Gardening

For a limited time you can buy rain barrels and compost bins at a discounted price: 

RAIN BARREL: The 100 percent recycled Classic Black Ivy is manufactured in the USA. The Ivy rain barrel comes with everything you need to assemble, collect and use rain water. Barrels can easily be daisy chained with no added cost – all components included, even a 6' long overflow hose. Normal Retail Price $149.00 each. Sale price $72.50  

COMPOST BIN: Special Price of $67.50

Order today and pick up Sept. 12. See website for details.

Author Leann Forst, a board-certified holistic health practitioner and principal of Groovy Beets Natural Family Health, will be signing her new cookbook. Her Amazon five-star rated cookbook helps solve every mom’s problem of putting healthy food on the table fast.

Info: 214-673-4788, Leann@GroovyBeets.com

Randy Johnson will discuss pollinators and native plants, and offer an easy, common-sense template for plant selection and landscape design.

Directions:  http://www.dallassierraclub.org/page.htm?generalmeeting 

Meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month (except November and December) at 7:30 p.m. (7 p.m. social)

Info: Bob Ressl at rressel@sbcglobal.net

Meetings are held on the fourth Sunday each month, except for November and December.

Social and snacks @ 6:30 pm, educational lecture @ 7 pm.

A one and a half hour presentation by a member of our staff will be given including a suburban permaculture food forest garden tour. A very positive and open discussion about anything related is encouraged and usually follows (we promote networking!). Once completed you can obtain an Introduction into permaculture certificate that states you have completed an Introduction into permaculture class and can be used for continuing education as well. 

The location is our suburban site in Plano. A residence with a backyard full of permaculture goodies including: rain water harvesting, gray water bed filtration and use, suburban food forestry, serious composting, strategic permaculture gardening and more.

These classes are just enough to get you “in the know” about permaculture and prepare you for the full 12-day permaculture design course which is offered year round. This is also the the pre-requisite intro class that is needed if you are entering into the permaculture design course on any day other than Day 1.

Free.

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

Cox Farms Market, Duncanville: http://www.coxfarmsmarket.com 

Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org  

Eden’s Organic Garden Center, Balch Springs: http://edensorganicgardencenter.com

Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com

Good Local Markets (formerly White Rock Local Market), three locations in Dallas: http://www.goodlocalmarket.org

Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

Cox Farms Market, Duncanville: http://www.coxfarmsmarket.com 

Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org  

Eden’s Organic Garden Center, Balch Springs: http://edensorganicgardencenter.com

Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com

Good Local Markets (formerly White Rock Local Market), three locations in Dallas: http://www.goodlocalmarket.org

Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket

Are you on a budget, but your landscape needs a facelift? Be your own Landscape Designer by learning hands on approaches to landscape design for the ‘do it yourself’ homeowner. Learn proper plant placement, design aspects and installation for a more water efficient landscape. This is a four-week class that meets once per week. Class meets Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25. $395.

Note: This is a project-based class and is limited to one project please. Fee includes dinner each week for up to two project leaders/homeowners listed at initial registration. If you will have two project leaders/homeowners, please reply to the confirmation email after you have registered.

Does your rain just run off? Divert it, save it, use it!! Come learn the basics and benefits of rainwater harvesting and the effects stormwater has on the environment. Participants will learn how to collect and utilize rainwater at home and have the opportunity to construct their very own 55 gallon rain barrel.

$50 per barrel. Register on website.