Green Fair at the Ocean City Music Pier Set for Next Week

Ocean City, NJ -- Ocean City and the Ocean City Environmental Commission will host a Green Fair under the covered loggia of the Ocean City Music Pier on Monday, Aug. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The community-wide event is designed to educate and encourage people of all ages to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle, city officials said on Tuesday.

• BikeOCNJ.org,
• Jalma Farms,
• the Surfrider Foundation South Jersey Chapter,
• the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Program,
• Busy Bees NJ,
• Clean Ocean Action and
• the Nature Center of Cape May.

Information on sustainable energy will be available from Atlantic City Electric, Solar City, South Jersey Gas, the New Jersey Clean Energy Program, Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority and others.

Representatives of Ocean City will include the Environmental Commission, Shade Tree Commission, Community Rating System (for flood insurance), Public Works, and the Public Library.

The event is free to attend, and the Music Pier is located on the Ocean City Boardwalk between Eighth Street and Ninth Street.

For information, call 609-399-6111.