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Dallas Acts Like it Supports Community Gardens, but That's Not the Real Truthnew
City officials adamantly deny they harbor any anti-organics bias and say they are committed to moving the entire city closer to organic methods of land management. But longtime local garden advocates insist City Hall has never given them anything but the back of the hand, beginning years before the recent spike in interest.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
10-19-2009 |
Gardening
How Radio Show Host Howard Garrett Pushed Dallas to the Center of the Organic Gardening Movementnew

In 1989 when Garrett launched his first garden show on WBAP-820 AM, the "chemical-pusher" language barely matched the level of invective hurled at him by detractors. This was one tough town for an organic gardener.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
07-21-2008 |
Gardening
Reporting a Crime in Dallas Is Criminally Difficultnew
Start with 911. The phone number. You dial it. You assume you're talking to 911. Assume again. There exists an entire new government agency, heretofore unknown to the public, which shall be called "Maybe-911-Maybe-Not."
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-19-2004 |
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