Dallas Texas is a city normally associated with BIG. Big buildings, big hair, big personalities, big money. Everything is bigger in Dallas. There is, however, a small forgotten corner of Dallas southeast of downtown. It’s called “Bonton”. Associated with high crime, sickness, with only difficult access to healthy food, this neighborhood has been the very […]
Community Gardens I've Visited
Greenhouse at El Dorado Royale – Riviera Maya, Mexico
We all know I love visiting gardens when I travel, and this one is near and dear to my heart. The greenhouse at El Dorado Royale is, I believe, the only place of its kind. I’m not aware of another hotel that grows so much of it’s own produce. If you know of one, please […]
Newport Oregon Community Garden
Hello from Newport, Oregon! Every July I go to a conference in Seattle, Washington. I fly in a few days early to Portland, Oregon and drive down to my nieces house in Salem. I kidnap her and take her to the Oregon Coast. In prior year we go for one night. This is the first […]
Del City Church of Christ Community Garden
[singlepic id=7 w=320 h=240 float=left] My nephew, Joshua, recently earned the designation of Eagle Scout. I went up to Oklahoma City for the Court of Honor. It was held at Josh’s dad’s church. While I was there, I learned that there was an amazing Community Garden hiding around back. Of course, I couldn’t resist going […]
Farmers Branch Community Garden
Today I had an opportunity to visit the Farmers Branch (Texas) Community Garden. I’m always eager to see other community gardens, how they work and how they’re set up. Today when I visited the Farmers Branch garden they were having a work day. People were working on their plots and there was a crew of […]