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I think it is easier for one to learn a lesson by actually feeling it, experiencing it with their own body and mind. Such is the case with thermal mass. I first learned about thermal mass in the Texas Hill Country near Austin, Texas. I believe it was at Lyndon Baines Johnson’s boyhood home in Johnson City, […] Continue reading → 
The annual Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair is coming up. Put on by the Texas Solar Energy Society, the Fair is now in it’s 11th year and coming to historic Fredericksburg, Texas September 24th through September 26th, 2010. I go every year and am never there enough time. There is always so much to see, do and learn for people of all ages. Children 12 and under are FREE. Tickets are $10.00 to $12.00 and available at the gate. There are so many booths set up to learn about so much. Continue reading → I raise food on my 60′ city lot in Leander, Texas. My front yard is an organic grocery store. Continue reading → You see a lot of hybrid cars around the Austin, Texas and Leander, Texas area. I myself drive a recycled Toyota Prius. Occasionally you see an old Honda Insight which rendered significantly better gas mileage than the new Insights. The Union of Concerned Scientists or UCS has a Hybrid Scorecard in which the Toyota Prius […] Continue reading → Georgetown TX Pickett Trail is a beautiful hiking trail overlooking the South San Gabriel River. Continue reading → Friday, March 12th, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:30pm there will be a tour of GREEN buildings at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. The Double LEED® Building Tour Higher Education Institution Facilities is being held by the Central Texas Balcones Chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC-CTB). The Admissions Center building is LEED-NC Gold Certified and the Center for Lifelong Learning is LEED-NC Silver Registered. Continue reading → What are VOCs and what can we do to avoid having them in our homes? VOCs are Volatile Organic Compounds, and no, this is not the type of “good” organic we want in our Texas Organic Home. VOCs are pollutants in our homes and can effect the indoor air quality of our homes. The resulting poor indoor air quality can have both short and long term ill health effects. Continue reading → Pets can be a great addition to the Texas Organic Home. The Williamson County Kids N K9’s program helps the WILCO Academy teens to learn many skills such as dog handling and training as well as patience and tolerance. The Kids N K9’s program helps the shelter dogs since they will never be euthanized because of the training they receive by teens.
Continue reading → Did you know there is money available to provide habitat for the Houston Toad? Please help if you can- Continue reading → What’s all the buzz on electric cars? An informative conversation regarding the reality of the electric car: hybrid cars, science, technology, the economy, government, politics, etc. will be held Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Cafe Caffeine at 909 W. Mary St. #A, Austin, TX 78704. This event is presented in conversation […] Continue reading →