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Dear Live Green in Plano Volunteers,
Are you ready for summer? Here at Live Green in Plano...we are! The biggest topic for us is Water. Abby Owens, our Water Educator, has been working hard to spread the news about Stage 3 Watering Restrictions and how adjust to the guidelines. She has several classes focusing on landscape irrigation, which is the largest use of residential water.
Our other big program for the summer is the Early Childhood Series every Tuesday morning from 9-10am. Each week focuses on a different environmental topic and uses a variety of materials and activities to keep those active preschoolers engaged!
Sign up for both water and Early Childhood classes are on our registration page at livegreeninplano.obsres.com. Some of our fall programs are also open for registration if you are type who likes to plan ahead!
We also need volunteers for some of these programs. If you do not have a preschooler but miss them, come volunteer with us. This is the second year of this program and it has grown tremendously. Another super-successful class is the Nature Explore Family Club that meets every 1st Sunday of the month. Last time we had 50 people sign up! My girl scout troop and I volunteered for this a couple of months ago and we had a blast! This is a great opportunity for Scout Troops, School Groups, or families with older kids that would like to work together.
The heat doesn't stop us from our outdoor activities either. We've still got Garden Workdays on the 2nd (EEC) and 4th (PCG) Saturday mornings of each month. We're pretty full for the PCG workdays but we can always use help for the EEC..the shade is better there too! To keep that shade looking good, get those new plantings firm established AND abide by the watering restrictions...we need a Watering Brigade for the EEC as well. It only takes about an hour and you can come early to beat the heat!
However you join us this summer, we hope to see you around often!
~Charlotte | 
Looking for a new place in Plano to eat out with great food that also embraces sustainable practices,? Check out Snappy Salads and Whiskey Cake Kitchen and Bar, the first two Plano businesses to receive the City of Plano Green Business Certification recognizing their commitment to sustainable business practices.
Could you totally feed your family out of your garden? Well, if you supplement it with some locally raised meat and dairy products, could you mostly eat out of the garden for a whole calendar year? Barbara Kingsolver tried a few years ago when they moved their family of four from suburban Tucson to a small Appalachian family farm, and lived to tell about it in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (HarperCollins).
