Dallas is a booming town. Green living and eating is at all times high. We count many WholeFoods, Sprouts, Central Markets. We have top vegan restaurants (see our Dallas’ vegan guide), but one thing has been missing. Our favorite TRADERS JOE’S. The one grocer who has reasonable prices in organic groceries, a socially responsible grocer and budget [...]
Tattly a new Brooklyn company that designs fashionable Tattoos is all over. NY Times wrote an neat article on them. I’m about order few ones. Below are my favorite. Here’s the kids Tattoos Designer Tattoos: Typography Tattoos: –
Few months ago I attended to the Dallas Vegan meetup. I’m not yet totally Vegan but I’m adopting some of the ingredients and practices little by little. I wrote an article few months ago with called Dallas Vegan guide with more resources. Eating healthier has become a mainstream, being Vegan is not weird anymore. The [...]
Tech Incubators in Dallas…now Restaurant Incubators! great. Trinity Groves a mega project backed by Phil Romano, Larry “Butch” McGregor, and Stuart Fitts who are working on a 13-acre restaurant-retail-artist-and-entertainment called Trinity Groves an enormous development on the west side of the Margaret Hunt Bridge in West Dallas an area that needed some new life. If [...]
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We were informed that the Mission we have supported in the town of Dos Quebradas, Pereira, Colombia has been closed down. It was sad news, particularly because Juan and Karen met these kids personally and were able to witness how a decent lunch can improve, not only their health, but dramatically increase their attentiveness while [...]
Nest is the perfect thermostat for the Dallas modern home and Sophisticated home owner. It has many features but the most that I like are that this thing learns how I like my temp inside the home making me forget about adjusting it. Second I can access it from my iPhone or laptop since Nest [...]
If you need to know the open spots left before Christmans, here the are: 12/20 @1pm 12/21 @230pm 12/22 @3pm 12/23 @5pm If you wish to book one of these go to Booking page. Our phone support is off until wednesday 12/19 @noon so, we won’t be able to help if you call. If you [...]
Is this true?…yes, a UK designer Ben Huttly created this 100% biodegradable tags that include seeds inside the ACTUAL TAG!. So instead of throwing the veggie tag, you can plant it and get crops. Love this kind of creativity!
Recently Morgan from Fresh N Lean wrote me about their new Vegan delivery food service, which focus on clean, non-processed, and healthy vegan fare. All of their ingredients are organic and 99% gluten free as well. They also provide a line of meals specially tailored for diabetic patients (as a vegan diet has been shown [...]
We’re a in re-use, recycle, reinvent…reanything economy. This company (BoxPlayforKids) in Arizona, invented stickers that turn trash into toys by placing a animal sticker, that turn, egg trays, shoe boxes and more into little fun animals. I agree to give my small children, this kind of toys that laptops when they’re just getting to learn [...]
OMG, i wish I had this idea. A little twist on current products go along way. This guys our of NYC created this green pizza box, that becomes splits on 4 cardboard “dishes” where the actual pizza it’s served. Made out recycled materials, there’s no better way to pizza chains be part of protecting our [...]
First of all Happy Thanksgiving Dallas hug before you get flooded with emails and calls. It’s been a great year for Gmaids and you’re part of making this happen. Wanted to share also some of the websites, we are researching for our Thanksgiving meals. Most of the recipes we have found are the traditional ones, they’re [...]
Hey all Dallas Vegans, If you haven’t plugged in to the Vegan community in Dallas- Ft Worth, you’re missing out. There’s a quite a big group of people in the city. I recently attended the Dallas Vegetarian Meetup on Meddlesome Moth. Let me tell you is was amazing!…great people, very cool place and awesome drinks. I met [...]
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the City of Plano will participate in the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The nationwide test will occur at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. EST) and may last up to [...]
Whether it be health reasons, environmental reasons, or because of how it’s made. I’ve heard fruits or veggies with thin skin since they absorb the chemicals easily, but I just wanted to hear it from the community. Learn more at www.whatsonmyfood.org Content from Quora on Organic Foods
Dallas, gets cold, most people that I know outside of Texas, believe we live in a hot desert. We’ll this article proves them wrong, Dallas is green and has tons of trees and is not a desert. This article goes to our customer so they can have their homes ready for Dallas cold winter…which I [...]
I continue to read this fabulous book called “On Eagles Wings” . Today’s topic was Holding to God’s promises. What the book explained based on Heb 10:23 ”Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering: (for he who promised is faithful). Then it goes on explaining how an Eagle holds it’s pray. [...]
ATTENTION PLANO, TX RESIDENTS: City of Plano Enters Stage 3 Outdoor Watering Restrictions November 1, 2011. Effective Tuesday, November 1, 2011 the City of Plano will implement Stage 3 water conservation measures, joining other North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) cities. On-going drought conditions and the temporary loss of raw water supply due to invasive [...]
I love the spirit for green and recycled everything that is part of almost anybody in California, especially in San Francisco, I’d say the most innovative place in the world. Robert von Goeben founder of GreenToys started his company of eco-friendly and toys and now offering green TableWare for kids branded as GreenEats. This green [...]
I took me a while to figure out how to show our Yelp reviews. Finally here’s the video I just recorded.
1. Change the color of your walls. This is maybe the cheapest fix. Buying anew color in a home improvement place is enexpensive, actually walmart sells discounted paint that people didn’t like or they forgot to pick up while shopping. 2. Change faucet fixtures and lightning. This could be expensive part but, there’s a lot [...]
Restoring a House in the City is a wonderful book on the process of restoration full of stunning photography of gorgeous homes around the country. The most amazing of this book is to learn how these older homes are naturally eco-friendly. Written by Ingrid Abramovitch a journalist who writes about design and architecture. She is [...]
I’m always scouring the web for uselful content for our readers. Today I came across the The Best 5 Abdominal Exercises for women writen by GettingFit 2 ladies on the tumblr community. 1. The Bicycle Exercise This is a tried and true exercise that everyone knows how to do, but it also happens to be the best abdominal [...]
When if comes to eating do you think about what you are putting into your body or where it came from? When you go grocery shopping what do you buy? The cheapest? The most popular brand? Growing up I’ve always been taught to provide for myself and sometimes that means, yes, buying the cheapest thing. [...]
Keeping a happy home and a happy husband is not easy. Here’s some small tips and habits I have learned out of being in the house cleaning business. 1. Put the items in the same place we you got them from after you use them. 2.Keep things where you use them. 3.Have out own outbox: [...]
1. Trustworthiness. Make sure the company or person you hire has a good reputation within the community. Ask for referrals or look up the company on the web and see what people are saying about it, don’t get trapped in the pricing game only. 2. Insurance. If you care about your home and your valued [...]
In a perfect world, we would buy all of our groceries organic. Unfortunately, organic food is still more expensive (although the price is continually dropping) or even unavailable. To make wiser consumer choices here is a list of produce with the highest level of pesticide contamination. The following list is based on information and studies by the United [...]
What do think about our big state?…Don’t mess with us. A cool tee by Threadless
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