Water Wise Expo at the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market

Date:  Mar 16 2014 - 9:00am

Water Wise Expo at the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market Presents Tools and Tips to Fight the California Drought 

The Mar Vista Farmers’ Market, Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin, TreePeople and AltBuild are co-hosting a free community event to empower Los Angelenos to join together in our efforts to conserve water. The Water Wise Expo will be held on March 16^th from 9am – 2pm at the Mar Vista Farmers Market, at the corner of Grand View and Venice Blvd. in Mar Vista, California.

Surfrider Foundation's Ocean Friendly Gardens program representatives will be on hand to talk about how we can conserve water and reduce urban runoff through giving your yard "CPR"...  Conservation, Permeability, and Retention!

Get a rain barrel for only $10 after rebate - you must preorder them here and pick it up at the Water Wise Expo at the Mar Vista Farmer' Market! 

Participants will provide tips and tools to conserve water through habits and technology while quantifying the water savings associated with actions including –

-      Landscaping with native plants

-      Removing your lawn

-      Implementing water capture in your garden and within your house

-      Water filtration without wastage

-      Rain barrels

-      Vegan options

-      Household habits

Farmers represented at the market will share how they have been impacted by the drought so we can band together as a community to lessen the impact.

Please visit http://waterwiseexpo.blogspot.com/  for a list of guest presenters.

For more information please email sherriakers@ca.rr.com . Media is welcome.