The Earth Fair returns to Founders Hall at the motherhouse of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) at 320 County Rd K in Fond du Lac. This family-friendly event will take place on April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in rain or shine (or snow, but hopefully not)! Attendees will interact with Earth-focused exhibitors and participate in “walk and talk” tours, paper making, a raffle, and other activities. Full event details are available at www.csasisters.org/earth-fair.
Explore informational and interactive booths from 20 Earth-focused exhibitors throughout the day featuring a wide variety of information. Visitors will learn about weatherization, wild rice projects, Laudato Si’, adopt-a-highway, birding, native planting, water preservation, land preservation, fair trade, the Niagara Escarpment, sustainable transportation, invertebrate conservation, and eco-spirituality. Complete the “Exhibitor Passport” to be entered into a prize drawing!
A new feature this year is the activity zone! This family-friendly space will explore ways to reuse shredded paper, which is not eligible for curbside recycling in Fond du Lac. Attendees will be able to try out paper making, quilling, and other crafts.
Also new this year, attendees can participate in 45-minute “walk and talk” presentations throughout the day, each beginning at quarter past the hour. Guides will offer commentary as attendees explore the Niagara Escarpment, birding, “forest bathing,” and the streams and springs. Advance sign-up is recommended, but not required; see www.csasisters.org/earth-fair for details.
At 2:15 p.m., Glacial Lakes Conservancy Board Member Sister Sue Seeby will offer a presentation on how to protect and preserve your property in perpetuity by establishing a conservation easement.
Visitors are welcome to explore the property on their own throughout the fair hours after checking in to receive a visitor’s badge. Signs posted throughout the property include QR codes offering great details on the various sites.
The Big Blue Yummy will be on site with a great variety of food options from grilled cheese to poké to boba tea.
This year’s raffle will feature sustainable household products and other Earth-focused prizes, including donations from several exhibitors. Proceeds from the raffle are used to help offset the expenses of the event.
Just prior to the fair, CSA Associates invite the public to join them at their adopt-a-highway location from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on the morning of the Earth Day Fair. The group will gather at the Park and Ride lot on the corner of Winnebago Drive and Hwy 151 and work 45-60 minutes along the trail. RSVP is necessary to ensure volunteers have watched the required safety video. See the website for details.
About the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA), founded in 1858 in Barton, has been based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for more than 150 years. Today, CSA has sisters across the United States and Nicaragua who strive to minister with simplicity and hospitality in the fields of education, healthcare, pastoral ministry, and social service. CSA Associates are women and men who choose to have an intentional relationship with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes. On January 10, 2022, the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes signed a Conservation Easement Document, in partnership with Glacial Lakes Conservancy, protecting 237 acres of Earth in perpetuity
For additional information, please visit www.csasisters.org