Is solar energy worth it for your home? Could your landscaping be edible? Are you living in a toxic home? These are just a few of the questions to be answered at the workshop presentations during the June 21-22 EarthWorks Expo 2008, Denver's largest green living event. The two-day Expo (
www.earthworks2008.com) to be held at the Denver Merchandise Mart features a comprehensive schedule of 35 workshop presentations-all included in the daily admission price.
Workshops relating to the Expo's theme of "Go Green, Live Well" are 70 minutes in length and include topics of green building, renewable energy, global change, residential energy efficiency, green business, toy safety, green investing, earth-friendly gardening, and more.
The Expo also offers special hands-on activities for kids including setting up a six-foot tipi, making unique creations from recycled materials, and planting seeds in a container garden.
"Our workshop presenters are experienced, highly qualified green-living thought leaders," explains
Lisa Olivas, Expo Assistant Director. "We've planned a wide range of workshops so Expo attendees can choose the topics that appeal to their individual areas of interest."
In addition to the workshops, EarthsWorks Expo will feature an estimated 150 exhibitors and two keynote speakers:
Peter Barnes, author of "Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide" and co-founder of Working Assets Long Distance, who will focus on "How to Fight Climate Change Without Soaking the Middle Class"; and
Michele Weingarden, Director of Greenprint Denver, who will speak about Denver's initiative to promote the importance of sustainable development and ecologically-friendly practices.
Tickets for EarthWorks Expo are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for youth. Children age 12 and younger are free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets at a 25 percent discount are available online through June 15 at
www.earthworks2008.com. Tickets also may be purchased at the Denver Merchandise Mart (1-25 and E. 58 th Ave) on the days of the Expo. Times for EarthWorks Expo are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 22.
Sponsors for EarthWorks 2008 include: Xcel Energy, SolSource, Inc., McStain Neighborhoods, Greenprint Denver, Boulder Green Building Guild, Sanyork Fair Trade, Waste-Not Recycling, Denver Community Credit Union and Anderson & Associates Public Relations, Inc.
Media sponsors for the event include: The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, AM760 Radio, ReDirect Guide, PLENTY Magazine, Westword, Rocky Mountain Chronicle, KUNC Radio, Boulder Weekly, High Country News, Natural Awakenings magazine and the Onion.
For more information about EarthWorks Expo, visit
www.EarthWorks2008.com or call Expo Director Michael Lindemann at 970-416-8700.