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La Botanica, folk healers on wheels: A Triumvirate of botanical power growsroots in East Austin

John Dwyer, founder of Angel Valley Organic Farm in Jonestown, hauls off thesign for his farm stand after a busy day on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Dwyer andhis wife, Jo, sold their first vegetable in 1999 and now have a six-acreoperation about 25 miles northwest of Austin.

Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
This purple kohlrabi was pulled from the ground on Tuesday at Angel ValleyOrganic Farm in Jonestown, then brought to market the following day, where itfound its way to a dinner plate Wednesday night. Farm to table in 36 hours.

Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
Beets are in season at the Angel Valley farm stand on Jollyville Road in frontof the Asian American Cultural Center in North Austin.

Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
Green kohlrabi was almost gone in the first two hours of Wednesday's farm standfor Angel Valley Organic Farm (Jonestown, TX.)

Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
Angel Valley Organic Farm staffer Dana Newlove sells some of the last of thechard after a busy day on Wednesday at the farm's stand in front of the AsianAmerican Cultural Center on Jollyville Road.

Photo by Charlie L. Harper III

Each of the "hog ball" polyhedrons contain tasty feed that is distributedthrough holes lining each side.
An abstract tower allows patrons to overlook the clearing where many of the TushHog sculptures reside.
Buster Graybill rolls one of his Tush Hog sculptures to a new location,distributing feed as it rolls.
An indoor collection of Graybill's sculptures resembles the assemblage of alitter of wild hogs.
Captured video of wildlife—in this case, a ram—interacting with one of thestructures.