Family festival devoted to all things gardening, featuring storytellers, vendors and talks as well as hands-on classes. Advance tickets: $25/adults, $45/couples, $15/children under 16. At door: $35/adults. Includes lunch, snacks and talks. Extra fee for hands-on classes. Info: 817-884-1296. BLHammack@ag.tamu.edu. Register: TarrantMG.org.
Meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month (except November and December) at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. social)
Speaker Josephine Keeney.
This month features the annual pot luck dinner. Bring a side dish or dessert.
Volunteers needed the third Saturday of each month (except June, July, August & December) to help plant, mulch and weed nursery trees. Wear closed toe shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Water, safety glasses tools provided.
Info: Tyler Wright, tyler@texastreesfoundation.org
Guest speaker, blackland prairie expert, Matt White. Copies of his books Prairie Time: A Blackland Portrait and The Birds of Northeast Texas will be available for purchase. Cash or check accepted. Info: Leigh Ann Ellis, laellis55@aol.com, 214-321-7159
Part of the West Side Urban Farm Frolic, day starts with breakfast and continues with five classes on organic feed, top bar beehive demo, backyard poultry husbandry and Biopod demo, using essential oils in emergency preparedness and fall/winter gardening advice. $25. All is included plus a Tour Map. Proceeds benefit GROW North Texas. Info: Trinity Haymarket at 214-202-2163.
Event is part of West Side Urban Farm Frolic. Enjoy an evening of food and drink and community. $20. Benefits GROW North Texas. Info: Trinity Haymarket at 214 202-2163.
The month’s program is Trees 101 given by Kevin Mitchell, Grapevine Parks & Recreation Director. All welcome. Info: publicity@grapevinegardenclub.org
If you are in the midst of planning your fall or even spring garden, then you should not miss the upcoming YardSmart Seminar. The semi-annual seminar is free and open to the general public.
During the seminar attendees will hear from well-known local experts on best practices on Companion Gardening, Butterfly Gardening and Earth-Kind Landscaping and Gardening.
Sponsored by the Fort Worth Water Department, YardSmart’s objective is to provide environmentally friendly and water-efficient information that can lead to healthy, beautiful lawns and gardens.vNo pre-registration is required. Free. Info: 817-392-6565. See website for schedule.
Monthly environmental activities hosted by Trinity Environmental Academy, led by certified teachers and founders of Trinity Environmental Academy. Fun, hands-on activities for ages 4-10. Snacks and water provided.
This month's theme: Signs of Fall.
Free. Info: 469-554-6320 or TriEA2015@gmail.com.
READ THE GREENSOURCEDFW.ORG ARTICLE.
http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/trinity-environmental-academy-aims-offer-green-curriculum-dfw-youth
Experience the beauty of fall on the prairie as LLELA staff lead a two-hour walking tour. Minimum age 10 years. Registration required: 972-219-3930 or LisaCole@unt.edu. $10.