Earth Day Celebration and Day of Service

Santa Fe 400th, Earth Care International, The Community Farm, The City's Sustainable Santa Fe Commission, and The Santa Fe Watershed Association invite all community members to join Earth Day festivities and service projects on Saturday, April 24th, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.

The celebration commemorates the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santa Fe and its rich rural heritage, as well as the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and the culmination of Global Youth Service Days.

Mule plowing demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, live music, dancing, and a seed give away from Seeds of Change will occur throughout the day.

Service projects will help the Community Farm prepare for the spring growing season, and restore plants and trees to the Santa Fe River at San Isidro Park.

The scheduled events are as follows:

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Volunteer for Service Projects at The Community Farm and the
nearby San Isidro Park
1:00pm –
• Bring your picnic lunch – free posole, quesadillas, and drinks
will be served
• Welcome by John Stephenson
• Presentation of the 2010 Sustainable Santa Fe Awards:
highlighting exemplary sustainability projects completed during
2009