Disaster strikes, unexpectedly. It is hard to predict when, or to prepare quite well, or quite right for it. This week, the Texas French Bread burned to the ground. Total loss. For the family, the workers there, and for the Austin community. These guys were important, their service — daily…

It’s not the first time. It won’t be the last time. Adverse weather conditions have again wreaked havoc across the Texas farm community, adversely impacting most of the local farmers, including many of the Nearby members, Boggy Creek Farm, F-Stop and Animal Farm to name but a few. Climate change…

Not a cliché but a call to action. Thanks to platforms like Substack, Patreon, and Onlyfans the creator economy is taking off in a big way. Finally artists, journalists, and other creatives are finding ways to build followers, entertain them and charge them a fee for it. Why does it…

Nearby started from the deep conviction that local food is an integral part of a meaningful community, and a belief in the mantra that food is health. But what is food, and what is local? These two questions sit at the core of our story. Food means many things to…