Day 298 South Shore Celebration festival at Marshfield Fairgrounds
The first annual South Shore Celebration is  an event highlighting local food, green products and services, and sustainable living will be held this Saturday October 8th 10-4:30 at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.  The purpose of the Celebration! is to serve as a clearinghouse for information on living sustainably, highlight the many green resources of the South Shore, and to provide a venue for networking among people and organizations who strive to improve our quality of life.
Some of the highlights  include
• Over 50 diverse vendors of local produce, healthy foods, and green products and services.
• Over 15 workshops running throughout the day providing useful information on various aspects of sustainable living such as cooking with local foods, canning, gardening, and home weatherization.
• Kids’ activities such as making products for the home, learning how a cranberry bog works, recycling games
• Delicious, healthy foods for sale
• Informative displays on sustainable living
• A home electronics recycling station
• Electric vehicle display
Parking (and water) is free at the fairgrounds and entry to the Celebration is $3 for individuals and $6 for families. Visitors will find a festive atmosphere full of educational workshops, informational booths and local music. For a nominal fee people may bring their unwanted electronics (including cellphones, computers, microwaves) to be recycled in an environmentally-sound fashion by METECH one of the sponsors of the event. Other major sponsors include Solar City, Mass Environmental Trust, The Green Connection, and South Shore Organics
The centerpiece of the event will include two large tents with over 50 vendors who will either be selling food, products, services and/or providing free information.
Sponsered by
Sustainable South Shore
Sustainable South Shore is a multi-town, non-profit advocacy group committed to helping area residents conserve energy, protect the environment and live sustainable lives. This event helps to raise funds to enable South Shore communities to become more sustainable.
edible South Shore
edible SOUTH SHORE is a quarterly magazine that celebrates the abundance of local foods in Southeastern Massachusetts. At edible SOUTH SHORE we believe that our food choices do make a difference – to our health, to the health of our planet, and to our enjoyment of life. With that in mind, we bring you news of our region’s farmers, brewers, food artisans, chefs, home gardeners, and others who have a dedication to producing and using sustainably produced, local, seasonal foods.
GoGreen Web Directory
GoGreenWebDirectory.com is an online directory, based in Marshfield, where you can easily find hundreds of hand-picked local green businesses serving Massachusetts, learn about green events happening in your community, and connect to green living information, n
