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Comment on Texas Eats: Beets by r"smiley" settlemyre

r"smiley" settlemyre — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:52:03 +0000

New 5 acre npo community garden with well… plan to plant 1/2 acre each of beets, tomatoes, squash, radishes corn and beans about 100′ per week to assist the local food pantry… open pollinating… also seed bank… we appreciate your info on beats… (:

Comment on Kiwi Water from Central Market/HEB by kiwi water

kiwi water — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:38:45 +0000

If you reallt want good Artesian spring mineral water our waters are the purest and soft on the pallet

Comment on Local Wine and Cheese at Central Market (Austin) by Jack Miles

Jack Miles — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:15:59 +0000

I am looking for a place to buy cheese of different types in bulk amounts. I can not use 300 lb barrels but could take 40 lbs or less down to 10 or 12 lb. amounts. At prices of less than $3.00a pound when by market reports show prices of $1.14 to $1.43 as prices.

Comment on Does this mean I’m obsessed? by Alan

Alan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:46:35 +0000

Who knows, maybe they were headed up to the Dallas fort worth area! Nice blog by the way,I found it through the Texas parks and wildlife magazine.

Comment on Texas Eats: Eggplant by nicole ray

nicole ray — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:51:06 +0000

I adore the smaller eggplants. And except for the round, green “kermits,” I eat them well-cooked. For a great pilaf recipe please see “eggplant chickpea pilaf” at savortheearth.com.

Comment on Texas Eats: Watermelon by Connie Bennett

Connie Bennett — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:53:14 +0000

Okay, I am from PA but have lived in CA since 1965 and the one thing I pine over is the the Watermelon. I am considering have a really good watermelon shipped to me but the question is; from where? Who has the best?

Comment on Does this mean I’m obsessed? by P.Price

P.Price — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:12:13 +0000

Ha! But beware… if he had hit a bump, you’d have had watermelon on your car, not just your mind.

Comment on Now for Something Different: Black Spanish Wine by Beth

Beth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:40:56 +0000

Hi MK-

Here are some of my go-to sources for humanely raised meats:

BEEF - People’s Pharmacy for Betsy Ross Beef (frozen, local, grass-fed); Austin Farmer’s Market (downtown Saturday) for Fredericksburg grass-fed beef (also frozen and grass-fed), Wheatsville Co-op for Neiman (not local, but humane and not frozen which is nice if you’re in a hurry)

PORK - Austin Farmer’s Market (Triangle Wednesday) for Peach Creek Farm

FOWL - Austin Farmer’s Market (downtown and Triangle) for Countryside Farms duck, chicken, and more (also rabbit!)

LAMB - Austin Farmer’s Market (downtown) and Wheatsville for Loncito’s Lamb

BISON - Austin Farmer’s Market (both) for Thunderheart

Wheatsville is a great place to go if you just want to browse a nice selection of humanely raised stuff. The butcher there is extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

Keep in mind that local meats often aren’t technically certified humane (due to costs, time involved with certification), but usually *are* humane in practice. You can always ask. I’m a nosy journalist, and I’ve never yet had a local producer be anything other than gracious when I’ve asked about production methods. On the contrary, usually they’re happy I’ve asked.

Beth

Comment on Now for Something Different: Black Spanish Wine by minervaK

minervaK — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:11:38 +0000

Hey Beth — Found your blog on a google search for Texas Locavores. I’m looking for a good source of humanely raised meat around Austin. Any suggestions? Thx — MK

Comment on Does this mean I’m obsessed? by Lyssa

Lyssa — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:44:08 +0000

You are a watermelon stalker! I love it. I especially like that you filed it under “Happenings,” because you know, driving up I-35 and snapping pics of watermelons is totally hip.