by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Native Landscapes, News, Wildlife
Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals. Over the past century,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
The Texas Land Trends project of Texas A&M’s Natural Resources Institute, or NRI, has published a special series report describing Texas landowner participation in land conservation easements and their value to agricultural production, water and wildlife. About 83...
by admin | Jan 3, 2017 | Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News
As Paul Bonarrigo watched his grapevines dwindle, he was confident that heavy-duty herbicides, probably sprayed on crops by a nearby farmer, were drifting into his vineyards. For the past two years, his 44 acres in Hale County – once sprawling vineyards providing... by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | Local, Sustainable Agriculture
December 19, 2013 Forget Golf Courses: Subdivisions Draw Residents With Farms When you picture a housing development in the suburbs, you might imagine golf courses, swimming pools, rows of identical houses. But now, there’s a new model springing up across the... by admin | Dec 31, 2012 | Local, Sustainable Agriculture
September 20, 2012 Farm to Table Caucus Advances Local Food Movement On a mission to advance the local food movement, a Democrat from Austin is finding common ground with Republicans and rural Texans. Read more from Statesman.com. May 19, 2012 Urban farmers fight to... by admin | Dec 31, 2011 | Local, Sustainable Agriculture
January 2, 2011 Keeping rural roots alive without leaving the city A great story featuring thoughts of Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson, two sustainable agriculture pioneers… “We came here as poor people on rich land, but now we are rich people on poor land,”...
