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Environment,
Economics (includes
Sustainable Development)
Sustainable
Living Fair 2008 Home
Sustainable Living Fair 2011
Denise Poole and I - friends
for 9 Lavender Fairs and
4 Sustainable Fairs and Lavender Affair 2011 which celebrates
twelve years of sustainable friendship
Join
us as we celebrate over a decade
of sustainable initiatives and
fairs! Featuring 12-15 of our
green businesses and vendors who
have been with us from the
beginning.
We get started at 4:00 PM on the
porch of Halliehurst Mansion
(vendors, wine tasting, beer
tasting, live music); Our
signature "Sustainable Feast"
benefit dinner 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
($20 donation) featuring the
finest local chefs & relaxed
round table discussions...
with representatives from solar,
wind, green building and
agriculture including Mountain
View Solar & Wind, La Paix Herb
Farm, and others! Then at 9PM
join us in the campus bar, The
Ice House, featuring the music
of FoxHunt ($7).
Dinner reservations may be
made ahead by sending check for
$20/person to: Sustainable
Living for WV, P.O. Box 2206,
Huntington WV 25722. Make
checks payable to: Sustainable
Living for WV and and note
Sustainable Feast Dinner.
Reservations must be received by
April 12th. Otherwise, accepted
at the door.
Dinner
capacity is 150
*This event is hosted by Davis &
Elkins College - and
co-sponsored in partnership by
The Center for Sustainabilty
Studies at D&E and The
Sustainable Living for WV
non-profit organization.
(During the day there will also
be a rain barrel making workshop
and an electronics collection
event partnered with the
county.)
Room reservations on campus are
available at a reduced rate for
our attendees: Call 800 624-3157
West Virginia Sustainable Fair
2011
Saturday - April 16, 2011 ~
Davis & Elkins College
Celebrating over a decade of
sustainable initiatives and
fairs!
●10:00 - 11:30 AM: “Rain Barrel Make & Take” Workshop
with Kathy Hopkins and Bruce
Wohleber. Location:
Hermanson Plaza.
●11:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Electronics Recycling (E-Cycling) Collection,
sponsored by The Center for
Sustainability Studies of
Davis & Elkins College and the
Randolph County Solid Waste
Authority. Location:
Hermanson Plaza Parking Lot.
For more information contact The
Center for Sustainability
Studies (304) 637-1309.
“A Sustainable Affair”
► Fair Focus:
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Renewable Energy,
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Green Building / Architecture,
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Food &
Agriculture,
●Artisans & Green Businesses
Events at Halliehurst Mansion:
►4:00
PM – 8:00 PM: Exhibits/Vendors,
Wine & Beer Tasting, Music
●Lambert’s
Winery
●Power
In My Back Yard (PIMBY)
●Mountain
View Solar & Wind
●LaPaix
Herb Farm, Alum Bridge
●WV
Herb Association
●Smoke
Camp Crafts
●Mainline
Books, Elkins
●Zendick
Arts (Jewelry)
●North
Central Neckorations (Jewelry)
●The
Mills Group, LLC (alternative
energy solutions)
●Hypno
Coffee, Canaan Valley
●Live
Plants, D&E Chi Beta Phi Science
Honorary Students
●Organic
Foods
●Local
Brewery
●Your Green Space – bring your
samples, brochures, hand-outs,
etc. to share!
►6:00
PM – 8:30 PM: A “Sustainable
Feast” Benefit Dinner
Our signature annual
“Sustainable Feast” benefit
dinner features locally grown
organic food prepared by local
gourmet chefs preparing their
signature seasonal dishes!
A delight for the senses!
Cost: $20
For advanced reservations:
Contact The Center for
Sustainability Studies (304)
637-1309. Tickets will also be
available at the door.
►6:00
PM – 8:30 PM: Dinner “Round
Table” discussions with:
●Mike
McKechnie & John Christensen of
Mountain View Solar & Wind
●Myra
Bonhage-Hale, Steward of LaPaix
Herb Farm
●Matt
Sherald of Power In My Back Yard
(PIMBY)
●Ryan
Hess & Michael Mills of The
Mills Group, LLC
►Benefit Concert: Saturday evening 9:00 PM – 12
Midnight with, “The Fox Hunt”.
Join us at the Ice House campus
pub! Cost is $7.
Tickets available in advance through The Center for Sustainable
Studies (304) 637-1309 or at
the door.
The Fox Hunt
are a West Virginia based multi-instrumentalist string-band that play
traditional fiddle music and
original Americana music through
a single condenser microphone.
With a deviant cast of
characters and some truly
exceptional talents, The Fox
Hunt offer a unique approach
to one of the most sustainable
forms of music, and add to it a
style all of their own. Touring
more than 100 shows a year,
The Fox Hunt have built an
ever-growing allegiance of fans
across the US and beyond!
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Hosted by Davis & Elkins College
●Co-Sponsors:
Sustainable Living for West
Virginia non-profit
organization &
The Center for Sustainability
Studies
of Davis & Elkins College.
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To become a supporter,
contact Denise Poole,
Co-Director at:
deniseap@earthlink.net or
Russ McClain, Co-Director at:
mcclainw@dewv.edu
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Sustainable Living for WV website,
www.sustainablelivingforwv.org.
All updates for the fair, and
links to other sustainable
efforts, news and more can be
found there.
Sustainable Living for WV
P.O. Box 2206, Huntington WV
25722
A non-profit organization
registered with the WV Secretary
of State office
The Center For Sustainability
Studies
Davis & Elkins College – 100
Campus Drive, Elkins WV 26241
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Lavender
Day 2010
West Virginia Sustainable Fair 2009
“Green Makes $en$e”
Join us for our annual Sustainable Fair!
Mark your calendars now! ~ April 17 & 18, 2009
Directions:
From I 79, take exit 91. Follow signs to Stonewall Resort and WV
Sustainable Fair,
approximately 2 miles.
The fair focuses on
sustainable topics including renewable energy, economic development,
food & agriculture, health, architecture, eco tourism, public policy,
transportation, education, small businesses, arts & culture, recycling
and more.
The Sustainable Fair 2009 Committee encourages
environmental organizations, sustainable businesses, renewable energy
initiatives, artists, holistic health practitioners, alternative
housing, alternative transportation, and others living and working in
sustainable related fields to participate.
Friday
Highlights Include:
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Making room
reservations at Stonewall? Be sure to mention you are attending the
fair, and receive a Sustainable Fair discount rate.
Sustainable
Art Exhibit, “Sustenance for the Soul”
opens at 9 AM, located in the lobby.
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“Taste of West Virginia – Earth to Table: Farmers and Their Chefs”
Kicks off our weekend –
6 ~ 8 PM! Local farmers provide seasonal food,
prepared by area chefs serving their signature dishes. A delight for
the senses! Cost: $25 includes dinner, live music.
Recommend tickets purchased in advance (see details below). Purchase at
the door as available.
● Join us after
dinner as
we gather around the fire pit on the patio – located just outside
Musky’s Bar & Grill. Bring your own instruments! Live music scheduled
both Friday & Saturday night at Musky’s.
Saturday
Highlights Include:
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Saturday
Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Barrie,
noted filmmaker (“Kilowatt Ours”) will be speaking on:
“ Kilowatt Ours: The
Energy Conservation Solution”,
at 2:30 PM. Mr.
Barrie’s award winning film, “Kilowatt Ours” will also be shown, with a
question and answer period following the film.
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Art
Exhibit: “Sustenance For The Soul”, curator Jane Birdsong, features
environmental artwork by local artists.
(Open beginning Friday morning.) A Wine & Cheese Reception takes
place from 5 – 7 PM Saturday. Awards to be presented at 6:00 PM.
Saturday Schedule of Events:
9:00 AM ~ 8:30 PM
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Admission: $5
per person donation at the door.
Welcome / Information / Registration
area is centrally located.
Fair staff and volunteers on hand throughout the day to help.
►Booth
Exhibits: 40 juried
booths will be open all day featuring: Environmental organizations,
Sustainable Businesses, Artisans, Health,
Renewable Energy, Transportation,
Organic Food, Farming & Agriculture, Arts & Culture, Green Building /
Shelter, Education, Public Policy, Recycling and more. A complete list
will be provided as fair date approaches.
►Sustainable Booth Exhibits represent many areas of sustainability:
alternative energy, eco tourism, green businesses, green building,
health, organic food, organic farming and agriculture, education,
culture, public policy, environment, recycling and more. The 40 booth
exhibits are juried into the fair and feature high quality work.
For information on exhibiting: contact Denise at
deniseap@earthlink.net.
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Art Exhibit “Sustenance for the Soul”: In the lobby of Stonewall
Resort.
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9 AM: Panel Discussion,
“Sustainability and Our Government”
Panelists:
Don Garvin, Legislative Coordinator with West Virginia
Environmental Council.
Others To Be Announced
Concurrent Seminars:
Please choose one. Approximate time – 45 minutes
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10:00 AM:
1) Green
Building, “Saving Energy in Your Home”, with Ken Auvil, WV Green
Builders’ Network, Inc., Belington, WV
2) TDM Fuel
Cell Demonstration,
with Charles Tanzola, TDM, LLC, New Jersey
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1 1:00 AM:
1)
WV Solar
Demonstration, with Dan Bowes, WV Solar (located outside patio)
2)
Green
Building, “West Virginia’s Future Now”,
with Mike McKechnie of Mountain View Builders, Berkeley
Springs, WV
3)
Slow Food
West Virginia,
with Hall
Hitzig, The Crazy Baker
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1:00 PM:
1)
Collaborative for the 21st Century
with Dale Hawkins, Executive Chef of Stonewall Resort
2)
Children’s Environmental Awareness Activity:
“A Child Takes a Gardner”. Children bring their favorite adult
to work together! Master Gardner on hand to lead this activity.
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2:30 PM:
Keynote Address, “ Kilowatt Ours: The Energy
Conservation Solution”, with Jeff Barrie. Showing of Barrie’s film
“Kilowatt Ours”, with a question & answer period to follow.
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Art Exhibit Wine & Cheese Reception
will be held from 5 ~ 7 PM
Sustainability Art Exhibit, “Sustenance For The Soul”: The exhibit
will open Friday morning, April 17th and run through the fair, and
remain on display in the lobby of Stonewall Resort through March. Join
us Saturday evening for a Wine & Cheese reception from 5 PM – 7 PM. The
exhibit features several local artists, all of whom have been juried
into the exhibit. Awards for: “Best of Show”, “Best Green Theme”, “Best
Recycled Material” and “Honorable Mention” bestowed.
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6:30-8:30 PM: “A Sustainable
Feast” benefit dinner
featuring Chef Dale Hawkins of Stonewall Resort. Location:
Ball Room. Gourmet menu features seasonal delights.
The complete menu to be announced.
Cost: $40.
For Dinner
Reservations:
Call (304) 617-7073 or e-mail Denise:
deniseap@earthlink.net or simply mail in with your booth
reservation. See attached form.
Saturday:
“A Sustainable Feast”.
Cost: $40. From 6:30 until 8:30 PM
West
Virginia Sustainable Fair 2009 ~ “Green Makes $en$e”
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Hosts and Co-Sponsors:
Sustainable Living for West Virginia organization, Davis & Elkins
College, Stonewall Jackson State Resort Park.
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Supporters:
La Paix Herb Farm, WV Environmental Council, Mountain View Builders, TDM,
LLC (Fuel Cell Concepts). We will update this list as new supporters
come in.
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To become a supporter,
contact Eve Von Deck, Fundraising Chair at:
greatspiritherbs@verizon.net or Denise Poole, Co-Director at:
deniseap@earthlink.net or Russ McClain, Co-Director at:
mcclainw@DavisAndElkins.edu.
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Sustainable Living for WV
website,
www.sustainablelivingforwv.com will be launched in March, 2009.
All updates for the fair, and links to other sustainable efforts, news
and more can be found there.
Booth set up
times:
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From 12:00 noon – 5:00 PM Friday – If you are able to set up
during this time, it will be less hectic the next morning. Please stay
and join us for our evening festivities!
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From 7:00 - 8:30 AM Saturday morning – Registration for fairgoers
opens at 8:30 AM, and the fair begins promptly at 9:00 AM Saturday.
We would appreciate all booths set up and in place by this time.
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Volunteers will be available at the Welcome / Information / Registration
area to help unload and take your items to your booth. Please enter
through the central lobby area of Stonewall Resort and follow signs.
Exhibit Displays:
Please remain open until 5:00 PM Saturday. You are welcome to remain
open through the dinner, and take down your booth late Saturday, or
Sunday if you wish.
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A non-profit organization registered with the WV
Secretary of State office
The Sustainable
Living For West Virginia organization in partnership with Stonewall
Jackson Resort and Davis & Elkins College will hold our annual West
Virginia Sustainable Fair, entitled “Green Makes $en$e” at Stonewall
Resort located in Roanoke, West Virginia on Friday April 17 and Saturday
April 18, 2009.Questions?
Please contact me by
e-mailing:
deniseap@earthlink.net or calling (304) 617-7073
Denise Poole,
Sustainable Fair
2009 Booth Coordinator
Director,
Sustainable Living for West Virginia
Sustainable Living for
WV – P.O.
Box 2206, Huntington WV 25722
A non-profit
organization registered with the WV Secretary of State office
The
W. V. Sustainable Fair 2008:
"Green Makes $en$e" will be held at Davis and Elkins College,
Elkins, West Virginia on April 18th, 19th and 20th, 2008. Details
below as they are confirmed.
For Tentative Schedule for weekend,
scroll down.
For
Press Releases, click here.
For
Photos of Fair, click here.
The two dinners described
below are Fund Raisers at the Sustainable Fair for Sustainable Living
For
West Virginia, Inc., a registered non-profit W. V. organization.
Donations are tax deductible.
A Sustainable
Feast: Living in Concert
to precede the WV Symphony
Orchestra Saturday evening April 19th, 2008: $40/per person to
benefit Sustainable Living for W. V. . Send check or money order to:
Jan Myers, Treasurer, 295 Simpson Run Rd., Weston, W. V. 26452
or phone Jan at (304) 269-7019 to make
reservations via credit card.
(Reservations limited)
Spinach and Arugula
Salad Spring Red Onions Ramp Vinaigrette
Golden Beet Salad with Roasted Walnuts Firefly Mountain Top Blue Cheese
Sesame Raisin Vinaigrette
Mixed Spring Greens
Buttermilk Dressing, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Puree of Fresh
Asparagus Soup Lemon Cream
Braised West Virginia
Beef Roast Morels and Roasted Root Vegetables
Roast Leg of Lamb
Stuffed with Spinach, Rosemary, Garlic and Feta
Pan Seared Artic Char
"Peas and Carrots"
Spinach and Mushroom
Lasagna
Jeff's Breads
Holl's Chocolates,
Lemon Tarts "24 Carrot" Cake
To order A Taste of West
Virginia: local Chefs serving their signature dishes on Friday
Night,
April 18th, send check or money order for $25. to Sustainable
Living for W. V., c/o Jan Myers,
Treasurer 295 Simpson Run Rd., Weston,
W. V. 26452 or phone Jan at
(304) 269-7019 to reserve via credit card. Those registered will
have their names listed at the Registration table at Davis and Elkins
and upon entering Halliehurst Mansion for the dinners. If there
are any questions, phone Jan at (304) 269-7019 five days after
registering.
Chefs Confirmed for April 18th
Friday nights: "Taste of West Virginia" (local chefs serving local
food - presenting their signatures dishes): Dale Hawkins,
Executive Chef, Stonewall Resort. Melanie Campbell: Graceland,
Davis and Elkins College. Jay Mahoney: Pierpont Community and
Technical College at Fairmont State. Hall Hitzig: The Crazy
Baker.
Jeff's Kessler: Jeff's Breads.
Tim Urbanic: Cafe Cimino. Joy Marr: Smokey's on the Gorge.
Nemat Odeh: Canaan Valley Resort. Pablo Solonet: Firefly
Farms
To order A Sustainable Feast Dinner at
the Sustainable Fair 2008 on Saturday, April 19th, send check or money order
for $40. to: Sustainable Living for W. V.
c/o Jan Myers, Treasurer, 295 Simpson Run Rd., Weston, W. V. 26452 or
phone (304) 269-7019 after 5 pm
Attention: People
must make reservations for either Friday or Saturday night's dinners by
check or credit card no later than the 14th of April to the Treasurer,
Jan Myers. If reservations are not received by the Treasurer by
the 14th, they cannot be honored. However, there will be a limited
number of dinners available at the door on both Friday and Saturday
nights.
Profits from both dinners
are for the benefit of Sustainable Living for W. V., a non-profit
organization.
For WV Symphony Orchestra
concert on Saturday night ($12.. per person $10. for students and
senior citizens) , contact Carol Schuler, Public
Relations and Marketing Director, D & E, at
schulerc@davisandelkins.edu
or phone (304) 637-1338
Gourmet menu featuring local
chefs and local produce below.
List of Booths (scroll down) |
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Workshops, Demonstrations
Exhibits & Booths on
Energy: solar, wind & more
Food & Farming
Sustainable Tourism & Recycling
Green Building & Green Business
Environmental Art Exhibit
Children's Program & Music
Gourmet Dining using local foods
Davis & Elkins College
April 18th, 19th, 20th, 2008
Elkins W. V.
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Deborah Koons Garcia will be the
Keynote Speaker at the
W. V. Sustainable Fair
A writer, producer and
director, Ms. Garcia's film
"The Future of Food" is described below by Wikipedia the Free
Encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future_of_Food"
The Future of
Food is a
2004
documentary film which makes an in-depth
investigation into unlabelled, patented,
genetically engineered foods that have quietly made
their way onto grocery store shelves in the
United States for the past decade.
It gives farmers in
disagreement with the food industry a voice to express
how their lives and livelihoods have been negatively
impacted by this new technology, and shines a light on
the market and political forces that are changing what
we eat.
The film decries the
cost of a globalized food industry on human lives around
the world, and highlights how international companies
are gradually driving farmers off the land in many
countries. Potential global dependence of the human race
on a limited number of global food corporations is
discussed, as is the increased risk of
ecological disasters (such as the
Irish Potato Famine (1845–1849)) resulting from the
reduction of
biological diversity due to the promotion of
corporate sponsored
monoculture farming.
The issue of
incorporating a
suicide gene into plant seeds is questioned, with
concern being expressed about the potential for a
widespread catastrophe affecting the food supply, should
such a gene contaminate other plants in the wild. Legal
stories reported by the film related how a number of
farmers in North America have been sued by
Monsanto; and the defendant of the
Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser case is
interviewed.
The film was written
and directed by Deborah Koon Garcia, produced by Catherine
Butler and Deborah Koon Garcia, and premiered on
14 September
2005 at
Film Forum in
New York City to a full house. It has since been
released on DVD in both
NTSC and
PAL formats. The film will be available for
viewing at the Sustainable Fair.
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:Tentative Schedule of Events at Sustainable Fair 2008: Green Makes $en$e ~ April 18th, 19th, 20th.Davis & Elkins College
Please note
that workshops, demonstrations, exhibits can change or be cancelled and
I will try to keep up with these changes on the website, but this is not
always possible. MBH
Friday, April 18th
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4 – 6 p.m.
1.
Early Registration: (for all event i.d. and Taste of
W. V.)
2. Sustainable Fair Art Show Opening at D & E Library. |
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5 – 7 p.m.:
Early Bird Booth Set Up |
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6 – 7:30 p.m.: Taste of West Virginia: Local Chefs serve their
signature dishes using local food at Halliehurst $25./person
(see chefs committed to date above) |
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7:30 – 8 p.m.: Now Hear This: Saturday presenters give brief
descriptions of their forums/workshops/talks |
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8:00
– Music by Public Outcry: D & E sponsors this event at
Harper-McNeely Auditorium – no fee (for more information
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Saturday,
April 19th
All day at designated areas –
Register in order to attend workshops and keynote address by
Deborah Koons Garcia. All participants must
register for an i.d. stamp. $5. each $10/family.
Students with identification free.
Artists for
Sustainability Show: Open in Booth Library all day beginning April
18th
through August, 2008
9
a.m.: Fair Opens ~ Booths Set Up
9:00 a.m. to
12 Noon: Children's Environmental Awareness Activities (ages 6 to
11)
Caretakers Responsible for Lunch
Workshops
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Food & Farm
Dale Hawkins, Chair
Location - Science Center 413 |
Green Makes $en$e
Myra Bonhage-Hale Chair
Location - Science Center 319 |
Energy
Russ McClain, Chair
Location
- Science Center 400 |
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9:30 a.m. –
10:30 |
Collaborative for the 21st Century
www.wvfarm2u.org
Annie Seay
Dr. Allen Arnold
Dale Hawkins |
Recycling;
Dr. David Ahrend JEDD
WVO Recycling Used Vegetable Oil for Home and Car
Jane Birdsong, Conversations with Local Official
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Note:
This is a last minute change!
Thom Worlledge,
Green Building: Pres. Elect American Institute of
Architects WV first LEED certified professional in W. V.
Location - Science Center 300 |
Rick Webb
Wind Energy: Pros and Cons
U of VA
who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee of
16 scientists who recently published a report on the
environmental impact of wind energy. This study was commissioned
by congress. |
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10:30 – 11
a.m.
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Break: Visit booths |
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11 a.m. –
Noon |
Keynote Address |
Deborah Koons Garcia |
Food & Integrity |
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Noon – 1
p.m. |
Lunch Break |
Watch
for the Green Piper!
Colin Henning
Answer
his environmental questions and win a green prize |
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12:30 – 4
p.m. |
Children's Environmental
Awareness Activities |
Caretakers responsible for children’s lunch |
Food Booths at the
Sustainable Fair on Saturday April 19th: Stonewall Resort
soup, salads, sandwiches, cookies, drinks., The Crazy Baker,
Jeff's Breads, Fire Fly Farms, DeFluri's Chocolates.
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1 p.m. – 2
p.m. |
Goat Farming
in West Virginia
with Rachel Moran |
Sustainable Tourism:
Brent Bailey, Exec. Dir. Mountain Institute - concerned about
lack of policy for supporting sustainable tourism in W. V.
Doug Arbogast,
Travel Green West Virginia |
West
Virginia Solar
Dan Bowes |
Vicki Wolfe
WVEC
Renewable Energy Board
A Citizen's Energy Plan- What's In It For You! |
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2 p.m. –
2:30 p.m. |
Booth Break |
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2:30 – 3:30
p.m. |
Slow Food USA:
Hall Hitzig
from The Crazy Baker in Rennik WV will host this presentation and
introduce a Slow Food Chapter to W.V. |
Green Business:
Scott
Weaner Organic Farmer selling to area high end restaurants
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Mike Davis
Water Gap Retreat
How to Start a Successful Green Business in W. V.
www.watergapretreat.com
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Mountain
View Solar Builders:
WV Environmental Council Green Entrepreneur of the Year |
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3:30 – 4
p.m. |
Booth Break |
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4:00 – 5
p.m. |
EZ Bites PBS Kids:
Debbie Oleska from WV Pubcast will facilitate an E-Z Bite
read-along session for kids that will incorporate cooking.
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Green Building:
Don Spencer, Morgantown City Council member Convinced Council to
build the new fire station as a LEED certified
"Green Building". |
Saving
Energy in Your New Home:
Ken Auvil |
Don Garvin TBA |
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5:30 -
-7:30 p.m.
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A Sustainable Feast
Halliehurst |
Living in Concert
for the benefit of Sustainable Living for W. V. |
$40./person
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Booths down |
By
7:30 p.m. |
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7:30 p.m. -
doors open at 7 p.m. |
W. V. Symphony Orchestra |
Harper- McNeely Auditorium |
$12 general
> admission;
> $10 seniors and students; $8 per person for groups of 10 or
more. For
> symphony tickets, call 304-637-1240.
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Davis &
Elkins College Bookstore will be open both Friday before the
dinner and Saturday all day
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Sunday,
April 20th, 2008: Angela Eib, Chair |
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10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Prayers for the Environment – Robbins Chapel |
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10:30 a.m.
– Distribution of Maps for Visits to a
Green Life on the way home
Includes:
Edible Wild Plant Walk on site (D & E campus) Eve Van Deck
Underground home – Melissa Dennison
Self guided Wood Walks in Nature – Stonewall
Resort
Tour of the Gardens of La Paix – organic herbs and
produce
Tour of Water Gap
Retreat - shelters made out of art!
2 p.m.:
Boiler House Theatre, Campus: URINETOWN:
A Musical
$7./ticket
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book and Lyrics by
Greg Kotis
URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the
Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with
TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell.
URINETOWN is presented through special arrangement with
Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street,
New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com
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A Sustainable
Feast: Living in Concert
to precede the WV Symphony
Orchestra Saturday evening April 19th, 2008: $40/per person to
benefit Sustainable Living for W. V. . Send check or money order to:
Jan Myers, Treasurer, 295 Simpson Run Rd., Weston, W. V. 26452
(Reservations limited)
Spinach and Arugula
Salad Spring Red Onions Ramp Vinaigrette
Golden Beet Salad with Roasted Walnuts Firefly Mountain Top Blue Cheese
Sesame Raisin Vinaigrette
Mixed Spring Greens
Buttermilk Dress, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Puree of Fresh
Asparagus Soup Lemon Cream
Braised West Virginia
Beef Roast Morels and Roasted Root Vegetables
Roast Leg of Lamb
Stuffed with Spinach, Rosemary, Garlic and Feta
Pan Seared Artic Char
"Peas and Carrots"
Spinach and Mushroom
Lasagna
Jeff's Breads
Holl's Chocolates,
Lemon Tarts "24 Carrot" Cake
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Sustainable Fair
2008 Booth List
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Name |
Mail Name |
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Chair Massage |
Mike Plybon |
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Charleston Area Youth Environmental Network (CAYEN) |
Treavor Swan |
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Davis & Elkins Admissions |
Ken Maxwell |
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Davis & Elkins Student Environmental Group |
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Electric Car |
Mike and Faith McKechnie |
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Elkins Farmers Market |
Katie & Joel Wolpert |
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Environmental Advocate / DEP |
Pam Nixon |
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Fabric Art |
Laurie Gundersen |
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Faiths United for Sustainable Energy (FUSE) |
FUSE |
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Gamesa |
Ann Nozica |
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Garden Treasures |
Melissa Dennison |
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Glenville State College |
Milan C. Vavrek |
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Great Spirit Herbs |
Eve Von Deck |
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Green Building |
Ken Auvil |
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Hardscrabble Enterprises |
Paul Goland |
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Holistic Moms Network, North Central Chapter |
Kristy Clark |
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Hybrid car / Prius |
Davis & Elkins contact |
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Landscape Architecture |
Thomas Vasale |
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LaPaix Herb Farm |
Myra Bonhage-Hale |
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Laural Mountain Preservation Association |
Pam and Art Dodds |
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Morgana Fair Trade |
Morgan McKinney |
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Mother Earth Foods |
Dave Hawkins |
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Mountain Party of WV |
Frank Young |
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Mountain View Builders |
Mike McKechnie |
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Omega-Alpha Recycling Systems" |
Bob Hamburg |
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Organic Foods (for purchase, variety) |
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PIMBY, LLC |
Sarah Hunt and Matt |
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Poole's Art & Antiques |
Denise Poole |
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Pottery |
Scotty Weist |
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Pottery |
Renee' Margocee |
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Pottery - "Mud River Pottery" |
Susan Maslowski |
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Red Spruce project / WV Highlands & Wilderness |
Dave Saville / Cory Bonasso |
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Rivanna Natural Designs |
Gretchen Wirth |
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Rolling Thunder Vegetable Preserve |
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Shepherds Federation |
Sigrid & Jason Keets |
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Sierra Club, WV Chapter |
Beth Little |
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Smoke Camp Crafts |
Dot Montgillian |
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Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) |
Danny Chiotos |
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The Crazy Baker |
Hall Hitzig |
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Travel Green WV |
Doug Arbogast |
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Uncle Bunk's |
Stacy Young |
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Vegetable Oil run car |
David Ahrend |
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Water Gap Retreat |
Michael Davis |
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Wee Care LLC / Envirosax |
Amanda Hussion |
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Wilderness Co-Op |
Lyle Coutts |
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WV Environmental Council |
WVEC |
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WV Friends of Midwives |
Morgan McKinney |
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WV Highlands Conservancy |
Cindy Rank |
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WV Rivers Coalition |
Arin Dickson |
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WV Wilderness Coalition |
Mike Costello |
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WV-DEP Environmental Public Information Office |
Theodora Plumley |
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Transportation
1) Hybrid Car - Toyoto 2)
Veggie Oil Car (Mercedes) Jim Peters 3) Veggie Oil Car
(volkswagon) Abe Miwaura
About Public Outcry Presentation
Harper McNeely Auditorium Friday, April 18th, 8 p.m.:
Public Outcry is a
group of six Appalachian writers, songwriters, and musicians, all
hailing from Kentucky, and all united in a collective mission to
“educate people inside and outside their home state” about the
devastating effects of mountaintop removal mining (MTR). Public
Outcry blends song, reading, visual imagery, and dialogue to raise
awareness about this growing environmental problem.
Public Outcry is
The Cosmic Mamaws (Jessie Lynne Keltner, Kate Larken, Anne Shelby,
and George Ella Lyon) and The Doolittles (Jason Howard and Silas
House). Although as individuals, they are published authors (Silas
House, author of three best-selling novels and several prestigious
fiction awards, visited campus with great success last year), as a
group they have also become successful. They have played all over
the Appalachian region on college campuses, at community forums, and
in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky. Their music is
featured on the CD Songs for the
Mountaintop and in the book
Missing Mountains, a
collection of non-fiction about MTR. It is, in fact, this unique
blend of artistic genres, both grounded in the word, which promises
to expand interest in Writers’ Week, both amongst the student body
and within the local community.
Lodging Information
www.watergapretreat.com ,
304-704-7867
http://www.randolphcountywv.com/Lodging.htm
Chamber of Commerce Information:
Lodging
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Sponsors and Supporters to
Date:
Sustainable Living for West Virginia, Inc.
Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia
West Virginia Environmental Council
Davis & Elkins
College Wilderness Student Co-Op
Stonewall
Resort
Highlands Conservancy
WV Wilderness Coalition
Bryson Van Nostrand Architect |
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History of the
WV Sustainable Fair 2008: The Fourth West
Virginia Sustainable Fair is being planned for 2008 or 2009. The
initial planning meeting was at La Paix Herb Farm on Saturday, December
2nd, 2006. Members of the Planning Committee to date (January 6,
2007) are:
Denise Poole, President, West Virginia Environmental Council &
Co-Director, Sustainable Living for W.V.,
Ben and Stacy McKean, Healthberry Farms,
Russ McClain, Professor, Davis & Elkins College, coordinator of the
Biology and Environmental Science Department’s Environmental Science
Program,
Elizabeth McClain, Elkins West Virginia
Andy Andryshak, Board Member, Sustainable Living for W.V.
Doug Arbogast, Project Leader West Virginia Sustainable Communities
Project
A partnership of the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection, SCA - Students Conserving America, and the Claude
Worthington Benedum Foundation.
Myra Bonhage-Hale, Co-Director,
Sustainable Living for W.V., Board Member, WVEC,
Justin Wizard, Innovative Technology Research Center,
Joan Beard, Eureka Herbs,
Tom McConnell, WVU Extension Service: Sustainable Agriculture
Dale Hawkins, Executive Chef, Stonewall Resort, Collaborative for 21st
Century Appalachia: Creating Sustainable Communities (local
organic food for local restaurants)
Don Garvin, Past WVEC President and Legislative Coordinator
Frank Young, WVEC Treasurer, WV Highlands Conservancy
On Dec. 2,
2006, Planning Committee Members (left to right) Doug Arbogast, Joan
Beard, Russ McClain, Denise Poole, Elizabeth McClain and Myra
Bonhage-Hale (took photo) met at La Paix. Major decisions made:
The 4th WV Sustainable Fair will be held Earth Day week (Friday, Sat.
Sunday) in April of 2008 at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins West
Virginia.
Sustainable Living By-Laws below. (scroll down)
A Short History
of the Sustainable Living for WV group
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| 1999: The collaborators, Denise Poole, Myra
Bonhage-Hale,John Williams, Kara Capandonis, Debbie Mixon & Eve
Van Sant Drennan planned and held "Music for the Millennium" a fund
raiser for the First Sustainable Fair to take place in 2000.
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Watters Smith State Park in Harrison County.
Speakers included:
Tom McConnell ... WVU Extension
Susan Sauter ... Mountain State Organic Grower & Buyers Assoc; Comm.
Supp. Agric
Sue Cosgrove ... Mountain State Organic Grower & Buyers Assoc.
Art Digman ... Mountain State Dowsers
Dr. John Williams ... Natural Lifeways Corp.
Natasha Diamond ... WV Dept. of Nat. Resources
Mark English ... Whistlin' Wheels
Melissa Dennison ... WV Herb Assoc.
Greg Good ... Green Space Coalition
Greg Sayre ... WV Solid Waste Assoc.
Pam Nixon ... Environ. Advocates Office, DEP
Gary Zuckett ... WV Citizen Action Group
Rick Eades ... WV Environmental Council
Myra Bonhage-Hale ... La Paix Herb Farm
Thomas Mulligan ... Sustainable Housing
Denise Poole ... W.V. Environmental Council
Peter Maille ... Nat'l Park Service
Peggy Pings ... Rec. Trails Program
Co directors of the Sustainable Fair 2000
were:
Dr. John Williams, Natural Lifeways, Inc. 17 Center Ave., Weston, W.V.
26452 (304) 269-7902
Myra Bonhage-Hale, La Paix Herb Farm, HC 64, Box 17, Alum Bridge, 26321
(304) 269-768l
Denise Poole, WV Environmental Council, 1324 Virginia St. E.,
Charleston, W.V. 25301 (304) 346-5905 |
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Summaries of Workshops and Presentations; Sustainable Fair 2001
WVWC Buckhannon, W.V. 26201
In
order of presentation:
Friday
8:45-9:00
Welcome
& Orientation by
Myra
Bonhage-Hale
and Denise Poole
John
Lozier,
Harping
for Harmony will perform
9-11:45"Getting
Grants That Build Better Communities"
Margaret
Krome
from the Michael Fields Institute of Troy, Wisc., who wrote a book
titled Building Better Communities - about grantmanship for
farmers - will present a workshop on agriculture and rural grant
writing. She will help those attending better understand the grant
process and how to pattern their present research needs into a
meaningful grant request. Everyone attending will receive a copy of her
book
1:30-2:30
"Successful Sustainable Agriculture Grants for Farmer/Growers"
David
Holm
will explain the popular Farmer/Grower grant program where farmers can
apply for grants to experiment on their own farms so they can gain new
insight into their operations. Holm will explain the grant process,
which starts with an idea and ends with a successful on-farm solution.
In addition to David Holm, four actual on-farm studies dealing
with pest control, organic nitrogen production for vegetables and deer
damage abatement options, will be presented by grant recipients. The
recipients will also share their grant experiences from 3 - 5 p.m.
2-?
"Whole Foods Demonstration"
Lynn
Degen
summarizes her demonstration: Healthy Whole Foods: Our Ancestral Diet.
While modern food processing emphasizes profit over nutrition, a more
traditional diet enhances health.
2:00-3:00
"Demonstration
of Solar Energy"
Bob
Handley
3.00-4:00
"Farmer-Friendly Community Supported Agriculture & The Unmet Demand for
Organic Food"
Susan
Truxell Sauter: Nationwide, the organic industry has posted double-
digit sales growth of 20% for the past decade. Closer to home, demand
for organic food in West Virginia's larger communities is going unmet.
Community Supported Agriculture is one farmer-friendly way to help meet
that need.
3:00-5:00
"WV
Farmer/Grower Grantees Research Summaries"
introduced by Tom McConnell
Susan
Truxell
Sauter,
"Home Grown Nitrogen Sources"
Harvey Christie,
Peter
Maile, Bob Cheese,
"Petit
Beef"
Sue
Cosgrove,
"Potatoes with Newspaper Mulch"
SARE Grant Summary: Comparison of insect damage and harvest yield of
potatoes grown
IN
ground to potatoes grown UNDER different mulches.
Myra
Bonhage-Hale,
1997. "Deer Scents and Christmas Lights": Using ten different
organic controls to stop deer eating tomatoes, found that most effective
means of controlling deer are: 1) small fenced areas. 2. uncertain
movement (flags, etc.). 3. uncertain boundaries (can't see fences) 4.
uncertain lights. 5. uncertain sounds.
2001. "The Essential Oil Distillery Project, "A Smell Good Project
for
West
Virginia".
Introducing the idea of a large commercial essential oil distillery to
West Virginia; encouraging growth of herbs for distillation so that
W.V. herb farmers have a market. The distillery will be displayed
throughout the Fair at the La Paix Herb Farm booth and a distillation of
lavender will be done on Sunday from 10 a.m. to Noon.
4:00-5:00
"Organic
Growing Techniques"
Sue
Cosgrove, Lee Jun Farm, Certification Coordinator, MSOGBA
"Solar Electricity For a Home"
Bob
Handley,
an electrical engineer, will share his experiences in developing
a solar system. Bob says, "Solar electric generation is not for
everyone, there are do's and don'ts and many details to consider." He
will have information detailing home solar power costs, positives,
negatives, economic comparison to grid power, personal experiences with
installation and operation, and more.
"Eco-tourism"
Dr.
John Williams
will share information about West Virginia Ecological Tourism, a
privately-organized, voluntary association of for-profit small
businesses, non-profit organizations and government organizations. The
association exists to engage tourists interested in the Appalachian
region of North America in ecological tourism. Eco-tourism means travel
to, within and from an area while conserving resources, engaging local
residents and sustaining the area economy. WVET and it's benefits.
7:00-8:30
"Industrial Hemp: Food, Fuel, Fiber and
Medicine"
Vince
George
states: "Friday night's presentation will give a broad overview
of industrial hemp. Subject areas to be discussed will include
industrial hemp's history, future, economy, ecology, politics, current
status, applications and uses. More specifically, on more immediate and
practical levels, the abilities of industrial hemp's current roles as
food, fuel, fiber and medicine will be covered. Questions and
discussion are encouraged after the conclusion of remarks. Reference
materials will be available for
participants."
8:30-10:00
Evening
gathering under the stars with acoustic music and socialization
SATURDAY
9:45-10:00
Welcome & Orientation by
Myra
Bonhage-Hale
and Denise Poole
John
Lozier
with
Harping for Harmony
10:00-11:00
"Building Green for Real Sustainable Development Now"
Bion D.
Howard
will define "green building" and explain the "art of the possible". He
will discuss how green building fits within our evolving definition of
sustainable development. Energy efficiency concepts, high-performance
solar systems, indoor air quality, water efficiency, green construction
materials and site
development issues will be highlighted. Also, the US Green Building
Council "LEED" program will be discussed. This presentation will be an
interactive session with lots of opportunities for questions and
answers.
11:15-12:15
Yoga
Class
Tonia
Michos
"Low Cost Earth Friendly Housing for
West
Virginia"
"What do
we want our homes and communities to look like in 2012? Are we going to
continue to cheat our children by degrading their natural and
residential environment?"
Ken
Auvil
will address these questions and so many more relating to the effects of
economic expansion and what individuals can do to get involved.
"Healing Herbs of
West
Virginia"
Linda
Christen
will discuss respectful, earth-friendly ways in which people may utilize
specific WV plants to aid in healing themselves. Herbs, flower essences
and essential oils will be on hand for participants to experience.
12:15-1:30
During lunch there will be a "Roundtable Gathering" with the
WV Eco-Tourism group. Peggy Pings of WV River & Rails and
Dave Bassage WV DEP will head the table.
Artist's
Reception
Featuring Betsy Jaeger with paintings, David Nichols with
bonsai assemblages, and Stephen Lawson with photograph
constructions. Linda Reeves, Curator.
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1:30-2:30
"Culinary Herbs"
Myra
Bonhage-Hale
will present a slide show illustrating various culinary herbs grown at
La Paix Herb Farm. Propagation, cultivation and uses of culinary herbs
will be discussed. Among the herbs presented will be: basil, parsley,
garlic, rosemary, lemon verbena, lemon thyme, thyme, lemon balm, bee
balm, cilantro, epazote and angelica.
"Composting"
Cam Tabb
discusses techniques and benefits of composting.
1:30-2:30 continued
"Recycling Centers & Curbside Recycling"
Sally
Shepherd
talks about what works, what fails, and how to make recycling work in
our communities.
2:30-?
"Whole
Foods Demonstration"
Lynn
Degen:
Healthy Whole Foods: Our Ancestral Diet. While modern food processing
emphasizes profit over nutrition, a more traditional diet enhances
health.
3:00-4:00
"Foraging for Edible Plants"
Dr.
Trisell
"Globalization 101"
Mary
Wildfire
Why
should people that are thinking about local sustainability care about
globalization? What are the vehicles that the "corporate mafia" are
using? What can I do to help?
Mary
Wildfire
evaluates these questions and expresses the importance of individual
involvement.
"Papercrete
and Tire Housing"
Mark
English
"Self
Help Reflexology for Families"
Tonia
Michos
"Street
Music for Sustainability"
John
Lozier
says, "Street music is not mere entertainment. It promotes
sociability. It can be a vital part of sustaining our downtown
communities. But musicians like everyone else must have a livelihood.
They cannot be expected to work without pay. Bureaucratic barriers are
not insurmountable. A greater problem is that the public is
unaccustomed
to tipping street performers. This is linked with the faulty notion
that street musicians are panhandlers. Musicians will respond if they
are made welcome. With a bit of effort, we can create a friendly
environment for street music.
4:00-5:00
"Sustainable Design For Commercial and Residential
Construction"
Tom
Worlledge,
AIA will present simple, sustainable design strategies that can be
implemented on any construction project that will reduce the buildings
environmental impact.
"Water
and Energy: Crisis and Opportunity"
Rick
Eades
"Reiki"
Andy
Andryshak & Rosalie Blaul
page 5.
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Saturday continued
4:00-5:00
"Making
Soap"
Demonstration by Melissa Dennison who says, "The Soap demo will
be a hands-on class. Making old-fashioned lye soap from start to
finish. I will be using herbs and oils for fragrance and Medical uses.
5:00-7:00
Artist's
Reception
Featuring Betsy Jaeger with paintings, David Nichols with
bonsai assemblages, and Stephen Lawson with photograph
constructions. Linda Reeves, Curator.
7:30-8:30
Auction!
An
eclectic blend of numerous sustainable items. Proceeds will support
this and future Sustainable Fairs.
8:30-11:00
Live
Music
Featuring: Boogie Blues sounds of Bonnie McKeown, "The Guy
Shelly Band" from Wheeling, "Systemetic Infection" and
others.
Sunday
8:00-9:00
Spirituality/Non-denominational Service
Andy
Andryshak
of the
North American Coalition on Religion and Ecology. This service will
emphasize various cultures and religions and their environmental values
through the spoken word. Audience participation. Harp Music by
John Lozier.
9:15-10:15
"Green
Architecture"
Thom
Worlledge,
AIA, PLLC, presents a video overview of "Green Architecture" featuring
a diverse collection of successful case studies, from factories to high
rises.
"Health
Insurance for West Virginia"
"Marketing Sustainable Businesses"
The
Center for Economic Options has been working to develop a vision of
people thriving in vibrant rural communities by means of culturally and
ecologically sustainable microenterprise. By focusing on
page 6.
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Sunday continued
9:15-10:15
Center
for Economic Options continues
developing marketing opportunities for microbusinesses, the Center has
developed, "Showcase WV", the retail store in the Mall in Charleston.
Sherry Swint, Program Officer of The Center for Economic
Options,
will discuss the importance of micro business as a sustainable economic
strategy and focusing primarily on how the Center assists these
businesses with marketing.
"WV
Legislation 2001 & Campaign Finance Reform Update"
Don
Garvin,
President of the West Virginia Environmental Council and Mike
Withers, of the People's Election Reform Coalition will present
this.
10:00-12:00
"Essential Oil Distillation Demonstration"
Myra
Bonhage-Hale,
Kate Walsh and Carrie Liller.
Lavender
will be distilled in the Copper distillery. Hydrosols and essential
oils will be collected and participants can enjoy the aroma of
organically grown lavender.
1:00-2:00
Wrap Up
The
future of the Sustainable Fair and Raffle Drawing.
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It was very hot. More when I can find my floppy discs. (the
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