Want A Green Household? Plan To Attend Green Living Expo Saturday

Discover how local green businesses and organizations can help you make your household more energy efficient, naturalize your landscape, find green gift ideas for your holiday shopping and make your lifestyle more earth-friendly at the free Green Living Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at McHenry County College (MCC). The college is located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake. 

The Green Living Expo takes place in the MCC Gym/Multi-Purpose Room and will feature more than 60 businesses and organizations sharing green products and services to the community. Families can watch demos from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on green products that promote healthy lifestyles, save money and help the environment.

Visitors can register for drawings for free green products and services that will be given away at 2:45 p.m. Winners need not be present to win.

“The free Green Living Expo is an opportunity to inform McHenry County residents, businesses and local agencies about the green businesses and organizations in their own backyard and to inform them about the positive impact these groups can have on their lives and their community,” said Pat Dieckhoff, sustainability specialist at MCC.

Running concurrently with the Green Living Expo is the 2011 Bioneers Conference in the college’s conference center and commons area in Building B. The conference features speakers on innovative add: eco-topics, including Bill Wilson, co-founder of Midwest Permaculture, who will present a talk on sustainable land use design. Eco-sessions will cover the smart grid, local food, water issues, earth ethics, and climate change. 

The Green Living Expo is free to the public. 

The Bioneers Conference is $30 for adults and $20 for students and the cost includes lunch. A $5 fee is added for registering at the door. To register with a credit card over the phone, call the MCC Registration Office at (815) 455-8588. A Bioneers registration form and program schedule, along with a list of sponsors can be found at www.mcbioneers.com. 

For more information, email conferencecenter@mchenry.edu or call or email Kristine Emrich at (815) 479-7570 or Pat Dieckhoff at (815) 479-7817.