Local girl scouts encourage environmental consciousness during last year’s EarthFair in Balboa Park. (Photo by Carolyn Chase)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cFundamentally, we need to have a great relationship with the stuff we depend on within this planet,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s the air we breathe, the water we drink or the stuff we eat, it all comes from somewhere. We\u2019re all in this together.\u201d<\/p>\n
While San Diego EarthWorks and the City\u2019s Commission for Arts and Culture have been working in tandem to plan activities during each EarthFair, Chase readily points to the robust number of exhibitors that showcase their specific products or causes.<\/p>\n
This year, more than 300 exhibitors are expected to be part of EarthFair 2014. While some organizations have become stalwarts, newcomers grace the Balboa Park grounds each year. In some cases, EarthFair has become an incubator for up-and-coming businesses.<\/p>\n
Representatives from the San Diego Community Garden Network (SDCGN) are among the newcomers to this year\u2019s event. The community garden movement has been on the rise within San Diego.<\/p>\n
SDCGN\u2019s website prominently says its mission \u201cis to help create, support and grow community gardens that enrich their neighborhoods by enhancing food security, promoting a sustainable environment and fostering community-based educational opportunities and community building.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other new features this year include a so-called ecoATM that will give visitors an opportunity to \u201cget green for doing green.\u201d A Sorrento Valley-based business is providing money for used cell phones, MP3 players and tablets. The items will either be recycled or sold.<\/p>\n
As with prior years, this year\u2019s itinerary includes a variety of exhibitors, some that are interactive and others in lecture format.<\/p>\n
Chase said she is particularly enthusiastic about a new exhibit that relates to the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina. The business serves between 2,000 and 2,500 meals daily, and all food waste is recycled through a composting program.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe plan to show a full-circle cycle, starting with purchasing products from local farms, all the way to how the local farms receive compost made from the hotel\u2019s leftover food waste,\u201d Chase said.<\/p>\n
A series of perennial crowd-pleasers \u2014 including the long-running children\u2019s Earth Day parade \u2014 round out this year\u2019s program.<\/p>\n
EarthWorks has created a searchable feature on its website, earthdayweb.org\/EarthFair.html. People can locate a specific vendor or seek out different causes.<\/p>\n
While she has witnessed significant progress since the beginning of EarthFair, Chase said she sees the event being a part of San Diego well into the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe use this as an occasion to see how we\u2019ve been doing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a check-in for a check-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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AT A GLANCE
\nWHAT: 25th annual EarthFair celebration
\nWHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27
\nWHERE: Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado
\nCOST: free
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