Conservation

(Photo: The meditation circle at the Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, courtesy David Bethard)    

Shopping Green

By Julie Thibodeaux      

North Texas boasts a number of eco-friendly entrepreneurs with green thumbs. Their commitment to promoting organic gardening has earned them a loyal following among Green Source DFW’s readers. Here are the picks for the Best Green Garden Centers:   

Vote for Best Green Businesses through 10-28-2012

Green Event          

By Julie Thibodeaux      

Oct. 1, 2012

When 350.org invited people around the world to participate in a climate change action day last spring, Waxahachie resident Marshall Hinsley wanted to join in. He searched the website of the international environmental organization formed to bring awareness to global warming but the closest chapter of the group was in Austin.     

Sept. 7, 2012

Green Nonprofit  

By Minnie Payne     

Aug. 16, 2012

By Julie Thibodeaux

As more people forego using chemicals on their lawns and gardens and seek organic produce, many in the local green community were outraged that cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were ramping up efforts to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile virus by spraying pesticides in urban neighborhoods.

By Rita Cook

The City of Cedar Hill is growing green and it is intentional.

This article is part of a series in Summer 2012 in the pages of Green Source DFW covering landscaping and sustainable and organic gardening. For more see -