Soil and Green

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Fall Plant Sale

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Texas Discovery Gardens (3601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75210)
Website: http://www.texasdiscoverygardens.org/upcoming_events.shtml
Cost: free to attend.  Plants are not free.

Our 2008 Fall Plant Sale proved so popular we’re making it an annual affair!  Enjoy a selection of perennials and annuals at a reduced price as we clear out the greenhouse for the winter.  Plants go quickly, so line up early for the best deals. Before the sale…enjoy our annual garden walk on native trees.  The walk will end right in time for you to shop! There is no member’s discount in this sale due to already reduced prices.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Texas Trees Garden Walk

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Texas Discovery Gardens (3601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75210)
Website: http://www.texasdiscoverygardens.org/upcoming_events.shtml
Cost: FREE

Join staff horticulturist Randy Johnson on this annual tour of native trees.  Learn proper planting and care techniques. You’ll finish the tour just in time to go to the Fall Plant Sale! Program appropriate for ages 8 and up.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Rallies, Bike Rides, & Hikes for Clean Power, Green Jobs, & Clean Air
Sponsored by the Dallas Sierra Club

Time: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.  Bike ride starts at 10:30 a.m.
Location: The Bath House Cultural Center (521 E. Lawther Drive, Arlington, Texas, 75218)
Website: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=113361
Cost: $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and children 12 and over.  FREE for children under 12.
Registration: Go to the website above to register and buy tickets.

Bring your bike and your kids, have some fun, and make a stand for clean energy and clean air. We can roll beyond burning coal for electricity in Texas!

Join us for a fun-filled event supporting renewable energy, green jobs, and clean air with a brighter energy future beyond coal.  Bike the 9.4-mile route around White Rock Lake with (more…)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sponsored by Turtle Creek Association, Recycle Revolution, AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders 2009, TreeHugger Boxes, The City of Dallas, and Page Southerland Page

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Just opposite The Dallas Theatre Center (3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75219)
Website: http://data.memberclicks.com/site/tca/Turtle_Creek_Cleanup_Flyer%5B10-24%5D.pdf
Cost: FREE
Registration: Contact Janet Watts at (214) 395-2577 or email lbrigati@yahoo.com.
Park at The Dallas Theatre Center (entrance off Blackburn Street)
Weather Policy: If it is raining, the Turtle Creek Clean-Up will be canceled for October 24th, and will be rescheduled for Saturday, November 14th.

This is a team event.  Groups of 10 to 12 individuals compete against one another for (more…)

Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2009

Nature Fest 2009 at the Trinity River Audubon Center
Connecting people to nature through art, exploration, and sustainable living

Time: Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Trinity River Audubon Center (6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, Texas, 75217)
Website: http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Explore_SpecialEvents
Cost: FREE admission.  Parking is $5.00.

Trinity River Audubon Center’s first annual Nature Fest is a two-day family festival celebrating the art of nature, sustainable living, and the great outdoors.  We will also be (more…)

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Vegan Buffet every first Sunday at Thai Papaya Garden

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Thai Papaya Garden (1201 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 100, Euless, Texas, 76040)
Website: http://www.thaipapayagarden.com/
Cost: the cost of food

Vegan Buffet every first Sunday at Thai Papaya Garden, on the corner of Airport Freeway (Hwy 183) and Industrial (FM157 also known as Collins in Arlington).  Thai, plant-based, and all-you-can-eat buffet is served from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.  This larger restaurant means more room for families and other groups.  Ask for Terry at the door to meet/converse with an interesting group of people.  Or sit with your friends and family.  Organizer: Terry Jensen (817) 545-0140 or (972) 251-1532.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Healthy Living Expo in Garland

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: GISD Special Events Center (Garland, Texas)
Website: http://www.garlandgoesgreen.org/Home/Garland+Goes+Green/gg201_landing.htm
Cost: FREE

Learn how to improve your personal health and the health of the environment all in one event: Healthy Living Expo 2009 – Healthy You, Healthy Earth: Rx for a Better World.
 
The City of Garland, Garland ISD, Baylor Medical Center at Garland and (more…)

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Green Festival 2009
Sponsored by The City of Dallas Office of Environmental Quality
in honor of National Pollution Prevention Week

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bath House Cultural Center (512 East Lawther Drive, Dallas, Texas, 75218).  Northcliff Drive off Buckner Boulevard.  Please note that access to the Bath House via East Lawther Drive is blocked off.
Website: http://www.greendallas.net/pdfs/Green_Festival_Ad.pdf
Cost: FREE.  Parking is also free.

Eco-friendly family fun!  Dallas will kick off National Pollution Prevention Week with Green Festival 2009.  Free to everyone!  There will be face painting, arts and crafts, and lots of (more…)