Green Tip Guy: Repurpose ice cream containers
This is the time of year when gardeners are starting seeds for their spring gardens. Jason and his guest Lauren show how ice cream cartons can be repurposed as seedling or small plant containers.
North Texas
Green Grocer reopens as eco-friendly micro mart
For those fans of Green Grocer in Dallas who were saddened to hear that the green market was closing this month – rejoice. The store, which specializes in stocking nearly exclusively organic foods, local produce when possible and no GMOs, is back.
North Texans blast state’s contested clean air plan
Around 100 people filled the TCEQ public hearing in Arlington last week to let the agency know they're not happy with its clean air plan. Photo by Julie Thibodeaux.
Jan. 26, 2016
Checkered Past Winery serves up Texas libations with vintage vibe
Jan. 25, 2016
Checkered Past Winery’s name hearkens back to another era but the new venue that opened in December is all about progressive concepts – like drinking local.
Film recounts how Dallas Audubon Center rose from illegal dump site
I remember reading about how the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas was built on the site of a former landfill. However, it wasn’t until I saw the documentary Out of Deepwood that I appreciated that history.
Austin-based Farmhouse Delivery takes over Urban Acres in Dallas
The new owners say they will be able to offer more options to Urban Acres customers.
Jan. 16, 2016
Urban Acres, the once locally owned food co-op in Dallas that specializes in local and organic food, is under new ownership. Last month, the store announced that Austin-based Farmhouse Delivery had purchased the business that has been bringing farm fresh produce to city dwellers in DFW since 2009.
Green Tip Guy: Make green spaghetti
Jason shows how to make a healthy vegetable-based pasta out of zucchini.
Green Grocer in Dallas to close next week
Green Grocer in Dallas will be closing its doors Jan. 18, the owners announced in a Facebook post on Sunday. In a letter to patrons, owners Cassie Green and Gary Stephens said they were not able to make the business profitable.
Former Dallas environmental reporter looks back – and ahead
Environmental reporter Randy Lee Loftis retired from the Dallas Morning News in September but he's still covering the environmental beat.
Jan. 12, 2016
After 26 years as environmental reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Randy Lee Loftis starts the new year on the wing. Rumors of his retirement are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous retort to reports of his own demise.
“Retirement? I’m too young for that!” says Loftis.
Irving couple brings eco-friendly laundry soap biz to Texas
Jan. 11, 2016
Irving resident Michael Tenney, coowner of NearBayou Naturals, is not only carrying on his family's eco-friendly business, he helped create it. Back in 2008, Tenney’s mother Cynthia of Iowa was cloth diapering most of her children and found that their skin was reacting to a chemical found in synthetic laundry detergents.