[Gardening Class]Saturday, Jan. 17th from10am to 11:30am the Sustainable Food Center is hosting a soil health classat its teaching garden. The workshop will teach all you gardeners out there how to diagnose the health of your soil and prepare it to grow delicious and healthy produce. The course fee is$12 and the class is capped at 25 students, so register today! More info>>
 

[Water Talk] Sunday, Jan. 18th from noon to 1pmJessica Wilson, from theCity of Austin Watershed Protection, is speaking at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. Wilson's talk, "How we treat the land matters to all of us" will cover land use, parks, and open spaces, as well as the city's efforts to protect local creeks and aquifers. The event is free and open to the public. More info>>
 

[Outdoors] Spend the day outdoors on Monday, Jan. 19th. Martin Luther King Day is a fee-free day at most federally managed lands. This includes Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains national parks. Don't miss this opportunity to see some of Texas' greatest treasures. More info>>
 

[Compost/Conference]The world's largest composting conference and exhibition will be in Austin from Tuesday, Jan. 20th to Friday, Jan. 23rd. Hear the latest from industry leaders about solving challenges incollecting organics, manufacturing and using compost, and producingrenewable energy from organics. More info>>