Attend the family-friendly, free Clean Power Expo
featuring Green exhibitors, EV test drives & Activities

Start at Town Hall and get a free Clean Power Guide.
Then grab an Action Checklist and a Village Map and "Walk the Talk".

Participating local businesses and volunteers, presenting actionable tips and tricks to green your life.

Action: Test drive an electric vehicle and meet local drivers
Host: outside Rhinebeck Town Hall

Action: Commit to Composting. Presented by Rhinebeck Community Garden's Cecily Frazier.
Host: Rhinebeck Artist's Shop

Action: Recycle specialty items (drop off your toothpaste tubes, watch/hearing aid batteries, wine corks and Brita filters). Presented by Katie Hall, Girl Scout Gold Award project and JSA Financial Group's Sustainability Director, Leola Specht
Host: Rhinebeck Artist's Shop

Action: Shop from farmers
11am: catch Terrapin Chef Kroner’s talk for kids about local healthy food
Host: Rhinebeck Farmers Market (now in its 25th year!)

Action: Switch to Eco-Friendly Containers and go strawless
Presented by Shiwanti Widyarathna (owner of Cinnamon) and Kellianne (Stonybrook student, former president of the Rhinebeck High School Environmental Club, and co-founder of The Last Straw Rhinebeck)
Host: Cinnamon Indian cuisine

Action: Read up! Oblong is offering 10%-off any science and nature books for the day. Browse their recommendations in a curated Climate display.
Host: Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck

Action: Volunteer to shuttle not-to-be-wasted food from Rhinebeck public schools to shelters in need with nonprofit Feed HV
Presented by Larry Anthony, (RSD Food Services Director)
12pm: Nels Leader, VP at Bread Alone, on greening business
Host: Bread Alone Bakery

Action: Did you know Rhinebeck municipal water comes from the Hudson River? Learn about actions you can take to address BOTH climate and clean water issues
Presented by Riverkeeper
Host: FACE Stockholm

Action: Recycle a T-shirt: Make a Tote Bag or Dog Toy
1pm to 3pm: Presented by Ann Braybrooks. Bring a T-shirt as our supplies may not last. Free and open to all families, teens and adults.
Host: Starr Library

Action: Turn your kid's (or your) hair green in an act of eco-rebellion! (Temporary green stylings provided by color-run powder.)
Host: Land of Oz

Action: Sign on to Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s push for federal action on climate: Carbon Fee & Dividend
Host: Winter Sun & Summer Moon

Action: Pick your favorite biomimicry project with educator Dorna Schroeter and the students who won 1st place in the National Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge
Host: Willow Wood

Action: Learn how to fix something headed to the heap with Repair Cafe - Hudson Valley
Host: The Portly Pug

Action: Commune with Bike Commuters
Get inspired to ride to work or school with local cycling legend, Gregg Salisbury. Check out an electric bike and Dutch cargo bike. Chat about mountain biking in Ferncliff Forest.
Host: Staley Real Estate

Action: Check out solar options for your home
Host: SunCommon, SunPower by New York State Solar Farm, and other Clean Power Guide sponsors at Rhinebeck Town Hall

Action: Go geothermal
Host: Dandelion at Rhinebeck Town Hall

Action: Meet our future climate scientists and learn from them how climate change is impacting the delicate ecosystem of Madagascar
Presented by Rhinebeck students in the CultureConnect Madagascar program
Host: Malcarne Contracting

Action: Join forces with the Climate Smart Community Task Force
Host: Rhinebeck Environmental Committee at Village Hall

Action: Pick up a flyer to save the date for a free October 23 screening of Artifishal, a documentary about “people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them.” (Sponsored by SunCommon)
Host: Upstate Films Theater

Action: Create a Bee-Friendly Back Yard. Master Gardener volunteers will teach how to attract and nurture pollinators in your gardens. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County
Host: Aroi

Action: Recycle the right way
Presented by students from Bard's E3 program (Environment, Economy, Equity)
Host: Haldora Womens Clothing & Home Rhinebeck

Action: Lower your carbon footprint with a plant-based diet. Presented by Hudson Valley Vegans
Host: Aba's