2nd Annual Springfield Earth Day Celebration!

SPRINGFIELD EARTH DAY CELEBRATION!

Saturday April 22nd 11-5pm at Mason Square Park

We are building on last year's successful Earth Day Celebration to continue exploring the theme of what it means to cultivate a just and sustainable economy, environment and community! You can view the list of activities and the official flier below!

In addition to music, vendors & Crave Food Truck, Activities include:

• Hula Hooping led by Jumping Jack Hoops Cooperative
• Planting project provided by Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
• A free raffle
• A reusable bag workshop led by The Bagshare Project
• Flower pot painting provided by Neighbor to Neighbor
• A walking tour of Indian Orchard
• Wildflower seed ball making provided by Wellspring Cooperative
• A Thing Swap: Bring household items and things you no longer need to leave and perhaps take home something new!
• A Local Walking Tour
  Within walking distance of the Earth Day Festival there is a rich and varied concentration of neighborhood projects and organizations that are dedicated to supporting a thriving IO. This walking tour will take us past:
  • the IO Mills for arts & industry
  • the Titanic Museum
  • the Community Survival Center
  • Wellspring Harvest, a worker owned hydroponic greenhouse
  • Go Fresh Mobile Market
  • 16 acres of vacant land owned by the City -
  • the IO Fire Station that is being redeveloped as a a community center and cooperative support hub
  • two congregations that are members of Grow IO
  • IO Library

We will have a short program starting at 1pm featuring organizing groups discussing their work and vision for a just and sustainable economy, environment & community!