Winner of the Green Source Photo Contest - Kim Barney
Kim Barney - Controlling Pests the Green Way
Gardens and Gardening
Alternative Power - Doctor Installs Wind Turbines
Aug.6, 2011
From recycling, to composting to steering clear of using chemicals in his yard that was just the beginning of Dr. Earl Ruby’s green-minded living alternatives at his home in Midlothian. Later he added four wind turbines in his yard as well as 60 solar panels.
Green Source Restaurant Review - Company Cafe
Aug. 2, 2011
By Holly Haber
Community gardens teach sustainable lesson in Tarrant County
July 27, 2011
Clarice Abuto doesn’t let anything go to waste when it comes to gardening. The hired caretaker for the Como Community Garden in Fort Worth not only teaches residents and volunteers how to grow black-eyed peas, okra and greens, she shows them how to garden the “natural way.”
Green Source Summer Photo Contest Update: "Green" and You
By Brandolon Barnett
What does "green" mean to you? From the opportunity for children to enjoy nature to the beauty of the smallest things around us, people who care about the environment are answering the question with entries in the 2011 Green Photo Contest by Green Source DFW. You have until the 30th to submit your entry through our Facebook page.
Green Source DFW at the Sustainability Showcase in Dallas: Day 2
July 18, 2011
By Brandolon Barnett
Architect Thom Mayne during his lecture on Day 1 of the 2011 Sustainabilty Showcase in Dallas. What was in store for Day 2?
Sustainability Conference: Day 2
Making kitchen composting easier
By Robin Sowton
Perhaps you've just started composting. You're dumping leaves and grass clippings into a corner of the yard regularly, but you just haven't got into recycling the kitchen scraps. After all it can be annoying to have banana peels, coffee grains or vegetable trimmings sitting out until it is convenient to take them outside.
Getting a new garden hose for Summer?
Many of us use hoses to water our gardens, fill our dogs’ water bowls, and fill pools. And in summer months, kids playing outdoor will often drink from the hose. What you may not know is that many hoses are made of polyvinyl chloride, which uses lead as a stabilizer. A 2007 Consumer Reports Study tested 16 hoses:
Eating locally through Community Supported Agriculture
Nov. 23, 2010
How you would you like to get a box of fresh local food each week, and at the same time, support a local farmer? Well, that is what Community Supported Agriculture is all about--and there are several CSA farms right here In North Texas!