YOU ARE INVITED! Come explore the Living Green Expo at Old Town Hall on Sat, May 13th (10AM - 1PM)!! Lots of great North Shore businesses and community organizations sharing their expertise, products, initiatives, and services that improve Salem, the North Shore and ultimately the whole planet.
Learn how to save $$$ at your home or business while working towards a greener and more sustainable future. We will be sharing info on our participants and what you can learn at the Expo in the event page so click thru to learn more.
Home and business owners will learn about:
-Energy Efficiency improvements
-Sustainable design in architecture
-Recycling education
-Salem Power Choice and home energy assessments
-Recycled products for home and business
At the expo, kids and families will enjoy:
-Salem Police's new EV, a Ford F150 Lightning, & Derby the Dog
-Vernal pond display and critters
-Touch Tank from Salem Sound Coastwatch
-Learning about Bicycling in Salem
-Expanding community gardening in Salem
-Hearing about local wildlife rescue
-Games for all ages!
& MORE!
The first 500 attendees will also receive complimentary "Save the Monarch Butterflies" Seed Packets!
Participating exhibitors:
A&A Services Inc.
Boston NECA (Nat'l Electrical Contractors Association)
Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
Change Is Simple
Citizen Climate Lobby
Crowley Wind Services
Dan Proulx, Animal Control/Coyote Guy (Private)
Derby Square Architects
Endless Energy (Heat Pumps)
Green Burial Association of MA
HeatSmart Alliance
HomeWorks Energy/Mass Save (Lori)
Jim Lacy
Seagrass
Peregrine Energy Group/Mass Power Choice
Plastic Recycled
Salem Alliance for the Environment
Bicycling & Shared Path Advisory Committee
Salem Community Gardens
Salem Native Nursery/Friends of Salem Woods
Salem Police Department
Salem Sound Coastwatch/Ipswich River Watershed Assoc.
Salem State University (PIRG)
Salem State University Sustainability
Salem Sustainability & Resiliency Dept/SERC
Salem Wildlife Rescue
SalemRecycles Committee
ServPro
Solar United Neighbors via Bike Committee
Unpacked Living
Exhibitor talks upstairs in Old Town Hall:
- 10:30AM Offshore Wind (Crowley/Avangrid)
- 11:15AM Community Farming / Styrofoam ordinance (Andy Varela - City Councilor)
- 12 Noon Induction Demonstration (Stacy Kilb)
Highlights:
"Save the Monarch" See Packets. Energy star rated windows and doors. Vernal ponds & the habitat they provide. Offshore wind turbine support services. Sustainable Design in Architecture. Energy efficiency services in the form of home energy assessments, insulation, and heat pump consultations. Salem Power Choice customer support. kids Games. Recycling Education, hard to recycled plastic collections, 100% recycled products. Touch tank. Bikeshare program and multiuse path network. Community gardens. Ford F150 Lightning EV. Salem PD Derby the Dog. Salem Sound. Wildlife rescue, humane methods of pest control. Zero waste products.