Create a beautiful and healthy landscape by learning to put the right plant in the right place. Learn about water-saving practices for the landscape and how to incorporate design principles emphasizing the use of native and adapted plants. $5.
Don't let the worms crawl in and the worms crawl out. Put them to work! We'll teach you to use specialized red worms to compost your food waste. Then use their waste as a fertile soil amendment to benefit your plants. Learn to set up and maintain a worm bin and to harvest and use the worm castings. $5.
Is your yard work piling up? Let it! Learn the basics of turning that garden debris into garden gold through composting. We cover what to put in, what to leave out, and how to mix, moisten, and manage your way to successful soil enrichment. Wear your best diggin' duds to pitch in to build a compost pile. $5.
Learn how to apply green remodeling and design to your home. Take a tour of the Environmental Education Center and learn how to apply earth-friendly design concepts at your house. Free.
Plant flowers for Mother's Day and grow yourself some fresh veggies while learning about seeds, flowers, trees, and more! $54.
Bountiful Backyard Gardens by Leslie Finical Halleck. Wondering how you can truly make a difference on the health of your planet and your family? Leslie tells you how growing vegetables, composting, raising chickens and other garden and home related projects can reduce your impact on the environment.
Free.
Farm Skilling event in Mount Pleasant, Living from the Ground Up presented by the local community college for $75. Hear speakers on everything from funding to vegetable farming to starting a CSA to wine production. Brochure for more information. Must register by March 21 (by mail) for this event. 9 am - 5:30 pm, all-day event.
Learn how to generate or increase revenue with your small farm...
Living from the Ground Up is designed to provide those interested in producing income with their small acreage a chance to learn from area “veteran” producers already running small farms and sustainable agricultural operations through the sharing of their personal experiences.
Keynote speaker Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor, is a leader in the natural organic marketplace and provides advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health, pest control and natural living via a nationally-syndicated radio talk show and in his column, Organic Answers which appears in the Dallas Morning News.
Free. Monthly meeting of the Arlington Organic Gardening Club. Email Board@AOGC.org for more information.
Earth Day Dallas hopes to catalyze a "green" movement in North Texas by staging a two-day event on April 22nd and 23rd over several city blocks in the Dallas Arts District. We anticipate 500 civic, corporate and non-profit participants engaged in an event that will be the biggest and best Earth Day celebration in this part of the United States. Sponsors currently include:
* The Environmental Protection Agency
* D Magazine
* The Nature Conservancy
* Chevrolet
* Dallas Independent School District
* Half Price Books
This will be the seminal event in an ongoing movement to showcase green business and civic efforts that improve North Texas and the lives of North Texans. Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating attendees with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technology and providing eco-friendly activities.
* Up to 50,000 visitors in the downtown Arts District (accessible by DART).
More than 20 exhibitors and five presentations in each of the following four
tracks:
Sustainable Homes
Sustainable Landscapes and Agriculture
Sustainable Businesses
Sustainable Careers
We'll also have two keynote speakers:
Anna Clark, author of Green, American Style
Mabrie Jackson, president/CEO of the North Texas Commission
All of this is open to the public and there is no charge for attending. However, we
do request that people pre-register, if possible.
APRIL 28, 2011
10 A.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Presented by Eastfield College and