I am a National Wildlife Federation certified backyard habitat steward as well as a REALTOR® who specializes in green homes. I proudly display my TOFGA (Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) as well as NWF Habitat signs on my yard’s gate as well as display the signs on my table at green events where I […] Continue reading → 
Central Texas Fall Foilage is out in full force. Continue reading → 
Did you know that if you want to, you can drive an all electric vehicle now? Revolt Custom Electric Vehicles can take an ordinary car and turn it into a clean, all electric vehicle capable of running at highway speeds and needing no dirty oil changes. Continue reading → 
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 → Two Tiny Home Concepts that may help in moving towards sustainability. Tiny Texas Houses to downsize your carbon footprint for about $38,000. to just under $100,000. and ZeroHouse™ which are tiny modern looking homes and run about $350,000. Continue reading → The Central Texas Balcones Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is having a Lunch N Learn Thursday April 8, 2010 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm on sustainable solutions for sites including soil stewardship, habitat protection and stormwater management.
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