Youngstown's third annual
Grey to Green Festival will be held at Wick Park Saturday September 11. The purpose of the Grey to Green Festival is to increase awareness of environmental issues that perplex Youngstown and the world. On Saturday there will be a collaboration of environmentally oriented businesses, community organizations, local and regional agencies in attendance. This year the three keynote speakers will be Maurice Small of
City Fresh in Cleveland, Ohio who will be discussing the importance of urban agriculture, James Anderson who is the CEO of
Evergreen Cooperative will be discussing
sustainable green jobs that his company has created in Cleveland, Ohio, and Michael Gainer of
Buffalo Reuse will discuss neighborhood development and deconstruction. Youngstown's recent partner
Global Green will also be in attendance.
The opening ceremony begins at 10am with Mayor Jay Williams and representatives from Congressmen Tim Ryan's office. The festival concludes at 5pm.
The 2010 Grey to Green Festival Schedule
This should be a great event. Vendor applications / general inquiry is high. Looks like we can expect nice weather as well. Thanks for posting, CDA.
ReplyDelete