Festival Schedule
upper left rounded edge Specer upper right rounded edge
Specer
Create Your Personal Event Plan
Check the box next to activities you want to see at the Better Living Show and build a custom list - perfect for printing and carrying with you to the event! To mark your favorite activities and save them to a convenient list Log In (returning users) or Create (new users) a personal Better Living Show page. It's free and easy (and quick!) to register.
Specer
lower left rounded edge Specer lower right rounded edge
Friday, March 26, 2010
Time Main Stage Kitchen Stage Planet Kids Seminar Series Misc. Activities
12:00PM
Oregon Adventure: Grow Local, Shop Local, Eat Local
Presented by: USA Pears & Radio Disney

Oregon Zoo’s Wild Life Live Birds
METRO booth #833
12:30 Sustainable Governance: How Oregon's Gubernatorial Candidates will lead the State
Gubernatorial Candidates to be announced.
1:00PM
Chris King Energy Bar
Presenter: Chef Robert McSpadden, Chris King Cycles
Room E102 - Commercial Basics of Going Solar
Kevin Berg - Solar Oregon

2:00PM
Room E102 - Bird Watching and Wetland Mitigation - field trip included
Carrie Butler and Larry DeVroy - Port of Portland

Room E101 - One Can of Garbage a Year
Betty Shelly
2:30 Tapping Into Your Renewable Energy to Prevent Diabetes
Presenter: Jan Adams-Kaplan, MS, RD, CDE from The Portland Clinic
3:00PM
Energy to Share is an entertaining stage show about the attributes of electricity. Length: 30 min
Created by Mad Science & Sponsored by Portland General Electric

Room E102 - Chicken Chat
Jordis Yost
4:00PM
The "3 Pillars of Sustainability" — why every issue must deal with all 3 components
Vinit Allen
Room E101 - Non-toxic Weed Control for Vegetable Gardens
Weston Miller

Room E102 - Earthen Home Building
Sukita Crimmel
5:00PM
Lebanese spring vegan recipes from alice's kitchen: traditional lebanese cooking
Presenter: Cookbook Author & Blogger Linda Dalal Sawaya
Room E102 - How you can make an "eco living" and reap the rewards
Randy White

Room E101 - Year-round Vegetable Gardening in the Northwest
Weston Miller - OSU Extension Service
6:00PM
Room E101 - Portland Multnomah Food Policy
Anita Yap

Room E102 - Greening Your Company & Reducing Chemical Waste
Bill Renfroe, MyEnvironmentalConsultant.com
7:00PM
The Green Children
The Green Children Foundation
Room E101 - Green Innovations in Remodeling
Randy Hudson, Neil Kelly

8:00PM
Eco Fashion Show
SEMPER Fashion
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time Main Stage Kitchen Stage Planet Kids Seminar Series Misc. Activities
11:00AM
11:30 Radio Disney musical performance
Presenter: Radio Disney
12:00PM
Acoustic Minds
SWAN Day
Room E102 - The Basics of Food Preservation
Jeanne Brandt - Oregon State University

Room E101 - Living Sustainably - Its Your Choice
Viviane Simon-Brown - Oregon State University
Oregon Zoo’s Wild Life Live Birds
METRO booth #833

Pruning Trees and Shrubs 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
12:30 Raised Bed Gardening 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
1:00PM
Youth Eco Fashion Show
Semper Fashion
Energy to Share is an entertaining stage show about the attributes of electricity. Length: 30 min
Created by Mad Science and sponsored by Portland General Electric
Room E101 - Residential Basics of Going Solar
Kevin Berg - Solar Oregon

Room E102 - Kids Master Sustainability
Jon Mayer
Come meet Clifford The Big Red Dog® in the American Family Insurance Booth. (until 4:00 pm)
American Family Insurance and Scholastic

Growing Tomatoes 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
1:30 Container Planting 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
2:00PM
Radio Disney musical performers
Presenter: Radio Disney
Room E101 - Bio-diesel: Make it yourself
David Hackleman

Room E102 - Grow Your Own Delicious Fruit!
Jim Gilbert, One Green World
Growing Berries 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
2:30 Nutritional Supplements for Joint Pain and Sports
Presenter: Jonathan C. Crist, MD from The Portland Clinic
2:30 Creating Wildlife Habitats in Your Garden 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
3:00PM
Urban Monroes
Presented by RiverCity Music Festival
Energy to Share is an entertaining stage show about the attributes of electricity. Length: 30 min
Created by Mad Science & Sponsored by Portland General Electric
Room E102 - COMPOSTING TOILETS – WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE LEFTOVERS?
Viviane Simone-Brown - Oregon State University

Starting a Vegetable Garden 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
3:30 Gardening with Compost and Mulch 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
4:00PM
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
Maude Barlow, senior water advisor to the United Nations

Room E102 - What Shade of Green is Your Remodelling project?
Jim Feild, Progressive Builders
Starting a Worm Bin 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
5:00PM
6:00PM
Room E102 - SOLAR Energy - The Only Answer!
Ray Pokorny, Solar Interior Design

Room E101 - Green Innovations in Remodeling
Randy Hudson, Neil Kelly
7:00PM
The Green Children
The Green Children Foundation
Room E102 - Home Performance Audits and the Energy Tax Credits
Randy Hudson, Neil Kelly

Room E101 - New Profitable Businesses from Waste
Randy White
8:00PM
Eco Fashion Show
SEMPER Fashion
8:30 Earth Hour
Better Living Show
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Time Main Stage Kitchen Stage Planet Kids Seminar Series Misc. Activities
8:00AM
Run for The Cheetah 8K Run/Walk at PIR
Cheetah Conservation Fund

8:10 Run For The Cheetah 5K Run/Walk at PIR
Cheetah Conservation Fund
9:00AM
9:45 Run For The Cheetah Kid's 1/2 Mile Dash
Cheetah Conservation Fund
10:00AM
11:00AM
Oregon Adventure: Grow Local, Shop Local, Eat Local
Presented by: USA Pears & Radio Disney

12:00PM
Shook Twins
SWAN Day
Room E102 - Preserving Tomatoes and Tomato Products
Jeanne Brandt - Oregon State Univeristy

Oregon Zoo’s Wild Life Live Birds
METRO booth #833

Pruning Trees and Shrubs 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
12:30 Nutrition, Feeding Guidelines, and Vitamins for Infants and Toddlers
Presenter: Annie Mack, MD. Internal Medicine, Pediatrics & Primary Care at The Portland Clinic
12:30 Container Planting 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
1:00PM
The Green Children
The Green Children Foundation
Energy to Share is an entertaining stage show about the attributes of electricity. Length: 30 min
Created by Mad Science and sponsored by Portland General Electric

Room E102 - Residential Basics of Going Solar
Kevin Berg - Solar Oregon
Hanging Baskets 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
1:30 Starting a Vegetable Garden 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
2:00PM
Eco Fashion Show
SEMPER Fashion

Room E102 - 5 Secrets Unveiled to Small Sustainable Gardens
Carol Lindsay
Planting Tips 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
2:30 10 Best and Worst Foods for Kids
Presenter: Susan Landgren, MS, RD from The Portland Clinic
2:30 Growing Herbs 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
3:00PM
Energy to Share is an entertaining stage show about the attributes of electricity. Length: 30 min
Created by Mad Science & Sponsored by Portland General Electric
Room E102 - At Least the River Doesn’t Burn Anymore – Environmental Accomplishments & the Path Forward
Bill Renfroe, MyEnvironmentalConsultant.com

Starting a Worm Bin 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
3:30 Raeann Phillips
Raeann Phillips
3:30 Creating Wildlife Habitats in Your Garden 10-Minute University
Oregon State University Booth 932
Search for Exhibitors at the Energy Trust Better Living Show Plan Your Visit to the Energy Trust Better Living Show Eco Solutions brought to you by the Energy Trust Better Living Show Kids Activities at the Energy Trust Better Living Show Energy Trust Better Living Show Green Home Store Energy Trust