Explore greener living at the Stroll's Green Expo!

Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Common, Brattleboro

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The Green Expo, initiated at the 2008 parade, will again be part of the Strolling of the Heifers events on Saturday, June 5 and will feature businesses and organizations offering information about ways to "live greener," including:

Energy conservation and use of renewable energy resources
Recycling and use of recycled products
Building construction methods using sustainable products
Transportation alternatives that save fuel and the environment
...and more!

When parade viewers follow the heifers, tractors and bands at the end of the parade, they'll find the Green Expo on the Brattleboro Commons, a historic, shaded park just uphill from the Brattleboro Retreat grounds where the Dairy Fest is held.

At the Green Expo, earn prizes, meet green-oriented vendors, learn about green living techniques: energy conservation, recycling, sustainable building methods, and more!

Also at the Common, immediately after the parade, meet the heifers (and other farm animals in the parade) up close and personal, and cheer the contestants in The Miss VerMOOnt heifer beauty contest and Strolling’s annual Celebrity Milking Contest, both sponsored by the University of Vermont Extension.

Children of all ages will enjoy the petting farm, sponsored and brought on site by the Windham Foundation’s Retreat Farm, and other children's activities.

By the way, please ... no smoking at the Green Expo or any other Strolling of the Heifers event. Thanks!

Hungry? There's wood-fired pizza, organic hot dogs, fresh squeezed lemonade, and, the Green Expo features an all organic breakfast served from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs, with all proceeds going to Strolling of the Heifers. Come down early, when parking is easy, and have breakfast before finding your spot at the Parade route.

7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Big Organic Breakfast Bar hosted by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs

On the Brattleboro Common

An all-organic community breakfast including organic breakfast sandwiches made with Pete and Gerry’s Organic eggs, Vermont Bread Company organic English muffins, Applegate Farms organic bacon, and Neighborly Farms Organic Cheese. Plus Dean’s Beans organic coffee with Stonyfield Farm organic milk. All proceeds benefit Strolling of the Heifers!

Pete and Gerry say:

Stop by for a delicious, healthy breakfast and enter our drawing for a free weekend at a Vermont Bed & Breakfast.

Pete and Gerry's is a real family farm in Monroe NH. We've produced high quality eggs for four generations in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains. We're committed to producing fresh, organic, cage-free, omega-3 eggs from hens that are Certified Humane. This commitment remains unchanged as our farm grows. We hope you enjoy our delicious eggs as much as we do!

Entertainment at the Green Expo on the Brattleboro Common:

11:30 a.m. -3 p.m.:

Mustard's Retreat — two shows, 11:30-12:30 and 1:45-2:30 (approx.)
Happy Dan the Music Man — play station
Face Painting — Ali Chamblis

Speakers at the Green Expo on the Brattleboro Common:

11:30 a.m. -3 p.m.:

Speakers will include:

Foard Panel, which will build an ice shanty in 15-20 minutes with their panels and raffle it;
Slow Money, which will show a video that describes in simple terms what they are about. Woody Tasch, the founder, will talk a little more about Slow Money as well as about their big gathering at Shelburne Farms shortly after the Stroll.
Renew Building Material and Salvage will demo "Added Value" — making cool things with recycled materials.
Athena Bradley, who does professional composting workshops, will demo the building of a great compost pile.
groSolar will do an entertaining presentation that will be some "myth-busting about solar in the NE region."
Henry Homeyer, the gardening columnist, will speak about 12x12 gardening and late blight.

Also at the Green Expo, enjoy sheep shearing demonstrations by Andy Rice of Hogget Hill Farm in Halifax, Vermont, a master sheep shearer who plies his trade throughout New England, New York and parts of Canada. As a preview, catch Andy's video on YouTube.

DAIRY FESTIVAL AND GREEN EXPO MAP

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