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Better GREENER Living Show
April 23, 2016 @ 10:00 am - April 24, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
The Franklin County Better Greener Living Show is an eco-friendly event combining a home show and green fair that highlights businesses, products, leisure services, green living, and information available in the greater Franklin County area in a trade show setting. Stop by to meet local home and garden specialists, find out about new products and services, take workshops on home improvement, gardening, green energy, healthy living and more.
We are pleased to offer 16 FREE Earth Day workshops, organized by Greening Greenfield, on ideas about how to ‘green’ your home and yard while having fun, and improving your health and the environment! Franklin County residents share their experiences and invite discussion on how we can live healthier and more lightly on the Earth, so that future generations can enjoy life in our beautiful, abundant valley.
Saturday April 23:
- Heating with Wood?
- Helping save the planet in our own backyards
- Biking with Kids
- Beekeeping: Sharing your property with pollinators
- Tiny Houses Provide Big Rewards
- Cover Crops for the Home Garden
- Greening your Final Footprint
- Chickens: Starting your own Backyard Flock
Sunday April 24:
- Building an Affordable Net-0 Energy Home
- Rain Harvesting and Rain Gardens for you Yard
- Heat Pump Magic – Heating your Home with Minisplits & Solar Electricity
- Making your own Beer and Hard Cider
- Getting Solar & Cutting your Energy Bills
- Making your Yard Wildlife Friendly
- Building a Natural Home with Straw
- Reduce Waste! Save Money & Slow Climate Change
For more information on the workshops click here!