Earth Day Expo

press release: Stoughton's third annual Earth Day Expo will be held from 10 am to 5 pm at the The Lageret, 515 E. Main Street, Stoughton. The Lageret is a beautifully renovated 1900s tobacco warehouse. This free public event, sponsored by Sustainable Stoughton, features over 50 indoor and outdoor booths related to sustainability for all ages. 

"Last year we had over 1,000 attendees at Earth Day Expo 2018. Offerings included honey, olive oil, baked goods, cards, and jewelry. Also featured were presentations and live music," said Kristi Panthofer, Sustainable Stoughton president. "This year we have all of these things and more. Activities in the children's tent have been expanded, we’ve added new workshops and presentations, and have a wine/beer garden that runs from 1 pm to 5 pm,” Panthofer said.  

Yoga will be at 10 am, followed by a visit from live parrots from Feathered Friends Parrot Sanctuary from 10:45-11:45. A special presentation from noon-1 pm this year includes four all-electric vehicles, where you can learn more about their environmental and financial benefits. Agrecol, a local nursery, will demonstrate planning and planting a prairie garden on The Lageret grounds at 2:30 pm.

"Getting children involved in Earth Day Expo is a major goal and this year our many volunteers have outdone themselves by building the framework for “a giant plastic monster eating the earth," Kristi Panthofer said. Kids are asked to bring their families’ clean discarded plastics to The Expo and attach them to the monster. “This is being done to bring awareness to the public of damage to our world-wide environment by plastic. This monster will then be in the Stoughton Syttende Mai parades in May," Panthofer said.

It will be a full-day of education and fun at the Lageret on April 27. For more details or to ask questions, go to www.sustainablestoughton.org. or Facebook/Sustainable Stoughton.