Last weekend was the Minnesota Living Green Expo at the State Fairgrounds, which aren’t far from my house. I volunteered two hours for the Twin Cities Chapter of Wild Ones, which had a really nice booth located in the farthest recesses of the Outdoor tent. I was pretty late because I had trouble finding it. There were other groups and landscape companies located there, a compost booth, government conservation agencies, and a Friends school that raises money every year with a big annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale. I picked up the catalog, but can’t go because my family has other plans.
When my booth time was over, I barely had time to make all the booths on the first floor of the grandstand to pick up their literature for later review. I ran up and down the aisles picking up free totes and brochures, cards, samples for an amazing range of products and services exhibiting there. There were electric cars. Segway tours. A bike you could ride to light up an incandescent bulb (100% effort), florescent bulb (25% effort), and LED bulb (10% effort). There were windmills, solar panels, and rainbarrels. Roofing, siding, insulation, and flooring. Ecofriendly architects and builders. Landscape architects. Children’s books and clothing. Even Target and Walmart were there with information and displays about the extensive collection of ecofriendly products they sell.
I never stopped to chat, and I still never made it to the second floor.
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