Skip to main content

Lifestyle

Earthship Sustainability Seminar - Bastrop

An off-grid Earthship/Monolithic Dome is being built near Bastrop, Texas. Biotechture Training is hosting a two-day Sustainability Seminar Sept. 29-30 at the build site. This is a your chance to see a build in progress while you learn about sustainability. Also, there are internship opportunities for you to participate in and get hands-on experience.

Exact location and directions will be emailed when you register at:
http://www.biotechturetraining.com/training.html.

Fee is $100. See website for details.

Texas Smartscape Tour - Coppell

Maps and refreshments will be available at 8:30 a.m. at Helping Hands Garden. This is a self-guided tour of Coppell landscapes and gardens, featuring drought-tolerant native and adapted plants that require minimal irrigation. The tour will showcase five Coppell homes and the two Coppell Community Gardens. Volunteers and homeowners will be available on site to answer questions about gardening using SmartScape techniques. Come see what you should plant now for beautiful blooms next year from the homeowners of some of the most unique landscapes in Coppell. This free tour is easily biked and is a great reason to get out and enjoy the fall weather. Bike route map will be included.

For more information, contact Jen Ferguson at jferguson@coppelltx.gov.

Film Screening: "Power Surge" - Dallas

Dallas Interfaith Power & Light will be hosting a screening and round-table discussion of the Nova documentary Power Surge. This film looks at the state of "green energy" in the United States and the potential impact of technology on softening the blow of global climate change. In addition, participants of this new faith-based initiative will be presented with an opportunity to comment on the draft mission and principles.

City Green Kids Camp - Dallas

Two 3-week sessions will be held each Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
The camps will explore self and community impact & ways to live green ending with “A dream for a better tomorrow.”
Register for your session at ejdry54@yahoo.com. $50 per child, ages 4-9.
Families are welcome to stay and enjoy the garden during the camp!

October camp (Oct. 7-21) concludes with a Frightfully Fresh Fest on October 21 and 28 - from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
November camp (Nov. 4-18) concludes with a Harvest Moon Fest.