The Keller Farmers Market is open every Saturday 8 a.m. to noon through October. Organizers are planning to host classes on sustainable topics during the off-season. Photos courtesy of Keller Farmers Market.
The fifth annual Texas Veggie Fair will be held in Reverchon Park in Dallas on Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photo by Phillip Shinoda. Front page photo: Vegan corn dogs. Courtesy of TVF.
Oct. 14, 2014
Eat your veggies!
That is the message of the fifth annual Texas Veggie Fair to be held Oct.19 at Reverchon Park in Dallas. There will be a plethora of tasty vegan and vegetarian fare to make event-goers believers.
When a meandering prairie river runs through your city, should you straighten its curves into a glorified drainage ditch, force a for-profit whitewater park in one of its few natural places (and fail at it), allow businesses to decimate its forests, and have your park department generally ignore it?
The Green Source DFW Run for the Environment will be held at Cedar Hill State Park, which overlooks Joe Pool Lake. Photos courtesy of Cedar Hill State Park.
More than 50 solar-powered homes along with 20-plus electric and hybrid vehicles will be showcased at the DFW Solar Home Tour this year. Above, Rick Bollar's Tesla will be on display at his Southlake home. Photos courtesy of the North Texas Renewable Energy Group.
Greenfest on the Green Belt will be held Sept. 27 at the Greenbelt on FM 455 below Ray Roberts Lake Dam. Photos courtesy of the Greenbelt Alliance of Denton County.
Bill Seaman of the Texas Historic Tree Coalition, based in Dallas, is overseeing a project to find, recognize and celebrate historic trees in each of the state’s 254 counties. Photo by Marshall Hinsley.
Sept. 23, 2014
If you drive south of Abilene through Taylor County, you’d have no way to know that the stately oak tree at the intersection of FM 614 and U.S. Highway 84 marks the historic Bouldin family cemetery.
Many North Texans know Dan Lepinski as the "solar shuttle guy." Lepinski will be powering the stage at the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment on Oct. 11 at Cedar Hill State Park. Photo by Karl Thibodeaux.