Welcome from Mayor Ben Florsheim and local legislators

Sustainable, Environmentally Beneficial Lawns

What if you could have a lawn that required hardly any mowing, no pesticides or  irrigation, and actually fostered pollinators and other wildlife?  Tom Christopher will share his years of research and experience with creating and maintaining such alternative greensward and tell you how you can transform your own turf into a healthy and attractive asset to the local ecosystem.  Yes, the grass can be greener on your side of the fence.

Join Middletown Pride for an outdoor storytime at Middletown’s Second annual Earth Day Extravaganza! Our friends Frizzie, Rory and Hella will read books and share rhymes and songs for kids ages 4-8 and their families. We encourage attendees to bring a blanket to sit on since we will set up in the grass that day. While the activities we have planned are aimed at kids age 4-8 (Pre K – 3rd Grade), all ages are welcome!

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for over 30 years in its efforts to protect the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries. A skilled activist, attorney, strategist and community organizer, she was named in 2020 as a River Hero by River Network, in 2019 as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 100, and One Of The “10 Most Influential People of 2015” When It Comes to Energy Issues by SNL Energy. Her writing has been featured in such publications as Fortune Magazine, BloombergLaw, Law360, the Boston Globe, and TIME Magazine. She is author of, The Green Amendment: the People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment. Since launching Green Amendments For The Generations, constitutional amendments have been proposed in 15 states, with New York formally passing a Green Amendment in 2021. 

Audience will become participants in this improvisatory musical happening that will celebrate the beauty of sound as it resonates and reverberates through the tunnel. Gather at the tunnel opening on the Harbor Park side starting at 1:30, performance begins at 1:45

So good you won’t believe it’s vegan!

No one should have to choose between healthy and delicious. 

Beer poured by your favorite local beer-tenders

Serving cold brew and hot coffee

Serving creative teas and lemonades

Visit for recycling and composting information and bring corks for recycling!

Repair Cafés are opportunities for the Sustainability-minded, Eco-conscious community to bring their presumed broken, non-functioning, small household items such as appliances, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, lamps, toys, bicycles, furniture, etc. for diagnosis, disassembly, and possible repair.  Specialty tools and troubleshooting expertise are provided at the Café.  Just bring your stuff in need of fixin’!

Jon’s Repairs offers resources and expertise to community members who want to extend the wearable life of their clothes. What we wear on our backs, while keeping us warm and dry, often end up as a source of sentimentality and comfort within us. Jon aims to encourage this relationship by creating and sharing a base of repair knowledge within our communities so that we can opt out of wasteful habits built on replacement, keep our clothes from the landfill, and give them new life.

Russell Library is the city of Middletown’s Public Library.  Visit for information about library resources and programs. Middletown residents will be able to sign up or renew their library cards at our booth!

Plants, seeds, and information about how to make our communities pollinator-healthy places.

Visit for information related to the Rockfall Foundation and its programs.

Providing information about the CT Environmental Rights Amendment, a Green Amendment for the state constitution of CT and giving an opportunity to ask questions and sign up for action.

View a 4-person crew shell and learn about rowing on the CT river.

Come pet a tadpole and meet some other creatures that live in vernal pools! Visit Everyone Outside to learn about how you can deepen your connection to the natural world this spring!

Visit for information about our local forest bathing and forest meditation sessions. Plus online eco-education opportunities.

Get information about the City’s new food scrap to clean energy collection program.

Get information about the Middletown’s Heat Smart Round 2 program. This is a program that the Middletown government is implementing with Eversource to help teach Middletown residents about all the ways they can make their home energy use more efficient. Residents can sign up for an energy audit and get recommendations for energy saving measures they can take and available rebates!

Come get information about the Middlesex Land Trust, and open space and natural land conservation, protection and stewardship in northern Middlesex County.

Get information about the Solar for All program. Solar for All is nationally recognized for making renewable energy accessible and affordable to all homeowners.

Will answer gardening/ landscaping/ cultivation questions and provide information on sustainable horticulture/ agriculture.

We are a chapter of the Green Party of Connecticut. We run and support candidates for office in the Greater New Haven Area who share our values of Ecological Wisdom, Peace, Social Justice, and Democracy. Join us at our table to learn more about our values, policy positions, and plans for the future!

Eco-friendly screen printed tees and hoodies for the family.

Cork handbags and accessories – vegan and ethically made.

Natural skincare and beauty in low waste packaging, made with local herbs.

Custom guitars made from reclaimed and locally sources materials. Tim uses low VOC finishes, his mobile guitar store is solar powered.

40 to 50 different kinds of Artisanal teas, a mixture of herbal/medicinal, caffeinated, and naturally caffeine free. Stove top simmers and natural car fresheners, as well as tea accessories.

Hemp is eco-friendly and sustainable. It requires 50% more water to grow cotton compared to hemp.

We will be selling products made from locally sourced hemp including CBD tinctures, CBD pet treats, CBD topicals and body care products.

We also sell other sustainable products including bamboo soap dishes, hemp totes & apparel, etc.

We will also have information re local hemp farms in Connecticut that are available for folks to visit and learn more about sustainable hemp farming in the state.

Middletown business selling baked products made with local produce from farms around town, and packaged in reusable mason cookie jars! 

Locally grown (Higganum, Ct) Tulips. We utilize sustainable practices in growing our flowers. Our Tulips are wrapped in biodegradable recycled Kraft paper.