The Chapel Hill Garden Club will hold its biennial Spring Garden Tour Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday April 13 from noon to 4 p.m. The tour is self-guided and includes 10 private gardens. Refreshments, exhibits, a raffle, live music, demonstrations and plant sales will be held at the Botanical Garden. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of. Children’s tickets are $5, day of only. For information and tickets, contact the Botanical Garden at 962-0522 or visit www.chapelhillgardentour.net

Cookbook author and radio personality Lynne Rossetto Kasper will visit the Fearrington Barn on Thursday, April 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. to read from her book The Splendid Table’s How To Eat Supper.

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The 3CUPS coffee shop will host a forum on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss gaps in local agriculture infrastructure. Leading the discussion are Tim Philpott, food editor for the environmental website Grist and founder of Maverick Farms, and Jennifer Curtis, project director for NC Choices, which promotes sustainable local farming. The discussion will focus on continuing to expand local agriculture. The event is free.

The Haw River Watch will host a Macro-Micro Workshop on Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bynum Beach. River Watch volunteers will teach those interested about collecting and inspecting water samples for microscopic creatures (with an interlude for lunch). Examining the creatures can provide information about water quality. RSVP and get more information from Cynthia Crossen at 967-2500 or riverwatch@hawriver.org

The Carrboro Citizen’s recent Spring Gardening special issue left out the name and contact information for two local landscape designers and gardeners.

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