Special Events
Spring Thing 2022!
Sunday, May 15, 12pm-4pm, Warburton Avenue, 10706
Check it out! Live Music, Green Vendor Fair & Activity Zone
Green Zone Businesses and NGOs
Participating HOH Businesses
Vendors and Eco Peeps tabling with fun stuff for kids
Seed-on-Hudson Homegrown Nursery
Sully Griffin's Monarchs & Mantids Info Table
Hastings High School Environment Club
Participating Downtown Storefronts: Sidewalk Sales & More!
Visit these tables on Warburton Avenue: in2Green, Hudson Line, Mossy Fern, Suburban Renewal, Penny Lick Ice Cream Co, Pizza Grill, Sakura, Tacos On Hudson, Taiim Falafel Shop, and Wild Culture!
And stop by these sale tables on Main St: Chelsea Dry Goods, Clockwork Records, Fashion Without Trashin’, Galapagos Books, Observatory Shop, Refill Room.
Our Local Businesses who are “Getting Their Green On!” Visit them during Spring Thing (and any time!). Here’s how:
Amanda Kupillas Dance – 546 Warburton (back entrance): Sunday Stories, Dance & Craft celebrating Our Earth 12:30 – 1:15 pre-K (4&5) and Kindergarten; 1:30 – 2:30 1st – 4th grade (cost $30). Amanda will be reading “My Friend Earth” and exploring how we can use our bodies to create movements inspired by nature. Students will also be able to make handmade recycled jewelry to end the class. email amandakupillas@gmail.com for more info and to sign up. Dancing uses clean energy!
Boro6 Wine Bar: The B6 Hot Dog Cart: Using compostable trays and serve-ware!
By The Way Bakery – 574 Warburton: Using recyclable boxes, and donates leftovers to a local food pantry!
Clockwork Records – 24 Main: Repurpose a wide selection of used records and music memorabilia!
Compass Real Estate – Enter raffles for bicycle accessories at their table on Warburton Avenue!
Divino Cucina Italiana – 524 Warburton: Using recyclable paper shopping bags and compostable straws. Check out the new Divino Hudson Prime Steakhouse Food Truck at Spring Thing!
Fashion Without Trashin’ – 3 Main: Green all year long, selling second-hand, vintage, and sustainable brands of fashion, beauty and accessories. Fashion Without Trashin’ is celebrating its 1-Year Anniversary in Hastings on May 15th, with a sidewalk rack sale: over 300 items for $25 and under!
Food For Thought – 7 Spring: Hasting’s very own full-service organic market!
Good Witch Coffee Bar – 134 Southside (a@ the Metro North Train Station): Offering discounts to customers who bring in their own reusable tumbler to do our part to reduce landfill, and selling only cans (no plastic bottles). The Good Witch also a participated in the commercial pilot food scraps program engineered by Hudson Compost.
Hastings Sewing Studio – 2 Spring: Where you can learn to sew, make and repair your clothing!
Hastings Velo – 45 Main: Cycling is “green” + it’s fun (and good for you)! Hastings Velo offers a wide selection of bicycles—including electric bikes—and accessories for all your cycling needs.
The HOM Market – 14 Spring: Thoughtfully considers the materials, labor and compensation that goes into the beautifully crafted art, furniture and home goods that offered for sale, so that the maker’s essence radiates into your space in a way that can be felt. Open 12-3 during Spring Thing! Come by and say hello!
Hudson Line – 541 Warburton: Handmade furniture made with sustainably sourced wood.
in2green – 546 Warburton: Founders Lori Slater and Stefanie Zeldin bring lifelong passions for sustainability to their shop. They design and manufacture sustainable throws, knit from up-cycled cotton blends and yarn spun from 100% recycled water bottles. Check out their sample sale of throws priced 50%-70% off their original retails at Spring Thing! Also on offer: a curated assortment of artisanal home goods, apparel and accessories.
Mossy Fern – 579 Warburton: Offering a wide selection of plants and organic soil for your home or garden.
Observatory Shop – 5 Main: For all your knitting needs—learn to knit and repair your own clothing!
Penny Lick Ice Cream Co – 580 Warburton: Using recycled paper cups and compostable straws and ice cream tubs
Refill Room – 42 Main: Did you know there is a refill storeright here in Hastings? Offers simple ways to reduce single-use plastic. Refill your own container with household cleaning and personal products that are safe for you and the environment, and shop package-free and zero waste products as well! We have everything to clean your body or your home! Refill, Reuse and Repeat! Special Spring Thing Sale: 10% off your purchase and special sales table in front of the shop!
Sakura Garden – 531 Warburton: Participated in the commercial pilot program hosted by Hudson Compost (www.hudsoncompost.com) and collaborated with Hastings' Conservation Commission on their drinking straw policy to reduce waste.
Suburban Renewal – 1 Main: Antiques are good for the environment! Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose, Re-Home!!
Wild Culture Waffles – 579 Warburton: Serving Sourdough Waffles and introducing our Soft Serve Frozen Yogurt in a plastic-free environment, with compostable containers and serveware.
Wild Flower Shop – 3 Spring: Wildflower runs a thoroughly eco-friendly and socially progressive business. All of their growers are local, saving tons of CO2, and use regenerative, organic, or sustainable growing practices—so no harmful pesticides, while creating pollinator-friendly habitat and healthy soil. All packaging is recycled, recyclable and/or compostable; they compost all floral and plant waste; reuse event containers and candle holders; use no floral foam; and are fanatic about locally-made. All of their gifts are sourced from women- or minority-owned businesses that use sustainable methods and ingredients—so no shady chemicals, plus worker protections are in place with living wages and OSHA enforcement.
Kids! Make a headdress wreath or basket out of invasive vines, a wildflower seed bomb, Gods eyes from repurposed materials and paint with pokeweed berry ink and bamboo quills