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The Official KICK-OFF PARTY for the TEXAS STATE VEGGIE FAIR. please share with all your friends! Food, music, raffles and silent auction. And, after all, it is a fundraiser for MERCY FOR ANIMALS, whose work on behalf of Farm Animals is INCREDIBLE! $20 advance tickets available online; $25 at the door. |
Please join us for our Lone Star State premiere of Vegucated in association with the Texas State Veggie Fair.
Our writer-director, Marisa Miller Wolfson, will be in attendance for a Q&A afterwards.
See who else is going to join us here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=224357060955243
Vegucated is a feature-length documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Lured by tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover the hidden sides of animal agriculture that make them wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks before. But can their convictions carry them through when times get tough?
This accessible, entertaining documentary showcases the rapid and at times comedic evolution of three people who share one journey and ultimately discover their own paths in creating a kinder, cleaner, greener world, one bite at a time.
Local businesses and residents have organized a community seminar about green practices and products that contribute to a healthy home and a healthy family for all. Saturday, October 22, they are presenting a free seminar in the McKinney Performing Arts Center at 1pm.
It will be repeated at 3pm on the same day.
The hour-long seminar will include presentations by Dr. Alyssa Summey, DC, ; Estella Scaggs, Nursing Manager of Environmental Health Center of Dallas; and Humberto Rodriguez, President of Advance Casas Construction. Sponsor is Collin County Affordable Housing Foundation. The goal is to bring to public attention the dangers of long-term use of toxic products inside the home and for personal use.
For inquiries or more information, please email hacienda1@gmail.com or leave message at 469.288.0328.
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Glen Suhren, long time member of the Sierra Club, will talk about The Science Behind Global Warming. He has led numerous backpacking trips in Colorado, summiting several fourteeners with family and friends. Glen is an Electro Optics engineer who is employed by Abbott Laboratories. He is a member of an Eco Team at First Methodist Church in Downtown Dallas. The Team works on informing people about environmental issues such as Global Warming or Climate Change.
Free and open to the public.
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Energy plays a major role in the US and global economies. Seven of the top ten companies in Fortune’s Global 500 are directly involved with energy. Energy is critical to each of us in our daily lives, and energy expenditures account for about 8% of GDP worldwide.
Although the energy industry broadly includes petroleum and natural gas ex- ploration and production, this Research and New Venture Showcase will be fo- cused on ground-breaking research and new developments in the generation and storage of electrical energy. A subsequent program, planned for Spring 2012, will focus on electrical energy transmission, utilization and efficiency.
On October 21, 2011, UT Dallas researchers and industry participants will address developments impacting solar power, wind energy, storage integration and the design of advanced electronics used in the management and control of electricity.
$95/person.
BARGAIN SHOPPERS PARADISE! VISITORS CAN FIND UNIQUE AND UNUSAL ITEMS WHILE SUPPORTING THE REDUCE! REUSE! RECYCLE! MISISON OF THE NORTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM (N.E.E.T.).
100 VENDORS WILL BE SELLING USED ITEMS AND/OR ITEMS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.
ALSO ON SITE WILL BE FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING AND A FREE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER. THIS IS A LITTER FREE EVENT!
Email JAllen@richlandhills.com for more info.
Vote online for the best video in support of the Trinity River Video Contest.
Master Composter Sara Beckleman starts a compost pile with grass and leaves, along with other items that help the contents breakdown. The finale is showing worms used to create compost from food discards. Attendees receive Composting handouts and each household receives a compost bin to take home.
We request $10.00 per family to help with the KRB expenses. Please contact KRB to register or for more information at 972-463-3929 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mon. thru Fri.) or email info@keeprowlettbeautiful.org .
Clean Up event – Neighborhood intersection of 740 and 741
Parking and Registration for the event will be at Johnson Elementary (701 S. Bois Darc).
Volunteers will receive gloves, vest, trash bags (until gone!) and cleanup instructions.
Appreciation Cookout after event at Hamblen Park downtown (bring lawn chairs)
Participants will receive lunch ticket when they turn in their vests at the end of the cleanup.
For your comfort and safety, please wear sturdy, closed toed shoes. Participants should be at
least 15 years old.
Release Forms will be signed prior to or during registration. Minor Participants will need an adult
signature before they can begin cleanup.
RSVP one week prior to cleanup date. Call 972-524-0007 or email eco@trashbusters.org.
Registration 9:00 AM
Cleanup until 10:45 AM
Cookout 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The City of Arlington Master Composter volunteers hold composting classes the second Saturday of every month at the composting display in the Science Center's parking lot area. The class includes demonstrations of proper pile building, and a worm compost bin. Attendees will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Dress for the weather. For more information, call 817.459.6778 or visit www.arlingtontx.gov.
Free.