Lifestyle

REAL School Gardens creates learning gardens in low-income schools and trains teachers how to use them to improve student engagement and academic achievement. Once a year, a few of the partner schools are selected to plant, grow and harvest organic herbs and vegetables for the annual Schoolyard Harvest Dinner. Using the organic produce grown at the schools, GRACE restaurant hosts an elegant wine dinner, giving supporters the chance to meet the young growers, their teachers and share the harvest.

Cost: $150, which includes a $60 donation to REAL School Gardens. Info: Sarah Geer, 817-348-8102 or sgeer@realschoolgardens.org

The Grove, Dallas Coworking is hosting the first ever "Cowork It Out", a monthly jelly-style event for the coworking community to connect and collaborate, as well as introduce the community to a larger Dallas audience. The first event will be held at Klyde Warren Park, powered with wifi, so bring your laptop.

How to conserve water in the urban environment is the focus of conference. While aimed at the irrigation specialist, talks include landscape design and management and plant selection for water conservation, which are of interest to the home gardener. The conference qualifies for CEU credits. Environmental Quality. 

$40/until Oct 18; $55/after Oct. 18. Lunch and handouts included. Info:  Billie Hammack at 817-884-1296 or blhammack@ag.tamu.edu

9 a.m.: Backyard Composting

Arlington Master Composters will demonstrate how to improve the quality of your soil and spend less time and money fertilizing and watering your landscape. 

10 a.m.: Irrigation 101
Arlington Utilities will discuss the basic parts of an irrigation system, typical maintenance issues, water scheduling techniques and water efficient technologies to save water and money.

Free.

Info: Dustan Compton at 817-459-6628 or dustan.compton@arlingtontx.gov

Develop a plan to succeed in drought conditions. Class held on Tuesdays. Free. Preregister: Dustan Compton at 817-459-6628 or dustan.compton@arlingtontx.gov

Shop for grasses, shrubs, bulbs and perenniels and native Texas plants. Free admission.

We'll talk about all things vermicompost: from where to get worms, how to take care of them, what to feed them for maximum output, and more. We'll also be talking about the latest environmental news, and then move on to member suggested topics. UPDATE: Event was moved to Oct. 15.

The North Texas Electric Auto Association’s goal is to support local EV enthusiasts and to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of electric vehicles.

All monthly meetings are free and open to the public.

Monthly gathering of veg friendly folks, held the second Thursday of the month.

S'mores, songs, stories and more. $5 plus admission. RSVP: Erin.Taylor@UNT.edu or 972-219-3930.