Don’t Despair - Sustainable Fair 2001 Nears!

by Denise Poole

Gasoline prices rise! You don’t know where to buy organically grown food! Your food is 80% genetically engineered but no one’s telling which ones! You can’t fish in your favorite stream! You can’t pay for medical costs and your HMO won’t either! You have to buy your water in plastic jugs! Home heating costs are through the roof! You can’t breathe!

Sound too familiar? Does life feel out of your control? Don’t despair! Join us for the 2nd Annual Sustainable Fair: "Think Green." How about an uplifting 3 days of inspiring presentations, hands-on workshops, enlightening demonstrations, and interesting booths – all on a variety of sustainable topics? While there, enjoy great live music and take in the Environmental Art Exhibit. You can even play a little by taking a dip in the Olympic-size pool, or visiting the basketball court or weight room.

Highlights: Friday’s focus will be on Sustainable Agriculture; Saturday keynote speaker, Bion D. Howard - "Building Green for Real Sustainable Development Now";

Over 50 booths registered to-date; Workshops, Demonstrations and Presentations on such topics as: Low Cost Earth Friendly Housing, Solar Energy, Composting, Foraging for Edible Plants, Grant-writing, Water Crisis, Soap-making, Medicinal Herbs, Culinary Herbs, Yoga, Reflexology, Eco- Tourism, Recycling and Essential Oils.

An Auction featuring sustainable products and services will help raise funds for the Sustainable Fair 2002.

The Fair takes place on the college campus of West Virginia Wesleyan in Buckhannon, July 27, 28, and 29th. Registration fee: $5.00. Booth fee: $20.00 (includes two free registrations). Meals and lodging are on your own.

The campus cafeteria is open and offers a wide variety of choices. Also, 100 dorm rooms are being reserved for participants at $9 and $13 per person (two beds per room - first come, first serve basis).

For brochure, list of participants & sponsors and registration information contact Denise Poole at deniseap@earthlink.net or 304-522-8409. Visit Myra Bonhage-Hale’s website: www.lapaixherbaljourney.com or www.wvecouncil.org for continuously updated information.