Earth Day Celebration: Be the Change!
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Noyo Food Forest knows how to put on a good party. Especially when it comes to celebrating the land. For an organization wholeheartedly dedicated to growing gardens and community, I suppose there is no bigger hurrah than Earth Day. This year they are throwing the biggest and baddest party, yet. I asked the organization’s director, Susan Lightfoot about her hopes for this year’s Festival. This is what she shared:
The festival began as a gathering to dig the beds at The Learning Garden at Fort Bragg High School in April 2007. That year, about 50 people came to help out. The following year we decided to make it more of a festival, and 750 people showed up! Last year was absolutely fabulous, and 1,500 people came and partied for the planet. This event is really catching on! We want to develop it into a cornerstone community event, like the Whale Festival and the Salmon BBQ; something that people from all over Northern California want to come to every year.
Our intention for the festival is to inspire the community and catalyze ordinary people to do good works. We want to create a community celebration where all kinds of people of all ages and backgrounds come together on common ground and have a great time. The event builds bridges. It is the most diverse event on the coast, in my opinion. There is something for everybody! Of course I’m biased, but that has been our goal, to create an event where people look around and see their community in a new light, together, having fun, hippies and loggers and tweens and punks and dreadlocks and grannies!!!
Be there, or miss out! The day is PACKED, and there’s surely something for everyone in this exciting array of events, entertainment and activities… And you’re guaranteed to find some darn good eats (but you might have pedal hard to blend that smoothie!)
Enjoy Live Music by:
* The AfroFunk Experience, The Pollinators, The Dirt Floor Band, Philip Meshekey and Bluebird Wombyn, MC Translation and DJ Facilitator 1
* Youth and Cultural Performances by
* Montessori del Mar Children’s Ensemble
* Obsidian Fairy Tribe
* The Salad Spinners
* Polaris Dance Troupe
* Fort Bragg High School Choir
Activities, Entertainment, and Delicious Local Food…
- Recycled Fashion Show by the Troupe de Trash
- Corners of the Mouth Culinary Showcase with local chef demos featuring local, seasonal preparations and workshops including sprouting and making raw sauerkraut.
- Live Interactive Art with FLOCKworks’ Children’s Banner Project
- Youth Art Show
Spring Plant Sale featuring organic vegetable, herb and flower starts- Compost workshop with Sakina Bush
- Master Gardeners info cart
- Kids Activities throughout the day with BOOM Drums, the Mendocino Coast Children’s Discovery Museum, Music Together, Chris Skyhawk, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mendocino County and the Mendocino Coast Children’s Fund.
- The Humane Society, Feline Philanthropy and the National Reptile Foundation will have critters who need loving homes.
- Locally-Grown Food
- Mendough’s Wood Fired Pizzas
- Pedal Powered Smoothies
Participating organizations include Mendocino Coast Clinics, MCTV, The Gardens Project, Jughandle Nature Center, the Salmon Restoration Association, Mendocino Land Trust, The City of Fort Bragg, Early Head Start, Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group, Samara Restoration and Walk and Bike Mendocino.
We have almost 30 local green business sponsors with major funding from PG&E, Corners of the Mouth and the Promotions Committee of the City of Fort Bragg.
Late night after party at the Caspar Inn with the AfroFunk Experience, DJ Facilitator 1 and the Troupe de Trash.
An alcohol and drug free event! No dogs please!!
www.noyofoodforest.org
(707) 964-0218
Tags: Earth Day, Fort Bragg, Learning Garden, Noyo Food Forest
April 12th, 2010 at 7:53 am
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April 14th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Hello to All
I am a Dual Business owner and Volunteer in Fort Bragg, and would like to know if I can put up a table or tables for Earth Day:
*1) ISE- International Exchange Students information to share with our Visitors and Friends.
I am the ISE-No.California Coastal Rep and have placed High School Students in ours and surrounding communities for many years. These students have so much to share of the World around us, their Countries and themselves. They want to learn more about us and our Country.
2) I have been the Shriner’s Volunteer R.N. for screening any kids for the Shriner’s Childrens Screening Clinic for over 20+ years, I want to share information to inform about our/my Free Evaluations/Referral for our Surrounding Community kids who might need Free Medical Evaluations and Free Evaluations and Care at the Shriner’s Hospital. Our Community Clinic in Fort Bragg will be on May 15th and I want to share this date, help and answer as many questions as possible.
3) Indoor Clean Air And Water Environmental Solutions Co.
Our Products are Air Purifiers to control-remove Dander, Mold and Mustyness from Indoor Environments. Water Units to remove chemicals and toxins from our water supplies to our Homes.
Thank You- Cee Cauckwell-
964-7411- Please call me with all information needed.
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:52 am
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