food, gardening, recycling, green businesses
Jim Scott will perform three concerts in Fort Worth and Hurst at Dec. 9-11. Courtesy of Jim Scott.
Dec. 5, 2016
Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Jim Scott will appear for three North Texas performances this weekend, welcoming old fans and inviting the new to enjoy a night of music that celebrates peace, justice and the earth.
Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shops, now has three stores in North Texas – Dallas, Fort Worth and Frisco. Courtesy of Facebook.com/UglyChristmasSweaterShop.
Nov. 30, 2016
Resale is a recycling business and a Dallas entreprenuer discovered that gaudy is gold, when it comes to holiday retail.
Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shop, spotted the trend before opening his first store in Dallas in 2013.
Turkey season is gearing up and it’s time for families to consider not only how to cook the turkey, but also how to get rid of the turkey grease at the end of the day.
Around the Metroplex, cities work hard to make sure residents know not to just throw that grease down the drain. While in the past many folks have done that, it is a big environmental no-no these days.
Since launching in 2012, DME Exchange of Dallas has supplied nearly 3,000 pieces of donated durable medical equipment to nearly 2,000 clients.
Update: DME Exchange of Dallas announced in May 2024 that they have closed due to lack of funding.
Nov. 14, 2016
Oct. 31, 2016
A woman walks into a bookstore . . . No, wait. The woman owns the bookstore and now she’s bought a hardware store.
It makes perfect sense, right?
Vegan corn dogs are one of the popular items at the Texas Veggie Fair. Courtesy of Texas Veggie Fair.
Oct. 21, 2016
For long-time vegans and vegetarians, newbies to the way of life or just folks tinkering with the idea of making your diet meatless, the seventh annual Texas Veggie Fair on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Reverchon Park in Dallas is a good way to figure out if the lifestyle is for you.
Tour de Fresh benefits the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign. Photo courtesy of Tour de Fresh.
Oct. 19, 2016
Some DFW sponsors have parterned with a California-based nonprofit to put more salad bars in Fort Worth schools through the first Tour de Fresh event to be held in Texas.
Last year, Chrystya Geremesz relaunched her World Class Coffee Catering company as a green business. Photos courtesy of World Class Coffee Catering.
Oct. 12 2016
As more people become environmentally conscious, they’re wanting to reduce their environmental footprint not just at home but at work too. That’s why Chrystya Geremesz, a Denton County resident, recently turned her coffee catering company into a green business.
