18th Annual Earth Festival at the Macoskey Center

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

10 AM - 4 PM

Admission is FREE

Since 1991, Earth Festival at the Macoskey Center has energized the community about sustainability and the environment with fun and educational activities for all ages.

Bring yourself, your family, or your organization!
Click here to find out how you can get involved!

Shuttle transportation will be provided to and from Kaleidoscope on Main.

---please dress for the weather---

All Day Activities

Farm Animal Fun Exhibition
The "Know Your Earth" Kid's Challenge (with prizes!)
Children's Educational Activities
The Zany Umbrella Circus (presenting 2 - 1¹/₂ hour programs)
Local Wool Spinning Demonstration
The Sustainable Marketplace - featuring local businesses with sustainable products for sale
Fly Pittsburgh Kite Club Kite Fly
Eco-Friendly Transport Exhibit
The Environmental Health Exhibition and Activities
The Sustainable Bag Charity Auction
T-Shirt Stamping and Custom Spin-Art Frisbees
Tours of the latest sustainability features of the Macoskey Center
Sustainable Food options will be available!

Adult Activities, Workshops, Seminars, Talks

Backyard Birding, The Birdwatcher's Store
Organic Cooking, Kathy Leatham, The Green Chef
Basic Home Composting, Carl Hursh, Chief of Waste Reduction and Recycling for DEP
Biodiesel Forum, Greg Boulos (formerly of Steel City Biofuels), Ben Sota (Zany Umbrella Circus), David Thornton (Piedmont Biofuels) and Ted Sherrer (local homebrewer)
Apple Tree Grafting Workshop, Jack Stupka, Fruitland Acres Farm

Climate Change: A Regional Perspective, Dr. Julie Snow, SRU
Wind and Solar: Is it Right for Me?, Lisa and Joe DiFrancisco, North Coast Energy Systems

Children’s Activities

Kite Making Workshop, Con Engels, Windstar Kites
The "Know Your Earth" Kid's Challenge
Children’s Educational Activity Tables
- The Harmony Quilt Project
- Building a Sustainable Village
- Nature Weaving
- Recycled Art