Course held eight weekends Nov. 17 - March 3, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Topics include community, green building, growing food and food forest, homesteading, sustainable living, permaculture, renewable energy, soils and water. Most classes held in Greenville. Outside projects held in Hunt County, Rockwall, East Dallas and Collin County. Cost: $275/in advance for all 16 days; $50/weekend; $30/day. Five scholarships will be given to young farmers who don't have access to land yet.

NORTH TEXAS FARMERS MARKETS: COLLIN COUNTY Frisco Farmers Market: http://www.friscofarmersmarket.com/ McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com/2601.html DENTON COUNTY Denton Community Market: http://www.facebook.com/DentonCommunityMarket DALLAS COUNTY Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, http://www.cityofcarrollton.com Celebration Farmers Market, Dallas: www.celebrationrestaurant.com/farmersmarket/ Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com/ Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket/ White Rock Local Market: http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/ ELLIS COUNTY Waxahachie Downtown Farmers Market: http://waxahachiedowntown.com/ ROCKWALL COUNTY Rockwall Farmers Market: http://mainstreet.rockwall.com/faqs.asp TARRANT COUNTY Downtown Arlington Farmers Market: http://www.downtownarlingtonfarmersmarket.com/ Cowtown Farmers Market, Fort Worth: http://www.cowtownfarmersmarket.com/ Elizabeth Anna's Local Farm & Market, Fort Worth: https://www.elizabethanna.net Grapevine Farmers Market: http://www.farmersmarketofgrapevine.com Keller Farmers Market: www.kellerfarmersmarket.com

Don't see one of your favorites? Email events@greensourcedfw.org.

Three-mile trek through Coppell Nature Park. Benefits park. $15.

Bram Franklin, Design Build Manager with Techscape Landscape, will show which trees grow well in the Dallas area and where homeowners can plant them. $27/nonmembers, $24/members.

Owner-led tour of farm and store with Q&A session. $70/group, up to 10 people. $7/per person if more than 10.

The Promise of Peace Garden is hosting this holiday bazaar with items from local artists. Event includes brunch, complimentary wine at noon and a free winter garden class by Redenta's.

Grand opening of the new museum. Tickets from $12-$15. Read about the state-of-the-art building: http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/new-perot-museum-nature-and-science-opening-downtown-saturday-dec-1

Share your holiday gift giving with our feathered friends. Children of all ages are invited to make biodegradable bird treats ahead of time and bring them to the event to hang in the Garden’s Grove, providing food for wildlife and a little holiday cheer. This free event, complete with music and entertainment, is one of Fort Worth’s oldest holiday traditions.

Bring your old electronics for recycling. See website for complete list of items accepted. Free.

Learn about plants and animals at the park on this one-mile hike. Meet at the Duck Pond Trailhead. Free with cost of admission.

Discover the habits and adaptations of a native animal during a live animal observation. RSVP: 817-860-6752.

Learn about local reptiles. See some live examples. Free with cost of admission.