With the help of our Green Queen, Krista Harness from the Association of Vermont Recyclers, and our Green Team of volunteers, Liberate will recycle and compost everything possible, spread Earth Saving tips, and more . We rent local, buy local, and support local first to use little energy and waste. Bring your Nalgene- we’ll have clean water and recognize that plastic water bottles contribute more to recycled waste than any other product on Earth. Click here for Carpool information! At Liberate and beyond please pay attention to what can be recycled, and do you part to help minimize waste and maximize gratitude for the planet that sustains us.

Compost-The Secret Recipe! Compost, "gardener's brown gold," can provide fertility to your plants, improve your soil's tilth, and balance your soil biology, but you have got to cook it up right. How do you make great compost? What can be composted? What do you do if it isn't working? These questions will be answered by examining the principles and methods of making great compost on the home-gardener scale.

Wendy Sue Harper, Ph.D., has taught compost biology and ecology to the Master Composters and the principles of composting to the Master Gardeners in Vermont for over a decade. She was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Vermont from 1989-2007 where she taught courses in soil science and ecological agriculture, including "Compost Ecology and Management." She is the Vegetable and Fruit Technical Assistance Coordinator at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont providing technical assistance to commercial vegetable and fruit growers and advice to home-gardeners.

10:30-11:30 am- 2nd Floor of the Bundy

Healthy Home, Clean Waters by AVR: The EPA says 90% of cancer is environmentally triggered. Does your household or school use toxic chemicals for cleaning or lawn care? Do you wash or primp with suspected carcinogens and organ toxicants? Learn how to identify toxic products, why it matters and how find or make safer alternatives that work.

2-3 pm: 2nd Floor of the Bundy