Volunteer with Us and Visit the WI Garden Expo for Free

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We’re back at the rebranded Wisconsin Garden & Green Living Expo, February 7–9. It’d be great for you to stop by our booth, or even volunteer and get free entry! Every year this event draws thousands from the southern Wisconsin area to see presentations, demonstrations, and vendors all focused on gardening and sustainability. You can see previous presentations on YouTube:

Volunteer with Us (and get free admission!)

Every year we’re looking for volunteers to help staff our booth. Training is short (we ask you to read through the main pages of our website to be familiar with what we’re doing) and shifts can be as short or long as you’re willing to stay (typically we ask for a couple of hours). And then you have a free pass to visit the expo the entire weekend. These are first-come, first-served positions. Email us at info@lowtechinstitute.org to get on the list. You’ll be sent a link to our schedule spreadsheet.

Our Presentations

Scott will be giving four presentations (three topics, on is a repeat). You can catch them on the following schedule:

Friday 7
February2025
The Future of Food: Local, Seasonal and PersonalWe live at the tail end of an astonishing period in history — the first century of an abundance of food. As our energy system and climate change radically in the next decades, how will we feed ourselves? We will discuss local, seasonal, resilient options. (expo page)
5:15-6:15pMendota 1-2
Saturday 8
February2025
Growing Staple Crops at Scale for Self-SufficiencyMost gardeners have dreamed of growing enough food to feed themselves. Low Technology Institute tried it with wheat, rye, corn, potatoes and other staples. We’ll talk about the ups and downs, tips and tricks for approaching large-scale staple production. (expo page)
1:15-2:15pMendota 4
Vermicompost: Let the Worms Do the WorkWorms turn kitchen scraps into the best compost: worm castings. You’ll learn about the different types of worm farms, how to keep the worms and how to solve common problems. (expo page)
4:30-5:15pDemo Stage A
Sunday 9
February2025
Growing Staple Crops at Scale for Self-SufficiencyMost gardeners have dreamed of growing enough food to feed themselves. Low Technology Institute tried it with wheat, rye, corn, potatoes and other staples. We’ll talk about the ups and downs, tips and tricks for approaching large-scale staple production. (expo page)
12:45-1:45aMendota 8

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