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Sustainable Living Expo

Written by: February 22 2010
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VERO BEACH —   A Sustainable Living Expo will be held at the Vero Beach Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10.  The Expo is an educational event offering an opportunity for the public to learn how to save money and resources while building a better community.

A variety of on-going presentations will offer techniques for retrofitting your home for energy/water efficiency, interpretation of food labeling terms, instruction about solar and natural gas power, gardening/composting assistance and toxin elimination in the home.  Businesses are encouraged to sponsor this event by displaying their green products, including high mpg vehicles.

The Expo is a community wide effort, sponsored by Sustainable Indian River, Inc, the City of Vero Beach and IRC Solid Waste.

Information, Contact event chairs Judy Orcutt, jjorcutt@bellsouth.net (772)231-2037, Amy Thoma, thoma.amy@gmail.com (772)713-4188 or Aurora Stein, aurorabudora@hotmail.com (772)559-6236.

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