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EarthFEST was held for the three years, 1998, 1999, and 2000 as a two-day event at the Courtenay Fairgrounds. There will be no EarthFEST event at Courtenay this year, 2001.
In 1999, EarthFEST's second year at Courtenay, the SunWater EarthFEST Legacy Project was initiated. Government funding under the Renewable Energy Deployment Inititiative was sought and obtained, allowing for a discount of $400 each on 100 SunWell Solar Hot Water Heaters installed in the Courtenay/Comox area.This project is in its third year of deployment and has spread to the lower mainland and Vancouver and Gulf Island areas of B.C. Get your hot water from Sunlight!
SpiritFEST was the concluding celebration on Granville Island, where Fin Donnelly emerged dripping, on B.C. Rivers Day (September 24th) from swimming 1400 km of the Fraser River waters, and where SpiritFEST exhibitors showcased demonstrations throughout the day of sustainable lifestyle technologies in Food, Energy, Shelterand Transportation.
How
to Host an EarthFEST
Handbook
published in 1998, is freely available for down-loading.
The EarthFEST vision sees communities reaching for
sustainability with appropriate knowledge and tools. We hope that EarthFEST,
like the Fall Fair or Home Show, will be held regularly in many communities,
and that EarthFEST will eventually become a major information transfer
mechanism and catalyst for new technology adoption.
If you would like to host an EarthFEST in your area,
the "How to Host an EarthFEST"
handbook details organizational and fund-raising procedures.
How
to Host an EarthFEST
(873 Kb, 36 pages) is in Adobe Acrobat's PDF format.
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*EarthFEST Environmental Criteria
WATER/LIQUID WASTE - Watersheds, Composting Toilets, Septic Crawl-Through.
ECO-FORESTRY - Mobile Sawmilling, Green Certification of Forest Practices, Great Bear Mid-Coast Rainforest, Protecting Woodlot Bio-Diversity.
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - Deep Ecology, Journey Into the Future, Bio-Regional Mapping, Community Currency - Community Way
EarthFEST is about sustainable technologies - food, energy, shelter, transportation, water and waste. It is a non-profit outdoor event for the whole family with workshops, demonstrations, displays, games, organic food, music and environmental theatre.
The cost of participation in any EarthFEST workshop
was included in the admission fee at the gate.
A sampling of the topics and speakers you would have found in 1999 included:
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There were over 50 Exhibits, and On-Going Demonstrations, such as:
Portable Sawmill Demo
Strawbale & Cob Demo
Health and Wellness Centre
(offering interactive demos and information about a variety of healing
methods)
As well, there were:
Afternoon Organic Beer Gardens
Nature Walks
Solar Houses Tour
Jeanetti Spaghetti
AND
Community Dance
(Saturday Night, 6 - 10 p.m.)
YOUTH PROGRAMS
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
INCLUDED:
"Magic: The Gathering"
- A Gaming Tournament
GAMES & ACTIVITIES - Y2K Game, Septic Crawl-Through Maze,
& More!
DEMONSTRATIONS - Rags to Rugs. Paper-Making, & More!
ENTERTAINMENT - Story Telling, Animated Films
INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS - Hands-on Museum, Build-your-own solar
car ($10)
and
Imagination Market!!
The First EarthFEST was held in Courtenay, B.C
August , 1998
Fifteen hundred interesting people, perfect weather, good food, fine music, and excellent information - a great weekend! Thank you to all who helped it happen.
Here's what people said about EarthFEST'98:
"I found EarthFEST to be an excellent introduction into the world of walking softly. I imagine every year would have more to offer, even if the exact same booths were present"
"Excellent idea, come again EarthFEST"
"Do it again next year please"
"Thanks for making it easy to camp here for the weekend"
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Can't be done without these great community supporters!! Check 'em out!!
Archives (of 1998)
For lists of our 1998exhibitors,
work-shops, and sponsors
click on the buttons below.
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