food, gardening, recycling, green businesses
Chefs for Farmers showcases Dallas' best chefs along with local and regional farmers. Photos courtesy of Chefs for Farmers.
Oct. 31, 2017
Chefs For Farmers might be just one of the best farm-to-fork festivals you will attend this year. A four-day affair from Nov. 2 to 5, the festival promises a mouthwatering extravaganza of local food from some of the best chefs in the country.
As farmers take center stage while chefs rock the best locally sourced dishes, guests can take it all in bite by bite.
Zippered pouches made from upcycled bags by E.C. Stanton Community School are among the items that will be for sale at the R-Bazaar on Nov. 11 in Fort Worth. Vendor spaces are still available.
October 24, 2017
A Fort Worth church is kicking off the holiday season with an art show and sale that showcases goods made from upcycled items.
Storm Farms reopens Oct. 7 with its pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Photos courtesy of Storm Farms.
Sept. 29, 2017
Storm Farms in Arlington was a hit this spring with its pick-your-own strawberry patch. Now, the farm is kicking off the fall growing season with the opening of its pumpkin patch Oct. 7.
The Hyatt Regency Dallas parteners with Clean the World to recycle its leftover shampoo, conditioner, body lotion and soap and distribute it in impoverished communities. Above, recycled soap distributed to a community in Haiti. Photos courtesy of Clean the World.
Sept. 26, 2017
Have you ever wondered what happens to all those half-full containers of shampoo, conditioner, body lotion and soap that you leave behind at the hotel? One local hotel is making good use of it.
Executive Chef Ryan Olmos grows much of the ingredients for his CiboDivino Marketplace dishes at his own farm.
Sept. 12, 2017
Executive Chef Ryan Olmos not only whips up fresh creations at CiboDivino Marketplace, an authentic Italian market in south Oak Cliff, he also grows much of the ingredients he uses at his organic farm at his home in Midlothian.
