PLEASE JOIN US
SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Free and open to the public
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
Pre-registration is welcome and encouraged, but not required for outdoor experiences. Email dkrikau@csasisters.org to sign up and indicate your name, phone number, and which experience you would like to attend.
Exhibitors
Accept the “Exhibitor Mission” to stop by every booth to be entered into a prize drawing!
Cleaner Car Concourse
Explore various electric and hybrid vehicles in the “Cleaner Car Concourse.”
The Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles, one of the seven Laudato Si’ Goals, is grounded in the idea of sufficiency and promoting sobriety in the use of resources and energy. In response to the sign of the times, limiting greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere is crucial to the health of both the planet and its people.
Outdoor Experiences
Explore the property with a guide! Each experience will last approximately 45-50 minutes. Ground conditions will be uneven and may be muddy in locations; please plan footwear accordingly and consider bringing a walking stick if you have concerns about your mobility.
Pre-registration is welcome and encouraged, but not required. Email dkrikau@csasisters.org to sign up and indicate your name, phone number, and which activities you would like to attend.
Bird Walk & Talk
10:00 a.m.
A guided birding walk through the oak forest and prairie with CSA Associate Doug Stadler.
Meet at the entrance to the oak forest at the top of the escarpment. A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 9:45 a.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Wisdom Walk - Agriculture
10:00 a.m.
A guided meditation about the agricultural use of the land led by CSA Sister Pat Bogenschuetz and CSA Associate Kate Candee.
Hold the soil in your hands, if you can.
This is where life begins again and again.
Breathe in gratitude. Breathe out excess.
What you nurture will grow.
This is one part of a larger series of self-guided meditation walks that will be available from the MythMaker table in the exhibitor space.
Meet at the entrance to the Founders Hall at 10:00 a.m. to walk together to the agricultural field near the solar array.
Hawk Watch
11:00 a.m.
Numerous raptors call the top of the Ledge “home," learn to spot and identify them with CSA Associate Doug Stadler.
Meet at the entrance to the oak forest at the top of the escarpment. A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 10:45 a.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Experience Tai Chi
11:00 a.m.
Learn some basics of Tai Chi Meditation with certified Tai Chi instructor Greg Sergi. Tai Chi is the practice of moving meditation, gentle exercises, and movements put together to create harmony of mind and body. Movements are graceful, fluid, and slow to improve flexibility, strength and balance.
Meet in the prayer garden at the top of the escarpment (near the first small brown building). A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 10:45 a.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Forest Bathing
12:00 p.m.
Fully relax (fully clothed) in a contemplative experience in the forest led by CSA Associate Kelsey Beine from Lead with Light LLC
Meet at the entrance to the oak forest at the top of the escarpment. A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 11:45 a.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Wisdom Walk - Prairie
1:00 p.m.
A guided meditation in the prairie led by CSA Associates Joan Schilke and Alice Negratti.
Watch how the grasses move with the wind.
They bend, but do not break.
Resilience lives in flexibility.
This is one part of a larger series of self-guided meditation walks that will be available from the MythMaker table in the exhibitor space.
Meet at the entrance to the oak forest at the top of the escarpment. A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 12:45 a.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Exploring Spiritual Retreat
2:00 p.m.
Learn about benefits, methods, and what to expect during a spiritual retreat with Spiritual Director Sister Sue Seeby. Sister Sue will walk you through how to step away from everyday distractions and reconnect with your inner self through meditation, breathwork, silence, and immersion in nature.
Meet in the prayer garden at the top of the escarpment (near the first small brown building). A minivan shuttle will depart from the Founders Hall entrance at 1:45 p.m. to assist those who cannot walk up the steep hill to the forest.
Closing Water Ceremony
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Join CSA Associate Tracy Abler in a Closing Water Ceremony at the pond behind the motherhouse. This short, ecumenical prayer service is offered to conclude the events of our annual Earth Fair and in recognition of the Season of Creation, which began on September 1 and continues through October 4 this, and every, year. This year’s Season of Creation theme is “Living Water.” It is explored through the biblical text of Ezekial 47, where the prophet reframes the vision of water - the most basic element of life - as a divine agent of renewal, justice, and hope.
Attendees are invited to bring a small amount of water from a place that holds personal or spiritual significance. During the service, they will be invited forward to add their water to a bowl with water from the CSA streams. The water will be blessed and sprinkled back on those gathered in thanksgiving for the waters that sustain us all.
Explore on Your Own
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The property will be open for the public to explore. Visitors are required to sign-in at the registration desk in Founder's Hall and wear a badge while on the grounds. Please stay on pathways and remember to take only pictures and leave only footprints. Look for yard signs throughout the property to scan QR codes for a self-guided virtual tour with meditations!
Bird and native plant expert, Doug Stadler, will be on site at the entrance to the oak woodlands throughout the day to answer your nature questions!
Food Trucks On Site!
The Big Blue Yummy & Lucia's Cocina
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Vegetarian options available!
Cash and Cards accepted.
Activity Zone
Did you know that most municipalities won’t accept shredded paper in recycling bins?
The Earth Fair Activity Zone is a great place to explore ways to reuse shredded paper. Stop in to learn the basics of making paper, enjoy the quiet activity of qulling, or make another paper craft!
Shredded paper is very recyclable, but only in dedicated facilities designed specifically to accept it. Fond du Lac is not one of those facilities. In fact, shredded paper can cause huge issues for other recyclables. Tiny shreds of paper contaminate other materials, cause equipment malfunctions, and generally create a large mess in the recycling facility.
What can you do?
- REDUCE: Only shred what you absolutely need to shred.
- REUSE: Learn to make paper, compost, or quill your shredded paper
- RECYCLE: Save up your un-shredded items and take them to a community shredding event, which will take them to a facility where they can be recycled.
Raffle
Explore a variety of sustainable household products that could replace what you currently use every day.
Raffle tickets are available on site only. Items will be raffled with a 2:00 p.m. drawing; you need not be present to win, but all prizes must be picked up within 7 days of the event or a new winner will be selected.
Ticket prices are $5 for 5; $10 for 15; $20 for 35; $50 for 100
- "100 Plants to Feed the Bees" (donated by Xerces Society)
- Ecoternatives Basket 1: Earthling Shampoo & Conditioner, Wayward Chickadee 2 shampoos & 1 conditioner, Wayward Chickadee 2 lip balm, Wayward Chickadee Deodorant, Native Deodorant, 2 rolls Who Gives a Crap toilet paper, 2 cloth napkins
- Ecoternatives Basket 2: Earthling Shampoo & Conditioner, Wayward Chickadee 2 shampoos & 1 conditioner, Wayward Chickadee 2 lip balm, Wayward Chickadee Deodorant, Native Deodorant, 2 rolls Who Gives a Crap toilet paper, 2 cloth napkins
- Ecoternatives Basket 3: Earthling Shampoo & Conditioner, Wayward Chickadee 2 shampoos & 2 conditioners, Wayward Chickadee 2 lip balm, Wayward Chickadee Deodorant, 2 rolls Who Gives a Crap toilet paper, 2 cloth napkins
- Ecoternatives Basket 4: Dishwasher & Laundry Kit, 2 rolls Who Gives a Crap toilet paper, 2 cloth napkins
- Ecoternatives Basket 5: Dishwasher & Laundry Kit, 2 rolls Who Gives a Crap toilet paper, 2 cloth napkins
- "Laudato Si' : On Care For Our Common Home" by Pope Francis and a Toy Solar Car (donated by Oshkosh/Fond du Lac Citizens' Climate Lobby)
- Two small plastic "rugs" (~2 x 3 feet) made of a variety of soft plastic bags (donated by Fran Paul)
- One large plastic "rug" (~4.5 x 6 feet) made of a variety of soft plastic bags (donated by Fran Paul)
- Zero Waste To-Go Kit (donated by Pilgrim UCC Creation Justice Team)