HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR EXPERIENCE BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT Each farmers market is a unique as each farmer. Different markets have their own vibe and their own special offerings. Find your market(s) by considering what you’re hoping to buy. Are you only looking for seasonal produce, meat, eggs, and value-added items such as breads, cheeses, jellies, pickles, and soaps? Or are you hoping to make a day of it at a market that includes street food you can eat as you shop, ma

LADY BIRD JOHNSON KNEW THESE HUMBLE BLOOMS COULD CHANGE A LANDSCAPE BY MIMI GRENNWOOD KNIGHT “Consider how the wildflowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” — Luke 12:27 Lady Bird Johnson understood the healing power of wildflowers and made it one of her life missions to advocate for their preservation and proliferation. When she said, “Where flowers bloom, so does hope,” she understood how vi

SMASH KITCHEN BRINGS FRESH FLAVOR TO THE AMERICAN PANTRY Actor and Texan Glen Powell recently launched Smash Kitchen, his new line of affordable, organic condiments born from one simple belief: American families, and the pantries where their meals begin, deserve better. Too many go-to staples are packed with unnecessary additives, artificial nonsense, and things no one can pronounce. With that realization, Powell assembled a team of seasoned founders who set out to fix that —

UPDATING OUR FAVORITE IMAGE OF JESUS BY PERRY C. BROWN There are things and people we prefer to see as they were, not as they are now. We give the past such preference that it dominates the realities of today. My father took hundreds of pictures of our family growing up. In them I see myself and my sister missing front teeth, my parents active and healthy, our extended family gathering at a reunion in a hot park in July under massive shade trees. Everyone in those pictures ha

EIGHT FESTIVALS THAT MAKE AUTUMN THE PERFECT TIME FOR A TEXAS ROAD TRIP BY LIVING MAGAZINE When the temperatures begin to cool, Texas towns have a favorite way of celebrating: throw a festival. From September through November, communities across the state gather to honor everything from rice and roses to mushrooms, yams, German heritage and the arts. We’ve rounded up eight fall festivals that make a good excuse for a day trip or weekend getaway. Some celebrate long-standing T

RECIPES THAT CELEBRATE ONE OF TEXAS' MOST BELOVED INGREDIENTS BY JENNIFER BAJSEL PECAN, FIG, & ORANGE TART SERVINGS: 8 PREP 20 MIN. COOK 2HR 20MIN. TOTAL 40 MIN. INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. fresh figs, stemmed and halved | 2 mandarin oranges, peeled, sliced | 2 Tbsp. orange liqueur | ¼ cup packed light brown sugar | 2 Tbsp. cornstarch | ¼ tsp. kosher salt | 1 cup cream cheese, at room temperature | 1 large egg, separated | 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish | ½ cup pecan