Admission to each garden is $5 per garden, or $20 for a day pass ticket which includes all five gardens open on this date. Day pass tickets are available now at all local Calloway's store locations, and on May 21st at each participating private garden.
Featuring food from CFM farmers & producers
prepared by The International Culinary School
at The Art Institute of Dallas
Garden Tour & Appetizers - 5pm
Coppell Community Garden
450 S Denton Tap
Six-course Dinner, Wine & Live Music - 6pm
Grapevine Springs Park 345 W Bethel Rd
Tickets on sale at the Coppell Farmers Market Two Chef's Salsa booth.
Proceeds will help establish acceptance of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at the market and additional market promotion.
www.coppellfarmersmarket.org
City of Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas Stormwater Management, City of Dallas Park & Recreation, Texas AgriLife Extension, the Dallas County Master Gardeners and the Town of Addison are teaming up with surrounding cities to demonstrate the beauty of Water-Wise and EarthKind™ gardening with the 17th annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour.
Dallas County Master Gardeners will be conducting free 30 minute talks on Water-Wise gardening every hour on the hour at each of the tour headquarters. Dallas County Master Gardener volunteers will also be assisting homeowners and helping answer questions about the plants and landscapes on the tour.
The first 100 visitors at each of the three tour headquarters will receive a free hose nozzle. For more information on this year’s tour, call the Water Conservation Hotline at (214) 670-3155 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Click here for a map of the self-guiding Water-Wise Landscape Tour. Maps will also be available all tour headquarters.
Tour Headquarters
Fri, May 13 - “Permaculture & Alternate Finance/Banking/Commerce” by Permaculture instructor and consultant Dick Pierce and retired banker Steve Carlson. Free lecture features Re-Localization, Transition, Equity, Local /Slow Money, Local Food, Co-op’s, Co-op Business, Renewables. Doors open at 6:30 pm to talk to other groups at the Dallas AgriLife Research Center, 17360 Coit Rd, Dallas 75252. Dick speaks from 7 until 8:30.
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Plant the Town Pink! Details of the 2011 event here. |
FRI, MAY 20 NOON LEARN AT LUNCH
Raise Backyard Chickens by Leslie Finical Halleck, NHG GM, MS. Learn
the basics of starting your backyard flock to enjoy fresh eggs, compost
and entertainment! Chicken Sale May 21st.
SAT, MAY 7th 3PM
FREE Film: Vanishing of the Bees Refreshments and a great film about the plight of the bees and how we can help. From www.vanishingbees.com
What could be more fun than summer camp at the Dallas Arboretum? Our
all-time favorite Creature Feature returns with all new animals and
activities. Explore the world of Fairy Tales and visit our enchanting
castle exhibit. Become inspired by nature in Earth, Wind, Inspire, go
wild about bugs in Bug Club and discover Texas in Lone Star Adventure
Camp. These camps and more are available for children ages four to
twelve. Don’t miss the coolest camps in Dallas!
All camps are Monday – Friday
Half day camps: 9 am – 12 pm or 1pm- 4pm Members $108; Nonmember $120.
Survivor Camp: 9 am – 3:30 pm. Members $171; Nonmembers $190 * Bring a sack lunch daily
Lone Star Adventure Camp: 9 am – 3:30 pm. $250. DABS or TRAC members $225 * Bring a sack lunch daily
Little Critters: Tue – Thurs, 9am – 12pm. Members $90; Nonmembers $99
The Dallas Farmers Market welcomes its momentous 70th season. The Chef at the Market summer series kicks off at 10 am; the Inner City All Star Band will be performing on the plaza. Support local farmers, produce dealers, specialty food vendors and restaurant vendors.
Eight-hour course with Dr Mark A Matocha to prepare individuals licensing with the Texas Department of Agriculture in the Ornamental and Turf Pest Control category. $150 includes training manuals and instruction.