Green Earth Fair

The 2010 Green Earth Fair, held on May 2, was a huge success! Thank you to the speakers, exhibitors, musicians and other performers, and all the volunteers who contributed their time and talent!

In 2011 the Green Earth Fair will be held Sunday afternoon, May 1.

For awhile we will leave posted the following descriptive information which applied to the 2010 Fair.

• Experts speaking on a variety of environmental, nutrition, and other current topics. See the full schedule below.
• 50 organizations and vendors providing information about their activities and products to help you achieve a greener and healthier lifestyle.
• Children’s activities include planting seeds, exploring the rich organic soil to find some critters, scavenger hunt, and making musical instruments. The children’s parade with their musical instruments made from recycled materials will start from the Main Stage at 3:30 p.m.
• Entertainment including local folk and blues musicians
• Tours of the organic farm
• Organic vegetable seedlings and native landscaping plants available for purchase.

New this year!

• Storyteller Miss Violet telling about the important role of native plants in our landscape, at 3:45 p.m. Interesting and entertaining for all ages!
• Culinary Demonstrations by Chef Ron from Whole Foods. Watch him prepare farm vegetables quickly and easily. Mmmm-good!
• The Drum Ice Dog Sled Team--5 beautiful Siberian Huskies, demonstrating their pulling abilities (no snow at this time of year, so they will be pulling a wheeled cart). Owner Dave Sanders will talk about training and techniques.
• SPECIAL NOTE: Bring non-perishable food donations for Loaves and Fishes Community Food Pantry and watch the dog team pull them!
• Farm Animals from Rick and Kelly Boge's local dairy farm. Come pet the month-old calf and month-old baby goats!
• Food Vendors and Extended Hours -- the Fair opens earlier, at 12:30 p.m. this year. Food will be available all afternoon from local vendors Arbor Vitae Java & Juice and Braconi's Restaurant & Pizzeria. Enjoy!

The Green Earth Institute is located at the McDonald Farm, owned by The Conservation Foundation.
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
Naperville, Illinois 60565

Parking is available. $5 donation requested. This is a No-Pet event, except for service dogs.

Speaker Schedule

1:30 p.m.
Nutrition for a Toxic World
Organic Lawn Care
Are You Effectively Green?
Rainwater Harvesting--Small and Large Scale

2:30 p.m.
How Will the Naperville Smart Grid Work?
Using Rain as a Resource
Designing Your Edible Garden
Beekeeping at the Farm

3:30 p.m.
Gardening the Organic Way
Providing Habitat for Wildlife
Converting Biomass to Electricity, Fertilizer, and Vehicle Fuels

View and/or print the complete Program, the 16-page document with detailed information about the schedule. speakers, exhibitors, performers, and children’s activities!
Fair Program

Thank you to these businesses for special support for the 2010 Green Earth Fair:

Bartlett Tree Experts

Whole Foods - Naperville