By Amanda Hill I consider myself pretty health conscious. Each week, my grocery cart is filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats, whole grains and low-fat milk, yogurt and cheese. I like serving home-cooked meals made from fresh, flavorful ingredients. Cooking healthy food, for me, is a way to take care of my family. [...]
By Gene Hall Organic. Conventional. Natural. Modern. Local. Grassfed. Grainfed. The choices are endless for consumers when it comes to food and the farmers and ranchers who grow it. Confusion often reigns as some with evangelical zeal turn up their noses at how you like to eat. Scare tactics are used by everyone from multi-billion-dollar [...]
By Julie Vrazel Spinach—the vegetable made popular by the fast-talking, squinty-eyed Popeye the Sailor Man—is packed with nutrients and grown right here in the Winter Garden area of Southwest Texas. This leafy, green crop is spread over 3,500 acres and grown by 14 farmers in this region of the Lone Star State. Ed Ritchie, a [...]
By Julie Vrazel Farming and ranching is no easy task, just ask any of us. But it's especially tough for the younger generation who is trying to make a living off the land. My fiancé and I are getting ready to take the plunge--our first land purchase, that is--to plant our roots in Texas agriculture. [...]
By Jessica Domel I love so many things about living in the Lone Star State. We have such great foods, the friendliest people and almost every type of geography you could ever want. I've been traveling this state for over a year now with the Texas Farm Bureau, and I've come to realize that I [...]
