Over the past 11 years, this community and family oriented Green Living Fair has grown to be the largest “green show” in the South. It occurs at the end of September, every year, in historic Fredericksburg, Texas. You can see the latest in eco-friendly technologies. Learn how to save and create your own energy. Attend informative talks by the experts. Visit with our vendors to see contemporary green living and sustainability practices. Come test drive the next generation in personal transportation. It’s fun, environmentally friendly, and a great place to learn how you can make a difference!

Comprehensive course taught by Wayne Weiseman of The Permaculture Project. Permaculture — from permanent and agriculture — is an integrated design philosophy that encompasses gardening, architecture, horticulture, ecology, even money management and community design. The basic approach is to create sustainable systems that provide for their own needs and recycle their waste.
For more information, visit www.permacultureproject.com. Cost: $1,200.

Learn how to preserve abundant harvests with a hands on class taught by long-time gardener and canner Tina Arons, who was featured in the Star Telegram recently. Attendees will learn basic pickling and no fuss canning. Have fun learning plus you get a glass jar of the locally grown produce that we can.
Please register online or come in to the shop to pre-pay. Paying ahead of time secures your spot. If we get more attendees than will fit in our kitchen, those who haven't secured their spot will be kindly asked to come to another canning class offered later to accommodate the interest.
NOTE: If you are coming to only the canning class, then please feel free to register and pay online. If you are an active member AND/OR also coming to the Fall Gardening and City Farming Workshop, then your class fee is reduced to $10 and you will need to come in to the shop to get your discount. Members who have done their volunteer hours can come to the canning class for $5 if they don't take a jar.

I would like to have a Q&A about the up coming course. These credits you receive may transfer to your needed college credits. You maybe able to find a sponsor. We have a barter space for those who need to work for the fee. Often students become partners on our farm and landscape work. In Wayne's course, there is always a fresh relevant hands-on project. Housing can be made available; applications available upon request. You can earn discounts for every person you sign up, up to 6 that is.

Eileen Birnbaum worked in the legal field for 27 years before begining the World Wear Project, LLC 2 years ago. Through her efforts, this business has been a force not only for landfill diversion, but distribution of clothing resources and fund raising for schools, religious institutions, community organizations and a variety of other nonprofits. Hear her story, get educated about opportunities to further reduce our landfill contributions and grab some lunch from the Texas Harvest Pie Company.

Event is sponsored by the Dallas Alternative Energy Group. Learn to be self-sufficient, resourceful, whether you live in an apartment or farm. Come meet our exhibitors who can teach you about canning, organic gardens, water purification solar electricity, rainwater collection, native plants in the landscape, chicken coop design. In addition, North Haven Gardens will have a speaker at 10:30 a.m. Free admission.

Learn how to identify invasive plants and help prevent them from spreading in our community. During this workshop you will learn what is an invasive plant, some of the common ones in our area and what steps can you take on your property to improve native species. Bring water and wear outdoor gear and bring GPS and camera if you have them. FREE (with paid admission). Reservations required.

Local homesteading and sustainability exhibitors/demonstrations/speakers/farmers bring their knowledge to share and wares to sell. From renewable energy to green building to permaculture to intentional communities to farm produce to canning to oat rolling and more, learn what you need to live more sustainably. Admission is free.

Event is hosted by the Texas Environment Meetup Group. This is another DVD by Geoff Lawton to get you started with permaculture. If you saw the "Food Forest" DVD, you need to see this one, too. Based on the 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course as devised by Bill Mollison, join Geoff Lawton as he takes you into the world of permaculture design and introduces you to a new way of looking at the world.

This 80-minute DVD includes:

•Permaculture Ethics
•Concepts and Themes in Design
•Methods of Design
•Design through Observation and Analysis
•Zone Planning
•Sector Analysis
•Patterns
•Climate
•Trees
•Soil
•Earthworks
•Aquaculture
•Community Strategies.

Come early to order food or a smoothie; stay later if you want to discuss this.

Event is hosted by the Arlington Conservation Council. Presenter is Terry Gratton, Emeritus Professor with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ph.D. in Public Health and Molly Hollar Wildscape Volunteer.

His past experiences include 23 years with the Commission Corp. of the U.S. Public Health Service where he served with the Indian Health Service in Oklahoma, Kansas and Arizona and with the Bureau of Prisons in Fort Worth.
Terry will discuss insects from a public health perspective.

He will explore a number of insect vectors that can carry disease. We'll look at their life cycle to better understand how to control them.