[Sdpg] SolFest 2003 August 23rd and 24th at the 12-acre Real Goods Solar Living Center in Hopland

Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson lakinroe at silcom.com
Wed Jul 16 06:10:46 PDT 2003


http://www.solarliving.org

SolFest 2003 is slated for August 23rd and 24th at the 12-acre Real Goods 
Solar Living
                        Center in Hopland, 94 miles north of San Francisco. 
We are underway with plans to bring you
                        the best ever weekend of incredible education mixed 
with fun.

                        Join us to experience first hand the latest 
renewable energy technologies and healthy lifestyle
                        practices. Meet kindred spirits working on the 
cutting edge of technology and future thinking
                        to pioneer innovative solutions and sustainable 
lifestyles. Find out what's hot in renewable
                        energy systems (such as solar roofing), learn about 
hydrogen fuel cells as well as efficient,
                        environmentally sound building materials that will 
help you achieve your goal of walking lightly
                        on the planet and becoming energy independent.

                        SolFest is a family affair with more programs and 
workshops for children added each year.
                        The Central Oasis at the Solar Living Center 
features a fun zone where kids can cool off in the
                        bubbling stream while learning about solar energy 
and the characteristics of life-giving water.
                        The "flow-form," designed by Rudolph Steiner 
soothes the children's spirits while activating
                        their imaginations. This year, children will paint 
a mural on a biodiesel school bus touring the
                        country as well as create stepping stone mandala 
spirals around the Solar Living Center
                        ponds. Activities and art projects that cater to 
their special brand of curiosity guarantee that
                        parents will be able to stay as long as they like 
because SolFest is for children too.

                        SolFest 2003 highlights will include a special 
focus on alternative fuels including hydrogen
                        and the increasingly popular biodiesel. In 
addition, we're expanding our workshop categories
                        to include a designated Food and Farming series of 
informative one-hour presentations
                        throughout the weekend.

                        In conjunction with the ecological Farming 
Association, SolFest will be facilitating a special
                        Greening the Farm seminar on Friday, the day before 
SolFest. Farmers from all over the
                        country will have an opportunity to learn how to 
transform their current fossil fuel based
                        energy sources into renewable technologies. To 
learn more, contact the Ecological Farming
                        Association at info at eco-farm.org or call 
831-763-2111 and ask for Lynn. Sponsorships for
                        this unique collaboration are available and include 
a variety of seminar and SolFest benefits.

                        Since we can’t accommodate 10,000 people year 
round, this year we’ll help you get the tools
                        you need to develop your own sustainable community 
with workshops and a panel of shared
                        housing and intentional community experts.

                        Gracing our SolFest driveway this year, as 
attendees make their way to the central event
                        area, will be the Foundation for Global 
Community’s Walk Through Time, a 90-panel display
                        depicting the cosmological evolution of earth. The 
display was originally created by Hewlett
                        Packard employees to give a context to their 
decision making processes.



                        SPEAKERS AND MUSIC

                        Our keynote speakers this year include nationally 
acclaimed columnist and radio
                        commentator JIM HIGHTOWER; author, activist and 
renowned eco-psychology pioneer
                        DAVID ORR (author of Earth Literacy and Earth in 
Mind) from Oberlin College in Ohio;
                        GRANNY D (aka Doris Haddock), a long-time activist 
who received widespread recognition in
                        1999 for her walk across the U.S. at age 90 to draw 
attention to campaign finance reform;
                        activist and author STARHAWK just back from Israel 
and Palestine; environmentalist and
                        activist JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL who lived on a 
200-foot-tall ancient redwood tree for two
                        years; actor ED BEGLEY, and MOLLIE KATZEN, famed 
author of The Moosewood
                        Cookbook. Also presenting will be NEIL ROSSMEISSL, 
with DOE's Office of Hydrogen, Fuel
                        Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program, who 
has been working on hydrogen
                        technologies and
                        issues at DOE since 1993.

                        SolFest entertainers bring the message of 
sustainability to life in music, drumming, and
                        drama. They remind us that living a sustainable 
life encompasses heartful expressions
                        through the performing arts, too.

                        This year's entertainment include multi-talented 
East Texas musician and songwriter
                        MICHELLE SHOCKED, local folk legend HOLLY NEAR with 
pianist Adrienne Torf;
                        balladeer extraordinaire JIM PAGE; Tai ko drumming 
by DANCE BRIGADE; danceable
                        northern California festival favorites !AKIMBO; the 
original flamenco jazz reggae music of
                        ALMA MELODIOSO; and a character created by former 
Solar Living Institute volunteer
                        Lindsay Hassett, BETTY BIODIESEL; and more.

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                        SOLFEST 
WORKSHOPS  http://www.solarliving.org/solfestworkshops2003.pdf


                        With over 55 workshops on sustainable living and 
renewable energy, tons of delicious
                        organic food, beer and wine, and up to 10,000 of 
your closest friends, this is an event not to
                        miss!

                        Workshops during the SolFest weekend inspire and 
inform SolFest participants. Yearly
                        surveys indicate that most attendees come to our 
event expressly for the workshops. Here is
                        a sampling of workshops titles scheduled for 2003: 
Fuel Cells and Marketplace Challenges,
                        Off-Grid Financing, Cob and Strawbale Construction, 
Solar Hot Water, Wabi Sabi for
                        Westerners, Practical Hydrogen, Building with a 
Conscience, Bringing Nature Home and
                        Save Money from Solar Tax Rebates. Many SolFest 
workshops are previews of year-round
                        workshops offered by the Institute. Stay tuned. 
We’ll have our SolFest schedule available by
                        July 7th.

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                        SOLFEST EVENT GUIDE – BOOK YOUR AD BY JUNE 20th

                        The SolFest Event Guide will be featured as an 
insert in the East Bay Express and SF
                        Weekly as well as distributed in 17 Whole Foods 
stores throughout Northern California the
                        last week of July. The first week of August, look 
for it in the North Bay Bohemian. Over a
                        quarter of a million readers will be inspired to 
attend SolFest with our complete schedule and
                        itinerary of weekend activities. If you are 
interested in advertising, see the SolFest Ad Rates.



                        SPONSORS

                        Sponsors for this year's SolFest include: DOE's 
Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and
                        Infrastructure Technologies Program, BP Solar, 
Gaiam, Mother Earth News, Mother
                        Jones, Real Goods, YurtBoy.com, Utne magazine, 
Natural Home, Conscious Media,
                        Inc., E Magazine, Solar Today, Wolavers Certified 
Organic Ales, Ukiah Brewing
                        Company and Restaurant, AstroPower, Yokayo 
Biofuels, Frey Vineyards, Evergreen
                        Solar, Eternal Natural Artesian Water, Earth Island 
Journal, Foundation for Global
                        Community, In Business Magazine, TS Designs, 
VegNews, Birkenstock, Green Money
                        Journal, Home Power Magazine, Barbara's Bakery, 
Toyota, PowerLight, KRCB Radio
                        & Televisioin, Clif Bar, KZYX&Z, 97.7 The River, 
Sunny Boy Inverters, California
                        Energy Commission, and North Bay Bohemian.

                        Sponsorships Available!

                        SolFest prides itself in creating a wide range of 
marketing and advertising benefits available
                        for your sponsorship contribution. Benefits include 
our national advertising campaign (full page
                        ads in Natural Home, Mother Jones and E Magazine), 
and regional radio and print ad
                        campaigns covering San Francisco, the entire North 
Bay, the Sonoma, Mendocino Coast and
                        Mendocino County. Sponsorship at any level will 
include booth space and amenities. SolFest
                        offers a variety of special incentives to inspire 
sponsors to return year after year. Benefits
                        always include access to the VIP hospitality tent 
replete with organic delectables, links on
                        the Institute's Web site and this year all 
sponsorships include ads in the SolFest program
                        distributed throughout Northern California to over 
100,000 people prior to the event.

                        In addition to the SolFest marketing advantages, 
sponsor-generated publicity and promotional
                        campaigns benefit greatly from their SolFest 
affiliation, capitalizing on the national reputation
                        of the Institute and event as THE source for 
sustainability and renewable energy education.

                        For information regarding SolFest 2003 
sponsorships, please contact Belle Starr by emailing:
                        Belle at SolFest.org or calling 928-649-8180.

                        Click here for SolFest 2003 promotional materials - 
Sponsors, Exhibitors, Partners

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                        EXHIBITORS

                        Book Now! Click here for SolFest 2003 Exhibitor 
Pricing and Map, Registration Form,
                        or General Exhibitor Information

                        Booth spaces are nearly sold out. Make arrangements 
TODAY!

                        For more information on exhibiting at SolFest 2003, 
contact Andrea Tintle by calling
                        480-488-8792 or by emailing: Andrea at SolFest.org.

                        Click here for SolFest 2003 promotional materials - 
Sponsors, Exhibitors, Partners

                        Speakers/Music | Workshops | Book Your Ad | 
Sponsors | Exhibitors | Volunteers | Lodging | RideShare | Bus



                        VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

                        Step right up and let us count on you to help make 
SolFest the incredible event that it is.
                        You'll receive FREE ADMISSION. Volunteers may also 
be able to camp on site at the Solar
                        Living Center, and get a fabulous organic cotton 
SolFest Staff T-shirt. Sign up now to
                        volunteer and mail or fax it to the Solar Living 
Institute, P. O. Box 836, Hopland, CA 95449,
                        Fax: 707-744-1682. Or, to receive more information 
on volunteering, contact Coral Mills at the
                        Solar Living Institute at 707-744-2100 ext. 2102 or 
email: coral.mills at solarliving.org



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