Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

About Brian Gallimore

Brian is a backyard vegetable gardener, permaculturist, aquaponics enthusiast, and maintainer of the online community at northtexasvegetablegardeners.com.

Food Variety Extinction Graphic

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

“93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct”  Spend a few seconds digesting the information contained in the graphic below and you will understand how important it is to take control of your own food supply.  The solution to this … Continue reading →

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WORKSHOP: School Garden Based Learning

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

WORKSHOP:  School Garden Based Learning September 24, 2011  ·  9am-3:30pm    AgriLife Research and Extension- Dallas Center  ·  17360 Coit Road  ·  Dallas, Texas  75252   Purpose of the Training: To bring together K-8th grade teachers, support staff, and administrators who share an interest in … Continue reading →

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Tops and Bottoms

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

A group of helpers met up at the Promise of Peace community garden just east of White Rock Lake in Dallas on Saturday morning.  We created a new garden bed for Elizabeth to use in an educational program for the … Continue reading →

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Food Deserts in North Texas

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

The image is a screenshot from the USDA website “Food Desert Locator“.  Go to the website for the interactive map, where each area is clickable to see the statistics. From wikipedia.org: A food desert is any area in the industrialised world where … Continue reading →

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Citizen Gardener Class in Fort Worth – August 13, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

“Press Release” about the August 13 Citizen Gardener class in Fort Worth.

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