Historic Homeowner Fair

August 28, 2010, 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Municipal Auditorium 

100 Auditorium Circle , San Antonio, TX 78205

Join us Saturday, August 28th, for the second annual City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation Historic Homeowner Fair. The fair will include sessions on repairing wood windows, “green” living in older neighborhoods, appropriate repairs and additions to historic properties, kids activities and more. In the Exhibitors’ Hall find products and services of interest to owners of older homes.

Free and open to the public, the fair provides citizens and professionals a unique opportunity to interact and discuss issues related to caring for homes more than 50 years old.

If you are interested in becoming a Historic Homeowner Fair exhibitor or sponsor,  please contact Amy Unger at the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for space availability and reservations.

And don’t miss your chance to register for the Window Restoration Workshop offered by the Office of Historic Preservation and the UTSA School of Architecture,  August 20-21.  Visit our website at www.sanantonio.gov/historic for more  information on this and other upcoming preservation events.

Free Organic Gardening Workshop

San Antonio Gardeners!

Here’s your chance to learn another way to save resources and money. Green Spaces is holding its thirdwork(ing)shop of the year. This workshop is free and open to the public!

Organic Gardening and Integrated Pest Management Workshop

Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 9am to 12pm

Beacon Hill Community Garden

1144 W. Gramercy Place (at Capital)

  

At this workshop, we will have Don Crites, Master Gardener with us to discuss:

1.       Organic vegetable gardening for south central Texas

2.       Companion planting

3.       Crop rotation for prevention of infestations and diseases

4.       Tips for organically amending soil condition

5.       Integrated pest management

6.       The visual differences between good and bad bugs

7.       How to encourage good bugs and discourage bad bugs

                 

The presentation will include hands-on opportunities for you to

1.       identify good bugs and bad bugs;

2.       practice pairing companion plants;

3.       practice mechanical pest management; and

4.       practice application of organic soil amendments.

As donations come in, participants may go home with companion plants, beneficial bugs or organic soil amendments.

We look forward to spending time with representatives from all 30 community gardens. Breakfast foods and beverages will be provided.

RSVP: 

Phone: 222-8430

Fax: 222-8022

Email: angela@greensatx.org

San Antonio River Improvement News

Design plans for the final two phases of the Mission Trails project were approved this week, bringing us all one step closer to an easy-to-find and easy-to-use route for vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians along the San Antonio River and between each of the Missions.

Read about the recent developments in the Express-News.

Also, a new community multimedia news organization, called NowCast, has sprung up in town, and they're featuring news about the River improvements in our neighborhood, and much more.

Visit the NowCast website, for words, video and news.

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