Thursday, December 5, 2019 TEEM Environmental Movie Night TEEM's monthly Environmental Movie Night with speakers, researched handouts, and speaker-led discussion. Aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and suggesting positive actions. Free Admission.
Sunday, November 17, 2019 Zero Waste Series: Waste Free Holidays Laine Roberts, Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator, will share ways to make the holidays zero waste. Enjoy some waste-free snacks. Click here for more information.
Friday, November 15, 2019 Green Reads Come with a favorite nature book to share or choose a book from the recommended reads for the Green Reads book club to discuss. A selection of nature and environmental books will be available to choose from at the branch prior to the program.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 FOODSCAPE REVOLUTION (Emphasis on Teaching the Next Gen) Foodscaping is a sustainable landscape practice that embraces beauty and bounty. Learn how pairing edibles in a traditional ornamental landscape increases bio-diversity and adds purpose to everyday spaces.
Thursday, December 5, 2019 Forsyth Foodworks Meetup The monthly food meetup has merged with PEA's monthly eco-focused #GreenDrinks. Join N.C. Cooperative Extension to meet others with an interest in local food, clean water & soil and justice in our local food system and eco-nomy!
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Hypertufa Workshop Make beautiful garden containers that will last for years by creating containers made from hypertufa. Hypertufa is intended as a manufactured substitute for natural tufa, which is a slowly precipitated limestone rock; because it is very porous it is a very favorable vessel for plant growth.
Saturday, November 2, 2019 Public Volunteer Workday at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Join Extension at the Arboretum and Gardens at Tanglewood Park to assist with fall gardening tasks. Please note that volunteer tasks may be physical, and work will occur outside. Volunteers should expect to get dirty.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Landscape For Life: “The Role of Pollinators in Sustainable Gardens” Join Reynolda Gardens for a class that highlights the importance of pollinators and how you can design your home landscape to create beneficial habitat and food for these vital species.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Landscape for Life: "Sustainable Materials in the Home Landscape" Join Reynolda Gardens for a class featuring strategies for reducing, reusing and recycling materials in the home landscape and how to make informed decisions when selecting landscape materials.
Monday, November 4, 2019 Composting and Vermicomposting Join N.C. Coperative Extension to learn more about compositing! What to do with all those leaves? Let’s talk rot!