Katy Bynum

Katy Bynum is a journalist with 15 years of experience in media, and she is currently a content editor at MultiBriefs. Katy has worked for daily, weekly and monthly publications and is also the former co-owner of The Courier newspaper in Colleyville, Texas.

Articles by Katy Bynum

• Gluten-free lifestyle: Is it here to stay?

  Friday, May 09, 2014

  ​One buzzword that keeps popping up in grocery stores, restaurants and even churches is gluten-free. Gluten, a protein found in grains like wheat, barley and rye, is difficult for some people's bodies to process, resulting in an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients.

• Preparation, knowledge key in fighting West Nile virus

  Friday, April 11, 2014

  Several counties in North Texas — one of the hardest hit regions by West Nile virus in recent years — have announced a coordinated effort to prevent and monitor the spread of the mosquito-borne infectious disease. Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties are stepping up efforts with early tracking of the illness, with more than 1,200 mosquito traps.

• After decades, coconut oil re-emerges as a cooking trend

  Monday, March 31, 2014

  For years, coconut oil was the go-to choice in many North American homes and commercial kitchens — used by the home baker for superior-tasting, flaky pie crusts and by the restaurant chef for deep frying foods. ​Now, coconut oil is once again surging in popularity.

• Urban garden provides chance for community to grow locally

  Monday, October 28, 2013

  ​Who would have thought that transforming an urban church parking lot into a garden in east Dallas would succeed in bringing community members together? Elizabeth Dry did, and she's done just that with a little help from a Kickstarter campaign and her friends at White Rock United Methodist Church.

• Farm to table: More than a trend, a way of life

  Wednesday, October 02, 2013

  What began as a hobby for one retired American Airlines flight attendant has now become the focal point of her life: sustainable farming. Betina Hawkins, along with her partner Cliff Patterson, owns and operates New Frontier Farm in Corsicana, Texas — about an hour and a half south of Dallas. The 23-acre farm, which has been operating for about five years, is just one example of the growing trend of sustainable farming.