Posts Tagged ‘Green Living’
Home Depot’s Do-It-Herself Workshops
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Texas Ranch Living
13 May 2009Hey want to attend a really cool workshop and learn about how to make your outdoor area a very cool and beautiful oasis this spring and summer? Well, check out the workshops that Home Depot offers to “women- do- it- herselfers! This Thursday night at 7 pm, at Austin area Home Depot stores, they will be [...]
Austin to Have Nation’s Largest Solar Panel
29 Mar 2009The Austin City Council voted unanimously on March 5 to contract with San Fransico based Gemini Solar Development Company to produce up to 30 MW of solar power over the next 25 years. The facility will be located in east Austin and will be the nation’s largest solar panel arrary in existence! It is expected [...]
What is Organic?
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009We read about the word “organic” as a label applied to food all the time? But what does it reallymean? According to US Dept. of Agriculture, organic means “meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products which come from animals that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones”. Organic food or produce is produced “without using pesticides [...]
Nation’s Largest Solar Panel Array Coming to Austin
In: Cool Places to Live| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country
29 Mar 2009Austin City Wide Garage Sale
In: Living Green
8 Sep 2008Wow! Do you love hitting garage sales and flea markets? Then, this is definitely for you! This fall, Austin has its own City-wide garage sale going on at the Palmer Event Center downtown on 1st and Barton Springs Rd. For $5.00 you get to park for FREE and have a 2 day access pass to [...]
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- Tags: Austin, Garage Sales, Green Living, Recycle, Vintage
Sustainable Living
In: Living Green
30 Jul 2008Just recently read a new book ( to me) that many of you interested in “Going Green” will find as a wonderful resource. It is called ToolBox for Sustainable City Living – A Do-It-Ourselves Guide by Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew published by South End Press. You can order it through their [...]
I just saw the coolest video and wanted to share this fun way to carry groceries with you all….The Japanese have been doing this for centuries, of course. But now we westerners can do this also and save our planet from those plastic bags as well…It is called “Furoshiki” and is considered a Japanese art [...]
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- Tags: Folding, Furoshiki, Green Living
More Wind Turbine Power for Texas!
In: Living Green
23 Jul 2008Texas once again makes the national news on its strides for alternative clean energy! On Thursday, July 17, 2008, the Texas Public Utility Commission gave preliminary approval to a 4.9 billion dollar investment in bringing more wind turbine power from West Texas to major cities like Dallas. Experts say this is the biggest investment in US [...]
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I'm Vicki E. Phillips and I am a licensed real estate broker in both Texas and Florida. I am also a certified “EcoBroker” which means that I care very much about sustainability and green living!
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