September is Can Hunger Month and the 3rd & Curry St. Farmers Market along with FISH and Ron Woods Family Resourse Center is asking for all our market customers to bring a can of pinto beans, chili con-carne or a bag of rice to be donated to the FISH pantry and any other cans goods would go to Ron Woods. If you don't bring a can but want to donate the market will accept donations too.
In order to be eligible for our market basket give-away for the next three weeks you must donate. This promotion will continue until the last market on Sept. 17.
There's only three weeks left to take advantage of all the wonderful fruit and veggies the market has to offer.
The 2011 growing season is far from over and Greenhouse Garden Center's free seminars will continue into fall.
Sept. 10 - Creating a Garden for Winter Interest
Sept. 17 - Fall Bulbs For Spring Color
The seminars begin at 10 a.m. and participants also recieve a 15 percent off coupon.
The garden center is located at 2450 S. Curry St. For more information, call 775-882-8600 or go to www.greenhousegardencenter.com.
The 2011 Green Living Festival will take place 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Lampe Park in Gardnerville.
The event and parking are free.
There will be information and seminars on geothermal, wind and solar energy, raising backyard chickens, saving seeds, hydroponic gardening, recycling, saving trees from destructive beetles, year-round gardening, radon, emergency preparedness, birding in Nevada, electric cars, backyard herbal medicines and more.
The Kids Discover Center shows kids how to make a smoothie with a bike-powered blender, making cookies in a solar oven, and a walk-through giant fish.
The event is organized by Sustainable LIving and Renewable Energy Roundup, an educational non-profit dedicated to promoting sustainable practices. For more information, go to http://www.greenlivingfest.org.
