobbler started a project for our people in Kerrville during the holidays of 2008-9.  With a little help from the biodiesel-powered German Donkey and a crooked-tailed senile dog, we began by ripping out the Asiatic Jasmine along the front of the house. We then brought in 18 tons [...]

Built in 1930, this home in East Austin is set to receive a state historical marker as the former home of one of the first Chinese immigrants to Austin, Joe Sing.  The house has now been passed down to Raul Hernandez, the great-great-grandson of Joe Sing.  Raul is dedicated to preserving the historical context of the [...]

Check out the Fall 2010 issue of Edible Austin, on the streets now.  The Johnsons own a 70-acre organic farm in East Austin, and are living the dream, or living in hell, depending on your perspective.  But I suppose like many of us, both are appropriate descriptors for most days…

I’ll admit, the garden is looking a little, hot, but I suppose it should after the driest August on record, and more days over 100 than not. But like mama says, it’s not the cover of a book that counts, its how many juicy tomatoes and hot peppers it gives you.  And this struggling little garden is [...]