Matt Lennert from Moveable Feast in Geneva, IL demonstrates how to make ‘Green Potato Salad’ at Thursday’s “Geneva Green Market.” Swiss Chard and Provence Kale fuse together in fresh pesto & chopped whole greens make this refreshing, scrumptious Summer potato salad. Click here!
Come see us at Swedish Days. We will be participating at the Geneva Green Expo, which is on Suturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We will have the apple game for the kids and will be having an hourly drawing. Come sign up! For more information about Midsommer Festival – Swedish Days and the Geneva Green Expo visit http://www.genevachamber.com/swedishdays.html
And for the third year in a row the Geneva Green Market, NFP will be in the Swedish Days Parade. Hope to see you there!
Geneva will host an Earth Day event from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 18, in the parking lot of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 S. Third St.
The second annual event will include a free onsite document and paperwork shredding, an opportunity to drop off electronics for recycling provided by Vintage Tech Recyclers, “green-friendly” information booths and products, rain barrels and compost bins for purchase or order and the Traveling Science Center, a 40-foot trailer with an exhibit on “Biodiversity in Northern Illinois.”
Geneva Green Market will be planting seed with the Kids, Erehwon Farms will be there talking about local food. Buy Local and reduce the carbon foot print.
Free compact fluorescent lightbulbs to participants and residents.
What: Earth Day Event
When: Saturday, April 19th, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where: City of Geneva Public Works Facility, 1800 South Street, Geneva, IL
Sponsor: City of Geneva
The City of Geneva, Illinois will host its first Earth Day celebration this year will mark the 39th annual observance of Earth Day, founded in 1970. Organizers of the event, led by the city’s Natural Resources Committee, plan to host a variety of events for Geneva residents. Attendees will have the opportunity to drop off paperwork to be shredded on-site at no charge. Free fluorescent light bulbs will available and the sale of compost bins and rain barrels as well. The committee is planning several other events and invites the entire community to attend and participate. The Pure Gardener, Geneva Green Market (NFP), Erehwon Farm, Inglenook Pantry, and Grandma’s Farm-Fresh Eggs will also be a part of the day’s festivities. Geneva Earth Day is a day of education, celebration and action for a healthier, cleaner world.
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