Nearly 100 sustainability-focused local businesses and community organizations lined Main Street Friday evening for A2Zero’s 25th annual Green Fair. The Green Fair featured five themed areas spread throughout downtown Ann Arbor: Electric Avenue, Circularity Street, Resilience Road, Nature Boulevard and the Kid’s Corner, each showcasing the different ways Ann Arbor is working toward the A2Zero carbon neutrality plan, a city-wide sustainability project aiming to make Ann Arbor carbon neutral by 2030. The fair also included presentations by University of Michigan and Ann Arbor environmental organizations, electric vehicle showcases, discussions about conservation work and a community clothing swap.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Missy Stults, City of Ann Arbor sustainability and innovations director, said the fair aims to bring together the Ann Arbor community to celebrate achievements in sustainability and encourage involvement in the A2Zero plan.
“(The) Green Fair itself is a celebration of our community’s commitment to carbon neutrality and becoming more sustainable,” Stults said. “So, we have space for people to get new volunteer opportunities, to learn about something they didn’t know, maybe to take an action that felt out of reach but suddenly feels more accessible. It’s kind of a community celebration of the work and a moment to reflect on where we need to go.”…