We made it to VeggieFest 2016 and we gave away about 1,000 sugar maple seedlings to people from all across North America!
Volunteer Mary Fitzpatrick greeted people and helped them chose a free seedling. She also answered many questions and collected zip codes of where the seedlings will be planted so we can plot their locations on a Google map.
It was wonderful to meet so many people who were tree lovers! Many reminisced about a favorite maple tree they grew up with or autumn colors. Sadly, many had recently lost a tree, usually an ash.
Thank you all for taking a sugar maple tree to plant! Because of you, we will all breathe a little easier and the Earth will be a little nicer place to live.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing pix of your new tree!
This wonderful dad took a free tree to plant for his daughter. He let her pick out her favorite.
Eagle Scout Ty Jensen greeted people, answered questions, and kept the table filled with potted trees as quickly as they were taken.We gave our first seedling away to the people in the booth next door before the show. Many booth owners took a tree to adorn their booth during the show, then plant afterward. Special thanks to the wonderful people at the organic vegetable farm in south Naperville called the Green Earth Institute who sponsored us for this event. We highly recommend joining their CSA for healthy and delicious veggies from Spring through Fall! There’s just nothing better than fresh off the farm food! http://greenearthinstitute.org/
Volunteer Rob McMillian reached out to many people and explained what we were doing and how to plant a sugar maple for best results. This photo was taken late Sunday afternoon when we were almost out of trees. Thanks, Rob, great job!Volunteer Tom Skahill (not in photo, but this is the area he dug up and potted seedlings from) worked behind the scenes to transport potted seedlings to Veggie Fest Sat morning before the event started. He even came back and potted up more trees Sat night! He also provided a much welcome cooler chest of ice and bottled water for everyone. easy-to-grow Thank you, Tom, for being there when we needed you!After careful consideration, this person chose a tall sugar maple to plant in her space, but other people wanted smaller ones. Luckily, we seemed to have the right size for each person.
We made it to VeggieFest 2016 and we gave away about 1,000 sugar maple seedlings to people from all across North America!
Special thanks to the wonderful people at the organic vegetable farm in south Naperville called the Green Earth Institute who sponsored us for this event. We highly recommend joining their CSA for healthy and delicious veggies from Spring through Fall! There’s just nothing better than fresh off the farm food! http://greenearthinstitute.org/
