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Come join the Gleaning Network of Texas for sweet potato gleaning! We will gather the sweet potatoes left in the field, bag them up, and distribute them to a wide range of food assistance programs. Look for more information as we get closer to this event!

The Gleaning Network of Texas is a nonprofit, grassroots organization whose goal is to use our state’s existing surplus fresh produce resources to help alleviate hunger and improve nutrition for food-insecure Texans.

The Network brings together growers, volunteers, and service agencies to provide food for the hungry from fruits and vegetables left in the field after the harvest and other unutilized supplies.

Sustainable Leaders Roundtable is a group that was started in June to bring together the leaders of all of the green and sustainable groups in the Metroplex.  Over 50 different organizations, including non-profits, governments, business groups, advocacy organizations, and universities are members.

Free and open to community leaders.

Email Mitch Fine at mitchphine0770@gmail.com for more information.

North Texas Renewable Energy Group (NTREG) announces the  DFW Solar Home Tour, October 1^st, 2011  www.dfwsolarhometour.org

The 2^nd annual DFW Solar Home Tour is a part of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour www.nationalsolartour.org . It offers the public the opportunity to tour innovative green homes and buildings and learn how homeowners and businesses can use renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies. 

Several distinguished speakers have agreed to present information on the supplies and delivery of water in our region and will answer questions from the audience. They include Lewis McMahan, a Director of the Texas Water Development Board, Tod Maurina of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, Denis Qualls of Dallas Water Utilities, and Tyson Broad of the Sierra Club. A talk on the basics of Texas water law will be given by Simone Kiel of Freese and Nichols, a consulting firm to the State of Texas.

Dutch treat lunch and discussion with vegetarians and friends.

BVSTX Mission Statement:
To educate the public, particularly the African-American community, on the benefits of a plant-based diet, to promote wellness and to influence the community to pursue a vegetarian lifestyle.

For more information email donald.moy@sbcglobal.net.

Sponsored by the Black Vegetarian Society of TX

BVSTX Mission Statement:

To educate the public, particularly the African-American community, on the benefits of a plant-based diet, to promote wellness and to influence the community to pursue a vegetarian lifestyle.

For more information email donald.moy@sbcglobal.net.

Free.

10:30AM • Cool Season Herb Tour by Kay Nelson, NHG Garden Coach, Herb & Organic Expert

11AM • Get Your Herb Garden Started by Kay Nelson

1PM • Landscape with Herbs: Unusual Ways to Use Herbs in Your Garden by Carrie Dubberley, Dubberley Landscape

10AM • Backyard Chicken Class by Dan Probst, Bageniece Farms. Learn all the basics of starting a backyard flock.

11AM - 2PM • Backyard Chicken Sale And Q&A

Free.

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.

Aphrodisiac Herbs by Joy Lilljedahl, Herb Society of America. Mankind has pursued the dream of a better sexual experience since antiquity.  Throughout history over 1000 plants have been labeled as aphrodisiacs.  Learn about some of those plants and the likelihood that they will improve your sexual health. Free.