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Mitch Hagney

Mitch Hagney

Mitch Hagney is a writer and hydroponic farmer in downtown San Antonio. Hagney is CEO of LocalSprout and president of the Food Policy Council of San Antonio.

Environment & Nature

Invasive Zebra Mussel Threat Growing in Canyon Lake

By Mitch Hagney | July 27, 2018

Zebra mussels have appeared just north of San Antonio in Canyon Lake, the furthest south the invasive invertebrates have been found.

In Memoriam

Larry Butler, South Texas Urban Farming Leader, Dies at 70

By Mitch Hagney | July 3, 2018

Larry Butler, co-founder of Boggy Creek Farm, the oldest operating urban farm in Austin, died Thursday at age 70.

Gov & Politics

City Council Hears Proposed Changes to Free-Speech Permitting Process

By Mitch Hagney | December 14, 2017

The City Attorney is proposing changes to rules governing protests, parades, and processions that would create an online tool for requesting permits for demonstrations, designate a protest area at the airport, and streamline the permitting process.

Commentary
Chickens eat feed in the backyard gardens of Outlaw Kitchens.

New Laws on Chicken Ownership Could Help Reduce Food Insecurity in San Antonio

By Mitch Hagney | October 8, 2017

On Thursday, City Council raised the number of backyard chickens that San Antonians can own without a permit from three to eight.

Business & Tech

Sunday Farmers Market Returns to the Quarry

By Mitch Hagney | June 20, 2017

The Alamo Heights Farmers Market was a familiar sight to some, as a market had operated at the Quarry for years, but was discontinued in late 2014.

Gov & Politics

Texas Legislature Extends State’s Reach into County, Municipal Affairs

By Mitch Hagney | June 7, 2017

The recent legislative session featured several defeats for local control, and the special session in July could mean more of the same.

Commentary
Doug Havemann, whose cattle are distributed throughout SA, spreads hay on his ranch at Mesquite Field Farm in Nixon, Texas.

Taylor and Nirenberg Find Common Ground: San Antonio Needs to Eat Better

By Mitch Hagney | May 31, 2017

Both mayoral candidates explicitly and enthusiastically endorsed our policy proposals, some of which will require city funding.

eats
Pork from Peaceful Pork is prepared at Cured. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone

Chef-Driven Fundraiser Could ‘Save the Swine’

By Mitch Hagney | May 4, 2017

With its current lease terms expiring, South Texas Heritage Pork is looking to permanently plant its business roots on a long-term ranch property.

Gov & Politics
Wild hog hunted near Fort Worth.

Legislature May Put Sid Miller’s ‘Hog Apocalypse’ on Hold

By Mitch Hagney | April 14, 2017

The Texas House and Senate both have bills in committee that would prevent the legal use of a warfarin-based poison in traps designed for wild hogs.

sustainability
A dying oak tree fronts the entrance to a Hollywood Park house.

New Council Measure May Slow Oak Wilt

By Mitch Hagney | November 13, 2016

City Council passed an ordinance this month that is intended to reduce the spread of oak wilt throughout the city, which is killing thousands of San Antonio trees a year. 

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