Green Team Plans Workshops and Fair for Earth Week

Earth Week is here, and the City’s Green Team has planned a series of events before the Hoboken Green Fair on Saturday. Educational workshops cover a variety of topics to help residents better understand how environmental awareness could change their everyday lives. They are as follows:

• On Monday at 6:30 p.m., the Committee for a Green Hoboken and Sustainable Jersey City will host “Urban Agriculture & Composting” at 301 Garden St. Admission is a $10 donation.
• On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., the Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition will host “Home Energy Conservation” at the Jubilee Center at 601 Jackson St. Admission is free.
• On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Green Living Solutions will host a viewing of the movie Earth Days at Willie McBride’s at 616 Grand St. Admission is free.
• On Thursday at 6:00 p.m., the Hoboken Public Library will host “Recycling: Where, How and Why” at 500 Park Ave. Admission is free.
• On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pier A Park, the Hoboken Green Fair will feature green businesses and organizations and include artists and organic food vendors. There will also be live music by David Calamoneri, Khaled Dajani, Dominick and Jamie Della Fave, Marc Giannotti, Gold & Brown, Rob Nicholas, Roland Ramos, and more. Guests are also welcome to bring their bikes for bike tours offered thorough the day by the Hoboken Historical Museum and a kid-friendly community bike ride at 2 p.m. hosted by Bike Hoboken. Bike Hoboken will also be collecting donated bikes in working order for the Hudson TMA Bike Rehab Program for adult commuters who would like to use a bike but can not afford one. The Empire Realty Group will also be at the fair to offer paper-shredding to anyone who needs it.