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Fall Vegetable Gardens - Dallas

by Leslie Finical Halleck, MS, NHG GM.

 

Don't miss this excellent overview of how to get your fall vegetable garden growing and producing. Whether you are just starting your plot, or have an established one you are looking to improve, this class will offer information on soil conditioning, what to plant through the cool season, pest management and more. After the class, visit our onsite Vegetable Display Garden and NHG Organic Market Garden to see vegetable growing on site, chickens and more. Free.

12-Day Permaculture Class - Dallas

We welcome a 12-day Permaculture class from experienced Permaculture Design instructors Patricia Allison and Dick Pierce to our area. This is a hands-on, part lecture, part outside trips, part outside speaker experience that will change your life and your approach to sustainability and green living forever.

Patricia Allison is a founder of Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina and is coming from NC to teach the first 7 days of class.

Dick Pierce is a Permaculture instructor from Austin and will come up from Austin to teach the last 5 days of the course.

These two have teamed up to bring a Permaculture Design Certificate course to DFW over three long week-ends this fall. Oct 7-10, Oct 21-24, Nov 4-7.

Price of this 12-day course is $675. A deposit of $120 is due to hold your place in the class; the remainder is due the first day of class.

Ecovillage Community Overview - Dallas

Find out about an ecovillage starting outside of Rockwall that will be off-grid with solar electricity, solar hot water, rainwater harvesting, and graywater recycling--all designed to Permaculture principles and practices. Zero energy homes will be built to your design and size specifications. Grow all your own food organically and grow additional produce to sell if you wish. In other words, live sustainably in an intentional commuity. Everyone owns a home and crop area in his/her/their own name. Other land (community buildings, pond, workshop, barn, play areas, wooded area, etc.) is held in in the community's name. This free talk will cover all aspects of the village via Power Point and then allow ample time for your questions. 

For more information, email updates@digitex.net or call Terry at 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140

Slow Gardening with Felder Rushing - Coppell

Nicknamed “The Lazy Gardener”, Felder Rushing’s “Slow Gardening” is a lively presentation on how to have fun establishing a pretty and productive garden with as little effort as possible. He will share his secrets on creating garden spaces in unexpected places, including the back of a truck!

Tickets for this presentation will be $10.00 (plus tax and processing fee) and are available for purchase at http://felderrushing.eventbrite.com/ Space is limited so buy your tickets early!

Mr. Rushing travels all over the world sharing his offbeat approach to gardening, using humorous anecdotes, zany observations, garden-irreverent metaphors and stunning photos – all while trying to help gardeners get past the “rules” of horticulture. He is a published author, writing gardening books and penning thousands of columns and articles for syndicated newspapers and national publications, such as National Geographic, Organic Gardening and Better Homes and Gardens.

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