The National Park Foundation and National Park Service are kicking off the National Park Week and centennial celebrations with a consumer event at the University of Texas at Austin Tower in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 that is open to the public from...
From the Sustainable Food Center - For generations, gardeners have saved seeds from their strongest, tastiest plants, ensuring a resilient seed stock and increasing plant diversity. Join Colleen Dieter, long-time food gardener and owner of Red Wheelbarrow, a landscaping consulting company, for a lesson on...
From the Sustainable Food Center - Have fun and learn to create your own custom bath and beauty products! Join Amy Reynolds, founder and owner of UP! Organics, Inc., in the Happy Kitchen and discover how and why you should use natural products on your...
Join us for this week’s edition of “Shades of Green”, Austin’s only live, green talk radio program, on KOOP 91.7FM and streaming online! This week we’ll be talking about Prop 1, the ride-hailing ordinance which will be on the ballot on May 7th. We will...
From the Sustainable Food Center - Learn about options for utilizing a most valuable gardening resource - rainwater. SFC's Grow Local Teaching Garden Coordinator will demonstrate how to design and install a rain garden including proper plant choices as well as collecting and storing rainwater...
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 create...
From TreeFolks - For this TreeFolks tree walk, Dr. Kevin Anderson, from the Center for Environmental Research at Hornsby Bend, will lead a walk centered around the "Environmental History of Central Texas Riparian Forests." This is going to be a great walk and a great...
The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) will celebrate the 11th annual HerbDay with a variety of herbal educational activities, including presentations from local and national herbal experts. The HerbDay event occurs at ABC’s headquarters at the historic Case Mill Homestead, 6200 Manor Road in East...
From Brite Ideas - Free Class from Brite Ideas: Aquaponics Quick Start Traditionally, aquaponics is a slow process of building up nutrients for plants and filtration for fish. Slow start-up and disappointing yields can be skipped by employing the "Quick Start" method developed at Brite...
Imagine Austin and the AIA Austin designvoice committee present: Walk the Talk #3 - Panel and Tour of Missing Middle in Clarksville. This is the third in a series of panels and tours of "missing middle" housing in neighborhoods across Austin. The panel will feature...
