Saturday, August 11th at 10am - Teresa Stephens of PollyDog Landscapes (pollydog.com) presents “Organic Lawn Maintenance 101.” The most common questions asked at our information desk are all about lawns. Usually the question is, “What’s wrong with my lawn?” Knowing how to care for a lawn organically...
From the Travis County Master Gardener Association - The Travis County Master Gardener Association is sponsoring a gardening seminar on August 11, on “Creating Sustainable Designs with Permaculture.” Permaculture looks to the flows of nature, such as the sun, wind, and water, as the foundation...
From Austin Resource Recovery - Join the Composting Community! Register today for a FREE composting class presented by the City of Austin Composting is nature's way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can compost them to...
From the Citizens' Climate Lobby - Citizens' Climate Lobby is a national organization focused on passing legislation called Carbon Fee and Dividend as a solution to climate change. All chapter meetings gather at 11:30AM, listen to the national call-in speaker, and plan upcoming actions for...
From Brite Ideas - Free Class from Brite Ideas: Kombucha, Hops, and Sleep Hops is an incredible plant and has great effects upon sleep. Make (and taste) caffeine-free, hopped kombucha while learning sleep hygiene and how to make your sleep work for you.
From Austin Resource Recovery - Join the Chicken Keeping Community! Register today for a FREE chicken keeping class presented by the City of Austin Keeping chickens is a great way to keep your food waste out of the landfill. Chickens can recycle your food scraps....
From Austin Creative Reuse - Join us at Austin Creative Reuse Center for an evening just for educators! Our center will be open for shopping and we'll have a special Bucket Area Buy one/Get one just for you. We'll have snacks and beverages for you...
From the Sustainable Food Center - Whether you like it hot or mild, spicy or sweet, salsa always brings something special to the table! SFC Guest Chef Raymundo Rios returns to The Happy Kitchen, this time to teach you how to make authentic Mexican salsas...
From the Save Barton Creek Association - This month we will be hearing from UT student, Carinne, on her recent research in Panama. Come out to this month's Creek Crew Happy Hour to learn more about environmental issues faced in Cerro Punta, Panama. This area...
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, August 14th at 10am – “Drought Resistant Trees” Austin has been in and out of drought conditions since 2010, with no long term end in sight. Drought may be the “new normal” for Austin. Many people have delayed planting...