WheatonArts, 1000 Village Dr., Millville. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, in partnership with the Authority of Cumberland County, presents the 18th annual ECO Fair: Artful Living, Handmade & Homegrown, rain or shine.
ECO Fair is a free Family Day event inspired by natural and artful living, featuring local gardening clubs, including Rutgers Master Gardeners with various native and wildlife-friendly plants, locally grown herbs and vegetables for sale, handmade works of New Jersey artists, environmental organizations, Nature Trail tours, eco-friendly activities for families, live music, and more. Enjoy a beautiful spring day by walking around the WheatonArts campus.
The Countryside Garden Club, pictured above, will be participating as well. This year the club will have flats of annuals for sale and will be doing the children’s outreach program, where kids of all ages can create their own floral arrangements, in beautiful vases that were hand-painted by members of the club.
CU Maurice River (CUMR) is another participant. CU naturalists will be leading a walk along the WheatonArts Nature Trail that CU Maurice River installed. The walk will begin at the CUMR table at 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Daniel Herrera will discuss “Cats, Conservation, and Common Ground” about the need for responsible management of feral, stray, and outdoor cats. Talk is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the WheatonArts Event Center.
Admission to all WheatonArts exhibits and Artist Studio demonstrations are free and open to the public for the day, part of WheatonArts’ Family Days, presented by PNC Arts Alive! Supply your zip code at the gate and receive a FREE Eco-shopping bag, courtesy of The Authority of Cumberland County. One per adult, while supplies last. Children have an opportunity to design their own at The Authority booth while supplies last.
