Lifestyle

Drip irrigation is 90 percent more efficient, inexpensive and easy to install. Drip systems promote healthy plants and conserve water use. Learn how to install your own system. Free.

Learn tips, tricks and strategies for making gardening a family affair during this adult workshop led by the Arlington Men's Garden Club. Workshop is best suited for children ages 10 and up only. Free, but space is limited. RSVP: 817-860-6752.

Arlington Master Composter volunteers will demonstrate proper pile building. You will see a live worm compost bin and you will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Free.

This hands-on class covers everything you need to know to start safely canning your own preserves and pickles at home. The class will make peach-vanilla jam (using a special low-sugar pectin), dill pickles and tomato-basil jam.

This hands-on class covers everything you need to know to start safely canning your own preserves and pickles at home. Focus is on simple berry jam, spicy-sweet jalapeno jelly and bread and butter pickles. 

Hike the 72-acre Meadow Preserve at the monthly open house. Free. 214-351-0990. Info@ConnemaraConservancy.org.

Work until 11 am, then take a tour of the preserve. No tools are required. Bring water and gloves.

Learn how your garden and yard can benefit from this natural process using leaves and other compostable materials and what compost bin would work best for you. Free.

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Area is a prairie restoration area, so there are always birds and wildflowers. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Brunch after. 

Pam Johnson of Rose Creek Farms (www.rosecreekfarms.com) and Wise Country Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader will teach the basics of fermentation. Fermented foods are a high probiotic food, they are also higher in nutrients and retain flavor and color much better than the canned method of food preservation. Learn how to make old fashioned pickled veggies, sourdough bread starters for bread, rolls and pancakes. $50. Bring a sack lunch.