EcoFest Westport

Submitted by EcoFest Westport | May 24, 2023

No question about it, these are challenging times. So, how to feel empowered, inspired, hopeful and encouraged?

Come and mingle with your neighbors at the first annual and free EcoFest Westport: Doing Better Together on June 3 from 10am – 4pm, 43 Bedford Street in Westport.

EcoFest Westport brings together creative folks who are passionate about acting for a healthy planet in a myriad of ways. There will be displays, activities, demonstrations, Ted-style talks, workshops, samples and products for sale

Come by the Better Together Circle’s table, so you can plan the talks and workshops you wish to attend. Capture the EcoWalking Tour Map of Westport and area on your phone for a walkabout to see the leadership being taken in the Village and area. Then make sure you and your children take in the Playzone and visit presenters’ booths for the nature-based activities we will have on site.

Westport in Bloom have sponsored the keynote speaker, Sean James, horticulturalist, who will get the festivities off to a great start on Friday, June 2nd, from 7-9pm, at the Westport United Church, 27 Spring Street. His talk is called “Lawn B Gone. Beautiful Alternatives To the Green Desert”

Cost is by donation accepted at the door.

Speaker’s Schedule on June 3rd: 10:10am Welcome and Land Acknowledgement. 10:15am Mireille LaPointe; Indigenous Relationship to Land and Water, 11am Robert Dick; Dark Skies and Light Abatement, 11:30am Darcy Lloyd, Heritage Seeds and Vegetables; Vermiculture, 12noon, Kelvin Hodges; Mushroom Composting, 12:30pm Jordanna Bergman; Invasive Fish in the Rideau Canal. 1pm Albana Berberi; Recreational Activities and Turtles, 1:30pm Wolfe Lake Association; Get the Lead Out, 2pm Paul Mckay; Greening The Globe: The Astonishing Ascent Of Renewable Energy, 2:30pm Victoria; Frontenac Arch Biosphere; the Youth Climate Action summit, 3pm Pondering Pines Designs, Dawson Willsey on the Future (and Present) of  Sustainable Home Design and Building, 3:30pm Leeds Health Unit; Climate Change and Your Health

David Hahn will be on hand with his VW ID4 Pro AWD electric vehicle from 11-noon for an EV Q&A.

We are grateful for the financial support of Westport in Bloom, Westport Lions Club, St. Luke’s Leeds Anglican Church, Elgin, and the presenters.

EcoFest Westport is organized by the Better Together Circle and friends. Please contact us for further information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.