The 2010 Simply Living Fair and Midwest Permaculture Convergence was held Thursday, September 23 to Sunday, September 26 in Bloomington, Indiana. This annual event is designed to provide information about simple and sustainable living through lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and tours. Read on for information about what happened at the fair…
The event will kick off Thursday night with a talk by Eric Brende about how to decide when human power works as well or better than electricity. On Friday, there will be an 8-hour introduction to permaculture, a design approach to working with nature when we design our homes, neighborhoods, and cities. Friday night will be a welcome dinner prepared with local ingredients and accompanied by the Bloomington Peace Choir. Saturday is the main event, with workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and green business vendor booths in Third Street Park from 9:00 to 5:00. Learn about green projects in Bloomington and projects you can try at home such as urban gardening, home weatherization, beekeeping, water catchment, and more. On Sunday, we’ll wrap up the weekend with bus tours of a few inspiring green sites around Bloomington.
Come for the whole weekend or just drop in to learn about your favorite topic, whether it’s food production, alternative energy, green building, protecting our ecosystems, or alternative transportation. Many events are FREE and day passes for Saturday are only $15 ($12 with advance purchase).
