New NRG Dewey Prairie Garden Will Provide Fresh Produce to Tackle Food Insecurity
b'Texan by Nature, a conservation nonprofit organization, is joining forces with NRG Energy, a Houston-based energy company, to build the NRG Dewey Prairie Garden, a 10-acre farm located on a fully reclaimed area of the company\xe2\x80\x99s lignite mine.
- b'Texan by Nature, a conservation nonprofit organization, is joining forces with NRG Energy, a Houston-based energy company, to build the NRG Dewey Prairie Garden, a 10-acre farm located on a fully reclaimed area of the company\xe2\x80\x99s lignite mine.
- Food insecurity rates here are 51 percent higher than the national average.
- The garden will provide produce to local food pantries, supplying healthy food for up to an estimated 3,000 people every year.\n\xe2\x80\x9cBeyond our standard reclamation practices, we wanted to find a way to benefit the community over the long-term.
- Get involved and learn more at texanbynature.org .\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210511005964/en/\n'