Festivals and Expos

Enjoy a full day of gardening classes, lunch and unique shopping at the marketplace.

Topics will include native plant selection, landscape design, soil health & biology, aquaponic gardening, Olla pots and using herbs for their healing qualities. Opening keynote speaker, Steven Chamblee, chief horticulturist for Chandor Gardens, will kick off the event discussing "Prickles, Petals, People; Finding Your Own Ecological Niche.” Using a palette of Texas Native Plants, Steven explores the relationships and commonalities of people & plants in this light & lively program designed to inform, intrigue and inspire gardeners and naturalists alike.

A boxed lunch from Ann’s Health Foods will be served.

$45.

LabyrinthWalk CoffeeHouse presents Winter Solstice Celebration.

Herald the return of light during the time of nature's dark and serene sleep with Music, Dance, Storytelling, and More at this indoor/outdoor event. 

Scheduled Events:

6:00 Opening Ceremony

led by Spin Goddess Kathy Kinkaid

6:30 Rahim Quazi

6:30 & 7:30 (Outside) Earth Loom Ceremony

led by Anita Mills & Barbara Fudge

7:00 GloriChanters

led by Glorian Mulligan-Stratton

with members of the UUCOC choir

7:30 Steve Leach

8:00 John Mason

8:30 Emmeline

9:00 Closing Ceremony & Spiral Dance

led by Raven Crow High Priestess Pam Kincaid

to the beating of Drums Not Guns

led by Michael Kenny

Ongoing from 6:30 - 9:00:

Labyrinth meditation - led by Mavis Belisle

will held Outside or

in the Charity Building's Meditation Room

The Yule log will be kept lit by Fritz Kuehn

in the Sweat Lodge Fire Pit

Beyond the Labyrinth

Ongoing from 7:00 - 9:00:

Storytellers Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson

Everything Market with farmers, food artisans, arts and crafts, music and more.

Everything Market with more than 60 vendors – farmers, food artisans, arts and crafts, music and more.

Tarrant County Walkers hosts this annual event held in conjunction with the Texas Christkindl Market, a German tradition. 15K/10K/5K courses through parks around the Rangers (Globe Life) Ballpark and Cowboys (AT&T) Stadium. Afterwards, enjoy authentic German cuisine, live entertainment and the market. First 85 walkers get an alpine hat. Free parking.

$3/IVV credit.

Inaugural event celebrating native prairie, local food, art and music.

At Texas Renewables 2014, we will explore today’s energy landscape, give a nod to how we got here, acknowledge the significant contribution the  renewable energy industry is making, and discuss the very real role it will play and challenges it will face in shaping Texas’ energy future

Attendees, in the company of hundreds of colleagues old and new, will have the opportunity to hear and meet dozens of distinguished and accomplished speakers who are deep in the fray. Their experience and perspectives will matter as we continue pursuit of a critical and ever growing share of this state’s energy mix.

Count down to the end of our fund raiser - Save the Date! Details coming....

In conjunction with our Count down watch party, Eden's is hosting a mini film festival in honor of Veteran's Day. 

Films will begin upon darkness - around 6:30. (bring a lawnchair or blanket - it's outside on the farm.) 

We'll be showing the film Terra Firma (http://terrafirmafilm.com/) a film about "3 women vets returning home who found ways to heal the hidden wounds of war through farming."  

Time & weather permitting, we'll also show Ground Operations, (http://www.groundoperations.net/) a film that "champions the growing network of combat veterans who are transitioning into careers as sustainable farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers."

Vets get in no charge. Door fee to help cover screening - $2 contribution to the Feed the Soil - Feed the Community campaign. Payable either in advance at tickets link or at the door. 

Concessions proceeds to benefit local grass rots veterans group - TBA.

Cultural displays, Naturalization ceremony, Parade of flags, International art exhibit, Multicultural music and dance performances, Fitness and Health Fair, Children’s educational activities, International fashion show, Ethnic food court ~ And much more!

Special attractions include:

~ Green Village

~ Fitness and Health Fair

~ Reading Around the World by Plano Public Libraries System

~ Live art demonstrations in an expanded International Art Exhibit,
held in conjunction with the Plano Art Association.

~ Cultural Exhibits

Public safety, health, education and sustainability fairfeaturing arts & crafts, live music, food vendors, face painting, Dallas Zoo animals, electronics recycling, solar trailer, zumba, Dallas Police and Fire Departments. Free.