This class is designed to provide information about ways to grow in limited space including container, balcony, porch, raised beds and more. Speakers: Marilyn and Donelle Simmons, Gardens Inspirations/The FarmGirls Organic Gardening Radio Show. Free. Info: 972-742-2296.
Participants will receive:
• Excellent training, featuring nationally known instructor Larry Wilhelm
• Composting Book
• C.E. Shepherd Compost Bin (Attendance to all 3 classes required.)
$40/Fort Worth residents; $55/non-residents.(Couples: $20/spouse but includes only one set of supplies.)
Ten scholarships available to certified teachers with students in Fort Worth.
Pre-registration is required. Deadline is Feb. 3. info: 817-871-7966 or Larinda.Smith@fortworthtexas.gov.
Learn basic birding techniques on this guided hike where participants can see up to 30-plus species. Bring binoculars, field guides, sunscreen and insect repellent. Wear long pants, closed-toed shoes. All ages welcome. Free.
Join Texas Master Naturalist Jim Varnum for the Winter Tree Walk. Pecan, Bur Oak, Hackberry, Elm. These are just four of the 30-plus trees at Connemara Meadow. Varnum will teach you how to identify trees in winter before leaves appear. All ages are welcome. Bring your cameras and binoculars. RSVP: RSVP@connemaraconservancy.org. Free.
The 2014 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards are presented by the Memnosyne Institute to recognize people and groups in the DFW area for their exceptional leadership in the enhancement and protection of the environment. There are five categories:
The grass roots non-profit organization or group selected will receive a $500 contribution. In the other four categories, $250 will be donated to the nonprofit group of their choice.
Patrick Dickinson, a turf specialist with the Urban Water Program at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas, will teach you how to care for your lawn like an expert. Subjects covered will include basic care for your lawn, common turf problems and how to water efficiently.
Also, there will be drawings to win bags of Green Sense organic fertilizer donated by Rohde’s Nursery and Nature Store.
All you ever wanted to know about growing tomatoes, featuring Bill Adams and Tom LeRoy, authors of “Common Sense Vegetable Gardening in the South” and “The Tomato Lover’s Handbook.”
Covering:
•The Tomato: King of the Home Garden
•Tending the Tomatoes
•Managing the Problems
•Tomato Relatives: Their Care and Culture
•Q&A With Bill and Tom
Break-Out Sessions:
•Make & Take Tomato Cages
•Cooking With Tomatoes
•Make & Take Drip Irrigation
•Raised Beds: Tips & Tricks
Register online or by mail. Cost: $45, includes box lunch and snacks. Info: Pam Braak at 817-488-5665 or p.braak@verizon.net.
Master Gardeners earn 6 CEUs.
Learn easy-to-implement techniques from an expert in plant propagation, Dallas County Master Gardener Roseann Ferguson. Bring home some plant starts to get your garden going. $25. Preregister.
Members of the Trial Garden Master Gardener Project conduct informal tours of the gardens. Free. Info: Billie Hammack, blhammack@ag.tamu.edu or 817-884-1296.
In this all-day workshop, Joel Salatin takes us through his entire family farm operation from the production of pastured poultry (eggs, broilers, turkeys), salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, forage-based rabbits and forestry products through to the relationship marketing approach his family business has developed that has made Polyface Farm, the internationally recognized and strictly local farm it is today. The presentation and workshop help the homeowner, food gardener, farmer, rancher, land owner and landscape professional get more value from their practice. $175.