Thousands of passionate citizens, organizations, business, and experts gathered on Saturday April 7th at the Metroland Media Agriplex to grow a greener, more healthy Ontario.
The Go Wild Grow Wild Green Expo turned out to be the largest, wildest, greenest, most adventurous event to date with 118 exhibitors and 36 sponsors!
We are GROWING the Expo Together! New in 2018:
Green Living Zone Building a sustainable life
Wild Green Marketplace
5 stages and workshop areas, Wild Child passports, live wildlife shows all day, 100+ exhibitors, eco-friendly food and drink, Friday Kick-off and much more.
Speakers, Workshops and Special Events
All day special guests to share and inspire attendees about exploring, adventuring, gardening, and wildlife watching during 30 different time slots.
And they LOVED it!
Over 98% enjoyed the expo overall and 98% want to attend again!
Dive into your awesome nature.
You might just find your new favourite wild place right here.
Attract a pollinator.
Get the latest buzz to grow a healthy garden and neighbourhood.
A green life is an enriched life.
Build a sustainable life in the GREEN LIVING ZONE
Sponsors
A Special Thank you for Your Support!
Go Wild Grow Wild Green Expo would not be possible without the support from our many partners. In total, 36 sponsors came together to encourage people to be more green!
We appreciate the continued support from major sponsors like the Ontario Trillium Foundation, City of London and TD Friends of the Environment and new sponsors like Try Recycling Inc
Volunteers
Amazing Community Support!
Go Wild Grow Wild was able to offer a quality Expo in part due to the incredible support of 95 volunteers, with 75 local youth. We cannot thank our volunteers enough and our Volunteer Coordinator Veronica Sferrazza for the amazing effort to support our attendees!
Community Task Force
The Engine Behind the Expo!
This year a community task force was formed to support CCC staff in delivering the expo. An extremely dedicated group of volunteers representing many sectors across the London community joined and formed the GWGW Green Expo 2018 donating hundreds of hours. Many thanks to the incredible dedication of these 16 individuals!
Task Force Member | Representing |
|---|---|
| Owen Williams | Ontario Invasive Plant Council |
| Suzie Perry | Forests Ontario |
| Ben Porchuk | Carolinian Canada Coalition |
| Michelle Kanter | Carolinian Canada Coalition |
| Shelia Simpson | Independent Consultant |
| Greg Sandle | City of London |
| Rosemarie Szalich | London Middlesex Master Gardeners |
| Lynne Campbell | |
| Jess Matthews, Laura Penner | Ontario Parks |
| Sonja Teichert | Community Volunteer |
| Nadine Reeves | Child Reach |
| Skylar Franke | London Environmental Network |
| Veronica Sferrazza | Retired teacher, CCHS |
| Taylor Lowe, Barbara Baginski | University of Western MES students |
Exhibitors
We couldn't do it without our amazing exhibitors! This year's exhibitor list grew to 118 in the region’s largest gathering of businesses, experts, organizations, and groups committed to growing a greener future.
Anderson Craft Ales
ANKE
Another Chance Wildlife
Rehabilitation
Anything Grows Seed Company
Artemisia's Forest Garden Nursery
Barefoot Books
Baseline Nursery and Garden Centre
Beautiful Edibles
Beck Hearing Centre
Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network
Boho Bakeshop
Boler Mountain
Booch Organic Kombucha
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
Camera Canada
Carolinian Canada
Catfish Creek CA
Childreach—Wild Child Outdoor Playgroup
Circle R Ranch
City of London
Coyote Watch Canada
D&J Paton Bros. Landscape Supplies
District 10 Horticultural Association
Dorchester Mill Pond Committee
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Elgin County Tourism
Essex County Field Naturalists Club
Forests Ontario
Friends of Medway Creek
Friends of Ojibway Prairie
Friends of Pinery Park
Friends of Rondeau
Friends of the St. Clair River
Friends of Stony Creek
From The Meadow
Grand River Outdoor Wilderness Education
Grand River Rafting Company
Gypsy Scents
Happy Bees Apiary
Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds
Hike Ontario
Hummingbird Homestead
Junction Climbing Centre
Kayanase
Kettle Creek CA
Lee Valley Tools
London Art’s Council
London Brewing Co-operative
London Children’s Museum
London Electric Vehicle Association
London Environmental Network
London Home Builder’s Association
London Hydro
London Middlesex Master Gardeners
Long Point Eco-Adventures
Long Point Region CA
Lower Thames Valley CA
Maajigin Gumig
Magpie Bath
Mountain Equipment Coop
Middlesex London Food Policy Council
Middlesex London Health Unit
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Native Trees and Plants
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature London
Ontario Native Plants
Ontario NativeScape
Ontario Parks
Ontario’s Southwest
Orchard Hill Farm CSA
Parks Canada Agency
Patrick’s Beans
Peak Productions Canada
Pelee Wings Nature Store
Pinery Provincial Park
Pioneer Family Pools
Pollination Guelph
Pollinative (Bee Preservation Program)
Reforest London
Return the Landscape
Rondeau Provincial Park
Ruthven Park National Historic Site
Sciensational Sssnakes
Scouts Canada
Sifton Properties Limited – West 5
St. Williams Nursery and Ecology Centre
Tallgrass Ontario
Thames Talbot Land Trust
Thames Valley Trail Association
The Aboretum, University of Guelph
The Garden Club of London
The Harvest Pantry
The Living Centre
The New New Age
The Social Beehive
Toronto Zoo
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island
Travel Genuine
Try Recycling Inc.
TYDAN Landscape Design Inc.
Upper Thames River CA
Urban Roots London
Wild Craft Permaculture
World Wildlife Fund Canada