Update on 100 Square Foot Garland Urban Experimental Garden

Features 7/19 4:15A Liz Berry

Produce from the garden after one mornings harvestbound for the Garland Good Samaritans July 2017 101.5 Pounds of Produce so Far from Our Experimental Garden Plot! Way back in April of this year...

Fort Hood Gets Large Scale Renewable Energy Project

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 7/16 5:00A Bernice Butler

Fort Hood, the largest active duty post Armed Services, is now implementing the largest renewable energy project in the Army. when complete, the hybrid solar and wind project will have a capacity of...

Downtown Garland MarketPlace is Great this Year

Features 7/16 3:39A Liz Berry

Come to the downtown Garland Texas Square the first and third Saturday of every month to meet some interesting people with interesting products.   Mom Christie and Pop and Baby Funke make three! Local...

Summer Water-Saving Tips

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 7/13 2:00P Bernice Butler

Here are a few ways to save North Texas water in the summertime while maintaining a beautiful lawn. Call the city water provider for a free irrigation system check-up. In Dallas, call 214-670-3155  or...

KFC now selling $20,000 meteorite shaped like chicken sandwich

Fort Worth Star Telegram 7/13 7:50A By Courtney Ortega cortega@sta

When it comes to marketing stunts, no one quite knows how to capture our attention like KFC. In recent years, the fast food chain has brought us everything from fried Click to Continue

Put Grapevine’s Tommy Tamale on your radar for a quick bite and a spicy dessert

Fort Worth Star Telegram 7/12 7:43A By Matthew Martinez mmartinez@

Steve Barker never aspired to become a restaurateur, and perhaps that is a little bit of a haughty term for what he does at Tommy Tamale Market & Cafe. With Click to Continue

Lumbering toward Midsummer in North Texas

Features 7/12 2:02A Liz Berry

Delicious Heirloom Sweet Melon from Experimental Garden Plot at Garland Community Garden July 8, 2017 The Garland Community Garden thrives thanks to all the rain weve had in June (and even moving into...

Pooches Get Their Own Pool Party

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 7/11 4:00A Bernice Butler

DFW Pug Rescue volunteers will again provide free dog bathing at Marshall Grains eighth annual Pooch Pool Party. Marshall Grains eight annual Pooch Pool Party will delight dogs and humans alike from...

Americado finds its market: tacos, steaks, churros and — yes, goat yoga

Fort Worth Star Telegram 7/11 5:59A By Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegr

The new Americado market-style restaurant required an education process. When it opened in April, the Dallas-based designers thought diners would order and pay for each item at a different food Click to Continue

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 7/7 7:00A Bernice Butler

by Jennifer Stuart A retired school bus dubbed Matilda has been converted into a preschool classroom providing Nature Immersion for Children classes at Twelve Hills Nature Center, in Oak Cliff. This...

Honoring Our Fallen Officers

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 7/5 2:00P Bernice Butler

On July 7, 2016, five police officers were killed and eight injured in the line of duty in an ambush. Run For The Blue was founded in response to this attack to support fallen and injured officers and...

Urban Gardens Have Real Dollar Value

Features 7/5 1:56A Liz Berry

Growing some of the food you eat is rewarding from numerous perspectives. Of course, growing some of the food you eat has many benefits in addition to the dollar value of the produce:  increased...

Celebrating Parks in Garland Texas

Features 7/3 3:27A Liz Berry

Col. John W. Armstrong Park - 1126 Birchwood - Garland, Texas Since we are celebrating National Parks and Recreation Month , and since Im a member of the Garland Parks and Recreation board, Ive...

Inspired Ideas for Living Happily Ever After

Features 7/2 6:41A Liz Berry

Most inspirations come us in two ways:  1) through our conversations with others and 2) through reading.  Thus it is my theory that the more time we spend talking with others and reading, the more...

Update on Urban Agriculture and Other Fun in Garland Texas

Features 7/1 8:04A Liz Berry

So much is happening that I am having a difficult time making a space in my life to take time off from all the fun to write about it .  Thankfully, the rain has provided a little breather for this...