Design for the Onesimo Hernandez Elementary campus in Dallas, one of two pilot schools in the Cool Schools Program. Courtesy of Texas Trees Foundation.
July 21, 2016
Some Dallas area elementary schools will be shadier and greener in the coming school year, thanks to the Texas Trees Foundation’s Cool Schools initiative.
Bonton Farms founder Daron Babcock with Malachi and milking goats. Photo by Monica Johnson.
July 18, 2016
On May 2, the Texas State Soil and Conservation Board began offering grants for Monarch habitat restoration on rural land and public butterfly gardens in cities. Courtesy of National Wildlife Federation.
July 15, 2016
Home, home on the range is not the same when the monarchs don’t play.
James Jeffers and Steve Smith are the founders of Eat the Yard, a farming business created for veterans to connect with each other, as well as to the land. Photos by Monica Johnson.
July 1, 2016
Two Dallas veterans have taken up organic farming as a way to earn a living as well as heal from war trauma. Now they want to share the bounty of benefits they’ve found with other veterans.
Photos courtesy of GSA.
June 17, 2016
The U.S. General Services Administration is partnering with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth to ensure more federally owned buildings will feature eco-friendly landscaping that conserves water and supports pollinators while staying cost effective and attractive.
"The project is to create a calculator tool that shows you to how you can improve your landscape and reduce cost and your carbon footprint at the same time,' said Heather Bass, a BRIT researcher working on the project.
Conner Hammond has started a lucrative summer business building raised garden beds. Photos courtesy of Facebook.com/growingupgardensfriscotx
June 16, 2016
Just a few months ago, 15-year-old Conner Hammond of Frisco was looking for a way to earn a little extra spending money. Little did he know that what started out as Mother’s Day present – a homemade raised bed to house his mom’s garden - would sprout into a booming, or should we say blooming, business.
Legendary Indian activist Panduranga Hegde is one of the speakers at UNT’s first international conference on rural sustainability on June 10-11. Courtesy of the New Indian Express.
June 6, 2016
The Johnson County Herb Society hosts a Natural Plant Dyes Workshop on June 4 in Cleburne. Photo courtesy of Lorelei Caracausa.
May 31, 2016
