The 2012 CT Folk Festival and Green Expo
Saturday, September 8th
The CT Green Expo provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less impact on the environment. The Festival connects people who are interested in making a positive difference in both their lives and in their communities through environmental initiatives and activities, and through the social advocacy of traditional and contemporary roots music. CT Folk aims to do this by:
- Educating people about the environmental impacts of daily living and the concepts for cost savings through efficiency
- Connecting people with currently available "living green" products, businesses, services and resources
- Gaining greater public participation and support for government actions for sustainable communities
- Presenting a consumer-focused, fun, and family-friendly weekend of activities that everyone can enjoy
We invite you to partner with us by being an Expo participant, a sponsor or advertiser. Our 2012 sponsorship/vendor information is will be available soon. See last year's below for an idea of how participation will benefit your organization:
We're planning the 2012 Green Expo. Please contact us:
Coleen Campbell
Green Expo Coordinator
203-710-8279
coleen@ctfolk.com
davact@aol.com
The Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo purchases Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset the power usage for our events..
The 2011 Green Expo
September 10, 2011
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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2011 Green Expo contract - Limited number of booths are still available
Community Energy is donating wind energy to offset the electricity used by the CT Folk Festival and Green Expo.
Global Environmental Services/John?s Refuse will compost our food waste and compostables.
Check our directions link for green ways to get to our event!
Exhibitors/Vendors | Food | Activities For Kids | Talks | Music
Exhibitor & Vendor List
Chiropractic and Wellness Center of New Haven
City of New Haven Office of Sustainability
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
Connecticut Fund For The Environment
Connecticut Green Building Council
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty
Connecticut Sierra Club South Central Group
"Kidical Mass" New Haven Touch a Cargo Bike
Neighborhood Music School "Musical Petting Zoo"
Velomobiles
Yale-New Haven Lead Program and Regional Treatment Center
Local Food Vendors
We have gathered some of New Haven?s best to serve you with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian choices.
Joe Grates Barbecue
Workshops and Activities for Kids in the Green Kids Area
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Noon - 12:30. Yoga for Kids and Families / Kami Mikelis of Little Warriors. Beginners welcome! Kami will lead you through stretches and poses for strong bodies and healthy minds.
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1 pm - 3 pm. Wonderful Worms with the Worm Woman/ Duck Truck Composting's Alexis Wilcox. Alexis will show off her little buddies and tell you how to make them happy so your compost -- and garden -- will thrive.
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1 pm - 1:45 pm. Solar Cell Transformers / Gary Krancher. Gary will provide supplies and show you how to turn solar cells into cool projects.
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2:30 pm. Sweet Pea the Fairy b>enchants young and old with magical tales. She bestows fairy magic to help make the earth a better place for all the friends and creatures that live here. She delights in turning ordinary children into earth emissaries for good. At 2:30 Sweet Pea will share a magical tale in the Green Kids Area, and from 3:00 - 4:00 you may catch glimpses of her flitting about the Green Expo.
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3:00 - 3:45. Get Your Milko On. Wondering about breastfeeding? Needs advice, have questions? Local mothers will share their insights and helpful tips on breastfeeding with wisdom, warmth, and a dose of feisty activism.
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Ongoing: Kidical Mass New Haven Touch a Cargo Bike (sponsored by Kidhaven) Join local family bicyclists from Kidical Mass New Haven and see what options are out there for folks cycling with children. Check out how some families get around town on two wheels (or perhaps—three!), schlepping kids and their stuff. Ask questions about riding with children and get tidbits about good routes, gear, local and online family bike resources. Xtracycles, Bakfietsen, Madsens, oh my!
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Ongoing: New Haven Museum Recycled Art Project Children make colonial signs from recycled wood and delight in playing colonial games while learning how to have some good old fashioned fun.
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Ongoing: Face Painting by Catherine Lions and tigers and bears oh my! Catherine Jones turns ordinary children into flights of their fancy all day long.
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Ongoing: Lauren Limata will also do face painting.
Ongoing: Try Out Toys invites you to explore and experiment with wondrous toys to throw, toss, juggle, balance, and spin.
Informational Talks & Demonstrations
New Haven Land Trust
Rachel Ziesk shares her infinite gardening knowledge with you.
1:00 pm: Seed Saving discussion
3:00 pm: Winter GardeningThyme and Season: Natural Cleaning (12 noon)
Linda Meyers talks you through all the ways to clean your home naturally.Natureworks: Organic Lawn Renovation (1:00 pm)
Did you know that Fall is the time to renovate your lawn? The soil is warm, the nights are cool and the autumn rains are gentle? it is the perfect time to aerate, re-seed and fertilize. Join Susan Holland as she discusses the "ins and outs" of lawn rejuvenation.Bios Water Car
Steven Schappert explains how water effectively powers his retrofitted car.
Velomobiles
Mike and James display their recumbent bikes as they talk about their adventures pedaling from Bristol to our event.
United Illuminating
UI displays the car they converted into a plug-in PHEV hybrid.
New Haven Bioregional
Building and demonstrating solar ovens ongoing throughout the day.Music
CT Folk presents FREE music all day long for the whole family! 12:00 noon: Song Competition Finals
The five Finalists in CT Folk's 2nd Annual Songwriting Competition compete in front of a panel of judges to determine the overall winner, who will kick off our Main Stage Concert that evening. Audience reaction counts, so stop by and discover some new talent!FINALISTS:
Honor Finnegan (New York, NY)
Andrea Paquin (Bristol, CT)
Chana Rothman (Philadelphia, PA)
Shawn Taylor (New Haven, CT)
The Levins (Nyack, NY)JUDGES:
chuck e. costa (Connecticut State Troubadour)
Susan Forbes-Hanson (WHUS-FM)
Penny Nichols (Director, SummerSongs)
Bill & Kay Pere (Connecticut Songwriters Association)1:15 pm: Kids' Show With Nerissa & Katryna Nields
Nerissa and Katryna Nields are national touring musicians, a part of the legendary band The Nields who toured North America throughout the nineties and into this millennium. As a duo, they were a part of Lilith Fair, and have shared the stage with Natalie Merchant, Suzanne Vega, Sarah McLachlan, Dar Williams, The Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Joan Baez, The Band, 10,000 Maniacs, Billy Bragg, Dan Zanes and countless others, all of whom informed and enhanced their musical repertoire. Together they have written a book called All Together Singing In the Kitchen: The Musical Family, due out on Shambhala/Trumpeter Books this month.Katryna has participated in Music Together training, and is an alum of the fabulous Hill Town group with Lui Collins. Nerissa (who founded the student folk group Tangled Up In Blue while an undergrad at Yale) spent four years as the musical director of a day camp of 400 kids. They grew up listening to Pete Seeger and Jack Langstaff lead audiences in song, and fervently believe that a group of people singing folk songs together is tantamount to heaven on earth. Bring your entire family and have fun making music together!
2:15 pm: The Professors Of Bluegrass
Yale's Professor of Bluegrass really are professors, and they really know how to play Bluegrass music! They have become a staple of the CT Folk Festival lineup, and we are pleased to welcome them back.3:15 pm: Mon Monarch
Mon Monarch is comprised of Eric Dawson Tate, Colin Meyer, and current Connecticut State Troubadour chuck e. costa. Each an accomplished solo artist in his own right, these three friends and musical collaborators have come together to release an album and perform live as a trio.