Learn how to reduce your family's impact on the environment.
The Casey Green Kid's Expo is an annual event held in Autumn.
2018 Stallholder List
- Chelsea Onesock
Vintage & upcycled clothing & accessories for babies & ladies.
- Aliki
Vegie bags / bread bags / carry bags.
- Agreena
Reusable wraps.
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
Provide support, information & counselling regarding breastfeeding.
- Posies & Patty Cakes Pty Ltd
Ethically sourced home, kids & gift items.
- Holly's Backyard Pantry
Beeswax food wraps, candles & bee education workshops.
- Dandenong Ranges Steiner School - Craft Group
Toys made from wood, wool & natural material, biodynamic food, reclaimed items such as dish cloths & upcycled clothing.
- Botanic Baby
Nappy wash service.
- Greener Life
Reusable food wraps, stainless steel reusable straws.
- Nature Direct
Natural cleaning products.
- Lauren Janelle Design
Children's clothing made fom recycled/reclaimed fabrics from bedlinen, blankets, curtains, & vintage linens.
- Hire for Baby Berwick
Baby equipment hire.
- Tara Treasures
Felt handicrafts such as puppets, mobiles & garlands.
- Tupperware
Homewares, kids toys & feeding items.
- Obsidian Star
Reusable cloth menstrual pads, reusable menstrual cups, reusable breast (nursing) pads, produce bags.
- Enviro Angels
Consultations for environment-friendly practices and solutions for the home & family with a focus on waste minimisation.
- Bessie's Boutique
Waterproof swimming bags & fabric bunting flags.
- Itty Bitty Greenie
Toxin-free products for children, clothing from organic material, sustainable toys, non-toxic feeding products, chemical free skincare products.
- Brodie Botanical
Organic herbal bath bombs & handcrafted greeting card.
- Where the wood things are
Wooden & wool felt toys.
- Bumble Bee Baby and Children’s Markets
Running markets which sell high quality pre loved, handmade & new goods.
- Here and there
Zero waste products, upcycled and handcrafted products sourced locally & globally.
- b-alternative
Alternatives to single-use plastic, sunscreen & natural moisturiser from local makers, DIY mushroom growing boxes from coffee waste.
- Unwrapped pantry
Unpackaged pantry items.
- Green Soul Organics
Certified organics - fresh produce, panty items, frozen items, household items.
- Cardi Creek Kids
Non-for-profit - Kids Landcare group.
- Little Eco
Cloth nappies and related accessories, swim nappies and wet bags, reusable produce bags, plastic cups, bowels & plates made from recycled material.
- Casey Natural Health Care
Natural medicine for children and adults e.g herbal teas, essential oils. Free mini-health consultations on the day.
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Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Wildlife conservation park.
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The Source Bulk Foods Berwick
A range of bulk wholefoods, cleaning products and merchandise with an emphasis on zero waste.
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Gippsland Unwrapped
Gippsland Unwrapped is a blog about plastic and waste free living with a family. Author of the blog, Tammy Logan, will be available to share practical tips and honest stories about how her family negotiates a waste free lifestyle, including a display of the products and tools she uses in her home.
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Ecotree Baby Boutique
Cloth Nappies, reusable food pouches and ice pop moulds, beeswax wraps, stainless steel straws, biodegradable cups and food sets, re-play tableware, organic skincare and natural rubber teethers.
2018 Presenters / Speakers
- Cloth nappies 101
Understand the basics of cloth nappies.
9.00 am – 9.30 am
City of Casey, Environmental Education Officer
- Nude your food and healthy eating
Ideas of ways to incorporate nude food into lunchboxes and how to make it healthy.
9.30 am – 10.00 am
Inner Grin
- From the kitchen to the garden and back again
Teaching your children to Close the Loop with Nude Food, Growing your own food, composting your food scraps and using your compost on your garden.
10.00 am – 10.30 am
Enviro Angels
- Boost your child’s immune system naturally
Find out ways you can boost your child’s immune system naturally to help them fend of colds and bugs by themselves.
10.30 am – 11.00 am
Casey Natural Healthcare
- Why I chose Steiner Education for my children
Find out more about Steiner Education. What is it? How is it different to mainstream schooling, and would it suit your child?
11.00 am – 11.30 am
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School
- Compostable vs Biodegradable
What is the difference between Compostable, Biodegradable and Degradable or Oxo-degradable?
11.30 am – 12.00 pm
Botanic Baby
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
Information about the ABA, the benefit of membership and how ABA local group can support local mothers, and how breastfeeding is good for the environment.
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm
Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Reducing your family’s waste
How I reduce waste whilst raising a family. For example, packing lunchboxes, going on outings, birthday parties and gifts, and general tips.
12.30 pm – 1.00 pm
Gippsland Unwrapped
- Plastic pollution and marine debris in the marine environment
Plastic pollution is a huge problem for the marine environment. Learn about how to reduce this pollution, as well as how to shift your household towards low-impact living.
1.00 pm – 1.30 pm
B-Alternative