Forest Hills celebrated Earth Day in a big way with its first annual Earth Day Fair on Sunday. It was held at the Central Queens YM & YWHA, which made it a wonderful way for families to come together as a community to raise awareness about the earth. The fair consisted of a variety of environmental groups such as The Sierra Club and Queens Botanical Garden, which provided many different activities for both children and adults to do. For children there was a wildlife theater, worm composting station, and recycled art among other things, and adults were able to check out workshops, a do-it-yourself energy audit discussion, or learn how to green their workplace. There was a relatively large turnout for the fair.
The fair had exhibits covering topics such as recycling, neighborhood community gardens and creating healthy cleaning products. Children enjoye the Topsy Turvy carbon-neutral vegetable oil bus, which ran purely on vegetable oil. The fair was encouraging to children because it was aimed at getting them to appreciate and care for the earth around them. They also learned how to create recycled art, a sun dial, and a seed necklace. It seemed like a very well organized event for its first debut and it looked like everyone had fun, especially for the kids.
