This year’s Ecofair at Beach United will be on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 10am-2pm. Get inspired, get involved, and bring the entire family. There will be food, vendors, and exhibitors – bring something in to our Repair Café, or your bike for a free tune-up!
If you are still interested in being a vendor or non-profit exhibitor, please fill out our online application form. If you are interested in volunteering the day of, please fill out this form.
And if you are curious as to why a church might be interested in environmental issues, please take a look at this blog post. For photos and videos of previous Ecofair events, see below.
We will be hosting our EcoFair on Saturday, May 4th from 10am-2pm. It’s a family-friendly event, with activities, food, and vendors for everyone! Entry is free and our building is fully accessible.
There will be many vendors at our Ecofair – you’ll find jewelry made from coffee pods, local honey, handmade soaps, eco-friendly cleaning products, art made from reclaimed materials, and so much more.
Also featured will be non-profit groups who are doing eco-advocacy, a new Beach Home Retrofit group, solar co-ops, promoting native plants, a bike repair station, sewing repair station, a repair/reuse hub, and volunteers explaining a biodiversity count project.
There will be games and activities for all ages including a reading circle for small children. We’ll also have Indian street food in reusable containers and chai tea and smoothies to tempt your taste buds!
We have an exciting list of speakers lined up as well!
11am: Buying Food Sustainably Ronna Manalo, George Brown Chef School 3rd year student/ Gold Organic Campus Designation
12pm: Find out about the new Beach Home Retrofit Group John Girardo, founding member
1pm: Learn about ElerGreen a new green startup turning waste into energy Hui Huang Hoe, founder and inventor, UofT engineering student
For photos and videos of our EcoFair last year, please take a look at our Facebook and Instagram posts!
This event has been sponsored by Switch Heat Pumps, Shining Waters Regional Council, LID Permeable Paving and Toronto Hydro.
Save the Date! This year’s EcoFair at Beach United will be on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 from 10am-2pm.
Entry is free and welcome to everyone.
Call for Vendors
We are looking for vendors with eco-friendly products, as well as non-profit exhibitors/participants. If you are interested in being a vendor or volunteer, please contact Mary Anne.
And if you are interested in why a church might be interested in environmental issues, please take a look at this blog post.
For photos and videos of last year’s EcoFair, please take a look at our Facebook and Instagram posts!
UPDATE: For photos and videos of our EcoFair 2023, please take a look at our Facebook and Instagram posts!
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We are excited to be hosting an EcoFair at Beach United on Saturday, May 6th from 10am-2pm.
Entry is free and welcome to everyone!
We will have more information on our 35+ vendors, exhibitors and speakers very shortly and will feature them on our social media accounts (Instagram / Facebook), so please stay tuned! If you’re interested in why a church might be interested in environmental issues, please take a look at this blog post.
SPEAKERS IN OUR MAIN HALL:
11am: Lana Goldberg from Environmental Defence Fund on “A Gas Plant Expansion in the east end of Toronto?”
12pm: Paul Dowsett – Retro Fit Coach from The Pocket Change Project
1pm Dr. Lori Stahlbrand from George Brown College on Food Sustainability
IN THE KITCHEN:
12:30pm: Nettie Cronish, organic chef, culinary instructor and cookbook author cooks up some delicious treats and you’ll get to sample
