When Heather Rinaldi gets a notion, you better watch out!  The founder of Texas Worm Ranch got the idea that the green community needed a place where environmental groups could have classses,  meetings and events. The idea emerged that nonprofit environmental groups and sustainable businesses might also locate there.   With fellow environmentalist Steve Clary the publisher of Lake Highlands Today and horticulturist Randy Johnson, she searched for such a space, and they found it, 6,000 square feet of an abandon former Piggly Wiggly store near White Rock Lake (photo Randy Johnson, Heather Rinaldi and Steve Clary.)

The founding members of the Dallas Eco-Op met on Thursday, January 5th and closed the deal to rent the space and start turning it into the Dallas Eco-op, a center for environmental activities.  Current co-operative  members include:
    Heather Rinaldi
    Steve Clary
    Randy Johnson
    Bruce Bagelman
    Green Source DFW / Phillip Shinoda
    White Rock Local Market
    Recycle Revolution
    Grow North Texas
    Clean Air Lawn Care
    Texas Honey Bee Guild
    Texas Worm Ranch
If you would like become an Associate Member of the Dallas Eco-op contact Heather Rinaldi at [email protected] or Phillip Shinoda at [email protected] for benefits and more information. 

Look for announcements from Green Source DFW and Dallas Eco-op on upcoming events.

Below are pictures of the space for events which has room for about 100 and the work / display space of members of the co-op.  Think of the pictures as the "before"  Lots of work still to be done to get to "after".

Photo: Phillip Shinoda