Meetings

Meetings are held on the last Thursday of
every month (except November and December) at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. social)
at the Bob Duncan Community Center Garden Room, 2800 S. Center St. in
Arlington (map).
Visitors are welcome!

Membership

Membership dues are $20/year (for a person or a whole family). Dues
can be paid at any meeting, or you may send a check to:

Arlington Organic Garden Club

P. O. Box 173954

Arlington, TX 76003

TOFGA  stands for “Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association”.  It is a state-wide organization of about 600 members. It was established in 1992 as a 501(c)(3) corporation with the original name of “Texas Organic Growers Association”.  A few years ago it changed to its current name to respond to the interest of Master Gardeners and organic garden clubs.

TOFGA is a publicly supported, non-profit association whose members include ranchers, farmers, commercial plant growers, retailers, wholesalers, processors, distributors, consumers, and anyone desiring to support the organic industry in Texas.  Our primary mission is to promote organic agriculture as a sustainable systems approach in the production of food and fiber – a system that protects human and animal health, and preserves the environment.

TOFGA hosts several New Farmers Workshops around the state each year.  Members and non-members are always welcome to attend these workshops.

The Collin County Hobby Beekeepers’ Association (CCHBA) exists for the purpose of providing an opportunity for fellowship among beekeepers, and:

• To promote the art of beekeeping
• To encourage the use of honey in everyday living, and to protect the age old craft of beekeeping and honey bees
• To provide service to the community in times of bee related problems
• To cooperate with County Extension Services, the USDA, the Texas Beekeepers’ Association 

It provides community services for swarm calls, beekeeping seminars, informative monthly programs, beekeeper training, and updated information on bee diseases and parasites.

Group meets second Monday of the month. 

The Native Plant Society of Texas wants to preserve our state's rich heritage for future generations. NPSOT is a non-profit organization run by volunteers who work to promote native plant appreciation, research, and conservation through 33 chapters located around the state. 

Chapters host monthly meetings on a variety of topics such as: Caterpillar Gardening with Native Plants, The Wild Onions of North Central Texas, Texas Ferns, Making a Native Plant Garden, and Invasive Plants Species.

Local chapters include:

All volunteer run annual Earth Day celebration held at Lake Cliff Park in Oak Cliff.   Held on the Sunday before Earth Day.  Our web address is http://www.oakcliffearthday.com.   The mailing address is P. O. Box 5243 Dallas, TX 75208-5243.  You can also check us out on Facebook.

Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and to help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people.

What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture. In exchange for their training, persons who become Master Gardeners contribute time as volunteers, working through their Extension office to provide horticultural-related information to their communities.
Is the Master Gardener Program for Me?

To help you decide if you should apply to be a Master Gardener, ask yourself these questions:

    * Do I want to learn more about the culture and maintenance of many types of plants?
    * Am I eager to participate in a practical and intense training program?
    * Do I look forward to sharing my knowledge with people in my community?
    * Do I have enough time to attend training and to complete the volunteer service?

Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and to help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people.

What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture. In exchange for their training, persons who become Master Gardeners contribute time as volunteers, working through their Extension office to provide horticultural-related information to their communities.
Is the Master Gardener Program for Me?

To help you decide if you should apply to be a Master Gardener, ask yourself these questions:

    * Do I want to learn more about the culture and maintenance of many types of plants?
    * Am I eager to participate in a practical and intense training program?
    * Do I look forward to sharing my knowledge with people in my community?
    * Do I have enough time to attend training and to complete the volunteer service?

Meetup.com creates an online space where you can post your profile, participate in online discussion, and then meet with people in person to participate in weekly or monthly groups events. (Interests range from outdoor  enthusiasts to fiction writers to movie goers to political affiliations to musicians… and more.) Just go to meetup.com and run a search with your zip code to find out more.

There are quite a few green Meetup groups that meet regularly in the DFW metroplex.