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Gardening, Food, and Sustainability Presentation

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Brian

I was asked to give a 15-minute presentation about Sustainability and Gardening. Here is the slideshow for that presentation:

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State Fair of Texas 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brian

One of my favorite things about living near Dallas is going to the state fair every year.  It is the largest fair in the USA, and I look forward to going every year.  This time, we sampled fried cookie dough, … Continue reading →

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Food Deserts in DFW Area

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Brian

The image is a screenshot from the USDA website “Food Desert Locator“.  Go to the website for the interactive map, where each area is clickable to see the statistics. From wikipedia.org: A food desert is any area in the industrialised world where … Continue reading →

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Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Brian

It is a topic so important that two posts were made about it on the same blog today! EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce (click for original article)  The graphic below the result of their findings:

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