Houston's First Green Fest

Houston's First Community Green Festival
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Upcoming Events

  • Urban Harvest Community Garden Classes - September
    09/02/2010 - 11:00am - 2:00pm

    Community Garden Classes in September
    There are a number of people and initiatives interested in starting community gardens in their neighborhood. This can be a daunting task, but there are classes offered by Urban Harvest that can help understand the process and pitfalls. A couple of tremendous opportunities to participate in the actual planning and implementation of a community garden are coming up soon. Please see the Urban Harvest calendar of classes (found at www.urbanharvest.org/education/index.html) for more information about these:
    Class 1: Organize & Design -This class will take place at the site of a new community garden at the University of St. Thomas. Open to the public, it offers a rare chance to follow the growth of a community garden on site. We will explore goals, discuss organizing volunteers and funding, and help you set priorities for your garden... also cover the fundamentals of building a garden, including optimizing bed locations and dimensions, possible raised bed materials, the best soil choices, and...review the best vegetables to grow in the Houston area. Thursday, Sept. 2, 11:00am - 2:00pm.

    Class 2: Implementation. We will review and modify the garden design, set a schedule for ordering materials and set a build date. We will discuss site-specific design implementation, and share important tips for building and maintaining a garden over time. We will also review suitable fruit trees and habitat plants to grow in Houston gardens. Thursday, Sept. 23, 11:00am - 2:00pm.

  • Screening of No Impact Man Documentary
    09/05/2010 - 1:15pm

    Houston Climate Protection Alliance will screen the documentary No Impact Man

    This provocative film is fun. No Impact Man persuaded his wife and child to reduce their impact on the planet by changing their daily habits for a year. They started with buying less and ended with shutting off their electricity. At the end of the year, they were happy to get their fridge back but realized they wanted to keep many of their new habits.

    To have no impact:
    • they got rid of their TV, and found they had more time for each other and for themselves.
    • she battled with her shop-aholic ways of buying herself fancy clothes and found she didn’t miss them.
    • they quit eating out all the time, instead cooking local food from the farmer’s market and found their health
    had improved.
    • they walked to work and found this also improved their health.
    • he began helping local environmental groups and found he enjoyed it.

    No Impact Man challenges us. How can we enjoy life while reducing our impact on our environment? At this film showing, you can join us in pledging to reduce our impact during the national climate work party starting October 10 sponsored by www.350.org Our website is http://www.greenweekhouston.com/index.php/1011-1015-no-impact-experiment...

    For more information, contact Nancy Edwards NEEdwards@comcast.net, 713-661-9737 If you can’t join us in watching the film, you can view it online at www.netflix.com

  • Why Sustainability? - Panel Discussion
    09/07/2010 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm

    Urban Harvest is hosting a six-member panel to discuss:
    1. Why is sustainability becoming increasingly important?
    2. How can we respond locally to widespread global changes?

  • Houston Urban Gardeners (HUGS) Meeting
    09/08/2010 - 6:30pm

    Houston Urban Gardeners will meet Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 at the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park. Laurel Smith, Founder of HUG, will talk about "How to Grow Food in Your Backyard More Easily and Joyfully."
    Laurel will be contacting Houston's most beloved gardeners to ask their top 3 to 5 ideas for happier gardening.

    Go to: www.houstonurbangardeners.org for more details.

    For questions contact Laurel at 713-528-1104.

  • Wildscapes Workshop
    09/11/2010 - 8:45am - 3:30pm

    WILDSCAPES WORKSHOP
    & Native Plant Sale- Landscaping with Native Plants to Attract Wildlife
    Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:45 am – 3:30 pm- NOTE new start time!
    At the Houston Community College West Loop Campus
    5601 West Loop South at Pin Oak Park, 77081

    FRIENDS IN T HE GARDEN:
    Beneficial Pollinators, Toads, Frogs, Owls & More!
    Jaime González – Community Education Manager, Katy Prairie Conservancy

    CONNECTING CHILDREN & NATURE:
    Are Tomorrow’s Conservation Leaders Connected to Nature?
    Teri MacArthur – Environmental Education Coordinator, Legacy Land Trust

    GREAT PLANTS FOR WILDSCAPES LANDSCAPES
    Mark Bowen – Executive Director of Urban Harvest, Author

    LASAGNA LANDSCAPING FOR BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
    Glenn Olsen – Birding Guide and Instructor

    REMARKABLE PLANTS OF TEXAS
    Matt Warnock Turner, PhD – Author and Naturalist

    MILKWEEDS & MONARCH WATCH STATIONS
    Flo Hannah – Sr. Sanctuary Steward, Houston Audubon
    Diana Foss – Urban Wildlife Biologist, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
    Sponsored by the Houston Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas www.npsot.org\houston and Texas Parks & Wildlife.
    Pre-Registration is required (Limited Seating Capacity), Plant Sale Hours: 11:30 am - 3:30 pm for attendees,12:30 pm - 3:30 pm sales to public. Bring cash or check as payment. Grand Door Prize: Landscape Consultation. This event is an NPSOT-H Fundraiser for School Habitats, Grants and Education.
    Questions? 281-558-3710 dknowlespe@aol.com

    WILDSCAPES WORKSHOP 2010 REGISTRATION FORM Mail completed form with $30 per person ($25 for NPSOT members) to NPSOT- Houston, P.O. Box 131254, Houston, TX 77219-1254. Please make checks payable to
    NPSOT. Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is Sept. 3, 2010. No refunds after Sept. 9, 2010.

    Name(s)_____________________________________________ # In Group_______

    Address_______________________________City_______________
    Zip__________Phone #: (_______) ________________
    E-Mail :_____________________________

    Do you want a Veggie Meal? Yes ___ No ___ Number of Veggie Meals:______
    $30 per person ($25 NPSOT members) $_____X No. of Attendees______ =___________Total
    Join the Native Plant Society of Texas online at www.npsot.org, or send a separate check for membership. If you have questions,
    please call 281-456-7029 (TPWD) or 281-558-3710 or send an e-mail to dknowlespe@aol.com www.NPSOT.ORG\HOUSTON

  • Wildscapes Workshop & Native Plant Sale
    09/11/2010 - 11:45am

    PLANT SALE - Open To the Public. 11:45am until 3:30pm
    Dee Howell, City of Houston Parks & Recreation Department Horticulturalist will emcee; subjects and speakers are "FRIENDS IN THE GARDEN: Beneficial Pollinators, Toads, Frogs, Owls & More!" by Jaime Gonzalez, Community Education Manager at the Katy Prairie Conservancy, "CONNECTING CHILDREN & NATURE": Are Tomorrow's Conservation Leaders Connected to Nature? by Teri MacArthur, Environmental Education Coordinator at Legacy Land Trust, "GREAT PLANTS FOR WILDSCAPES LANDSCAPES" by Mark Bowen, Executive Director of Urban Harvest and Author of "Habitat Gardening of Houston". "LASAGNA LANDSCAPING FOR BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES" by Glenn Olsen, past president of NPSOT, Birding Guide and Instructor, "REMARKABLE PLANTS OF TEXAS" by Matt Warnock Turner, PhD, Author and Naturalist, and MILKWEEDS & MONARCH WATCH STATIONS" by Flo Hannah, Senior Sanctuary Steward with Houston Audubon, and Diana Foss, Urban Wildlife Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

    Organized and sponsored by: Native Plant Society of Texs - Houston Chapter

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