EcoLoop: Rethink. Reuse. Reimagine
About this Event
Join us for a hands-on, family-friendly day that celebrates how everyday discarded materials can be transformed into shared resources, art, and opportunity. From food scrap cooking demos to clothing swaps and creative reuse workshops, EcoLoop connects residents to practical, joyful ways to reduce waste and build a more sustainable Baltimore.
Come learn, play, fix, taste, swap, and connect with organizations working across the city to help us rethink waste because when we close the loop, we all win. Rain or Shine event.
What’s Happening:
- Scraps to Plate Demo: Creative ways to make the most of every bite.
- Free Clothing & Costume Mending with Station North Tool Library:. Bring clean clothes or costumes needing minor repairs (hemming, buttons, seams, holes, or tears). No extensive alterations. 2-item limit; Doors close at 2 pm.
- Compost Workshops: Discover how to turn food scraps into rich soil. All registered compost workshop attendees will receive a FREE kitchen food scrap bin!
- Pedal Powered Smoothies: Pedal power meets food rescue!
- : Refresh your wardrobe sustainably. Bring clean, gently used clothes to trade or find something new-to-you.
- Creative Reuse Zone: Make art from discarded materials with Scrap Bmore.
- Free Food Market: Shop the free market and prevent waste by sharing rescued food (while supplies last).
- Textile Recycling: Residents can bring clothes, shoes, sheets, towels and other household items to be recycled.
- Resource Fair: Learn how organizations across Baltimore are working towards a sustainable city.
Get in the Loop. Be part of the change.
Agenda
Free Food Market (while supplies last)
Info: Stop by the Free Food Market! We’ll have rescued fruits, vegetables, and more—all for free (while supplies last). The food is generously provided by Food Recovery Network and Moon Valley Farm helping to reduce food waste while keeping our community fed.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Clothes & Costume Mending
Host: Station North Tool Library
Info: Stop by for hands-on clothes and costume mending at no cost courtesy of Station North Tool Library. Bring in clean clothes or a costume that needs hemming, a missing button replaced, rip in the seams, a hole or tear. Please do not bring in clothing items that need extensive alterations. 2 item limit, doors close at 2pm.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Scrap to Plate Demo
Host: Holistic Wellness & Health
Info: Learn how to turn everyday food scraps into new, delicious meals! Join Chef Crystal as she demonstrates creative, waste-free recipes using ingredients you might normally throw away. Free samples will be provided and you’ll leave with practical tips to reduce food waste at home.
🕑: 01:05 PM
EcoLoop Tour Card Winners Announced
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Hot Composting Workshop
Host: Baltimore Compost Collective
Info: Discover the basics of composting and how to get started at home. This workshop will walk you through what can and cannot be composted, how to maintain a healthy compost system, and the environmental benefits of keeping food scraps out of the trash. Composting guides and resources will be available to take home. Registrants of this workshop will receive a FREE kitchen food scrap bin!
🕑: 02:05 PM
EcoLoop Tour Card Winners Announced
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Vermicompost Workshop
Host: Gardens Grow
Info: Explore the world of vermicomposting: composting with worms! Learn how worm bins work, what worms need to thrive, and how this small-scale system can turn household food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Participants will receive informational materials to help them begin or improve their own worm composting setup. Registrants of this workshop will receive a FREE kitchen food scrap bin!
Where is it happening?
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