A lot of our farm friends have been asking lately what the best way for them to get involved at 5 Mile Farms would be, so we created this nifty volunteer schedule to help you all out! All you have to do is call or email us around 24 hours before you want to volunteer, [...]

Many have heard of the fires inBastropCounty.  Though my homes today went through the fires, my wood home burned when I was 13 and we had what was on our backs.  Many people have jumped in to help the fire victims, but the loss is still great.  Loss of our homes is only part of [...]

[ January 7, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Kick off your 2012 at TGN Gold Sponsor Imagine Solar’s Open House and Tour of their State-of-the-Art training facility! Join Austin’s green community Saturday, January 7th,2012 from 10 AM to Noon, for a presentation on “Opportunities in the Solarand Smart Grid Industries”.

including Tom “Smitty” Smith, Richard Halpin, Brandi Clark Burton and Pliny Fisk Poised to Help Take TGN to the Next Level

TGN Seeks a Green Leader to Continue Growing Our Most Developed Chapter…

A coal-fired power plant that has supplied electricity in San Antonio since the 1970s will be the first in Texas to shut down. The move by San Antonio’s community-owned gas and electric company, CPS Energy, comes as many coal-fired plants nationwide face the prospect of stringent federal regulations on mercury and other emissions. The announcement to shut down the Deely plant in 2018 could pressure the state’s energy companies to focus their efforts on alternative power sources . . . MORE

Environmentalists and local government leaders have praised Texas legislators for passing a bill that will have TV manufacturers take back and recycle obsolete televisions, keeping toxic materials such as lead and mercury out of Texas landfills and water sources. SB 329, sponsored by Senator Kirk Watson (D-Austin) and Representative Warren Chisum (R-Pampa), requires manufacturers selling TVs in Texas to offer free, convenient recycling programs for Texas residents. . . . MORE

Folks Love Our Monthly Meetings But Don’t Always Connect For Real With 50, 100, 150 People On Hand…

Residents near a derelict Corpus Christi waste recycling plant are demanding a stop to plans to demolish the plant for fear the demolition would spread contamination to their neighborhood… READ MORE.

In a four-story test plant just behind a warehouse-like research building in North Austin, University of Texas researchers are hoping for a revolutionary breakthrough to the question of how to continue to burn coal without contributing to global warming. The mini power plant, only big enough to… READ MORE.