2023 Eco Fair
The speaker schedule (20 min. each):
10:30 am – Simple Ways to Reduce Plastic At Home - Barbara Wasmoen
11:30 a.m. – Create Habitat, Create Community: The Importance of Converting Your Lawn – Ava McKnight, Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington
12:30 p.m. – Your Recycling & Composting Questions Answered – Rachel Lindholm, City of Richfield
1:30 p.m. – Welcome to the Electric Decade (Electric Vehicles) – Alan Wernke, EZGoEV.com
Kids Activities:
- pot making and planting activity hosted by the Richfield Garden Club
- scavenger hunt with prizes
- a free recycled library book for each child (while supplies last)
- coloring and building with blocks
The current exhibitors are:
- Tru North Solar
- Drive Electric MN
- Luther Burnsville Volkswagen
- White Bear Mitsubishi
- Home Energy Squad
- Xcel Energy
- Hennepin County - recycling, organics, reuse, and waste prevention
- Organic Bob
- The Tare Market
- Organic Lawns by Lunseth
- Great River Greening
- Agrarian Seed and Garden
- ReWild Native Gardens
- Hennepin County Master Gardeners
- All Energy Solar
- Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
- Altlawns of Richfield and Bloomington
- City of Richfield Community Development
- City of Richfield Water Resources
- City of Richfield Sustainability
- Friends of Wood Lake
- SHG Living Network
- Blazing Star Energy
- Richfield High School Green Team (student group selling snacks)
- Richfield Garden Club (children’s activities)
- Citizens Climate Lobby
- Get the Lead Out (MPCA)
- Commuter Services
- League of Women Voters Richfield
- IKEA-Minneapolis
- Erik's Bike Shop
- Lakewinds Co-op
- All Intertwined Patchworks
- Richfield Foundation’s Taste of Richfield Event
- ReWild Native Gardens
- Get the Lead Out (MPCA)
- Better Futures Minnesota
- Xcel Energy
- Commuter Services
- Target - Richfield
- League of Women Voters Richfield
- Home Depot - Richfield
- Agrarian Seed and Garden