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10 Ways Farmers Markets Can Champion Growers and Revive the Spirit of Local Food

June 13, 2025

10 Ways Farmers Markets Can Champion Growers and Revive the Spirit of Local Food By Jefferson T. Braga | Braga Farms DFW Farmers markets have always been more than just...

Trees BEFORE Sands: Converting 50% of Major Highway Grasslands to Prairie: Opportunity and Analysis

May 29, 2025

The Opportunity: A Greener Irving The City of Irving is traversed by an extensive network of major highways. The land adjacent to these arteries, typically managed as mown turfgrass, presents...

Trees BEFORE Sands - May 2025 PROPOSAL with ROI - DFW Food Forest and Faith-Based Blue Zone

May 21, 2025

This is the moment. The opportunity to Redefine Local in a way that unites the DFW metro through food, faith, and the future of regenerative living. 💡 Instead of a...

Trees BEFORE Sands - March Proposal - DFW Food Forest & Faith-Based Blue Zone Hub

March 22, 2025

Summary: Trees Before Sands – 3/20/2025 Project Vision:A bold proposal to transform Irving and the greater DFW metro area by replacing a planned casino with a 1001-acre faith-based food forest...

Trees BEFORE Sands - Concerns surrounding the current Irving Sands project. Any alternatives?

March 22, 2025

The current Irving Sands project has become a flashpoint for community discontent. Although its exact scope may vary in public discourse, the project is widely perceived as a large-scale, casino-oriented...

Worried About Your Safety? What Every Homesteader Should Do to Layer Their Security

February 27, 2025

Protecting a homestead in a rural or farm setting requires a multi-layered defense strategy that blends natural, sustainable methods with modern security tactics. Pioneering sustainable farmers like Joel Salatin emphasize...