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Counting Our Blessings
Considering what we're thankful for in the local food scene
"...to support the city's art museum, to fund vegetable gardening projects for low-income families...."

Nov. 23, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Postscripts
Recent news in Austin's literary scene
"...and staff writer for Screen Talk; K. Celeste Seay, gardening section editor of the Statesman; author Billie L. Stephens..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Day Trips
At the Wiseman House in Hico, Kevin Wenzel serves up some of the finest chocolates in Texas.
"...selection of antiques, gifts, toys, coffees, cards, baskets, and gardening supplies. LaDonne also operates Bliss, a bath and body..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Fall Book Reviews
"...of major Zen Center investor Paul Hawken (of upscale gardening company Smith & Hawken), not to mention his bald..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

Cook Globally, Grow Locally
"...she can turn to GCP founder Dayna Conner for gardening advice when she needs it...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Still Hungry
Reassessing the state of Austin's food security
"...self-sufficiency model that really works. SFC offers cooking classes, gardening instruction and garden plots, canning and preserving workshops, and..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The American Voice
Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases
"...about photography, more about Roland Barthes, dance, and even gardening history. Her restraint has a certain commanding swagger to..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Greenfingers
"...about prisoners finding rehabilitation via the soul-soothing effects of gardening. And bully for those real-life inmates who found solace..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar takes you on a tour of two local, innovative businesses: Cush Cush and Big Red Sun.
"...décor pieces, charming gift plants called "retro botanicals," fabulous gardening shoes, and so many other delights. They also manufacture..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

You Can Leave Your Hat On
The ballad of Mambo John Treanor
"...love athletics and to be outside. I loved the gardening. Half the time I was away from fences and..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide
"...-- through instrument-playing, dancing, singing, and drama. Art, cooking, gardening, and creative play are also explored. Ages 3-6: July..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide
"...ORGANIC GARDENING SUMMER CAMP The only TDA-certified organic school in Texas,..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Postscripts
The eighth annual Texas Writers Month begins in a few days.
"...90% on all kinds of regional interest books (like gardening titles) and scholarly books from Cinema Studies to Multicultural..."

April 27, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Day Trips
Wings over the West: The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat.
"...with a variety of butterfly-related items, from flags to gardening supplies...."

March 30, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
The Painted Churches of Fayette County.
"...Butterfly Gardening Show at the Butterfly Ranch in Fredericksburg demonstrates planting..."

March 9, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dot-bombers
Despite the clouds of layoffs, a virtual silver lining shines for some caught in Austin's online bust.
"...about 280 employees working to sell seeds, plants, and gardening supplies online. Despite some encouraging cash flow -- venture..."

March 2, 2001 Features Feature by Carol Brorsen

Food-o-File
Virginia B. Wood corrects a mistake she made in a previous column and uncovers some news in the process.
"...During the segment, Dizney made a plea for some gardening guardian angel to purchase the property and sell it..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Year That Wasn't
"...to just 1% of its former value, the five-year-old gardening e-tailer decided to cut its losses in November, shutting..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

Encyclopedia of Fire
Is Dave DeWitt the world's expert hothead?
"...his Web site (www.fiery-foods.com). Nowadays, he understandably limits his gardening to just a few dozen varieties each year in..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

Public Notice
Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.
"...10am, World Food Day Come celebrate local community gardening with a Farmer's market and gardening workshops, and more...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Too Much Caffeine Woman
Watching Jean Caffeine's eyes light up.
"...many subjects -- art, punk rock, teaching, making records, gardening. So much so, in fact, that it's difficult to..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

With Style
"As corny as it sounds, I have to say that my life changed 14 years ago," Anne S. Lewis writes, "the day my bike tire blew out -- the second time in one week -- right in front of John Trimble's house. I'd never heard of the author of the venerable Writing With Style book or his legendary UT writing classes."
"...on my rides and often seen him out there gardening -- tanned, athletic-looking, mid-forty-ish -- I'd never heard of..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Books Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Chronicles
The Ninth Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
"...Competition. A recovering waiter, Steven enjoys therapy, bourbon, and gardening...."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Clay Smith

Day Trips
Sleep and shop 19th-century style at the Comfort Common Bed and Breakfast in Comfort, TX.
"...antique and gift shops with their own specialties from gardening implements to nick-knacks and toys. In a pen out..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me: A Novel
"...husband, a spoiled actor lover) and careers (filmmaking and gardening). Unlike real life, with weighty decisions and gnarly consequences,..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Books Review by Robin Bradford

People Who Sweat: My Middle-Aged Adventures Among Tree Climbers, Mall Walkers, Surfing Housewives, and Other Unlikely Athletes
"...together better than her previous investigation into all things gardening-related, People With Dirty Hands. Sports are her focus this..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Books Review by Adrienne Martini

After a Fashion
That's the stuff i really want to hear from a fashion consultant.
"...THERAPEUTIC GARDENING This past Thursday, Aug. 3, opened the Garden of..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Food-o-File
Virginia B. Wood updates readers on Austin's expanding Italian restaurants.
"...Kudos to those adorable gardening tots at Rhonda's Montessori Garden (4300 Mt. Vernon, 707-8635)..."

June 16, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fractured Greeks: Great Deeds, Human Follies Fractured Greeks
If any company in Austin is equipped to handle the mythological heft of the Greek tragedies, it's VORTEX Repertory Company, and under the direction of Bonnie Cullum, Fractured Greeks, a collection of scenes taken from and inspired by the Trojan War plays of Euripides and Sophocles, holds together pretty well.
"...to have lost his mind and is hell-bent on gardening rather than heading off to war. The piece is..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide
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"...ORGANIC GARDENING SUMMER CAMP Picture your children awash in flowers, sunshine..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

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