Category: Announcement
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Citizen Gardener DFW Class #1
After a long streak of crazy hot and dry weather in North Central Texas, we finally got a break on the day of the first Citizen Gardener class in DFW. It was rainy this morning, but that didn’t stop us a bit from getting a ton of work done today. Here are the pictures I…
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WORKSHOP: School Garden Based Learning
WORKSHOP: School Garden Based Learning September 24, 2011 · 9am-3:30pm AgriLife Research and Extension- Dallas Center · 17360 Coit Road · Dallas, Texas 75252 Purpose of the Training: To bring together K-8th grade teachers, support staff, and administrators who share an interest in school gardening. Delivery of information in four areas: the research regarding the benefits of school…
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First Fall Vegetable Planting…Praying for Rain
Well today is August 1st which is traditionally when you start planting your fall vegetable garden in North Texas. But with the extreme heat that we’re having (highs predicted this week to be 108) and no relief in sight, I was not sure if I should “plant” or “not plant”. After much thought and deliberation,…
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Tops and Bottoms
A group of helpers met up at the Promise of Peace community garden just east of White Rock Lake in Dallas on Saturday morning. We created a new garden bed for Elizabeth to use in an educational program for the Junior Master Gardeners, based on the book “Tops & Bottoms“. We pulled out existing vegetation…
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Citizen Gardener Class in Fort Worth – August 13, 2011
“Press Release” about the August 13 Citizen Gardener class in Fort Worth.