2009 Addison County Green Energy Expo

Saturday, March 21 | 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Middlebury Union High School, Middlebury, VT

WELCOME!

Addison County's Green Energy Expo invites you to participate in a great day of workshops, exhibits and demonstrations. This exciting event builds on the success of 2008's Green Energy Expo as well as prior Addison County Home and Garden Shows by offering an exhibition and workshops where beginners and experts alike can visit with local companies with renewable energy, green building and efficiency products and services. Participants will take away many of the tools and resources needed to move toward a clean and green energy future. If you are a homeowner, business, farmer or forestland owner - make plans now to join us at Middlebury Union High School on March 21, 2009.

Click here for directions to the Expo (Google Maps)

Take The Bus! Click here for Free ACTR Shuttle service to the Expo (PDF)


Event highlights:

  • Meet dozens of local companies exhibiting their products and services for "green" building, renewable energy and efficiency.
  • Learn from others in a relaxed setting how you can reduce energy consumption, generate renewable power at home, on the farm and at your business, be more energy self-sufficient and save money.
  • Enjoy local food.
  • Lots of door prizes!
  • Admission $2 adults/$1 children/$5 families

Click here to download a list of all exhibitors (PDF)

Keynote Speaker:

Hear Pete Johnson of Pete's Greens speak from 1 to 2 pm on the topic of "Pete's Greens and the Hardwick Area Local Food Revolution"

Workshops to include:

  • Thinking About Living Off the Grid?
  • Area Experts On The Use Of Renewable Energy (Including Solar, Wind, Small Hydro, And Biofuels/Biomass)
  • Children's Programs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recyling
  • Affordable Green Building & Weatherization
  • Better Woodlot Management
  • Creating a Basement Root Cellar
  • Relocalization of Food and Energy

Click Here to Download Workshop Descriptions (PDF)

Workshop Schedule at a Glance (PDF)


Information:

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Click here to exhibit at or sponsor the Green Energy Expo

2009 Sponsors:

  • rk Miles
  • Addison County Relocalization Network
  • Image Farm
  • National Bank of Middlebury
  • Chittenden
  • Golden Russet Farm
  • Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op

Organized by

  • Addison County Chamber of Commerce
  • Addison County Economic Development Corporation
  • Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC)
  • Addison County Relocalization Network (ACoRN)
  • Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR)
  • Middlebury Area Global Warming Action Coalition (MAGWAC)
  • Middlebury College
  • National Bank of Middlebury

Help spread the word!

Download this year's beautiful 8.5 x 11" flyer!

View recent press releases:

  • 3/12/09: 2009 Addison County Green Energy Expo Next Week! Click here to read.
  • 3/5/09: Pioneer of Vermont's Year Round Food Production Revolution to Deliver Keynote Speech at Green Energy Expo. Click here to read.
  • 2/11/09: 2009 Addison County Green Energy Expo Gaining Momentum. Click here to read.
  • 12/16/08: Save the Date for 2009 Addison County Green Energy Expo. Click here to read.