Earth Day on Main
The Great American Cleanup’s
Annual Earth Day on Main Celebration
As part of the Great American Cleanup, KPB hosted the inaugural Earth Day on Main in 2022. The focus of this celebration is to thank our friends and neighbors for all they do to help improve our community through waste reduction, beautification, roadside trash collection, and more!
In addition to expressing our appreciation, at Earth Day on Main, you’ll find information about local groups and resources, fun activities for the kids, and other exciting things!
Join us on Saturday, April 20 from 11-3:00 for the 3rd Annual Earth Day on Main!
We have lots of exciting events and activities for the
2024 Earth Day on Main Celebration!
Stop by the KPB Booth to Learn Lots
Come say “Hi” to the KPB Team and learn about all our exciting activities and programs.
Over the past few years, KPB has grown, we’ve expanded our projects, and there is a lot more in the works!
Adopt-A-Road, Edible Pickens, new partnerships and collaborations, and so much more!
Plus, t-shirts and other fun swag will be available!
Live Music!
Eric Reinhardt has been entertaining our community for many years with his tunes.
He’ll be playing throughout the event, so come enjoy his music as you explore and celebrate Earth Day.
Make Seed Paper for KPB's Greeting Cards
We have been planning to buy greeting cards to use for thank-yous, general notes, and more. However, rather than ordering them, we decided that want to make them, and we need your help!
Come make some seed paper with us from recycled paper. What is seed paper? It’s paper with seeds embedded in it so once the reader is done with their card, they can plant it and grow flowers, herbs, and more.
This is a FREE activity.
Paint a Compostable Pot
We have compostable pots and food-based paints so you can decorate your pot, grow your seeds, and then put your pot directly in the ground in your garden once the plant’s grown!
We are using food-based paints to avoid adding latex and other chemicals into your garden.
Come get creative!
Soil and seeds will be provided.
This is a FREE activity.
Veggie Powered Vehicles
Did you know that Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine for farmers to grow their own fuel?
Come learn how today’s diesel vehicles can run on used veggie oil!
Join Vered at 12:00 and 2:00 for a presentation, or swing by any time to get some literature and ask questions.
The vehicle on display has been running on used grease for more than 20 years!
This is a FREE activity.
Plant Seedlings and More
Kaluna Farm from Talking Rock will be joining us this year 🙂
They’ll be selling naturally grown seedlings (fruits, herbs, and veggies), and possibly some seasonal veggies and eggs.
Come get some goodies, and learn about all the exciting things happening on the farm.
Make Your Own Tye-Dyed T-Shirt
Troop 19001 will be hosting an interactive tye-dye booth.
All shirts will be $13.
All proceeds will go to funding the girls silver awards! These projects include adding benches in the Talking Rock Nature Preserve and adding educational signage to the Perserve about native plants!
Come make a shirt and support our girl scouts!
Learn About Composting and Raised Bed Gardening
Join Sonia Chapman, the Agriculture teacher at Hill City Elementary, to learn about composting kitchen scraps.
Mrs Chapman will also bring a raised bed garden to teach you what to do with your new compost to grow delicious veggies and other beautiful plants.
This is a FREE activity.
Refresh Yourself with Bubble Tea
Bubble tea is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. Taiwanese immigrants brought it to the United States in the 1990s, and it’s now enjoyed by everyone!
Come give it a try! It’s delicious!
Learn About Recycling in Pickens County
The Pickens County Recycling Center crew has put together a helpful display on how recycling is handled at our local centers.
Come learn why they do what they do, what happens to the materials, and more!
This is a FREE activity.
Handmade Crafts and Plants from the McCracken Family
Support local artisans! Come check out the McCracken Family’s skills and craftiness.
They will be at Earth Day on Main to sell plants like small hostas and lilies in recycled containers, handmade clay earrings, handmade wood cutting boards from locally sourced wood, and watercolor painting
Creative Crochet Whosoever Creations
Whosoever Creations will be joining us to sell crochet pillows, blankets, critters, and more.
Come enjoy their skill and creativity, and support local art.
Help the KPB/CARES Community Garden Grow
KPB and CARES have collaborated to build a large raised bed garden on site at CARES. This garden will grow fresh, organic produce to feed the familes that CARES serves.
Bring your surplus seedlings and extra seeds to Earth Day on Main. You can donate them to the Community Garden project. We will care for them until they’re ready to go in the ground during our May planting event.
Earth Day on Main 2024 is almost here! But we’re already looking forward to 2025!
Do you want to be a part of the fun?
Are You Interested in Participating in th 4th Annual Earth Day on Main 2025?
- We’re looking for eco-minded vendors, ie. local honey suppliers, upcycled art, natural beauty products, local produce, etc.
- Would you like to play music for the crowd? We’re keeping it low key and possibly acoustic!
- Educators welcome! We’d like to host a fun workshop to educate the community on topics such as gardening, composting, recycling, eco-crafting, etc.
Let us know and we’ll add you to the list.
Complete this form if you're interested in participating in Earth Day on Main
Enjoy these photos from past Earth Day on Main celebrations
2023
We had terrific of partners and sponsors donors for Earth Day on Main 2023.
We'd like to thank them for their support!
We would like to thank the Pickens Arts & Cultural Alliance for sponsoring music from Andy Thacker for our Earth Day event. Learn more about PACA at www.pickensartsandculturalalliance.org
We would like to thank Earthbound Skills for providing fun activities for the kids. Learn more about Earthbound Skills at www.earth-bound-skills.com
