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The Energy Fair is rooted in education, which we believe is the driving force that makes positive change possible. Please consider sharing your sustainable living knowledge by presenting a workshop this June 21-23.

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– Thursday Night Networking Dinner Ticket

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The Energy Fair features 200+ workshops in a variety of categories related to clean energy and sustainable living. Most workshops are 50 minutes in length. In-depth Extended Workshops are 3-4 hours and require a ticket for entry (http://www.theenergyfair.org/tickets). Continuing education opportunities are available for Solar Professionals (NABCEP).

Question about workshops at The Energy Fair? Contact Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org or (715) 592-6595 ext. 106.

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Workshops by Category – 2018

A Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study Marcus de la fleur, de la fleur, LLC Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	A Grid-Free Yesterday and Tomorrow Craig Toepfer, Hybrid Electric Home Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Achieve Your Green Dream Home by Remodeling Della Hansmann Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Advanced Fuel Vehicles Chris Schneider, Honda Motorwerks Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Advanced Solar Electric Christopher LaForge, Great Northern Solar Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Aesthetics of Renewable Energy John Hippensteel, Lake Michigan Wind and Sun, Ltd. Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Africa Challenges on Sustainable Energy Aniekan Umoh, Foundation for Better Africa Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living	All-Electric Home – A Case Study John Brown and Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter Construction Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter Construction Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Are You Feeling Cooperative Yet? Co-ops 101! John Peck, Family Farm Defenders Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Backyard Composting Basics Angie Lemar, Recycling Connections Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Basement Vermicomposting in Wisconsin Michael Sargent Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Battery-Based PV System Design (MREA Course PV 230.02) (4 hour, 9:00 a.m. start, registration required, $120 Non-Members, $100 Members) Kris Schmid, Legacy Solar, LLC Friday, June 15 - 9:00 am, Education Room Solar Professional
Beginner’s Guide to Buying an Efficient Car Kris Simonson, The Foreign Service Stew Roberts, The Foreign Service Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Beginning Beekeeping James Wilson, Brushy Mountain Bee Farm Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Being a Smart Solar Electric System Consumer Jim Funk, Energize, LLC Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Best Energy Efficient Vehicle for You (3 hour) Kris Simonson, The Foreign Service Stew Roberts, The Foreign Service Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Beware of Your Home Energy Use and Potential Shiba Kar, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point/UW-Extension Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Beyond the Veggie Garden – Staple Crops Larisa Walk, Feeding Ourselves - The Four Season Pantry from Plant to Plate Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Bio-Fuels – Lanterns, Cooking/Heating Stoves, Small Engines, and Autos (Demo) Jeffre Lindow, Academy of Sustainable Fuels Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Clean Transportation Show Bio-Mass	Bio-Fuels – Lanterns, Cooking/Heating Stoves, Small Engines, and Autos (Demo) Jeffre Lindow, Academy of Sustainable Fuels Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Forest Stage Bio-Mass	Bio-Fuels – Solar Energy Stored by Vegetation Jeffre Lindow, Academy of Sustainable Fuels Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, White Flag Tent Bio-Mass
Biochar – Making and Using (2 hour, Demo) Tony C. Saladino, ECO-Tours of Wisconsin, Inc. Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Near the Green Building Demo Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Biochar – Making and Using (Demo) Tony C. Saladino, ECO-Tours of Wisconsin, Inc. Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Near the Green Building Demo Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Biochar – Making and Using Tony C. Saladino, ECO-Tours of Wisconsin, Inc. Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Build a Basement Vermicomposting Bin (Demo) Michael Sargent Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Build a Permeable Driveway, Walkway, or Patio from Cobblestones. James Lamb, Middle Fork Engineering Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Build Your Own Log Furniture from Treetops (Demo) Scott Bargender, Living In Harmony Art Studio Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Build Your Own Log Furniture from Treetops (Demo) Scott Bargender, Living In Harmony Art Studio Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Building an Affordable Passive House Shane Hoeper, Hoeper Green Power Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Building an Affordable Passive House Shane Hoeper, Hoeper Green Power Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Building an Earthship-Inspired Greenhouse Steve and Ali Swan Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Black Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Building an Earthship-Inspired Greenhouse Steve and Ali Swan Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Building Unity and Power Through Grassroots Organizing Nate Timm, Wisconsin Grassroots Network Tim Cordon, Chair, Building Unity Project; Dawn Sheegonee, Call for Peace; Pat Popple Editor Frack Sand SentinelSunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Grey Flag Tent Community Involvement
Building with Earthbags Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Building with Earthbags (Demo) Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Building with Wattle and Daub Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Building with Wattle and Daub (Demo) Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Catching the Sun Stephanie Aleman, Tomorrow River Community Charter School Sunday, June 17 - 1:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Chainsaw Sculpting Basics (Demo) Scott Bargender, Living In Harmony Art Studio Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Chevy Volt, Bolt, and Tesla 3 Doug Lanesky, Enthusiast Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Choosing a Greenhouse to Fit Your Goals and Lifestyle Carol Neeper, MI Greenhouse Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Choosing Herbal Remedies for Sustainability Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Clean Energy Democracy Miranda Ehrlich, Sierra Club Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement	Climate Change & Human Health Dan Dieterich, Citizens' Climate Lobby Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Clothing, Climate Change, and Hemp as Alternative Lenore Hitchler, Member of Citizens Climate Lobby and 350 Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Cob and Pizza Oven (Demo) Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Pizza Oven near the Green Building Area Alternative Construction & Green Building	Cob and Pizza Oven (Demo) Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Pizza Oven near the Green Building Area Alternative Construction & Green Building	Comfortable and Energy Efficient Buildings Torrance Kramer, Accurate-Airtight Exteriors Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Commercial, Industrial and Utility Scale Energy Storage (3 hour) Christopher LaForge, Great Northern Solar Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Education Room Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Communities Fighting Tar Sands – Local Actions Mary Beth Elliott, 350 Madison Peter Anderson, Elizabeth Ward, Sierra Club Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement	Community Solar in Wisconsin—Finance Large and Small Projects Kurt Reinhold, Solar Connections, LLC, President, Legacy Solar Wisconsin Cooperative Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Red Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Community Style Drum Circle Robin Cardell, Oshkosh Rhythm Institute Friday, June 15 - 8:00 pm, The Gong South of Rainbow's End (Rainbows End rain location) Community Involvement	Community Style Drum Circle Robin Cardell, Oshkosh Rhythm Institute Saturday, June 16 - 8:00 pm, The Gong South of Rainbow's End (Rainbows End rain location) Community Involvement	Community Style Drum Circle Robin Cardell, Oshkosh Rhythm Institute Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
Community Style Drum Circle Robin Cardell, Oshkosh Rhythm Institute Saturday, June 16 - 1:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Community Style Drum Circle Robin Cardell, Oshkosh Rhythm Institute Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Community-Led Clean Energy – WI Case Studies Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Comprehensive Overview of Microgrids (2.5 hour) Wes Kennedy, EnSync Energy Systems Saturday, June 16 - 2:00 pm, Education Room Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Connect, Explore, Engage: F.I.E.L.D. Coaching Sandra Benton, Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WSGN) Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Conservatives and Renewable Energy Larry Ward, Conservative Energy Network; Senator Patrick Testin, WI Senate District 24 Jim Boullion, RENEW Wisconsin Friday, June 15 - 10:45 am, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Considering Trees in Development Activities Andrew Lueck, Planned Forest Solutions, LLC Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Convert a Bicycle to Electric Assist (Demo) Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Clean Transportation Show Clean Transportation	Convert a Vehicle to Run on Cooking Oil (Demo) Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Clean Transportation Show Clean Transportation
Cordwood and Cob (Demo) Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Cordwood Book Signing Richard and Becky Flatau, Cordwood Construction Resources, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 11:30 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Corpse to Combustion – How Fossils Became Fuel Dr. Doug Hansmann Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Living
CWES Songs and Skits Central Wisconsin Environmental Station (CWES) Summer Camp Staff Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Design and Build a Tiny House (1.5 hour) Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Yellow Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Developing Sustainable Cohousing Nola J. Hitchcock Cross, Cohousing Midwest / Center Street Cohousing Allyn SteffenSunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Sustainable Living
DIY Portable Solar Battery (Demo) Ben Nelson, 300MPG.org Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Forest Stage Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	DIY Solar Garage – 1 Year Later Ben Nelson, 300MPG.org Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Documentary Screening: How to Build a Masonry Heater Eric Moshier, Solid Rock Masonry Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 7:00 pm, White Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Driving My Tesla Model S P85 on Sunshine James Kerbel, Photovoltaic Systems LLC Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Driving My Tesla Model S P85 on Sunshine James Kerbel, Photovoltaic Systems LLC Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, White Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Earthen Plaster Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Earthen Plaster (Demo) Daniel Becker, AIA, NCARB, LEED Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Efficient Biomass Combustion and Wood Boilers Karl Schwingel, Sustainable Heating Solutions, LLC Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Red Flag Tent Bio-Mass	Efficient Domestic Hot Water Marcus de la fleur, de la fleur LLC Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Electromagnetic Exposure 2018 Update Spark Burmaster, Environmental Options, Building Biology Institute Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Energy Efficient Construction John Brown and Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter Construction Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter Construction Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Energy Management, Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid Jenny Brinker, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Grid Trailer Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Energy Management, Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid Jenny Brinker, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Grid Trailer Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Energy Storage and Renewable Energy (3 hour) Christopher LaForge, Great Northern Solar Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Energy Storage Design for Grid Independence (2 hour) Kyle Bolger, Blue Planet Energy Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
Energy Storage Systems in New 2017 code Articles 480 and 706 Darryl Thayer, DT Renewables Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Energy Wise Food Preservation – Drying and Canning Larisa Walk, Feeding Ourselves - The Four Season Pantry from Plant to Plate Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Energy Wise Food Storage – Root Cellaring Larisa Walk , Feeding Ourselves - The Four Season Pantry from Plant to Plate Jan ErdmanSaturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Environmental Justice as Social Justice Greg Wright, CREATE Portage County Dr. Kelly Wilz, UW-MarshfieldFriday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Pink Flag Tent Community Involvement	EV Charging Infrastructure – The Road Ahead (3 hour) Mohammad Saad Alam, Center for Advanced Research in Electrified Transportation, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Education Room Clean Transportation	Extreme Downsizing Amber Westerman, Amber Westerman Building Design Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Fabulous Frogs David Stokes, The Frog Chorus Nature Education Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Facilitating Leadership Through Sustainability Alex Thomas, Gonzaga University Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Farming and Gardening for Sustained Crop Growth Douglas Piltingsrud, BioLive Soils, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Farmstead Chef – Organic Eating on a Dime Lisa Kivirist Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Fermentation From A-Z (3 hour) Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Yellow Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Fermented Foods for Health (Demo) Faith Anacker, Fizzeology Foods Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Forest Stage Sustainable Living
Financing PV Systems for Tax Exempt Organizations Doug Stingle, North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Focus on Energy – Residential Guide Chad Laibly, Focus on Energy Emily Millar, Steady State Building Performance, LLC Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Frozen Assets – WI Summer in Your Freezer Layne Cozzolino, Central Rivers Farmshed Layne Cozzolino, Central Rivers Farmshed Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Grey Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Future-Proofing PV for Your Home Rob Peck, North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Geothermal Done Right Scott Niesen, WaterFurnace International, Inc. Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living	GIS-Based Permaculture Map at an ECO Resort Ryan Persitza, Camp Cabarita Wellbeing Resort Annie Minga, EPEC Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, White Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Going Out Green Shedden Farley, Natural Path Sanctuary, Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Grain-Free Egg Production with Soldier Flies Chaz Self, Grassway Organics Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Groundwater Pumping and Impacts on Wisconsin Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands George Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Guide to Developing Proposals for the PACE Wisconsin Program Jason Stringer, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Education Room Solar Professional	Hands-on Solar and Wind Power Bob McCallister, UW-Rock County Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Hands-On Sourdough and Pizza Oven (Demo) Nick Hylla and Family, Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Pizza Oven near the Green Building Area Sustainable Living
Harvesting Harmful Algae Blooms Megan Swoboda, Environment-Enhancing Energy Group, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Heating Your Home with a Masonry Mass Stove Eric Moshier, Solid Rock Masonry Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, White Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	High Mass Sand Beds and Solar Thermal Storage Benjamin Nusz, Mid-State Technical College Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Red Flag Tent Solar Heating & Cooling
High Performance Wall Systems Dan Johnson, Driftless HomeWrights David Romary, Driftless HomeWrights Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	History of Commercial, Industrial and Utility Scale Energy Storage Christopher LaForge, Great Northern Solar Saturday, June 16 - 9:00 am, Education Room Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Homebrew Wind – Build Your Own Wind Turbine (3 hour) Dan Bartmann, Otherpower Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Yellow Flag Tent Wind Systems
How Fluoride Molecules Affect Our Health Brenda Staudenmaier, Fluoride Action Network and Stop Fluoridation Green Bay Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living	How Utilities Are Learning to Embrace Solar Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Intermediate PV Kris Schmid, Legacy Solar, LLC Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Intro to Land Trusts and Conservation Easements Janet Smith, North Central Conservancy Trust Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Intro to Photovoltaic Systems Jim Funk, Energize, LLC Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Intro to Solar Hot Water Benjamin Nusz, Mid-State Technical College Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Solar Heating & Cooling
Intro to Wind Dan Bartmann, Otherpower Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Wind Systems	Introduction to Cordwood Construction Richard and Becky Flatau, Cordwood Construction Resources, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Introduction to Cordwood Construction (Demo) Richard and Becky Flatau, Cordwood Construction Resources, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Introduction to Passive House Christi Weber, TDS Custom Construction Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Introduction to the NREL System Advisor Model Paul Gilman, Self-employed Sub-contractor to National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Solar Professional Building Professional Development & Tools of the Trade	Introduction to the NREL System Advisor Model Paul Gilman, Self-employed Sub-contractor to National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
Investing Sustainably Daniel Thies, Custom Financial Strategies Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Red Flag Tent Financial	Joyful Teaching and Learning in the Outdoors Sandra Benton, Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WSGN) Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Launch a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen John Ivanko Lisa KiviristFriday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Professional Development & Tools of the Trade
Lead Acid Battery-Based Systems (1.5 hour) Steve Higgins, Rolls Battery Engineering Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Education Room Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Living Off-Grid, Really!? Aur Beck, Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc., LivingOffGridReally.com Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Red Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Local Resilience Initiatives – A Roundtable Discussion David England, Member of Municipal Plan Commission Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Magical Window Stars! Kristy Stacy, Tomorrow River Community Charter School Friday, June 15 - 1:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Make Your Own Journals from Ellie Pooh Cynthia Berger, Lila Spafford, and Hannah Bernhardt, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Lila Spafford and Hannah Bernhardt, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Make Your Own Mono-Printing Cynthia Berger and Lila Spafford, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Lila Spafford, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
Make Your Own Non-Toxic Paint Sarah Redfield and Kat Lacroix, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Kat Lacroix, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Make Your Own Non-Toxic Play Dough Sarah Redfield and Kat Lacroix, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Kat Lacroix, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Make Your Own Paints and Finishes – Part One Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Nick Vanderloop, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Make Your Own Paints and Finishes – Part Two (Demo) Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Nick Vanderloop, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Making Your Own Fruit Vinegars Cindy Hale, Clover Valley Farms Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Managing Your Land – The Basics Corinna Marshall, Aldo Leopold Foundation Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Maple Syrup 101 Jim Adamski, CDL Wisconsin / Roth Sugarbush Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Maple Syrup for Beginners Jim Adamski, CDL Wisconsin / Roth Sugarbush Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Masonry Heater History and Design Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter Construction Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Messaging Through Signage Nate Timm, Wisconsin Grassroots Network Jim Bennett, Sign Manager; Roger Thompson, Stoughton Sign Project; Adam Grabski, Silk Screening SignsSunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Grey Flag Tent Community Involvement	Micro-Scale Biogas for Consumer Use (Demo) Doug Renk, WES Engineering Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Clean Transportation Show Bio-Mass	Modern Building of Straw-Clay House Walls Jim Hutchison, strawclay.org Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Morningstar Inverter: Off-Grid and UPS/Backup (1.5 hour) DOUGLAS GRUBBS, Morningstar Corp. Saturday, June 16 - 9:15 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	MREA Campus Tour Clay Sterling, Business and Technology - Electrical Technology, Kankakee Community College Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Leave from Silent Auction & Information Tent Sustainable Living	MREA Campus Tour Clay Sterling, Business and Technology - Electrical Technology, Kankakee Community College Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Leave from Silent Auction & Information Tent Sustainable Living
MREA Campus Tour Clay Sterling, Business and Technology - Electrical Technology, Kankakee Community College Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Leave from Silent Auction & Information Tent Sustainable Living	Native Trees – Increasing Biodiversity Benjamin Kollock Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Native Trees – Increasing Biodiversity Benjamin Kollock Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living
New Outback Power Products Mark Mays, Outback Power Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Nikola Tesla’s Clean Energy Solutions Jeff Hayes, Tesla Engine Builders Assoc. Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	No More Electric Utility Meter – REALLY? Jim Funk, Energize, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Non-Chemical Stripping, History and Solutions Max Wallace, Restoration Works Inc. Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Red Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Nuclear Power Realities and Climate Chaos John LaForge, Nukewatch Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Grey Flag Tent Community Involvement	Off-Grid Solar Power System Design Tool Eric Ruckstadter, Datapanners, LLC Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Off-Grid Solar Power System Design Tool Eric Ruckstadter, Datapanners, LLC Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Owning a Battery Electric Vehicle Kris Simonson, The Foreign Service Stew Roberts, The Foreign Service Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Pink Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Panasonic HIT Panels and Authorized Dealer Program Jack O’Donohue, Panasonic Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
Paper-crete – From Art to Architecture (Demo) Faith Anacker, Fizzeology Foods Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Forest Stage Alternative Construction & Green Building	Passive House Institute US (PHIUS)+ Rating Process – Preventing Disaster Juanita Ellias, Rivercity Woodworking, LLC Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Passive Solar Garage Door Ben Nelson, 300MPG.org Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Solar Heating & Cooling
People Power – Strategies for Energy Use Behavior Change Bethany Glinsmann, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Resource and Energy Demand Analysis Master's Program Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Grey Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Pesticides – Health Research and Water Impact Lynn Markham, Center for Land Use Education Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Petroleum – Past, Present, and Future Stanley Frey Ed CaseySunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Grey Flag Tent Community Involvement
Prairies – Creation and Maintenance Jack Kaskel, Red Buffalo Nursery Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Red Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Preventing and Reversing Chronic Disease Ted Schierer, Preventing and Reversing Chronic Disease Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Sustainable Living	PV + EV = Sustainable Transportation Nick Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Blue Flag Tent Community Involvement
PV for Domestic Hot Water and Back-up Power with DIY Controller Pete Gruendeman Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	PV for Domestic Hot Water and Back-up Power with DIY Controller (2 Hour Demo) Pete Gruendeman Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Quality Matters – Groundwater in Wisconsin Kevin Masarik, UW-Extension & UW-Stevens Point Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Ready for 100 – A Blueprint for Local Action Devin Martin, Sierra Club Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Grey Flag Tent Community Involvement	Real World Experiences with Plug-In Vehicles – Owner Panel Dennis Griffin, John Ivanko, Doug Lanesky, Chris Schneider Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Realistic Calculation of Solar Payback Jeff Spies, Sr. Director of Policy Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Red Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Reconstruction and Characteristics of a 24 Volt Li-ion Battery Based on Leaf Cells Darryl Thayer, DT Renewables Stew Roberts, The Foreign Service Hybrid and EV Repair Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Reduce Chemicals and Waste in Your Home Mandy D’Antonio, Norwex Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Reduce Chemicals and Waste in Your Home (Demo) Mandy D’Antonio, Norwex Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Forest Stage Sustainable Living
Repurposing Abandoned Manure Pits to Produce Fish William West, Blue Iris Environmental Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Residential Solar and Storage Options Rob Peck, North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Residential StorEdge Solutions (1.5 hour) John Hulse, SolarEdge Technologies Saturday, June 16 - 2:00 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
River Valley Marionettes Friday, June 15 - 2:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Road to Zero Energy Over Building Lifespan Torrance Kramer, Accurate-Airtight Exteriors Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Selling and Installing the Pika Energy Island (1.5 hour) Jeff McAndrew, Pika Energy Friday, June 15 - 2:00 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
Simplifying Solar + Storage (2 hour) Mark Mays, Outback Power Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Smart Grid and Micro Grid Basics John Hippensteel, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Grid Trailer Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Soil Sisters – Cook up Change One Potluck at a Time Lisa Kivirist Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Soil-Based Aquaponics Sustainable Urban Farm Brenda Staudenmaier, The Farmory Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Solar as a Teaching Tool at Lakeland Union High School Laure McCloskey, Lakeland Union High School Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Solar Electric (PV) for Your Home Jordan Kaiser, North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Solar Energy Institute for Educators Ken Walz, Madison College Joel Shoemaker, Scott Liddicoat, Green Bay Southwest High School Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Solar for Commercial and Industrial Properties Rob Peck, North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Black Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)	Solar for Good – Solar Support for Nonprofits Tyler Huebner, RENEW Wisconsin Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
Solar Is Good Business Nick Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Education Room Solar Professional	Solar Is Good Business Social Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Education Room Solar Professional	Solar Power Learning Fun Bob McCallister, UW-Rock County Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Craig Toepfer, Hybrid Electric Home Saturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Souped Up Sand Castles and Mud-Pies Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Rainbow's End (located at the Green Building Demo Tent) Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Stir up Democracy – Cookies, Communities, and Lawsuits Lisa Kivirist Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Storing Thermal Energy, Buffer Tank Ideas Bob Rohr, Caleffi Hydronic Solutions Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Straw Bale Construction in the Midwest Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Straw Bale Construction in the Midwest (Demo) Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Straw Bale Construction in the Midwest (Demo) Mark Morgan, Bear Paw Design and Construction Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Green Building Demo Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Streamlining the Solar Permitting Process Jeff Spies, Planet Plan Sets Friday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Successful Collaborative Management at Stevens Point Area Coop Melissa Haack, Collective Manager and Oren Jakobson, Chair of the Board, Stevens Point Area Food Cooperative Saturday, June 16 - 11:00 am, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement
Sulfide Mining – America’s Most Toxic Industry Comes to Central WI Seth Hoffmeister, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Blue Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Sustainable Living Simplified John Ivanko Lisa KiviristSaturday, June 16 - 5:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Sustainable Singing Tom Pease Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Rainbow's End Kid's Tent, Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
T.B. Scott Free Library Solar Project Stacy Stevens, T.B. Scott Free Library Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator	Tales from the House—Energy Audits Torrance Kramer, Accurate-Airtight Exteriors Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 pm, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Teaching for Life Jesse Jahn Friday, June 15 - 3:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Educator
Terrific Turtles David Stokes, The Frog Chorus Nature Education Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Tesla Vehicles – From Roadster to Model 3 Mike Klimkosky, Wisconsin Tesla Owner & Enthusiast Club Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	The Economics of Renewable Energy – A Success Story Zachary Hill, Alliant Energy Amy Heart, Director of Public Policy, Sunrun; Gary Radloff, WI Energy Institute, Radloff GroupFriday, June 15 - 12:00 pm, Blue Flag Tent Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)
The Hemp Plant – History and Sustainable Uses Laura Noble, Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co and Cousin Mary Jane Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living	The Power of Sisterhood Solstice Gathering (1.5 hour) Krista Engelhardt Jamie Krall, Body Mind Alchemy Sunday, June 17 - 11:30 am, Purple Flag Tent Sustainable Living	The Solar Greenhouse Benjamin Nusz, Mid-State Technical College Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Solar Heating & Cooling
The Solar Greenhouse – Cold Climate Year Round Food Production (3 hour) Benjamin Nusz, Mid-State Technical College Daniel Handeen, Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota Saturday, June 16 - 2:30 pm, Yellow Flag Tent Solar Heating & Cooling	The State of Electrical Conservation – Saving Energy vs. Affordable Solar Fritz Hastreiter, MREA Member Sunday, June 17 - 10:30 am, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	The Value of NABCEP Board Certifications (0.5 hour) Shawn O’Brien, North American Board for Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Dan Pickel, North American Board for Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Friday, June 15 - 11:30 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
The Why Behind Pastured Cattle and Poultry Robert Braun, Pigeon River Farm Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Tie Sustainability and Art into a Remodel Project Ramy Selim, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Kat Lacroix, Sunny Day Earth Solutions Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Tonics, Adaptogens & the Immune System Alice Dolata, Alice's Rabbit Whole, LLC. Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Living
Tools and Techniques for Light-Footprint Gardens Kathleen Plunkett-Black, Plum Creek Seeds Larisa Walk, Feeding Ourselves - The Four Season Pantry from Plant to Plate Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Pink Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Traveling By Bicycle Melissa Haack Sunday, June 17 - 3:00 pm, White Flag Tent Clean Transportation	Uncle Dan’s Rowdy Romp Dan Fortson Sunday, June 17 - 12:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
Understanding Wind Turbines – Beginner Math and Economics David Ashworth and Bob Klingberg, 3rd Energy, Inc. Bob Klingberg, 3rd Energy, Inc. Saturday, June 16 - 3:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Wind Systems	Use Cases for sonnen Batterie Eco Parker Crawford, Sonnen Batterie Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Solar Professional Building Solar Professional Register for this Workshop	Using 2017 NEC Arc Fault and Rapid Shutdown – Multiple Product Overview (1.5 hour) Darryl Thayer, DT Renewables Friday, June 15 - 2:00 pm, Education Room Solar Professional Register for this Workshop
Using Human Origin Story to Examine Sustainability Ethics Adam Briska, Social Innovation and Sustainability Leadership Program at Edgewood College Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Community Involvement	Utilities and Community Activism Don Ferber, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, Purple Flag Tent Community Involvement	Vegetable Seed Saving – Part I Kathleen Plunkett-Black, Plum Creek Seeds Friday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Grey Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden
Vegetable Seed Saving – Part II Kathleen Plunkett-Black, Plum Creek Seeds Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Black Flag Tent Sustainable Farm & Garden	Views of Building Green from the Architect and Owners Della Hansmann Denise ThorntonFriday, June 15 - 5:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building	Water-Pumping Windmills Bryce Black, LoTec Windmill Service Saturday, June 16 - 4:30 pm, Red Flag Tent Wind Systems
Window into a Waldorf Kindergarten Dan Quade and Naomi Miller, Tomorrow River Community Charter School Saturday, June 16 - 12:00 pm, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)	Wisconsin Renewable Energy Policy Tyler Huebner, RENEW Wisconsin Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Black Flag Tent Professional Development & Tools of the Trade	Working with Urban and Reclaimed Wood Product Erich Ebert, Alpine Wood Floors Friday, June 15 - 4:30 pm, Brown Flag Tent Alternative Construction & Green Building
Wrenshall Residence – A Low Energy Case Study Elden Lindamood, Wagner Zaun Architecture Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, Purple Flag Tent Energy Efficiency & Conservation	Yoga For All Dan Fortson Friday, June 15 - 9:30 am, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Yoga for Kids and Family Marguerite Ramlow, Artha Sustainable Living Center, LLC and Artha Yoga Studios Friday, June 15 - 10:30 am, Rainbow's End Rainbow’s End (kid’s tent)
Yoga Session for All Levels Marguerite Ramlow, Artha Sustainable Living Center, LLC and Artha Yoga Studios Saturday, June 16 - 10:00 am, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living	Yoga Session for All Levels Marguerite Ramlow, Artha Sustainable Living Center, LLC and Artha Yoga Studios Sunday, June 17 - 9:30 am, White Flag Tent Sustainable Living