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The Boonsboro Green Fest was established on the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend in May 2009 to promote conservation, recycling and sustainable living within our community. Every year since, the  Green Fest’s attendance, number of vendors, variety of activities and recycling opportunities have increased.   The 4th annual spring festival, sponsored by the Boonsboro Recycling Task Force, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5

Boonsboro, Md. (May 10, 2012) – The rains have come and gone and left Shafer Park as green as ever for the fourth annual Boonsboro Green Fest on Saturday, May 12. The town’s talented crew has trimmed the grass and tidied up the beautiful municipal park as last-minute preparations are in high gear for the

The following Letter to the Editor of the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown, Maryland, was published in its print edition on June 18, 2011. It also can be found online. To the editor: The Third Annual Boonsboro Green Fest drew approximately 2,200 visitors, most from Washington County, with some guests from as far as California, Colorado and Massachusetts. As chairperson of

Dear Green Fest supporters, Your generosity over the past years has been overwhelming, considering the troubled times many of our neighbors are experiencing. We are committed to bring this free festival to the community so citizens can learn about the many opportunities available to save money, energy and our planet. We cannot present a successful Green Fest

By Barbara Wetzel Boonsboro, Md. (May 7, 2011) – If ever there were a near-perfect spring-time community event, then the 2011 Boonsboro Green Fest could serve as the No. 1 template. Well, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but the gods were surely looking after every aspect of the third annual festival at the neatly manicured Shafer Park in the

BOONSBORO, Md. (Jan. 20, 2011) – An expanded Boonsboro Green Fest committee is mapping out plans for the third edition of the highly successful spring festival, set for May 7, 2011. They have a great deal upon which to build, as the festival the first two years has attracted thousands of area residents, seeking information, products and ways to

By Barbara Wetzel BOONSBORO, Md. (May 8, 2010) — Early morning rain cleared out just in time for the start of the second annual Boonsboro Green Fest on Saturday, May 8, at beautiful Shafer Park in Boonsboro. Steady winds, very strong at times, didn’t deter an estimated 2,500 people who wanted to learn more about how to help Mother Earth