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The festival has a new location at the Dayspring Nature Preserve, 622 Rainforest Lane, and will feature exhibits, an eco-lab trail, kite flying and a wildflower seeded Easter egg hunt.

Gardening in Texas or growing a truly healthy lawn requires adding organic material to your soil. This 15 hour course serves to get residents started or enhance backyard composting efforts and will hopefully improve lawn and garden experiences. This course is only offered twice a year so don't miss out on the next opportunity to become a Master Composter. Pre-registration required. Deadline April 2. $40/Fort Worth residents; $55/nonresidents. Ten full scholarships available for certified teachers with students in Fort Worth. 

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. Free. Registration required by Mar 5: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.

Learn about the many ways to be better stewards of the earth’s resources. The event will feature various ways residents can invest in a sustainable future, improve daily living and save money by Going Green! Other highlights include entertainment, vendor booths, raffle and prizes. Free.

Students K thru 6: Collect and save your juice pouches for a chance to win an Apple iPad.

Memnosyne Institute presents its 4th Annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards.

2015 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Georgeann Moss, Dallas County Community College District.

Winners in five categories will be announced in the following categories: Nonprofit Professional, Small Business Entrepreneur, Large Business or Nonprofit (Project or Program) Small Nonprofit Organization and Volunteer.  

PermacultureDenton is offering its first-ever Backyard/Suburban Permaculture Design & Implementation Intensive. This course is tailored to average home-owners for the implementation of Permaculture Design in their own backyards/suburban lots. This 2-day course runs from Saturday, Feb 21, through Sunday, Feb 22, 2015, covering area-specific techniques and touching on the basics of Permaculture. Class hours run 9 am to 4 pm both days. Brown-bag lunch periods will be noon to 1:00 each day. If you don't want to brown bag it, there are two organic grocery stores close by where you can grab some nourishing food and return before class continues at 1pm.

Two-day course. $150. Info: 214-404-7301 or LivingLonger@PermacultureDenton.org

The yearly class is a good introduction to the basics of backyard composting, and participants receive an excellent book on compost and gardening and a compost thermometer. Free to Arlington residents.

The class will be held on Feb 27, 6 - 9 pm and Feb 28, 9 am - 4 pm at the building next to the community garden near Davis and UTA Blvd.

Dr Elaine Ingham PhD is one of the leading soil biology researchers and founder of Soil Foodweb Inc. She is known as a leader in soil microbiology and research of the soil food web which she brings to life in her talks. She is an author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer. In 2011, Ingham was named as The Rodale Institute's chief scientist.  Her passion is to increase fertility to soil, grow strong crops, reduce water usage, use composting to cut down the necessity of waste disposal or the need for burning and to bring biological solutions to depleated soils and teach others to do the same. $99.

Dr. Ingham will also hold a free lecture on Friday, March 20.

Dr Elaine Ingham PhD is one of the leading soil biology researchers and founder of Soil Foodweb Inc. She is known as a leader in soil microbiology and research of the soil food web which she brings to life in her talks. She is an author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer. In 2011, Ingham was named as The Rodale Institute's chief scientist.  Her passion is to increase fertility to soil, grow strong crops, reduce water usage, use composting to cut down the necessity of waste disposal or the need for burning and to bring biological solutions to depleated soils and teach others to do the same. Free.

Dr. Ingham will also hold an all-day workshop on Saturday, March 21. 

Learn how to grow amazing tomatoes, veggies and herbs with a bale of wheat straw. Garden Consultant Anita Mills will lead a class starting at 10 a.m. preceded by light breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Class is free but reservations are required at 214 202-2163.