Episode 220
Morning 6-Pack - Earth Day Shenanigans in NWA!
Yo, Earth Day is here, and we’re diving into some chill things to do in Northwest Arkansas! We’re keepin’ it Fayetteville-focused with a bunch of fun events, like a totally free Earth Day bash at Ozark Natural Foods. Think seed swaps, thrift pop-ups, and live music – so grab your buds and get ready to vibe! Plus, the Boys and Girls Club is hosting a fair and cleanup at Owl Creek for some family fun. And don’t forget about the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks – they’ve got a full-on party with vendors, food, and hands-on activities. But hey, if you’re feeling a bit cheeky, we’ve got the top 6 wacky ways to celebrate Earth Day, like using Slim Jims as straws! Trust me, you don’t wanna miss it!
Takeaways:
- Fayetteville's throwing a free Earth Day bash with live music and seed swaps—let's go plant party!
- If you’ve got hazardous waste, ditch it right—not a trash can, but at the drop-off!
- Celebrate Earth Day by sending emails to trees—because who doesn’t love tree-mail?
- Join the Boys and Girls Club at Owl Creek for some family fun and cleanup action!
- Botanical Garden's got the biggest Earth Day shindig around—$7 for good vibes and green thumbs!
- Switching to Slim Jim straws this Earth Day? That’s one way to beef up your eco-game!
Transcript
Hey, it's Haystack and today is Earth Day and I wanted to run over a few things to do in northwest Arkansas.
Speaker A:These are pretty much all in Fayetteville.
Speaker A:I know that Springdale and Rogers have some pop up stuff but I couldn't find any big, big events and there's a few in Fayetteville so I just wanted to run them down.
Speaker A:There's an Earth Day celebration at Ozark natural foods from 11 to 3.
Speaker A:Completely free community event.
Speaker A:They'll have a seed swap, a thrift pop up and some live music.
Speaker A:So a local hang that's pretty relaxed.
Speaker A:The Boys and Girls Club doing an Earth Day fair and a cleanup at Owl Creek 4:30 to 6:30 this afternoon.
Speaker A:So they'll do a little fair setup kind of thing and rotate cleanup groups.
Speaker A:It is of course a family focused thing and that's at owl Creek at 4:30.
Speaker A:The University of Arkansas celebrating a solar farm out on Weddington Drive.
Speaker A:And it's the far end of Weddington, almost to the Weddington Volunteer Fire Department.
Speaker A:There's a solar panel farm being celebrated today, open that's, you know, they've been working on it for several months now and I did not realize it was a university project.
Speaker A:I live not too far from there, drive by it every day and didn't know it was a university thing.
Speaker A:Yeah, they'll have an event out there.
Speaker A:There is a household hazardous waste drop off in Fayetteville from 9 until noon so that you can do proper disposal of paint, chemicals or other materials that are hanging around in your garage that you're not supposed to just throw in the trash.
Speaker A:Talk about a practical Earth Day thing, not social media talk like actual impact hazardous waste drop off in Fayetteville.
Speaker A:There is a. I just shouldn't laugh.
Speaker A:I'm sorry.
Speaker A:I can't help it though.
Speaker A:Sometimes it's a little silly.
Speaker A:There is a talking to the trees QR code experience.
Speaker A:Go to any park in Fayetteville, walk around and you may find a tree with a QR code on it.
Speaker A:And when you scan that QR code you can learn a little more about the tree and send an email to the tree to say thank you.
Speaker A:Let's hope the tree has good WI fi so it gets your message.
Speaker A:And lastly, the botanical garden of the Ozarks.
Speaker A:Just, you know, it's stunning there every day and that's really the, the big, big Earth Day thing in northwest Arkansas.
Speaker A:The largest, the most complete event in the region.
Speaker A:9Am to 5pm There is an admission, an admission fee.
Speaker A:I think it's $7 for adults if I remember right.
Speaker A:But it's they're going to have tons of vendors exhibits by midday.
Speaker A:There'll be food stuff there for launch, lots of hands on activities.
Speaker A:Think sustainability, conservation and a little touch of science fair as well.
Speaker A:So that should be a lot of fun out at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Speaker A:But maybe you want to celebrate Earth Day in your own way.
Speaker A:Something a little different.
Speaker A:Here are the top six ways that you can celebrate Earth Day.
Speaker B:Well, gather round folks.
Speaker B:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
Speaker B:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker B:Here comes the fun.
Speaker B:It's the morning sun six pack.
Speaker A:We are taking a look at the top six ways that you can, you know, kind of do a more private celebration of Earth Day.
Speaker A:Number six, set up Happy Earth Day to you as your ringtone every time someone calls you.
Speaker A:Number five, print out thousands of save the trees flyers and hand deliver them via your gas guzzling pickup truck.
Speaker A:I feel a little bit personally attacked by that one.
Speaker A:My truck's a hybrid, thank you very much.
Speaker A:Number four, switch from plastic straws to hollowed out Slim Jims.
Speaker A:Number three, launder your money so it's cleaner for the environment.
Speaker A:Number two, walk to the drive through and then make engine noises with your mouth.
Speaker A:Vroom, vroom.
Speaker A:The number one way to celebrate Earth Day.
Speaker A:Try to reset and I want.
Speaker A:Hang on.
Speaker A:I want you to really try this.
Speaker A:Okay?
Speaker A:Really, really try this.
Speaker A:Try to recycle your ex's old text message.
