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Living Local Harvest Festival - annual community celebration
Living Local Harvest Festival - Celebrating sustainable living on the island of martha's vineyard…
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WELCOME to the 2013
LIVING LOCAL HARVEST FEST (LLHF)
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Find out what's happening in Martha's Vineyardwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
THIS EVENT IS FREE & ALL AGES!!!
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Find out what's happening in Martha's Vineyardwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 2013
HARVEST FEST
10AM - 3PM
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POTLUCK
6PM - 10PM
☂ Rain Date October 6th ☂
LOCATION :
Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall
WEST TISBURY. MASSACHUSETTS.
THIS EVENT IS FREE & ALL AGES!!!
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HARVEST FEST :
FRONT ROOM :
❈ POP-UP MUSEUM & GALLERY ❈
HALL :
❈ INTERACTIVE SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION & LOCAL PRODUCT BOOTHS ❈
❈ LOCAL FOOD TASTINGS ❈
OUTDOOR AREA :
❈ LITTLE LOCALS ACTIVITIES
❈ HARVEST MARKET
❈ PUNKIN CHUNKIN / TREBUCHET
❈ LIVE MUSIC
with musical performances by Mike and Charlotte Benjamin, Dana & Jaiden Edelman w/ Eric Johnson and friends And more….
❈ LOCAL FOOD:
Morning Glory Farm, Beetlebung Farm, The Kitchen Porch
❈ DEMOS
❈ DEMOS
❈TREE SIDE CHATS
❈ LIVE COMPOST AREA
❈ WASTE
PARTNER ON-SITE EVENTS :
ANTIQUE POWER SHOW
FALL FUZZY HORSE SHOW
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Come learn from fellow Islanders – new ideas, tricks of the trade and food for thought…
SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EVENTS
10:00-11:00AM – Ag Hall StageHealthy Snacks for Kids: Hey parents! The why and how-to’s of giving your kids healthy snack, presented by by Vineyard Nutrition’s Josh and Prudence Levy
11:00-11:30AM & 12:30-1:00PM – Ag Hall Stage
Slow Food and Mass in Motion present Local Eggs and Backyard Chickens!
Slow Food MV presents three short films from The Lexicon of Sustainability that tell the “Story of an Egg,” “Local,” and “Forage”. Explore terms such as “cage free,”"food miles,” and “eating in season.” In partnership with Mass in Motion MV.
10:30-11:30AM – Treeside Tent
TRASH! Where does our island waste go? What can we do as individuals and companies to curb the amount of trash we create? What about Island wide composting! How can Islanders and farmers work together to create use for our live waste? Scott Carroll of Bruno’s and “waste activist” Tomar Waldman weigh in, moderated by Barry Stringfellow writer from the MV Times.
Panel sponsored by the MV Times. Barry talks “Rubbish”, check out some of his findingshere.
11:30-12:30PM - Ag Hall Stage
Local Wild Food Challenge demo and talk with founder Billy Manson. Come see how resourceful you can be from the land and sign up for the October 14th event!
12:30-1:00PM – Grub Area
Hops! The Offshore Ale Company talks about the brewing process and their new seasonal Hopps Farm Road Pale Ale, a limited small-batch seasonal offering made with locally grown West Tisbury hops. Includes free tastings! Must be 21+ and valid photo I.D. for tasting.
12:30-1:00PM - Ag Hall Stage
Slow Food and Mass in Motion present Local Eggs and Backyard Chickens!
Slow Food MV presents three short films from The Lexicon of Sustainability that tell the “Story of an Egg,” “Local,” and “Forage”. Explore terms such as “cage free,”"food miles,” and “eating in season.” In partnership with Mass in Motion MV.1:00-2:00PM Ag Hall Stage
Cape Light Compact team gives some tips and tools that can help you save energy, natural resources and money on your home heating and electric bills.
In 1997, the six towns of Martha’s Vineyard and Dukes County, working with the fifteen Cape Cod towns and Barnstable County, formed the Cape Light Compact. Since 2001, the Compact has provided energy efficiency programs to residents and businesses and delivers award winning energy education programs, competitive electricity supply and effective consumer advocacy.
1:00-1:30PM Treeside Tent
John Abrams from South Mountain Company talks about Benefit Corporations (aka B Corps), a new legal form for business that encourages greater community responsibility.
2:00-3:00PM Ag Hall Stage
A Talk with Anna Edey, the founder of Solviva, talking about her new book, “Green Light at the End of the Tunnel”, and her journey of ‘Living Local’ in ways that reduce nitrogen and carbon footprints to near-zero, and also greatly reduce cost of living, and improve quality of life.
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We will have four areas for demos, music and talks :
1 – HAY BALE CAFE
2 – TREE SIDE
3 – HALL
4 – COMPOST AREA
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The Living Local festival is a Zero Waste event, challenging food, exhibitors and all attendees to create a no-trash event.
Sponsored By Bruno’s Rolloff, Inc.
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INFO :
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We are looking for participants, volunteers and new ideas!
Participate :
Volunteer & Participant Information
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CONTACT EMAIL :
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Thank you for your Support!
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Mission :
To Present a rich program of free community events that aim to increase awareness and accelerate the uptake of sustainable living on Martha’s Vineyard.
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