Lifestyle

Join the Swarm and take part in a week-long campaign of global actions to Save the Bees. Together we will Pester the Pesticide Pushers and Swarm together to BAN Neonicotinoids and other poisonous chemicals. We need to keep the bees alive to pollinate our food!

TUESDAY: Call your legislators today and tell them to ban Neonicotinoids! Demand legislation that will protect pollinators and our food supply.

WEDNESDAY: We’ll ride the train around DFW in our BEE costumes

THURSDAY: Wear your BEE costume everywhere you go all day.

SATURDAY: Big Day of Action - Aug. 16, National Honey Bee Day. Start getting your bee costumes ready now. We'll have a family-friendly rally in Klyde Warren Park at 9 a.m. with bee flash-mob dance for all ages.

Join the Swarm and take part in a week-long campaign of global actions to Save the Bees. Together we will Pester the Pesticide Pushers and Swarm together to BAN Neonicotinoids and other poisonous chemicals. We need to keep the bees alive to pollinate our food!

MONDAY: The Honey Bee Flash Mob Practice Day will be held on the Continental Avenue Pedestrian Bridge. Dance practice, followed by a light display with the North Texas Light Brigade.

Dance and Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyY9_9y9Qw

Instructional video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrgUXy05KP0&feature=youtu.be.)

We’ll spell out SAVE THE BEES in lights before the beautiful Dallas Skyline and make a video & group photo that you can share with your friends. Come be a “Holder of the Light!”

TUESDAY: Call your legislators today and tell them to ban Neonicotinoids!

WEDNESDAY: We’ll ride the train around DFW in our BEE costumes

THURSDAY: Wear your BEE costume everywhere you go all day.

Learn how to turn straw bales into compost to grow vegetables. $35 plus ticket fee.

Everyone knows that eating more dark leafy green vegetables is super important to your health. Having a hard time getting in 8-10 cups of veggies per day? 

 Boost your immune system, gain more energy and get rid of the bloat by integrating green juices and smoothies into your diet. Holistic health coach Kim Wilson Pollock is going to teach you how. Kim makes juicing and making smoothies simple and easy to add into your busy lifestyle.

This class is mainly a demonstration class. Throughout the class, samples of various kinds of juices and smoothies will be provided. 

Students will go home with the knowledge to make their own juices and smoothies, plus guidance on the best juicers and blenders for each lifestyle. Recipes included in take-home packet. 

$45 plus ticket fee.

Samantha and Anita will lead us in building a vertical garden with 2x4s and milk jugs. It’s another frugal way to have a space-saving garden in which you can plant flowers, herbs and/or vegetables. We’ll work over two mornings – come to one or both sessions – to build, plant, and discuss. (Previous class held Aug. 6.) Free.

We will drum the heartbeat of Mother Earth and sing songs of honor to her, native style. Free. RSVP: 214-288-9935 or PrayerWalker07@hotmail.com.

FWVS members meet for the buffet. 

Look for the table with the FWVS sign.

Come share your favorite healthy (and perhaps not so healthy) vegan dishes. Be with others who eliminate animal products from their diets. There are few of us (though growing) and it helps to create a community of support.

The Fort Worth Vegetarian Society meets every third Sunday at Goji Cafe.