Life in Ashland

Life in Ashland

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day 2013, a festival took place on the grounds of the ScienceWorks Museum today.  These pictures don't give a complete picture of the event since each of these features someone selling a product.  Most vendors were more modest in their scale and intentions.


Robert LaPorte of Econest describes the process of combining clay, straw and timber as a building material with a demonstration model.  Kids were invited to participate in stuffing the clay/straw mixture in the model walls.



A salesperson showing off a "turbocharged Hybrid" car.



Andy Stockwell, a Production Electrical Engineer with Brammo, a local motorcycle manufacturer, shows off one of the latest models.  The motorcycles are run entirely by electric motors.