I went to each booth with an open mind and managed to talk to many of the people there. It is great to be in a room where everyone is interested in the same thing.
First was the booth of a very passionate man from Heartland Forest in Niagara Falls. I was unaware of it being around here. I was delighted to meet someone who was so excited to share his ideas and passion. He told us of his dream of starting this project, how he funded it himself and bought up all kinds of land by Niagara Square so that kids could come and enjoy nature. He fought with the city who wanted the land for industrial land and won. He has a tree house, a frog pond, and a butterfly garden among other things. There are 2 trails through the 93 acres of forest containing 20 species of trees and 50 species of birds. He has won awards from the government and the area for excellence. It is fully wheelchair accessible, and he invites families, schools, and anyone interested in seeing nature up close to come and see him. I will be going to FrogFest on May 2nd for sure.
Next, I picked up a great booklet called Household Guide to Water Efficiency from the booth ran by the city. I am hoping to find out ways to save on water in my house. It has some great information in it.
At the region booth, I asked about rain barrels and how to get one. There will be a sale sometime in June at the 4 pad arena. They will be about $40. (I can't find anymore information on it and will let you know when I do. Why it is so hard to find is disturbing...)
I picked up a brochure at the booth for the Niagara Local Food Co-Op. Twice a month, the farmer will post what he has available on the co-op's website, then members will have a week to place their order on line and go and pick up their produce at a designated pick up place in the city. I love the idea of getting my produce right from the farmer and saving on packaging, transportation, plus supporting our local farmers. The fee is $50 a year. Check out their website for more information.
A man at the next booth spoke to my daughter only. He talked to her about trees in Niagara. He showed her on a map where his organization is planting trees. He gave us a website to go to where Land Care Niagara is given $2 each time someone goes to the site and clicks on the Plant a Tree button. The sponsors donate money and he plants trees. Each $2 is enough to purchase and grow a tree for 2 years. My daughter was thrilled she can help by just planning to visit a website each day and vowed to tell all her friends about it.
Of course my daughters favorite booth was Lip Balm Labz. It was fun and smelled great. The fellow working behind was kind enough to let me take he picture after he made a yummy concoction of chocolate and orange lip balm for my daughter who cannot have any colouring. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find colourless lip balm? It is better than the Bonnie Bell kind I had as a kid. You know the kind.. you lick it off more than you wear it. Mmmm.
Last on my booth tour was to Enjo where my good friend Erin was busy teaching a group all about the wonders of cleaning using Enjo. I agreed to host another Enjo party with friends because I love the product and want more people to stop using chemicals when they clean. Enjo is great because it uses only water. Yes, water. Let me know and I will give you Erin's info if you are interested in seeing it work. You will never go back to chemicals and chapped hands again.
All in all a great show with lots to see and lots to learn about. Too many to mention in this brief blog post. I might write more later about some of the other places I visited.
The countdown is on for The Green Living Show in Toronto. We went last year and had a great time sampling organic foods and picking up information on anything from clothing to beauty products to cars. See you at the show.
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