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• Gallery at Texas Discovery Gardens - I feel so very blessed to be able to intertwine my art with such a beautiful venue as the Gallery at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park. Not only is it beautiful, they work very hard to support our environment. My work will be on exhibition beginning March 22 and ending July 31, 2010. There [...]
• Plastic Biodegradable Bags Made by the Green Genius Company - Have you ever tried finding truly biodegradable trash bags? Well look no more, we found an amazing product made by a wonderfully green US company. Sam Paul was a business owner who sold traditional plastic bags until his kids convinced him to re-think plastic trash bags and find a greener alternative. Sam rounded up a team of [...]
• Community Supported Agriculture in Texas - A work colleague asked me the other day if our site had any articles about delivery of fresh local produce to homes or businesses from local farms, my answer was; I don’t know how to get fresh produce delivered yet, but I will make it my green mission to find out more about locally delivered fresh [...]
• Tips for Eco-Friendly Landscaping and Water Conservation in Your Yard - Once again, looking towards warmer weather and getting outdoors, I thought about this spring and what we could do around the yard to be more eco-friendly, I came across a list of tips to help: 1. Reel Lawn Mowers: What is that? Well reel lawn mowers are muscle-powered, no engine required. Using them not only conserves [...]
• Zebra Longwings Painting for the Organic in the City-Fashion Show and Auction - I am beginning a new painting called “Zebra Longwings” which I will be donating to the Texas Discovery Gardens for their Charity event Organic in the City Fashion Show and Auction. This event is one of the major fund raisers for the Texas Discovery Gardens. Texas Discovery Gardens is an educational organic garden facility in [...]
• Turn Your Used Plastic Bags Into Clothing! - I stumbled across a wonderfully intriguing image on Flickr.com and it turned out to be an eco friendly coat made from reused plastic shopping bags. The green fashionista responsible for the wonderful creation is UrbanWoodsWalker and her creations are truly inspiring. This post will show you how to turn your used plastic bags into “plastic fabric” [...]
• January Paint Projects - Since it is oh so cold but it is almost February and warmer weather will be just around the corner in March (hopefully), I thought I would do some sprucing up around our house. Touching up the paint on walls and trim or better yet, painting a wall an entirely different color, can gives your [...]
• Kids Eco Game Play Green Spinning Tops! - Our gifts at Christmas this year had a distinctively green theme and one particular fun gift was this spinning top game by “ImagiPlay Play Green Spinning Tops“. This toys is made with all natural sustainable rubberwoods and managed-forest pines which are fast growing. Even the packaging is green, it is made from the same sustainable [...]
• Best Green Shaving Products You May Not Know! - My wife and I often browse our local Central Market store for new eco friendly products and on one our recent visits I found a great green alternative for my morning shave! The first green shaving product that we found was an organic fair trade shaving gel by the Dr. Bronner’s company. It is labeled as [...]
• Butterfly Habitats - According to an American Indian Legend – If anyone desires a wish to come true they must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it. Since a butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly cannot reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving [...]