Urban Sustainability

April 13 – Capitalism for Good 

Dan Pallotta, Author of “Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential“ & Founder of the Charity Defense Council 

A pioneering social entrepreneur and expert in nonprofit sector innovation, Dan Pallotta’s “Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential” has been acclaimed by The New York Times, The Economist, and The Stanford Social Innovation Review.  He is the founder of Advertising for Humanity and the Charity Defense Council.  Pallotta is a William J. Clinton distinguished lecturer and a regular contributor to The Harvard Business Review Online, where he writes about transforming the nonprofit paradigm.   

We’re closing Main Street for good old fashioned fun at Farmers Market. Festival includes games, rides, bands, food, bounce houses, face painters, balloon artists, entertainment and arts and crafts. Admission and parking are free.

Food, drink, art, crafts, gifts and Farmers Market wares available for purchase. Tickets to the 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. showing of the Uptown Theater’s “A Musical Tribute to Roy Rogers starring Roy Rogers Jr. and Dustin Rogers” available for purchase in advance online at www.uptowntheatergp.com for $30-$35 each.

More Farmers Market info: www.gptx.org/farmersmarket or call 972-237-4599.

The next Master Composter training will be held April 12-14, 2012. The training – which includes both classroom and "hands-on" instruction – will take place at city facilities and the Kirby Creek Nature Center’s Exhibition Garden. You may reserve a place by signing up online.

Spring 2012 Master Composter Class Schedule:
6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 12
6-9 p.m. Friday, April 13
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 14

The $25 Grand Prairie resident registration fee and $40 non-Grand Prairie resident registration fee includes a compost thermometer, the Rodale Book of Composting, excerpts from the Green Guide to YardCare booklet, and lunch on Saturday, April 14.

Grand Prairie is one of the few cities in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area that offers the course. Anyone interested in achieving a sustainable backyard lifestyle will benefit from composter training – whether they choose to certify or not.

Certification Requirements 

Community Electronics Collection Event In Plano

Come visit us this Saturday! Drop off your electronic items, household, office, or personal. We recycle it all!

There is a $.15 per pound convenience fee for all recycled electronics & a disposal fee of $5.00 per CRT monitor and $10.00 per glass TV. 

These fees are pre-arranged and agreed to by the City Of Plano.

Feel free to call us if you have any questions 972-487-6800, or go to www.erecycler.net for a list of all accepted items.

1st Saturday of every month:

First United Methodist Church

3160 East spring Creek Parkway

Plano, TX 75074

9:00am-12:00pm

2nd Saturday of every month:

St. Andrew Methodist Church

5801 West Plano Parkway

Environmental Issues Associated with Oil and Gas Development in North Texas
Michael Overbay, the EPA Region 6 Ground Water Center Coordinator, and Ruben Casso,
the EPA Region 6 Air Toxics Coordinator, will present information on how large scale
development of the shale gas resources in the Fort Worth Basin have been perceived as
impacting environmental issues, such as water quantity, water quality, air quality, wastewater
disposal, and induced seismicity. The presentation will also include a discussion of the status of
EPA's proposed rules on air emissions related to oil and gas development and production.

Free. 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, Dallas Sierra Club at REI Dallas

Irving is hosting an Eco-Movie Fest in honor of Earth Day on Saturday!

Saturday, April 21 | 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. | at two of our libraries – Central and West.

This event is FREE to the public!

Below are the movies that will be shown by location:

Central Library Movie Lineup | 801 W. Irving Blvd.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, March 22-Oct. 20, 2012, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. around the gazebo. Our family has been in the Farmer’s Market Business for several generations. As a result, produce is not just a career-choice, its a passion. We guarantee you the best selection around: if we wouldn’t feed it to our kids, you won’t find it in our market. Visit www.farmersmarketofgrapevine.com for the most up-to-date list of selections.

Fort Worth's original, producer only farmers market where everything sold is either grown, raised or produced within 150 miles of Fort Worth. The Cowtown Farmers Market is located at the traffic circle on Alta Mere Drive and is set up in the south end of the shopping center that has the Edelweiss restaurant in it. Sincerely great place for fresh locally grown fruit, veggies, cheeses, coffees, soaps, homemade canned goods & baked goods.

The market also has additional locations:

Richland Hills Elementary School 6980 Baker Blvd, Richland Hills, Saturdays, 2-6 pm. (On the south side of Baker Blvd. and Latham in the open lot by the school. Baker Blvd. is also known as Hwy 10 it is west of 820 and north of Interstate 30).

Pantego Farmers Market Bicentennial Park, 3600 Smith Barry Road, Pantego, Saturdays, 8 am-Sellout. (From Park Row go South on Bowen, go right (West) on Pioneer Pkwy. Right (North) on Showplace Circle by Texas Appliance. In the parking lot closest to the gazebo and rest rooms.).

Currently in season at the Cowtown Farmers Market:

PRODUCE (varies week to week):

The Coppell Farmers Market, established in 2003, has become one of the best community markets in the DFW area, a one-stop shopping trip for fresh, seasonal produce, pastured meats, eggs, breads and locally made foods. Both the customers and the farmers/producers have shaped the market to what it is today, guided by a community-based organization, the Coppell Farmers Market Committee. The guidelines for the Coppell Farmers Market state that all products sold at the Coppell Farmers Market shall be grown, raised, and/or produced directly by the vendor within the North Central Texas region, with the exception of full disclosure and approval of selling another’s product. 

The Coppell Farmers Market is now located one block south at 793 S. Coppell Road at Burns Street with plenty of on-street parking. This is a transition site while the new Old Town development is under construction. Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to noon every Saturday

The Coppell Farmers Market, established in 2003, has become one of the best community markets in the DFW area, a one-stop shopping trip for fresh, seasonal produce, pastured meats, eggs, breads and locally made foods. Both the customers and the farmers/producers have shaped the market to what it is today, guided by a community-based organization, the Coppell Farmers Market Committee. The guidelines for the Coppell Farmers Market state that all products sold at the Coppell Farmers Market shall be grown, raised, and/or produced directly by the vendor within the North Central Texas region, with the exception of full disclosure and approval of selling another’s product. 

The Coppell Farmers Market is now located one block south at 793 S. Coppell Road at Burns Street with plenty of on-street parking. This is a transition site while the new Old Town development is under construction. Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to noon every Saturday