Benefitting Trees for Humanity

5pm-8pm

Picnic with food being offered by John Wolf

6:30-9:30pm

Dance begins! with DJ D-Train

(follow him @DJ_dtrain on twitter)

Treesforhumanity.org

Tree sapling give-away to the first 50 families

Contact Monica Hochberg on monicahochberg@att.net or 214-597-6800

This coming Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, and Slow Money DFW is excited to be part of the big Earth Day Dallas festival in downtown Dallas on both Friday AND Saturday!

We will have two booths - #818 and #820 - which will be located between Routh and Jack Evans streets.

The festival exhibit hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come see us and learn more about Slow Money DFW and the fast-growing Slow Money Movement. Meet local farmers at our Producer's Showcase and sign up for great raffle prizes. We look forward to seeing you! Look here for more Slow Money DFW at Earth Day Dallas details. And be sure to spread the word and tell all of your friends!

You will not want to miss this very special celebration of Earth Day we have for you THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, at SMU's Cox School of Busines, Maguire 251, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Come hear an eco-philosopher, Slow Food franchiser, eco-evangelist, green developer and a locavore chef share their stories and innovative ideas.

Each speaker gets only 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide.

Here are the speakers:
Pete Gunter, PhD - Eco- Philosopher
Lone Hunt von Herbing, PhD - Sustainable Fisheries
Andy Buckingham - Slow Food Franchiser
Marie Tedei, Eden's CSA/Farmer
Rev. John Musser - Eco-Evangelist
Jyl DeHaven - Green Developer
Cynthia Potager - Locavore Chef

Earth Day Dallas hopes to catalyze a "green" movement in North Texas by staging a two-day event on April 22nd and 23rd over several city blocks in the Dallas Arts District.  We anticipate 500 civic, corporate and non-profit participants engaged in an event that will be the biggest and best Earth Day celebration in this part of the United States.  Sponsors currently include:

    * The Environmental Protection Agency
    * D Magazine
    * The Nature Conservancy
    * Chevrolet
    * Dallas Independent School District
    * Half Price Books

This will be the seminal event in an ongoing movement to showcase green business and civic efforts that improve North Texas and the lives of North Texans.  Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating attendees with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technology and providing eco-friendly activities.

    * Up to 50,000 visitors in the downtown Arts District (accessible by DART).

Early Dinner with American Institute of Wine & Food members at

Dish

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 
at 6:30pm
 
Chef Doug Brown
Caesar Salad Winner in 2002!
 
                                                                                                    Menu
 
First Course – your choice of
Farm Mixed Greens
or
Tomato Bisque Soup

STAR invites you to share your expertise and information at 

the 14th Annual Recycling & Sustainability Summit!

Click Here to Submit Your Abstract or Panel Discussion Proposal Today!

Abstract Deadline: May 27, 2011

The State of Texas Alliance for Recycling presents its 14th Annual Texas Recycling & Sustainability Summit with exhibitors, speakers, and more!  Details at www.recyclestar.org.

COST: members: $325, nonmembers: $425, one-day registration with meals: $175.

We invite you to join The Nature Conservancy for our annual Dallas Spring Party at the beautiful Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on Friday, April 15, 2011, at 6:30 pm.

With your help, we can conserve and restore essential marine habitat in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world.

(Click here to see a list of auction items)

The Nature Conservancy is at the forefront of efforts to protect Earth’s
oceans. This year, while we continue to conserve land and water across
Texas, our work along the Gulf of Mexico has a new underlying urgency.
The immediate need to invest in new and ongoing protection and
restoration efforts in the gulf is clear.

Join us to learn more
about the intersection of science-based strategies and our magnificent
oceans, and find out how you can be a part of protecting the Gulf of Mexico—The Blue Heart of Texas.

Give your skin the luxurious treatment it deserves when you learn how to make your own hand-crafted soaps. David Fisher, Guide to Candle and Soap Making at About.com, will show you the basics of making custom soaps from scratch. You will learn the basics of soap making and how to make your own bars of soap in a wide range of styles and scents. Join us for this fun demonstration class and go home with instructions, materials and supplies to continue this enjoyable pastime at home.
5/21 at 12pm, $40

Basket weaving is one of the oldest known utilitarian arts. Using natural materials, Anna Barry, owner of The White Rock Weaving Center, will introduce you to the art of basketweaving. This project, which is perfect for beginners, will allow you to create a small basket that can be used for dinner rolls, napkins or other small treasures. No prior experience in necessary and all basketry materials will be included. Join us to explore this historic and easy to learn art.
$45