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Education & Learning

Preserve and can your own fruits and veggies

July 20, 2009

Growing your own food and shopping for local produce at the farmer’s market is a great way to eat healthy, save money and reduce your carbon footprint. But what happens when the growing season is over?
Learn how to preserve and can fresh fruits and vegetables at the Trinity River Audubon Center from 10 a.m. to [...]

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New podcast: Holistic Family Heritage Talk Radio

July 13, 2009

Too busy taking care of the kids to keep an eye on the screen? Tune in to the new Holistic Family Heritage Talk Radio, debuting Tuesday, July 14 from 1-2 p.m. The podcast will feature hot topic interviews and discussions on holistic and conscious family living, every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
If you [...]

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Conscious Kids Camp in Uptown Dallas

June 9, 2009

Give your child the essential tools for conscious and creative living with Conscious Kids Camp, from the North Texas Peace Learning Center in collaboration with Pure Wellness Intl. Conscious Kids Camp is designed to celebrate heart-centered creativity, consciousness and presence natural to childhood.
This camp, held in Uptown Dallas for children ages 3 through 12, run [...]

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Family peace camp at five metroplex locations

June 9, 2009

Believing that it is vital that the leaders of tomorrow develop peaceful problem solving skills today, the North Texas Peace Learning Center is offering not one but five different peace camps this summer.
Peacemaker Day Camp sessions are five mornings of fun, creative and meaningful activities, immersed in nature and designed to help children develop the [...]

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Local teen aims for Alzheimer’s family camp

June 4, 2009

Do failing grandparents and kids mix? Some 20 million Americans today fall into the category of the Sandwich Generation –- families caring for both elderly parents and young children. In these multigenerational households, grandparents and children joust for priority. Parents who assumed their households would expand to accommodate their parents as easily as their hearts [...]

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Couples class: Breastfeeding tools and techniques

May 27, 2009

New parents-to-be alert: Join local lactation consultant Sharon Mattes of Natural Beginnings for an in-depth, research-based class on breastfeeding tools and techniques, designed especially for parents. This personalized small-group experience on June 20 in Garland is the perfect prenatal introduction for expectant mothers and fathers.
You’ll learn about today’s best, freshest tools and techniques to make [...]

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Free cloth diapering class every month

May 12, 2009

Cloth diapering can seem like anything but a return to simplicity once you start trying to figure out how to fold, fasten, cover, wash and take care of them when the pressure’s on. Peppermint Baby Boutique makes it easy in a free cloth diapering class the second Saturday of each month.

Why to use cloth diapers
Different [...]

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Ellis County Homeschool Expo and curriculum sale

April 13, 2009

Ellis County Homeschool Expo and Used Curriculum Sale
2-5 p.m. Friday April 17
Ellis County Expo Center
2300 W. US Hwy 287
Waxahachie 75165
The key word about the Ellis County Homeschool Expo and used curriculum sale: FREE! It’s free to reserve a table to sell your stuff, free to attend, free parking, free information, and free to sign up [...]

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Save money, save the planet: Texoma Earth Day festival

April 6, 2009

The Texoma area will celebrate a different kind of celebration of Earth Day this year. “Save money, save the planet” will introduce ideas, products and practices to Texoma area residents that will help them save money while they reduce their impact on the environment. The festival is slated for Saturday, April 18 in Sherman.
Held at [...]

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Conscious parenting for peace

April 3, 2009

Join other families at the Conscious Parenting for Peace Conference, part of The Global Peace Project’s Conscious Community Expo and Concert held Saturday, April 4 at Unity Church of Dallas. The free conference calls for nationwide and world wide unity and service and will offer a full day of speakers, events, ideas and activities.
A [...]

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