The "organic" craze has been around long enough that every industrial food producer in America has figured out a way to call its products organic, or at least put them in a box with a green logo and pass them off as "natural." On the flip side of the coin, the "local food" movement has been gaining momentum among environmentalists who argue that seasonal, locally produced food is even more beneficial than organic. It's also a lot harder to fake. more ›

Edible Austin's winter fundraiser, Eat Local Week continues through Saturday. Area restaurants and markets are participating by donating a portion of their proceeds from locally sourced menu items to Urban Roots. There are just a few more days full of Eat Local events to enjoy - we're particularly excited about the Local Brewers Happy Hour on Friday. more ›

Edible Austin's Eat Local Week continues through this weekend. All week long, area restaurants are serving locally sourced meals with proceeds from the sales of those items going to support Urban Roots. Eat Local Week events are taking place all over town; here's a rundown of what's going on today and tomorrow... more ›

Edible Austin's winter fundraiser, East Local Week, starts tonight with a multi-media celebration of sustainable food hosted by BookPeople from 6-8pm. Pamela Walker, the author of Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas will be joined by Ana Sofia Jones, director of the film FRESH, and Chef Alain Braux the classically trained chef who holds the unique distinction of cooking delicious, healthy food at Peoples Rx. more ›

Logo from Edible AustinEdible Austin’s first annual Eat Local Week celebration runs from Saturday December 8th through Saturday December 15th. While you’re nourishing body and soul with locally-grown and handmade foods from an extensive list of participating restaurants and markets, a portion of proceeds will go to Urban Roots, a program which teaches sustainable agriculture fundamentals to East Austin youth. 15-20 participants aged 14-18 will be awarded a paid internship to grow food on an... more ›