Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22, but it will be celebrated at the Racine State Street Train Depot with an Eco-Fair on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.The Eco-Fair has been organized as a follow-up to last year's Green Racine event that focused mostly on institutional "green cleaning" products. This year's Eco-Fair focuses on what families or individuals can do in their households to be more "green." From buying locally grown food, using green home cleaning products, buying fuel efficient cars, to learning how to be "green" as one builds or remodels a home -- these are just some of the ideas that will be shared at the Eco-Fair.
In addition to businesses who promote green products, various environmental organizations will explain what people can do improve the environment around their homes:information on rain gardens, organic gardening and native plants.
Participants will have a chance to learn about "Community Supported Agriculture," and taste organic wines, food, and fair trade coffee. The Eco-Fair is free and open to the public.
Exhibits include: Habitat ReStore, Safe Building Solutions, Eco-Justice Center (green building), Organic Valley, Outpost, Pinehold Gardens (Organic and locally grown foods), UnCork’t (organic wine), Mt. Meru Coffee, Shaklee Products, Home Energy Audit Info, Focus on Energy, Geothermal heating, UW-Parkside, UW-Extension, Green Home Cleaning, Transit NOW, Wild Ones (native plants), Sierra club, Root/Pike WIN, Michael Fields Institute and more!
The Racine State Street Train Depot is located in the 1400 block of State Street.
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