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Big Tex Urban Farm Update: April 2017

The 2017 growing season is off to a busy start at the Big Tex Urban Farms. In early March, we moved the farm from its winter home on the...

I was fortunate to attend an Intensive at the Jean Baker Miller Institute on Relational Cultural Theory for two years. Much of my work at...

DALLAS, TEXAS – March 22, 2017 – Considered one of the largest service events in the world, Global Youth Service Day engages millions...

Temperatures are on the rise and the days are slowly but surely getting longer; it's clear that spring is coming quickly! We all know this...

Another season of Texas-sized fun is right around the corner, bringing people from around the nation a unique way to experience everything...

I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members, part of the Mayor of Dallas’ “Grow...

Roses are an iconic symbol of Valentine’s Day. You can hardly go anywhere this time of year without running into a stand that is selling...

As part of the community tenet of its mission, the State Fair of Texas aims to preserve its historical Fair Park home while helping to fund...

More than 3,300 onion and leek slips were recently planted in the State Fair's Big Tex Urban Farm. Watch the video above to learn...

Here is a short, and dare I say sweet, blog post from our Errol McKoy Greenhouse Manager: January is a great time to plant fruit trees....