 Enviro Fair
sponsored in part
by Think Blue and Save Our Water
Enviro Fair was be Saturday, June 19, 2010, in the Paul Ecke Jr. Flower and Garden Show. We hope you'll return in 2011 to learn more about the importance of recycling, sustainable living, pollution prevention, conservation, and buying recycled content and environmentally friendly products.
Below is information about Enviro Fair during the 2010 San Diego County Fair.
The first 1,000 people through the O'Brien Gate on June 19 will receive a water conservation gift bag from Save Our Water.
 Our featured speaker at Enviro Fair will be landscape designer and TV star Ahmed Hassan. One of the San Francisco Bay Area's most sought-after landscape designers, Hassan has spent more than 20 years mastering the business of landscaping and home improvement. His forté is residential design, where he leans heavily on his experience and knowledge of plant identification and soils, as well as irrigation and maintenance.
He has the privilege of sharing his life's work with thousands of TV viewers as host on three DIY Network series: "Yard Crashers" (now in its fourth season), "Blog Cabin," and the newly developed "Turf War" (currently in production of its first season). Off screen, Ahmed runs Ahmad Hassan Landscaping Services, a complete landscape design and installation company offering seasonal maintenance, improvements and garden consultation services.
Among the attractions will be:
- Exhibitors with environmentally friendly products
- Eco-Fashion Show with great-looking clothes made from easily renewable fibers such as bamboo
- Non-profit organizations helping us learn new ways to take better care of our world
- Informative speakers See below for the schedule.
Enviro Fair speaker schedule on the Flower Show Stage
| 10:30AM |
It's Wild out There! Wait! That's My Backyard! |
Jim McCaughan, Urban Wildlife Specialist, Wild Animal Rescue |
| 11:00AM |
Conserving Water Is Easy, Right??? |
Ahmed Hassan, Landscape Architect and Host of DIY Network's "Yard Crashers" and "Turf War" |
| 11:45AM |
Gardening Within Your Watering Means |
Nan Sternan, Gardening Expert, Designer & Author, Plant Soup Inc. |
| 1:00PM |
Eco Fashion Show, Environmentally Friendly Clothing |
Presented by the San Diego County Fair's Marketing Interns |
| 2:00PM |
Conserving Water Is Easy, Right??? |
Ahmed Hassan, Landscape Architect and Host of DIY Network's "Yard Crashers" and "Turf War" |
| 3:30PM |
Organic Growing & Biodynamic Farming |
Melanie Kemp Lewis, Sales Manager, Grgich Hills Estate Wines |
| 4:30PM |
Connecting With Your Food |
Anita Boen, Board Member, Slow Food Urban San Diego |
| 5:30PM |
Trees are a "Green" Investment; Make the Most of Yours |
Robin Rivet, Certified Arborist/Master Gardener |
For further information on Enviro Fair, please contact the Fairgrounds' Resource Conservation Office at 858-792-4298.
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