Rachel Butler's Blog – January 2010 Archive (3)

I love kids. As a young girl, I wanted to have 6 children, load us all into a van and travel around the country singing and dancing when I grew up. I also wanted to be President, an astronaut and Wonder Woman.



The education portion of what we are doing at FOOGS.org is so important to me, especially when it comes to educating the kids. I have been researching and ran across the National Wildlife Federation website and their Get Outside- Be Out There initiative. They have a GREAT site… Continue

As many of you know we are in the development stage of our online barter/marketplace. It's looking good so far!



I received a message last night from one of our FOOGs.org members, Chef Brian Dorman with Keres Spices. This really excites us here at FOOGs.org, since this is one of the reasons we are launching the marketplace. He is wanting to source local (Austin) herbs and came to us… Continue

For those of you that do not know, I am a Valley girl. No, not that Valley, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. My paternal grandparent visited the RGV as Winter Texans, referred to affectionately as snowbirds. They decided to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan to make the lush and fertile area at the Southern most tip of Texas their home. My grandfather, in particular, marveled at the year around growing season and the lovely moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Some of their adult… Continue