Western Suburbs Green Earth Fair

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For those people who are into gardening and the organic life style the Green Earth Fair in Naperville is a must check out event to attend. See below for details.  

In 2010 the Green Earth Fair date will be Sunday afternoon, May 2, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Experts speaking on organic lawn care, sustainable landscaping, organic home gardening, green home building and remodeling, personal steps to control your carbon footprint, nutrition, and more. The full schedule is below.

• More than 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, and making musical instruments. The children's parade with their musical instruments made from recycled materials will start from the Main Stage at 3 p.m.
• Entertainment including local folk and blues musicians
• Tours of the organic farm
• Organic vegetable seedlings and native landscaping plants available for purchase.

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

http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/fair/index.html

weddinginbloom

Sounds interesting. Do you know if there's an entry fee?

OctoberBride20

I went last year and there was No Entry Fee. I purchased some local honey and seedlings for my garden. The tomatoes where great! I'm going to get some more this year.