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Dive into local produce at Austin Farmers’ Markets!

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in In the Community | 0 comments Buying from a Farmer’s market allows you to talk to the source directly, discover new plant varieties, learn uses for certain fruits and vegetables, and you can shop confidently knowing you’re helping your local community. By buying local, you also reduce the distance the food had to travel to get to your plate. Less shipping = less fuel & emissions = greener produce, simple as...
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Resource Conservation: Wet Weather Creek

Posted by on Apr 13, 2011 in Green Gardening, Resource Conservation | 0 comments         What do these two pictures have in common? It’s not just that they’re both located in South Austin, although at a first glance that seems like the only similarity. The beautiful wet weather creek was made out of limestone harvested from the construction site. When building brand new projects or remodeling an older house, we are always conscientious of conserving...
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Picking Paint Colors for your Home

Posted by on Apr 8, 2011 in WHOLE Design | 0 comments Picking out paint colors for your home can be a daunting process. Not only are there what seems like a million shades of off-white, but people like to assign rules to room colors too. Blue is tranquil and good for a bedroom. Paint rooms light colors to make them seem bigger. Beware of the “sunny yellow kitchen” because yellow is a color that can make people feel anxious or...
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One Day Without Shoes

Posted by on Apr 5, 2011 in In the Community | 0 comments Here at our Global Corporate Headquarters we’re participating in the TOMS One Day Without Shoes event.  If you’re familiar with the brand TOMS, you’ll know that every time someone buys a pair of TOMS shoes the company donates a pair of shoes to an underprivileged child in need. Why are shoes so important to a child? From the TOMS website: Children in developing...
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Spring Vegetable Gardening in Austin

Posted by on Apr 2, 2011 in Green Gardening | 0 comments Spring is in full swing, and now is the time for vegetable gardening here in Austin. We’ve got some basic information to get you started! A garden starts from the ground up, and that means soil. In central Texas the soil is hit or miss. We’ve often got lots of thick clay or dry, rocky soil. Give your vegetables a better chance at success by introducing compost to the soil. ...
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