
Reflecting on our Roots….Growing a Resilient Future
The fair will highlight topics from clean energy options and applications, electric vehicles, composting and more! You will hear speakers, be educated on sustainability practices from composting to heat pumps, and support local organizations. Local vendors will showcase solar panels to heat pumps, and you will get a chance to connect with town committees. Come and enjoy a community speakers panel, family friendly activities, arts and crafts, E bike demos and an EV car showcase.
Don’t miss out on this special community event! Better yet, join us as a volunteer!
Schedule of Events
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10:00 AM to 2:00 PMEV Showcase and Test Drives – Worthen Rd Parking Lot
Vendor & Organization Tabling – Commons I & Front Hallway
Maker Space for Kids, Advocacy Postcarding, Solar Bugs, Snap Circuits – Commons I -
10:30 AM“Songs for the Planet” performed by Clarke and Diamond Middle School Green Teams – Commons II
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11:00 AMFeatured Speakers: Senator Mike Barrett & Maggie Peard, Town of Lexington Sustainability and Resilience OfficerCommons II
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11:00 AM to 1:00 PMEV Powered Pancakes – Worthen Road Entryway
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12:15 PMCommunity Voices Panel – Commons II
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1:15 PMElectric Landscaping Demo – Worthen Road Entryway
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1:30 PME-Bike Demo – Worthen Road Entryway
Outside / Worthen Rd Parking Lot:
- Test drive an EV – sign up for time slots with Polestar, VW and Lucid
- EV-Powered Pancakes!
- Resident EV “Petting Zoo” / Q&A
- Electric lawncare equipment demo station
Commons I Cafeteria & Front Hallway
- Vendor & Organization showcase
- Visit various tables to learn more
- EV resident owner Q&A
- Assorted kids’ activities
Commons 2 Cafeteria
- “Main Stage” Events
- Middle School Green Teams Climate Singalong
- Featured speakers: Senator Mike Barrett & Maggie Peard, Town of Lexington Sustainability and Resilience Officer
- Citizen Panel Q&A
- Makerspace for families / kids
- Snap Circuits construction zone
- Snacks & Coffee
Who Will Be There?
Home Heating/Cooling and Solar
- Earth Tech Systems – green HVAC: heat pumps, geothermal
- Forge – heat pumps
- HomeWorks – energy assessments & HVAC
- Laminar Collective – heat pump sourcing
- NEC Solar
- NetZero Heating and Air Conditioning – heat pump installer
- New England Solar Hot Water
- Revision Energy – solar
- Revise, Inc. – energy assessments, HVAC & insulation
- Green Energy Consumers Alliance
Waste and Recycling
- Black Earth Composting – no-cost curbside composting
- Techcycle Solutions – Bring your electronic waste for recycling
Food & Local Retailers
- Center Goods – Sustainable Goods + Refill Store
- Food Link – food rescue
- Lexington Bee Company
Electric Cars and E-Bikes
- Conte Bikes – e-bikes
- EV Expert, John Briggs – learn about EV benefits
- EV Owners Panel – EV ownership Q&A
- Lucid Motors – EVs
- Polestar – EVs
- Volkswagen – EVs
Financing
- Eastern Bank – financing for green upgrades
Landscape and Garden
- EcoQuiet LawnCare – electric lawn care
Town Departments and Committees
- Resilient Lexington / Town of Lexington – Town Sustainability and Resilience Office
- Sustainable Lexington (Town Committee)
- Town of Lexington Department of Public Works
- Town of Lexington Transportation Services
- Town Tree Committee
Community and School Volunteer Groups
- ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development)
- Brookhaven Residents Climate Change Committee
- Citizens for Lexington Conservation
- Community Teamworks – Resources for low-income families (e.g., fuel assistance)
- First Parish Climate Action
- Friends of Lexington Bikeways
- LHS Envirothon Team
- LPS Green Teams – school composting
- Lexington Climate Action Network (LexCAN)
- Lexington Field and Garden Club
- Lexington HeatSmart – no-cost advisors/resources for home electrification
- Lexington Living Landscapes
- Lexington Zero Waste Collaborative
- Pocket Forest Plantings – lawn to forest conversion info
- Lexington InterFaith Environmental Action Group (LIFE)
- Lexington Interfaith Garden
- Stop Hanscom Expansion – Hanscom advocacy
- Save Lexington Wildlife
- Sustainability Champions Clarke
- Sustainability Champions Diamond