Lake Forest Park Green Fair this Saturday April 10

The community is invited to the 2010 Earth Smart Green Fair in Lake Forest Park.  This free event is this Saturday, April 10 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Third Place Commons, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155.

• Recycle household batteries
• Receive tips on saving water, electricity, reducing garbage, and living chemically free
• Workshops

Find out how to live sustainably to support the environment and also save money at this year’s Earth Smart Fair. Learn how to plant a vegetable garden that will nourish your family. Plant your garden to receive maximum benefit without pesticides. Receive tips on saving water, electricity, reducing garbage, and living chemically free- all of which save the earth, your family’s health, and your wallet.

Bring your household alkaline batteries for recycling (no rechargeable, camera or laptop batteries.) Kids and adults can test their recycling knowledge by sorting on a mini conveyor belt.

Attend workshops, enjoy exhibits, pick up literature, and take home free green gifts while supply lasts. Arrive early for workshops since capacity is limited. Attendees at workshops can enter a raffle for a free-standing leaf collection bag.


Workshops:

Right Plant Right Place: Learn how to plant a successful garden and reduce weeds
Marty Wingate, Seattle Tilth Natural Soil Building Program and Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program
10:30 AM – 11:25 AM


Growing Your Own Food: Starting a vegetable garden
Martha Clatterbaugh, Master Gardner
11:30 AM – 12:25 PM


Save the Sound: Build a Rain Garden: what is a rain garden, how it helps our environment and how you can build one
Stewardship Partners
1:00 – 2:00 PM

From Sarah Phillips, City of Lake Forest Park