The 12th annual Dallas College Sustainability Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 4, on the Brookhaven campus, features a host of local experts for three breakout sessions designed to give participants a deeper understanding of sustainability with tangible tools and actions that can help them create change.

In the Environment: This session is an opportunity to learn from local, agriculture experts with Join Neil Kaufman, assistant director of sustainability for urban agriculture at Dallas College, Michael Bell, owner and operator of Dallas Half Acre Farms, and Drew Demler, of Big Tex Urban Farms.

On our Travels: A panel of travel experts, led by Bud Melton, of Halff Associates Planning & Landscape Architecture, will share what their organizations are doing to be more sustainable and hear their recommendations on how we can be an environmentally conscious traveler.

In the Home: This session you will discuss how making changes in the home can contribute positively to the environment with Q&A from Lisa Roark, with Turn Compost and others about tangible methods to make a home or business energy-conscious.

With our Wallets:  When was the last time you bought a product because you knew it was good for the environment?  In this session you will learn how to use your purchasing power for good.  Sustainable purchasing is making sure the products and services you buy achieve value for money and for the environmental impact.  Join Lauren Cave, with Eileen Fisher for a deeper dive.

The majority of environmental change-makers agree that the most accessible way to make a positive impact on the environment is to vote for policymakers that care about the environment. We all have the power to make an impact in the community by voting, and being an active, engaged citizen by getting involved in the local community and democracy at all levels.

A panel of nonpartisan organizations comprising Barbara Larkin, with the League of Women Voters, Ania Henderson, with Citizens Climate lobby, and Stephen Sturdivant, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. will talk about how we can use our vote and how our voice can make a difference.

Admission is free. Location: 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch. For more information and registration, visit DallasCollege.edu/sustainabilitysummit. The event also will be livestreamed.