Sustainability Fair
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Saturday, Sept. 28
10 am - 2 pm
Brown School
40 Baldwin Road
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Experience fun and learning for the whole family at our Sustainability Fair! Test drive EVs, learn about bike safety in a children's bike rodeo, explore green technology for your home, discover ways to reduce waste, create fun children’s crafts, hear from expert speakers and more! Visit with many nonprofits to learn about their efforts in protecting the planet and speak to businesses who offer green solutions for a brighter future. Listen to musical guests, "The Old Men of Marblehead" for a bit of country and Americana. This is one fall Fair you won’t want to miss!
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Kids and teens are welcome to enter our poster contest on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. The topic is "For a more Sustainable Marblehead, I can do this:" Create your poster at the Abbot Library children's room or print at home on 8.5 x 11 paper and get creative. Drop off your poster at the library or mail it to PO Box 1320, Marblehead, MA 01945. Winners will be announced and prizes given at the Fair. Thanks to Pint Size & Up, Mud Puddle Toys and Starbucks for donating prizes!
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Vendors:
Pride Motor Group
Lucid Motors
EcoAuto Preowned EVs
IRA Lexus of Danvers
Michaud Mitsubishi
Revise Revision Energy
Solaris Renewables
Endless Energy
EarthTech Systems
Fagone Plumbing, Heating & HVAC
Tri City Sales
Crowley Offshore Wind Solutions
Highland Electric School Bus
Black Earth Compost
Green Vest
The MOVIEMENT
Staples (Recycling)
Rose and Thistle
Mel Gadd, beekeeper
Marblehead Sports Shop
Sunflower Creative Studio
Marblehead Hardware
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Marblehead Garden Center
Nonprofits and Town Officials:
Sustainable Marblehead Working Groups
​Town Sustainability Coordinator Logan Casey
Marblehead Municipal Light Department
Marblehead Harbormaster Mark Souza and Terri Tauro
Marblehead DPW
Marblehead Water & Sewer
Marblehead Conservancy
Marblehead Council on Aging
Marblehead Current
Mass Audubon Climate and Nature Champions
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
Abbot Library
Salem Sound Coastwatch
Citizens Climate Lobby
Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor
Animal Control Officer Dan Proulx
NOAA
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
They Ride
Anne Waymouth, Solar Camping Equipment
Magic Hat
Massachusetts Safe Routes to School
League of Women Voters of Marblehead
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Schools and school groups:​
Ocean Breeze Preschool
Brown School
Devereux School
Charter School
Village School
Tower School
Brookwood School
National Green Schools Society
Salem State Biological Society
YMCA
The Whalemobile
Cub Scouts Pack 79
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Gifts in Kind From:
Mud Puddle Toys
Pint Size & Up
Doyle Sails
UPS Store
Marblehead Opticians
Bednar Orthodontics
Starbucks Marblehead
Marblehead Hardware
Check back often for the latest list of vendors, activities and participants!
Speaker Schedule:
10:30 - 11 am:
Salem Sound Coastwatch Executive Director, Barbara Warren
Harbor​​ Working Group Chair, Steve Wolf
Hear about Marblehead's Harbor Plan and coastal resiliency efforts.
11:00 - 12 noon:
Green Homes & Buildings Working Group Co-Chair, Mark Adams
Marblehead Municipal Light Commission Chair, Lisa Wolf
Hear about clean energy, such as heat pumps and solar, as well as energy rebates.
12:00 - 12:30 pm:
Marblehead Sustainability Coordinator, Logan Casey
Hear about Marblehead's Net Zero Plan.
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12:30pm - 1:00 pm:
State Rep. Jenny Armini
Hear about environmental legislation at the state level.
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1:00 - 1:30 pm:
Professional Storyteller Judith Black
Stories are a window to the heart that informs the head. Today’s tales will include an African head man, a selfish spider, and a song and story about our dear friends, the trees. Join us as we venture into ancient wisdom about our earth and how to live on it.​
