Lifestyle

The indoor festival will feature holistic speakers, cooking demonstrations, food sampling, health screenings, health and environmentally-friendly exhibitors, fitness and children’s activities, as well as door prizes. The keynote speaker is Tracye McQuirter of Washington, D.C., author of the bestseller By Any Greens Necessary. She is a vegan trailblazer, a public health nutrition expert and director of the first federally funded vegan nutrition program.  

Info: 214-331-2812 or visit the BVSTX Facebook page. Free.

Join FWNC&R director and plant ecologist Suzanne Tuttle for a 2.5 mile trail hike around the Refuge. Learn to identify deciduous trees and shrubs in winter by their growth habits, bark, twigs, buds and leaf scars. Pre-registration required. $10 (includes admission fee).

Kim Mote, assistant director of code compliance for the city of Fort Worth and a past president of the Texas Product Stewardship Council, will give an overview of product recycling and take-back efforts in the state and a peek at the environmental quality chapter of the city's soon-to-be-unveiled 2014 Comprehensive Plan.

At the February meeting, Greg Church, Ph.D. will speak on pruning fruit trees/shrubs for their health and better production.

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

Social and snacks:  6:30 pm

Educational lecture:  7:00 pm

Information sessions for Solarize Plano Project participants and interested persons. A residential "Solar 101" will be presented as well as a review of the project timeline and key next steps.

Fort Worth greenies get together for informal gathering. Info: Cheryl L. Marchand, cherylmarchand@sbcglobal.net or 817-896-6041.

UPDATE: Cancelled due to weather.

This Dallas Arboretum indoor class features hands-on activity where participants assemble Fern Leaf Prints. Space is limited. Sign up early. $8. Info: 972-462-5136.

Join the Dallas Sierra Club for a service project. Then walk the beautiful trails just south of Dallas. Info: Ginger Bradley, 469-223-7902.

This class will cover tips and skills for more advanced backpacking, including discussions on planning for week-plus long trekking, winter camping, fly-drive trips and the gear, equipment, clothing, food planning, bear barrel packing and other issues to prepare. $20. Info: 972-699-1687 or KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.

Come join us at the Medicine Wheel. We seek direction and guidance from Creator. Do you have direction? Do you know your Spirit Guide? Come, seek and find with The Many Faces People. Love offering. RSVP: 214-288-9935. PrayerWalker07@hotmail.com.