Urban Sustainability

We welcome a 12-day Permaculture class from experienced Permaculture Design instructors Patricia Allison and Dick Pierce to our area. This is a hands-on, part lecture, part outside trips, part outside speaker experience that will change your life and your approach to sustainability and green living forever.

Patricia Allison is a founder of Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina and is coming from NC to teach the first 7 days of class.

Dick Pierce is a Permaculture instructor from Austin and will come up from Austin to teach the last 5 days of the course.

These two have teamed up to bring a Permaculture Design Certificate course to DFW over three long week-ends this fall. Oct 7-10, Oct 21-24, Nov 4-7.

Price of this 12-day course is $675. A deposit of $120 is due to hold your place in the class; the remainder is due the first day of class.

Find out about an ecovillage starting outside of Rockwall that will be off-grid with solar electricity, solar hot water, rainwater harvesting, and graywater recycling--all designed to Permaculture principles and practices. Zero energy homes will be built to your design and size specifications. Grow all your own food organically and grow additional produce to sell if you wish. In other words, live sustainably in an intentional commuity. Everyone owns a home and crop area in his/her/their own name. Other land (community buildings, pond, workshop, barn, play areas, wooded area, etc.) is held in in the community's name. This free talk will cover all aspects of the village via Power Point and then allow ample time for your questions. 

For more information, email updates@digitex.net or call Terry at 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140

Collin County Greenweavers is a meetup in Collin Country that is based on the wildly popular and successful DFW Greenweavers group.

Businesses that market to the "green" and sustainable marketplace are welcome to attend our monthly meetings.

We are dedicated solely to helping each other grow our businesses by trading referrals and leads and developing our skills for marketing and business growth.

Please plan to attend the Texas Conservation Alliance training session for Ambassadors in our Smarter Water for North Texas program. TCATexas.org.

Come help sow wildflowers at Andrew Brown Park along the tree line on the north side of the park. Great activity for families, Y Guides, and Scout troops.

Nicknamed “The Lazy Gardener”, Felder Rushing’s “Slow Gardening” is a lively presentation on how to have fun establishing a pretty and productive garden with as little effort as possible. He will share his secrets on creating garden spaces in unexpected places, including the back of a truck!

Tickets for this presentation will be $10.00 (plus tax and processing fee) and are available for purchase at http://felderrushing.eventbrite.com/ Space is limited so buy your tickets early!

Mr. Rushing travels all over the world sharing his offbeat approach to gardening, using humorous anecdotes, zany observations, garden-irreverent metaphors and stunning photos – all while trying to help gardeners get past the “rules” of horticulture. He is a published author, writing gardening books and penning thousands of columns and articles for syndicated newspapers and national publications, such as National Geographic, Organic Gardening and Better Homes and Gardens.

Children learn about fresh, seasonal food while they have fun at the farmers market. Market tokens available for kid-size shopping at the market, choose-my-plate cards, recipes, cooking class, and photo follow-up.

Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.

See website for multiple events happening around the Metroplex.

See how colorful a winter garden can be and learn how to make natural ornaments taken from the outdoors. Dress appropriately for an outdoors walk. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.