2012 Clark County PUD Home and Garden Idea Fair

I worked from 9:00am to noon at NatureScaping's Wildlife Botanical Garden Booth at the 21st Annual Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair at the Clark County Fairgrounds on Friday.  After my shift I strolled past displays of energy-saving home improvements, entering a few drawings.

 

On Saturday morning I enjoyed meeting the children who came by the Wildlife Botanical Garden's Booth to get their "passports" stamped.  The NatureScaping  stamp was a blue hummingbird.  

Washington Association of Landscape Professionals built elaborate displays inside the event center to give homeowners some ideas of what they can do with their lawns and gardens.  They also had master gardeners and other educators come in to talk to people.  Some topics covered by guest educators included how to keep and care for chickens, goats and bees, tips for first-time homebuyers, growing food in small spaces and suggestions to improve home energy efficiency.

The farmers market area had a selection of locally produced products: artisan breads, fresh cut flowers, roasted nuts, vegetables, honey, wild mushrooms and smoked fish, among other things.  There were also a number of booths outside selling a variety of foods: Hawaiian Style Foods: Yakisoba Noodles & Lemon Chicken; Mesquite BBQ Chicken & Ribs with Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn and Roll; and Halibut Fish & Chips.