Food

The Great Big Box of Botanical Wonders

Featuring Steven Chamblee, Chief Horticulturist, Chandor Gardens

Location TBD (see website)

This isn’t your garden-variety presentation on plants! Featuring a bizarre and wonderful collection of colossal cones, odd pods, strange seeds, ridiculous roots, and freaky fruits assembled over several decades, this interactive program challenges you to wind your mind around the amazing world of plants. In a nutshell, it’s a seedy program about improving your melon.

Part of the Museum's Monthly PUBlic Knowledge Series...

A monthly adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, presented at a local watering hole by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

EarthFest 2011 - Saturday April 2nd

Sponsored by Keep Allen Beautiful

Connemara Meadow Preserve

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

FREE for the entire family

Bring the family and celebrate the great outdoors. Nature walks, bird watching, kayaking, wildlife demonstrations, kite flying and more!

Additional support provided by: REI, Montgomery Farm, Wal-Mart Green Team and Watters Creek Community collaborators include Allen Parks Foundation, BlackLand Prairie Master Naturalists, Allen Garden Club, Allen Independent School District, City of Allen, Connemara Conservancy Foundation, Ecoliteracy Project, and Texas Health – Allen.

White Rock Local Market is a non-profit, independent farmers market, a public space offering a venue for local farmers, ranchers, and artisans to bring what they grow or make and sell directly to our East Dallas neighborhood. Our mission is to strengthen our community by creating a meeting place for residents to buy fresh, local and healthy foods, and quality arts and crafts.

WRLM is held twice a month – the second and fourth Saturday – at The Green Spot Market and Fuels. The second Saturday includes all vendors – food and crafts. The fourth Saturday is just for farmers, growers and artisan foods.

Annual celebration of the joys and benefits of a plant-based diet. Activities planned for this year include fitness demonstrations, guest speakers, informational tables, vegan cooking demos, free food sampling, and more. Free. Presented by Black Vegetarian Society of Texas and Animal Connection of Texas. Tabled by various groups for outreach.

For more information on this event, please email Sylvia Elzafon (sylviae@mercyforanimals.org), Texas Campaign Coordinator, or call 817-690-3296.

Get-Acquainted Dinner at Cafe Elite to Meet Other Ecovillagers. It's time to take a break from skill building and relax with potential neighbors for our Hunt County Ecovillage. We will eat dinner at Cafe Elite on the NW corner of Preston and Plano Parkway in Plano. Good vegan food and good company so please join us at 6:30 pm at 1501 Preston Rd, Plano 75093. Cafe phone number is 469 828-0607. As always, RSVP is appreciated, particularly for a small restaurant like Cafe Elite. RSVP, please, to cv @ dfwnetmall.com (close spaces) or call Terry at 817 545-0140.

Free open house celebrating the grand opening of the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Ag Complex. The open house will include building tours and presentations on sustainable agriculture, alternative energy, backyard vegetable gardening, cooking, soap making, etc.

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.

Chefs, Foodies, Nutrition Experts, Farmers and Growers—come one, come all! Be a part of the Coolest Field Trip of All!

It’s Days of Taste Time Again! Join us as we explore the ABC’s of Taste & Health through the American Institute of Wine and Food Days of Taste Program, educating elementary school children about fresh food and healthy eating...

Shifts are Monday-Thursday from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

10-12 Volunteers needed per day-bring your friends!

Dallas Farmer’s Market Free parking T-shirt, Lunch and Volunteer Instructions are provided

Volunteer responsibilities include:

Greeting the students and teachers as they arrive at the market

Overseeing hand washing

Assisting chefs and growers as needed

Assisting students with tasting component

Assisting in the shopping and preparation of the Harvest salad

Clean up and other duties as assigned

The Cooper Institute's annual luncheon focusing on family health and childhood obesity, featuring NFL legend Archie Manning and Dr. Kenneth Cooper.

Enjoy Fancy Nancy activities, tea, snacks, and more as we celebrate the fun children’s book, “Bonjour Butterfly!” We’ll end our party with crafts and special edition of our noon butterfly release. $15/child; $10/TDG members.