solarfest 2011 program guide

Forget-Me-Not Farm - Tinmouth, VT

t h e Po w e r o f Po s i t i v e e n e r g y !

So la rfestSo la rfestThe New England Renewable Energy Festival

Box Office Hours: Fri 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Sat 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Sun 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

July 15, 16 & 17

2011

SolarFest, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit, Volunteer-run Organization

Table of Contents

About SolarFest. . . . . . . . . . 34Camping Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Contact Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Driving Directions . . . . . . . 36Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Exhibitors & Vendors . . . . . 24Festival Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Important Information . . . . 5Keynote Speaker. . . . . . . . . . 6Kids’ Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Need Assistance? . . . . . . . . . 5Performer Merchandise . . . 6Schedule Grid . . . . . . . 18 - 20Silent Auction . . . . . . . . . . . 34Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Workshop Presenters . . . . 27Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

- SolarFest - Since 1995

“Roomful of Blues is eight guys who have the power of a full Big Band orchestra. They mix jump and jive with R&B, blues and rock and roll. They are one of America’s musical treasures. We have been lucky to have them so long and still have them today.” - Alligator Records

Roomful of BluesSunday – 5:30 p.m.

“I haven’t heard anybody close to having absorbed so much funk and so many subtleties of the different genius piano players and guitar players and rhythms of New Orleans.”

- Jazziz Magazine

Jon Cleary’s Philthy PhewSaturday – 9:30 p.m.

Keynote SpeakerJeffery D. Wolfe, P.E.Saturday - 5:00 p.m. - Main Stage

Jeff Wolfe, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of groSolar, will speak about renewable energy, our en-ergy future, and cultural im-pediments to a clean energy future.

– In Memoriam –Jim Grundy of Elemental Energy

The SolarFest community is deeply saddened by the passing of one of our stalwart supporters, Jim Grundy of Elemental Energy of East Montpelier, VT.

During the early years of the festival, Jim was involved as a volunteer and, more recently, was a perennial workshop pre-senter as well as a SolarFest sponsor. Jim was a pioneer in the Vermont renewable energy world and a founding member of Renewable Energy Vermont.

We are extremely grateful for Jim’s tireless work promoting renewable energy for the good of our planet. He will be sorely missed.

SolarFest offers 3 full days of Entertainment, Education

& Family Fun!

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• Our designs won the 1984 Department of Energy Award for a “signifi cant contribution to our Nation’s energy effi ciency.”

Radiantec uses the latest and most effi cient technology.

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Radiantec can provide the support that you need.

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PO Box 1111, Lyndonville, VT 05851P: 800-451-7593 • F: 802-626-8045

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WellnessNeed sunscreen? Rehydra-

tion? Recuperation? Visit our Wellness Tent located next to the Info Tent on the main thoroughfare.

Did you know that it takes nearly a full year to plan

and organize a SolarFest festival?

Seventeen years ago, SolarFest began with an innovative and original idea: Hold a festival showcasing the power and possibili-

ties of solar energy. SolarFest grew for eight years in Middletown Springs and two at

Green Mountain College in Poultney. In 2005 it found its current home at Forget-Me-Not Farm in Tinmouth, a mere rocky-road mile or two from the original site.

Today, SolarFest, Inc. produces the Northeast’s premier renewable energy and arts festival.

We provide superb family entertain-ment on the Main Stage and Family Stage and in several off-stage perfor-mance venues.

There are presentations by the region’s most knowledgeable Renewable Energy experts along with how-to and hands-on workshops on Green Building, Sustain-able Agriculture and Thriving Locally. We even offer a track of workshops designed especially for young people, The Solar Generation.

The Arena and Outdoor Marketplace feature a wide variety of food, craft, renewable energy and sustainable living vendors. Kids’ Corner offers special children’s activities.

Stop by the Juice Bar (aka power station) to chat with some of the folks that enable us to run the entire festival on solar energy and other forms of renewable power.

Throughout the weekend, you will find time and space for seren-dipitous encounters, conversation, dancing, hiking, camping, relax-ation, and an overall celebration of our planet’s beauty.

Enjoy the Festival!

Welcome to

SolarFest!

• Tickets are available in advance until July 1, and at the Box Office during the festival.

• VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted• No Refunds• BOx OFFICE ClOSES aT 8:00 p.m. Only those

with valid wristbands will be admitted after 8:00 p.m.Three ways to get your Tickets:

1. Use our secure online store at www.solarfest.org2. Call our box office at 802.235.27073. Send your check, money order or credit card info,

along with quantity and type of ticket(s) to:SolarFest12 McNamara RoadMiddletown Springs, VT 05757

AT THE BOX OFFICEWeekend Pass: $65 Weekend Youth (13-17): $35Friday only: $15 Saturday only: $30 Sunday only: $25 Vehicle Camping: $20*Walk-in Camping: Free*

*with purchase of a full Weekend PassChildren 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

Seniors age 65 and older and college students (ID Required) get $10 off Weekend Pass and $5 off any Day Pass at the festival ONLY.

(excludes camping and advanced ticket purchases)

ADVANCE TICKET SALES(Online May 15 - July 1 ONLY)

Weekend Pass: $55 Weekend Pass Multi-Pack:(four tickets or more)

$45 each

Advance Day Passes and Vehicle Camping Passes priced as shown below.

Tickets

Festival RulesWe believe in the power of people and community building, so the most important rule at SolarFest

is the Golden Rule ,“do unto others as you would want others to do unto you”. In addition, there are a few specific rules that must be followed by everyone who attends our festival.

There are no exceptions, unless noted.

Glass Policy:Horses and glass do not mix.

Therefore,GLASS is PROHIBITED

on the festival site, including camping and parking areas. We are very serious about this rule - No Exceptions.

Forget-Me-Not Farm, our beautiful home for the week-end of SolarFest, is a therapeutic horse farm. Even a small bit of broken glass can pose life threat-ening risks to the health of the animals who live on this farm.

Leave your glass bottles, cups, plates, mugs, etc. at home! Bring beverages in cans or plastic, or transfer them to thermal cool-ers prior to entering the festival grounds.

Glass will be confiscated and we reserve the right to ask you to leave the festival grounds if you do not abide by this rule.

Pet Policy:For everyone's peace of mind

and safety,PETS are PROHIBITED

anywhere on the festival site.

Pets may not be left unattended in vehicles. Doing so may result in fine or imprisonment under Vermont law.

alcohol:You must be 21 to drink

alcohol in Vermont and at this festival.

Registered Vendors Only:

There is no vending allowed outside the official festival vend-ing areas. If you are interested in becoming a registered vendor, please go to our website to learn about vending opportunities and responsibilities.

Please be Tidy: You are responsible for your

own trash but since SolarFest belongs to all of us, please pitch in wherever you see a need. Pick up after yourself, others, and around your campsite.

Each year we find a stun-ningly small amount of trash left behind, a record we are proud to keep.

Be Respectful:Remember that tent walls are

thin. Respecting people of all ages who come here includes keeping quiet after midnight and not using foul language. SolarFest stays a joyful event if we respect each other.

No Open Fires: This includes charcoal. Small

camp stoves are permitted in the camping areas.

President’s Message

A warm and sunny welcome to SolarFest! THE summer event in New England is right here in Tinmouth, VT at Forget-Me-

Not Farm. This is the place to learn about and experience Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living in action! Our festival is powered entirely by renewable energy and has been since the beginning 17 years ago. We are proud that this event continues to offer so much at a great value with a very welcoming family atmosphere.

Our workshops are ever popular and are expanding this year to offer more hands on learning opportunities. Our amazing workshop team works hard to make sure there are presenters with topics that meet the needs of the professional as well as those doing their own improvements. Meet with our vendors and exhibitors and learn about the latest innovations, applications, and products. Be wowed with a variety of performances of music, song and dance with a second to none light show on our main stage. The ever popular Theater-in-the-Woods is not to be missed. Fresh local food from our creative food vendors will refresh and satisfy. Kid’s Corner will have Family Stage close by this year with some natural and man-made shade for added comfort so the family performances can be fully enjoyed. Join the crowd at the Contra Dance and then watch the magic of the bonfire.

It is with wonder and gratitude that I am a part of this amazing SolarFest family and volunteer team with an unsurpassed Managing Director, all of whom work long and hard to shape this superlative event. We work year round to bring the best of education and enter-tainment to you, our audience and participants. Looking forward to sharing the weekend with you on our beautiful farm!

Melody Squier, President, SolarFest Inc.

We reserve the right to ask you to leave if you bring an ani-mal or leave one in your car.

Area kennels can by found by searching googlemaps.com for kennels in Rutland, VT.

The only exception is for certi-fied Working Guide Dogs (and we may ask to see your dog's cer-tification).

Wristbands: Wristbands must be worn at

all times during the festival. Do not remove yours unless you want to buy another one.

We know wrist bands can be inconvenient and annoying, and we are certainly aware that they are not environmentally attuned. However, they are the way we keep ourselves accountable.

The only valid wristband is the one on your wrist!

Those without a valid wrist-band will be escorted to the main gate to purchase one.

Smoking: Please smoke only in the des-

ignated Smoker’s Corral situ-ated in sight of the Main Stage.

Just as glass poses serious risks to the horses who live on this farm, so do cigarette butts.

Anyone found smoking out-side the corral will be herded into it.


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While you are planning:Go to www.solarfest.org to

view our website, then look for our FAQ page located in the General Festival Information dropdown for information on camping, festival rules, direc-tions and accommodations.

Still have questions? Visit the Contact Us page for the appro-priate contact person or email [email protected]

While on Site:Please visit our Information

Booth located at the center of the festival grounds. Our friendly staff can help you find your workshop, send out news of lost keys, wallets, children, etc. (please don’t lose your children!).

In an effort to reduce our waste, we have asked vendors

not to sell bottled water or bev-erages. We have drinking water taps around the site, indicated

on the site map by the symbol at left, and

we encourage you to bring and fill your own

NON-GLASS vessels there to stay hydrated. Please Conserve:

We are so blessed in Vermont to not have to worry about water as much as those in many parts of the world. However, even in Vermont, water is a precious resource. Forget-Me-Not Farm has only one well and pump which supplies all of SolarFest’s taps.

In recognition and solidarity, please be conserva-tive when washing and re-hydrating. Water gushing onto the ground is water wasted. The Solar Showers, a most wonder-ful amenity, are shared by all on site. Please shower quickly so the next person can be as grateful.

Have Questions?

Drinking Water

Important Information

We offer Car/RV camping in open meadows and Walk-In camping in primitive wooded tent sites.

available for Friday and Saturday nights ONlY.

Car/RV Camping:Car/RV camping passes are

$20/vehicle and are sold with full weekend gate passes only.

The pass entitles you to camp on Friday and Saturday nights.

Spaces are limited and are available by reservation with an advance ticket purchase. Re-maining spaces will be available on a first-come first-served basis on Friday and Saturday during the festival.

The car camping area is in the meadow directly above the festival grounds. The RV camp-ing area is in a meadow across the road from the main festival parking lot. There are no RV hookups.

For the safety and sanity of all our campers and volunteers, we cannot let you drive into the camping fields after dusk (approx. 8 p.m.). Please plan accordingly!

NO ExCEPTIONS.

Walk-In Camping:Walk-In camping passes are

Free with the purchase of a full weekend gate pass.

The pass entitles you to camp on Friday and Saturday nights.

Walk-In campers park in our main festival parking lot and walk to the designated wooded camping area. You must carry in all your gear; there is no vehicle access to free walk-in camping.

Sleeping in your vehicle in the festival parking lot is strict-ly prohibited.

Things you need to know:All campers have access to

port-a-potties, solar showers and water stations.

GLASS and PETS are PROHIBITED in the camping areas. Please read our Glass Pol-icy, Pet Policy and Festival Rules on page 3 for details.

No Open Fires. This includes charcoal. Small camp stoves are permitted in the camping areas.

Smoke Only in the designat-ed Smoker’s Corral.

On-Site Camping Info

It is not sustainable to make packaging and products from

virgin resources and then toss the items in the trash.

What is Zero Waste?Zero Waste offers a new way

of thinking about waste. Instead of “managing waste,” the goal is to eliminate waste and man-age resources. In a Zero Waste world, products would be du-rable and repairable, made from recycled or renewable materials and be completely recyclable. Composting would be universal and compost would be used to enrich depleted soils. Zero Waste offers financial opportu-nity, green jobs, and a cleaner, more sustainable future.

SolarFest is a Zero Waste Festival

A zero waste event allows organizers and attendees to act and think about how a zero waste world could happen. At a zero waste event, food scraps, service-ware, and packaging are either recycled or composted. Detailed planning ensures that all materials used and discarded at the event are reusable, recy-clable, or compostable.

SolarFest food vendors are environmentally conscious and have agreed to provide cutlery made from cornstarch, pota-toes, or bamboo that looks like plastic but is biodegradable at a composting facility. Paper plates and cups, as well as some biodegradable “plastic” cups will be used. Some vendors will serve “finger foods” that don’t need utensils.

Visit the Zero Waste Stations

Zero Waste Stations, consist-ing of recycling and compost containers, are located through-out SolarFest. Place plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and aluminum foil in the recycling containers. Place all food scraps, paper plates, cups, napkins, and biodegradable utensils in the compost containers. Garbage cans will be located near the

Zero Waste

On-Site:On-Site Camping is available

for Friday and Saturday nights ONLY. See the box below or check our website for details.

Where to StayOff-Site:

Please check our website for information on off-site camp-ing, inns, motels and hotels in the surrounding area.

portapotties for hand wipes, disposable diapers and other genuine garbage.

Volunteers will monitor the Zero Waste Stations and be available to answer questions.

Recyclables will be collected by Casella Waste Systems. Food scraps, paper, and compostable plastic will be collected by Rutland Solid Waste District and transported to Fisk Haines Farm in Danby, VT for com-posting.

How you can HelpSolarFest participants are

asked NOt to bring in outside packaging or disposable items which are not recyclable or compostable including Styro-foam cups and plastic bags. If you must bring in these items please carry them out with you.

The result of our efforts can be measured in pounds. In 2009, our first zero waste year, we disposed of approximately 200 pounds of non-recyclable trash. In 2010, we cut that number to just 90 pounds of non-recyclable trash. We look forward to even further reduc-tions in 2011.

COMPOST• napkins, plates, cups• food scraps• compostable forks, knives,

& spoons

RECYCLE• cans• bottles • foil• newspaper & other clean

paper• cardboard & boxboard

For More Information on our Zero Waste Program:Review our 2009 case study performed by the Northeast Recycling

Council at: www.nerc.org/documents/solarfest_case_study.pdf

If you need medical attention, the First Aid Tent is located in the center of the site between the white arena and the yellow barn. Contact Security or a Vol-unteer if you need an escort.

First Aid

Our Security Team can be identified by their red SolarFest T-shirts, and our regular Volun-teers by their yellow SolarFest T-shirts. Don’t hesitate to ask them for help or guidance.

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Thank You!SolarFest owes hearty thanks to the generosity of our donors, our sponsors, our vendors, our audience, our hard

working staff and our hosts Marshall and Melody Squier who have been with us since the beginning.

Did you know that SolarFest is a volunteer

non-profit organization with only two paid part-time staff people?

Performer Merchandise!Main Stage performers will offer merchandise for sale

in the Milk House, to the right of the Main Stage. Some merchandise will be available throughout the weekend, some immediately after a performer’s set only. The Milk House will be open from the start of the first performance through the last performance each day. Visit often to check out the latest selections.

Entertainment

Jeff Wolfe is co-founder, CEO and Chairman of

groSolar. Jeff is a recognized leader in the solar energy in-dustry and a leading voice on solar energy policy through-out the U.S. Under his direc-tion, groSolar has grown to be a large commercial EPC and nationwide distributor.

Jeff is the elected chair of the PV Division of the Solar Electric Industry Association (SEIA), the country’s leading PV trade organization. He also serves on the Union of Con-cerned Scientists National Advisory Board. He is a founding board member and former President of the Sustainable En-ergy Resource Group. He was a founding board member and former Chair of Renewable Energy Vermont, and founding board member and former Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association. Jeff has testified at the US Senate as well as state legislatures, and also frequently speaks on policy and workforce development issues in solar energy.

Jeff is one of 1200 people in the US trained as a Climate Presenter for The Climate Project. A graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechani-cal Engineering, Jeff is married to Dori Meeker Wolfe with whom he co-founded groSolar. They have two grown chil-dren, and live in Strafford, Vermont in a passive and active solar and wind powered, wood heated, home.

Keynote Speaker:

Jeffery D. Wolfe, P.E.Saturday 5:00 p.m. on the Main Stage

Roomful of BluesSunday - 5:30 p.m.

“Roomful of Blues plays an inspired, lively and heated brand of rippling, up-tempo, horn-dominated R&B.” - Rolling Stone

Roomful of Blues, according to DownBeat magazine, “are in a class by themselves.” With their masterful combination of jumping, horn-heavy, hard-edged blues and R&B, it’s no wonder why the great Count Basie called them “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard.” Since 1967, the group’s deeply rooted blend of swing, rock‘n’ roll, jump, blues and soul has earned it five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards (one for Blues Band Of The Year in 2005).

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Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew

Saturday - 9:30 p.m.“Jon Cleary is the ninth wonder in the world.” - Bonnie Raitt

In the hallowed ranks of New Orleans “piano professors”, Jon Cleary is on the tenure track. With his new trio Philthy Phew, Cleary utilizes an acoustic format as a vehicle for his varied compositions embodying the flavors of New Orleans Funk, Classic R&B, and tropical rhythms.

The lineup features Lafayette-native Doug Belote (Larry Carlton, Jerry Douglas) on drums, multi-instrumentalist Matt Perrine (Bonerama, The Nightcrawlers, Stanton Moore), and New Orleans stalwart James Singleton (Astral Project, Professor Longhair, James Booker) who alternate gigs on upright bass, with JC on acoustic piano.

www.joncleary.com

Main Stage Performers

Share your energy Become a VolunteerIt is true that SolarFest is powered by the sun, but the

sun is just part of the energy it takes to make a remarkable SolarFest year after year. Our festival is 99% volunteer-run: Annually, over 300 volunteers make SolarFest and its urgent call to action on renewable energy possible.

We need people power— folks with passion for this Festival, and time, energy, and skills— to make it hap-pen. Volunteers sell tickets, manage zero waste, run our workshops, and do just about everything else you see hap-pening at SolarFest. Behind the scenes, our festival takes nearly a year to organize, and volunteers help in countless ways to make our organization stronger.

Volunteers may trade 9 hours of weekend work for a 3 day SolarFest pass. If you’d like to join our amaz-ing team, either on festival weekend (registrations due by June 24th) or during the year, please contact Jaya at [email protected] or call 802-235-2329.

We are beyond grateful for each and every volunteer that helps us do what we do!

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Justin Black & Big HeartSunday - 2:00 p.m.

What happens when you have an artist who has battled throat cancer, a removed lung and was told countless times he may never sing again? The answer: Passion, determina-tion and convic-tion. Now team him up with an explosive band and you end up with something real, something epic, something that could start self revolutions and inspire hope in people everywhere.

JB&BH is ready to bring a revolution, and with a story like this and the songs to match, he is here to make positives out of negatives with a sound that is worthy of your attention.

www.justinblack.net

Bluegrass Gospel ProjectSunday - 12:45 p.m.

“This group is a force to be reckoned with onstage … their voices and harmonies can make you see the light, and tremble.” - Vermont Life

The BGP’s repertoire draws from a sub-genre of bluegrass, the body of music developed in the mountains of the southeastern U.S. during the twentieth century. Bluegrass restyled all types of traditional Appalachian music in the southeast, including the hymns and spirituals of the Christian tradition. However, bluegrass gospel has evolved independently, outside of the church, and is therefore a populist form of spiritual music. The BGP keeps this tradition very much alive as they deliver a gospel meant for all people and all faiths.

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Gold TownFriday - 2:00 p.m.

Gold Town is a Southern Vermont string band formed in the summer of 2008. The band is Joshua Loun on Upright Bass, William Moshiem on Banjo/Guitar/Fiddle, Andrew Stearns on Guitar/Banjo and Mike Wheeler on Resonator/Guitar. They practice in a big old train station in Rupert, Vermont, play instruments they have made, and love all kinds of music. From pig roasts to music venues, dive bars to farmers markets, Gold Town sings old songs and original songs that are played to be shared like the old time music that came before. Their first full-length album will be released this spring.

www.goldtownmusic.com

Sarah lee Guthrie & Johnny IrionSaturday - 7:00 p.m.

A lot can happen in five years, and for the husband-and-wife duo Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, the time between Exploration, their first album together in 2005, and Bright Examples, their new project, has been one non-stop whirlwind of activity. Not only has the couple toured extensively both as a duo and as part of the “Guthrie Family Rides Again” tour (with Sarah Lee’s dad, Arlo Guthrie), they’ve also released the children’s album Go Waggaloo, a live DVD entitled Folk Song, a solo album by Johnny, parented their two young daughters and moved from South Carolina to the Berkshires of Massachusetts, near where Sarah Lee was raised.

www.sarahleeandjohnny.com

Phil HenrySunday - 10:45 a.m. & Friday (SF House Band) 8:00 p.m.

“… there’s no one quite like this quiet Vermonter whose pow-erful voice speaks for itself.” - Aaron Nathans

Phil Henry is that rare contem-porary folk artist who will impress you from every direction. There’s his sweet and strong voice, that intricate and flaw-less guitar work, and songs so rich and sweeping you’ll wish you wrote them yourself.

Henry builds a connection, gently shaking an audience out of their own heads and into the vivid world he creates. He’s that rare breed of egoless musician who truly believes in the communal experience between performer and audi-ence.

He’s played the big stages - Kerrville, Falcon Ridge - and won top prize at SolarFest and the Susquehanna Arts and Music Festival.

www.philhenryband.com/wordpress

Entertainment

Main Stage PerformersDuane Carleton & the Backwoods Messiahs

Saturday - 8:15 p.m. & Friday (SF House Band) 8:00 p.m.

“Songs are driven by Carleton’s fine guitar work and singing...it’s easy to laugh at some of the rock and roll bands making hits these days, but hearing rootsy rock done this well should make you feel a little better.” - Vintage Guitar Magazine

Duane Carleton is the voice of rural America. His songs capture the essence of working class life. Whether describ-ing the people of small town America and their relationships or their day-to-day struggles, he conveys the beauty and tragedy of a disappearing lifestyle. His music falls into the Americana style. He paints a vast and colorful landscape with his songwriting as he covers the spectrum from poetic ballads, to upbeat rockers, to political story songs that could be aptly described as the offspring of Steve Earle and The Rolling Stones.

www.duanecarleton.com

antje DuvekotSaturday - 6:00 p.m.

“This is a brilliant, brilliant album” says former Rolling Stone music editor Dave Marsh. “I have had this reaction once in the last 10 years and that was the first time I heard Patty Griffin.”

Antje Duvekot has so-lidified her reputation as one of America’s top emerging singer songwriters with Big Dream Boulevard, her debut studio release. The CD was produced by Seamus Egan, founder of the Irish super group, SOLAS. The project was released on ac-claimed songwriter Ellis Paul’s label, Black Wolf Records and has quickly attracted inter-national attention for Antje. This release was voted “#1 Folk Release of 2006” by the Boston Globe and was named to the “Top 10 Releases of the Year” by National Public Radio’s Folk Alley.

www.antjeduvekot.com

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THANKS to our Volunteers For Peace!In addition to the 300 volunteers whose work makes this festival a reality, we also rely on a group of Volunteers

for Peace who come from all over the world and spend ten days in Vermont assisting with preparations for the event. Check out www.vfp.org

In the RoundFriday - 1:00 p.m & Sunday - 11:45 a.m.

Enjoy the music as several performers surprise us with an impromptu set. See the program insert for a list of the individual musicians and check their bios elsewhere in this program.

lynn MilesSaturday - 2:45 p.m.

“Lynn Miles is one of the most acclaimed songwriters to cross the border since Joni Mitchell.” - Dallas Morning News

Lynn Miles is one of Canada’s most accomplished singer/songwriters with five al-bums to her credit including the stark Unravel, winning Miles a 2003 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional solo album of the year and Love Sweet Love earn-ing her multiple Canadian Folk Music awards (best English songwriter, best contemporary singer).

www.lynnmilesmusic.com

Moors & McCumberFriday - 6:45 p.m. & Friday (SF House Band) 8:00 p.m.

“A cross between Tom Petty and the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.”

Influenced by the songwriting of Steve Earl, Gillian Welch and Neil Young, Moors and McCumber deliver songs full of rich harmonies that take you places.

James Moors and Kort McCumber met at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in 2005. Sitting around a campfire swapping songs, James and Kort each heard something in the music of the other that just fit. The two have been performing and writing together since. Having collectively sold more than 15,000 copies of independent releases from the stage, Moors and McCumber are touring the nation in support of their initial self titled offering.

www.moorsandmccumber.com

Entertainment

Main Stage Performerscontinued from previous page Peter Mulvey

Friday - 4:15 p.m.“I like making records,” re-

flects songwriter Peter Mulvey, “but my job is the live show: getting up in a room and taking people somewhere.” Peter’s latest tour is on his 12th CD, Letters From A Flying Machine.

Relentlessly touring as a headliner - his attitude is, “When you love what you do, you can work all the time,” - he has also shared the stage with luminaries such as Emmylou Harris, Richard Thompson, Ani diFranco, Indigo Girls, and Greg Brown, and has attracted an audience that stretches from Anchorage to Amsterdam.

www.petermulvey.com

Jessica Smucker & The Sleeping World

Saturday - 12:15 p.m.(2010 Songwriter Showcase Winner)

“Woven with a sort of defiant sadness, a square-jawed resil-ience…” - Fly Magazine

Jessica Smucker writes what could be considered “dark pop” songs: catchy melodies in minor keys, lyrics that master-fully infuse sad stories with tiny flecks of humor and hope. She performs in diverse configura-tions and contexts, but her songs have a consistent melodic edge. Her compositions often start down a familiar road but, through a series of subtle twists and curves, deliver the listener to an unexpected destination.

With The Sleeping World, she expands the scope of her songs into a lush rock land-scape: fuller, deeper arrangements created in collaboration with some of the Central PA region’s finest musicians.

www.jessicasmucker.com

SolarFest House BandFriday - 8:00 p.m.

“They don’t remind me of A-ha! at all!” - Robin Chesnut-Tangerman

A recurring phenom! The SolarFest House Band brings to-gether many of the area’s top musi-cians for a dynamic musical extrava-ganza. Start with the core group of Jim Gilmour, Jeff Poremski, Jon Berman, Paul Carroc-cio, Jerry Dubeau, and Charlie Rockwell, poached from a variety of the best local bands. Additional support and guest spots by Laura Molinelli, Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, Phil Henry, Duane Carlton, and Kort McCumber. Add a dash of special guests found back stage. Stir well, sit back, and enjoy.

www.jimgilmour.com/solarfest_house_band.php

SolarFest Singer / Songwriter Showcase

Saturday - 10:00 a.m.Every year talented sing/songwriters from around the

country send SolarFest recordings of their original songs. Some are on discs, some are mp3s, some are cassettes recorded in the living room; they are all the dreams of music makers. The ten finalists are invited to the SolarFest stage to perform two songs for you and the judges. The top three will win prizes including cash and recording studio time. The First Place winner will also perform a full set at So-larFest 2011.

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With Our AppreciationA very special THANK YOU to Melody & Mar-

shall Squier for allowing us to hold our event at For-get-Me-Not Farm.

For 50 weeks a year, Forget-Me-Not Farm is a therapeutic horse farm, home to beautiful and well cared-for animals. Because broken glass, sharp de-bris, and cigarette butts can be devastating to horses, we have a strict policy prohibiting glass on site and a clearly designated area for smoking. We know you will show your appreciation to Melody and Marshall by following these rules.

Main Stage Performers

Entertainment

Soule MondeFriday - 10:15 p.m.

Soule Monde is a funk duo with Ray Paczkowski on Hammond organ and Russ Lawton on drums. Taking you on a journey with rhythms and melody from Afro-Beat-Tango-New Orleans and Down Home Funk.

Ray and Russ are also known from their years of touring and recording with The Trey Anas-tasio Band. Ray also toured and recorded with Dave Matthews and Friends. Russ with The Afro Beat outfit Zzebra. DVD releases with Carlos Santana, Bonnoroo, Austin City Lim-its and late night shows from David Letterman to Jay Leno to Conan O’Brien.

www.myspace.com/russlawton/blog/491459453

Split Tongue CrowFriday - 3:15 p.m.

A lifetime spent in the vast hills and rambling valleys of Vermont can do a lot for shaping a band’s sound. Coming off more as a front-porch musical family than an independent band, Split Tongue Crow’s backwoods harmonies and haunt-ingly earnest song-writing have become a favorite of fans and skeptics alike. One listen is all it takes to fall in love with such honest and unforgettable music.

www.reverbnation.com/splittonguecrow www.facebook.com/splittonguecrow

The StereoFidelicsFriday - 5:30 p.m. & Friday (SF House Band) 8:00 p.m.

The StereoFidelics are a high-energy, indie groove-rock band that blends mind-bending improvisation and extreme instrumental choreography to deliver an exciting show for both the eyes and ears.

By showcasing their multi-instru-mental capability, the duet delivers a full sound. Chris shreds solos and lays down the groove on the guitar, tickles the electric piano, sings lead/harmony vocals, and pounds out synth bass lines on a floor keyboard while Melissa contributes lead/har-mony vocals, holds down the rhythm on the kit, and throws in string pads and raging violin solos. Their live show has an intense tightness, both technically and emotionally.

www.thestereofidelics.com

Main Stage EventsThese events take place on or near the Main Stage and

feature interactive performances for all ages that are engaging, fun, and informative.

FRIDaY 12:30 - 12:45 p.m.

Opening CeremonyJoin us to celebrate the opening of the seventeenth So-

larFest!!Presenters: solarFest staFF

SaTuRDaY8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

YogaOn the grass in front of the Main StageSustainability for your body! Come salute the sun with

a morning yoga class. Wake up your body and your soul. All levels are welcome; bring a mat if you have one. This class will take place on the grass in front of the Main Stage. Please dress accordingly.

Instructor: abby Valenta

SuNDaY 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

YogaOn the grass in front of the Main StageSustainability for your body! Come salute the sun with

a morning yoga class. Wake up your body and your soul. All levels are welcome; bring a mat if you have one. This class will take place on the grass in front of the Main Stage. Please dress accordingly.

Instructor: abby Valenta

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Peace Pole Ceremony: May Peace Prevail on Earth

On the grass in front of the Main StageJoin us for the annual rededication of the SolarFest

Peace Pole as we celebrate the oneness of our humanity, our community, and our planet. May Peace Prevail on Earth. This celebration will take place on the grass in front of the Main Stage -- rain or shine. Everyone welcome.

Presenters: carol tashIe and MelIssa chesnut-tangerMan

Swing NoireSaturday - 4:00 p.m.

Call it what you may... Gypsy jazz, hot swing, jazz manouche. In any case, Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swingin’ jazz club and transports audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on Hot Swing in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Swing Noire makes music that “will entrance and surprise you.”

Pine Island violinist David Gusakov, twins Rob and Jim McCuen on solo guitar and double bass, and rhythm gui-tarist Jared Volpe make up Vermont’s newest acoustic, Hot Club style quartet.

www.swingnoire.com

Bow Thayer and Perfect TrainwreckSunday - 4:15 p.m.

Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck’s music come from a place that is rooted in the densely forested mountains of central Vermont. The result is a combination of no-nonsense traditionalism and forward-looking individualism that reflects the mythical stories of the people and rugged landscape of that state. Forging influences as diverse as Fugazi, Yes, Stax/Motown, Lowell George (Little Feat), Buffalo Tom, Jerry Garcia and Ali Farke Toure, the band has realized the full potential of its soulful, modern mountain music touring behind its latest CD, Bottom of the Sky.

www.bowthayer.com

Reed WaddleSaturday - 1:45 p.m. & Friday (SF House Band) 8:00 p.m.

Since moving from his home-town in Destin, Florida to Boston in 2009, Reed Waddle has ex-perienced a series of career chang-ing milestones. He recently won the Grand Prize at the New York Songwriters Circle, and an instant thrust into the heart of the New York music scene. A month earlier he was a winner in the Mountain Stage NewSong Competition in Charleston, West Virginia, competing with thousands of songwriters from the US and Canada.

For the past three years he has played over 250 shows annually mostly in small clubs, colleges and listening rooms around the country while constantly writing and recording.

www.reedwaddle.com


Family Stage SupportersSolarFest is deeply grateful to the following

Family Stage Supporters who have underwritten some of our Family Stage performances this year:

Tinmouth Community Fund - GeneralRutland Area Food Co-op & Thrive Center of the Green Mountains - The Swing Peepers

Sissy’s Kitchen - Spice KleinmannSteve Goldsmith - Spook Handy

Naga Bakehouse - General

Jackson GillmanFriday - 4:15 p.m., Saturday - 11:30 a.m.

Sparkling with energy, wit and whimsy, the “Stand-Up Chameleon” magically transforms into a wide array of col-orful characters. Song, dance, mime and/or sign language might be incorporated into his interactive comedy and stories, bring-ing any age audience along for a rollicking ride into his wildly imaginative worlds of creativity and fun. Much of Jackson’s environmental reper-toire reflects his ecology background from the College of the Atlantic. Shining through his extraordinary versatility is his bemused, warm-hearted honesty in his perceptions of life, astute and askew. www.jacksongillman.com

Jennings & Ponder Sunday - 1 p.m.

Vermont residents Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder are two of today’s finest interpreters of the traditional folk tale. Their live CD, The King and the Thrush, was named a Notable Children’s Re-cording of 2010 by the American Library Associa-tion, the highest award given, and the only storytelling record so honored this year. It’s their second “Notable”; a third album received Parents’ Choice Silver. They say, “Folktales are ageless. Rooted in antiquity, reborn with each retelling, they speak directly to that part of us which does not change as we move through our lives. We listen, time changes, and we become ageless too.” www.folktale.net

Spice KleinmannSaturday - 2:15 p.m., Sunday - 12:00 p.m.

Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann has been singing songs on stage or in front of people since she was 9 years old. Since then, she has sailed and sung on the Clearwater Boat on the Hudson River with Pete Seeger, worked for Wolftrap in Virginia teaching Headstart curriculum through Arts Integration, led songs at Farm and Wilder-ness camps for over 25 years, entertained many children of all ages at Earth Day Events, demonstrations of all sorts, li-braries, senior centers, childcare

programs, and--her favorite--around campfires. She will entice you with her spirit and joy.....Come and enjoy and sing!!!! [email protected]

John PorcinoSaturday - 1:15 p.m., Sunday - 2:15 p.m.

Much of John Porcino’s training for his many years as a storyteller and singer arose while creating and participat-ing in the zany & touching moments around a campfire: all of life, seen through a flicker-ing firelight, surrounded by the magnificent beauty of the natural world. These days John spins some 200 performances, workshops, and in-service trainings each year for folks of all ages. His performances are a mix of stories and songs that are sparked to life with warmth, humor, a playful touch of audi-ence participation, and a twist of music from around the world. For John, the arts are joyful pathways toward celebrating our common humanity and the legacy of life on our planet. www.johnporcino.com

Jody ScaliseFriday - 2:15 p.m.

“Jody Scalise stops the show with his myriad transformations!” ~The Boston Globe

Reminiscent of the old days with a fresh new approach to variety theater. A little Groucho, a little Skelton, a lot of joy!! Forty years of performing from Lincoln Center Comedy Festival, ABC Television to PBS television. “He’s a great clown!”~Marcel Marceau www.scalisemime.com

Songs from The Solar GenerationSaturday - 12:30 p.m.

Spook Handy’s “Songwriting for the Solar Generation” participants will perform their own musical creations for our listening pleasure.

Spook HandySunday - 3:15 p.m.

“Spook really understands how to write a good song that says something important. Death Came Anyway is a great song!” - Pete Seeger

Spook Handy started out in this life on a path of respectable and predictable citizenship. But fresh out of college he turned down several lucrative job of-fers and bought his first guitar. Over 3000 gigs later Spook has a pocket full of songwriting awards and has performed his songs with Pete Seeger and Peter Yarrow. True to the company he keeps, Spook’s songs are witty and courageous, informed by a desire for social justice and populated by a host of real and imagined friends. You could become one of these friends at Spook’s songwriting workshop in The Solar Generation track on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. www.spookhandy.com

The Swing PeepersSaturday - 3:15 p.m.

The Swing Peepers, a vocal-harmony and multi-instru-ment duo, feature fun, earth-friendly and water-loving interactive songs and stories. The Swing Peepers perform lively and improvisational energetic World Folk. Instruments strummed, swung, and tapped include guitars, mandolin, harmonica, accordion and egg-shaker. Many of their songs and stories are participatory, so come prepared to join in! www.swingpeepers.com

Family Stage Performers

Entertainment

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The Bog Stompers On the grounds all weekend

The Bogstompers have become a fixture at SolarFest, playing their oldtime string band music in the food court and out and around the festival. Back before Bill Mon-roe and Earl Scruggs, these high energy songs and tunes from the 1920’s were real country music, and the first country music on the radio. The Bogstompers bring them to life on banjos, fiddle, guitar, and rhythm toys. www.1001tunes.com/HEAHEAH/bogstompers.htm

BonfireSaturday - 11:00 p.m. to Midnight

Join us for the traditional SolarFest Bonfire. Singing, dancing, drumming and merriment take place as we watch Incendi-ary Artist Glenn Tarbell ignite his latest creation. This event is for Night Owls, but we ask that you return quietly to your car or campsite afterwards so we don’t disturb the Early Birds. Thanks!

Contra Dance with atlantic Crossing

Saturday - 7:45 p.m.

For over 15 years, the Vermont band Atlantic Crossing has been thrilling concert audiences and contra-dancers with traditional songs and acoustic instrumental music from New England -- music which has deep Celtic roots in the British Isles and in French & Maritime Canada -- together with original compositions in-spired by these traditions.

Atlantic Crossing has appeared at numerous festivals, concert series, and on Public Radio. They have toured frequently in the USA and in the UK and, as a high energy contra-dance band, they have played at many of the major US dance series as well as dance weekends.

www.atlanticcrossingvt.com

Off-Stage Events

FRIDaY12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Magical Shrinky Dinks with April Simpson(recommended ages 5-12)

Making Shrinky Dinks is a great way to recycle your #6 plastic! Use colored pen-cils and permanent markers to create a fun design on the plastic. Then, watch it shrink in the solar oven! It’s fun, easy, and magical!

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.Body Art(all ages welcome)

Paint your face, your arms, your hands, your legs…become a wandering work of art!

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.String Arts Galore! w/ Pam Maynard & Rosemary Moser(recommended ages 5 & up)

Explore weaving, braiding, macramé, and more as you create something colorful to take away with you.

3:00 - 3:45 p.m.Yoga for Kids with Stephanie Jones(recommended ages 5 & up)

Come move like animals, stretch like plants and breath like the wind. And--of course--salute the sun.

SaTuRDaY10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Parachute Games with John Porcino(all ages welcome)

If you don’t know how much fun para-chute games are, ask a kid!

11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.Spontabulous Song & Dance with The Swing Peepers(recommended ages 6-12)

From scratch the Swing Peepers will gather kids’ impromptu ideas, slap a fun song together as quick as a treehouse, add some rhythm, movement, dance, and cos-tumes for flair, and then perform it.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Cyanotype Prints with George Bouret(recommended ages 7 & up)

Make real photographic sunprints on cyanotype paper with a professional pho-tographer.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Sing-along, Sign-along, Move-along Songs w/ Jackson Gillman(recommended ages 4 & up)

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Felting with Marilyn Brandner(recommended ages 6 & up)

A Kids’ Corner perennial favorite; use special felting needles to make your own colorful felted wool creatures and designs.



3:00 - 4:00 p.m.Clay Suns with Jen Hogan(all ages welcome; children under 4 may need adult assistance)

Come get your hands muddy while ex-ploring the wonders of clay. Clay and tools will be available for young ones to play. We’ll create a gallery of suns to exhibit during the last day of the festival assuring plenty of “sunshine”! Take yours when you go, or recycle it back into the bucket.

SuNDaY10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Kids Yoga with Bess Lewis(recommended ages 5-11)

A fun-filled class in which partici-pants learn about breath and movement of the body. We’ll mimic graceful postures of animals while creating a yoga game to take home and share. Elementary School Teachers and Childcare Providers are wel-come and encouraged to attend.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.Parachute Games with John Porcino(all ages welcome)

If you don’t know how much fun para-chute games are, ask a kid!

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Bug Sculpture Garden with Jen Hogan(all ages welcome; children under 4 may need adult assistance)

Join us in creating vibrant bugs using true trash, recyclables, and imagination! Three-dimensional forms will sprout from our little hands and big minds into a col-laborative garden for all to enjoy. Please bring any useable supplies you may have acquired over the weekend (cups, plates, silverware, etc.).

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.String Arts Galore! w/ Pam Maynard & Rosemary Moser(recommended ages 5 & up)

Explore weaving, braiding, macramé, and more as you create something colorful to take away with you.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Felting with Marilyn Brandner(recommended ages 6 & up)

A Kids’ Corner perennial favorite; use special felting needles to make your own colorful felted wool creatures and designs.



Kids’ Corner WorkshopsKids’ Corner is a place to enjoy fun and creative activities, from sunprints, to playing with boats in a tub of water, to body painting and felting. Kids young and old pay frequent visits to

Kids’ Corner, knowing there’s always something new to experience. Join us!

Rick DavisSaturday all day on the grounds

Rick is delighted to return to SolarFest. He spent four years as a clown with Ring-ling Brothers Circus and has performed at Epcot Center, Radio City Music Hall, The White House, and on the Bill Cosby Show. For 28 years he has been touring colleges and festivals, teaching us all the skills we didn’t learn in 6th grade. Rick can often be found near the Family Stage. http://schoolshows.com/totallyuse-lessskills/

Theater-in-the-WoodsFriday - 4:00 p.m. Saturday - 10:00 a.m.Sunday - 10:00 a.m.

Theater-in-the-Woods director Wheaton Squier, a veteran himself of many Theater-in-the-Woods performances, looks forward to harnessing the boundless talents of the extended SolarFest family. This play is an engaging story of Tinmouth’s 250 year history, sprinkled with local lore along with factual nuggets and embellishments from the book Reflections of Tinmouth by Mildred E. Allen. The performances have become a spectacle in themselves as hundreds of spectators follow the characters and the evolving story through the woods.

Entertainment Workshops


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12:30 - 2:30 p.m.The SolarFest Site TourOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the “Juice Bar” (aka Power Station)

SolarFest is powered by renewable en-ergy equipment in a great number of con-figurations. The site tour is a great way to learn how all of this equipment interacts to power this unique event. The first hour will provide an overview; the second will offer a more detailed view for those who continue on the tour. (This tour is also offered on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Satur-day from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. A site tour specifically for young people is offered in The Solar Generation track.)

Presenter: John blIttersdorF

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Heat Capture and Transfer from Aerobic Composting

Heat capture and transfer from aero-bic composting is a clean, green, renewable energy source that can be used for heating homes, offices, greenhouses or even aqua-culture operations. It has recently been introduced for use by medium and large-scale composters. This presentation pro-vides an overview of the technology and shows its use at two large farms in New England.

Presenter: Josh nelson

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Building a Solid Solar Thermal System

Join Chris as he discusses the construc-tion of solar thermal systems (domestic hot water and solar space heating) that will last and will meet design goals for BTUs.

Presenter: chrIs Wetherby

greenBuilding

Discover new and innovative or traditional, time-tested ways to build or renovate in a more earth-conscious manner with

sustainable materials.Green Building workshops take place

in the Batteries International Tent or Outdoors as noted.

FRIDaY2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

An Introduction to American Clay Earthen Plaster

This is a hands-on workshop for ev-eryone who wants to learn the basics of installing American Clay Earth plaster. Karen will discuss materials needed, sur-face preparation, American Clay products and application. This workshop will pro-vide participants with the basic skills and resources to proceed with a project of their own. For design and building profession-

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Net-Metered PV Systems

Join Kirk as he covers the basics of net-metered PV systems: how they operate, ex-pected production, local and on-line moni-toring, economics, and plenty of anecdotal bits of solar war stories from a long-time field installer. As time permits, Kirk will explore both residential and commercial systems.

Presenter: KIrK herander

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.The SolarFest Site TourOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


SolarFest is powered by renewable en-ergy equipment in a great number of con-figurations. The site tour is a great way to learn how all of this equipment interacts to power this unique event. The first hour will provide an overview; the second will offer a more detailed view for those who continue on the tour. (This tour is also offered on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. A site tour specifically for young people is offered in The Solar Generation track.)



Photovoltaics (PV) 101This popular SolarFest workshop is

back -- in a new two hour format! Join Richard and Carol as they provide an in-troduction to photovoltaics (PV) technol-ogy and its use as a source of electric power for the home. The workshop begins with a narrated slideshow, followed by a brief lec-ture. Ample time at the end of the work-shop will be reserved for a Q&A session. If you are interested in developing a solid foundation on the basics of PV, this work-shop is for you.

Presenters: rIchard gottlIeb and carol leVIn

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.The SolarFest Site TourOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


SolarFest is powered by renewable en-ergy equipment in a great number of con-figurations. The site tour is a great way to learn how all of this equipment interacts to power this unique event. The first hour will provide an overview; the second will offer a more detailed view for those who continue on the tour. (This tour is also of-fered on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. A site tour specifically for young people is offered in The Solar Generation track.)


11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Batteries 101 & More

This workshop offers an overview of batteries, starting from operation through new technologies. Jeff will cover battery safety, care and maintenance, trouble-shooting, as well as how the best connec-tions make the best battery banks. He will also include the tools of the trade and how to use them.

Presenter: JeFF sKelsKIe

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.The Green Marketing How-To

For handcrafters, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who are selling green products and services or starting a new business, this highly engaging work-shop will help you get the basics of creating and refining a marketing plan, conducting basic market research to test your product idea, and developing some effective low/no-cost marketing tactics both online and offline.

Presenter: PaMela cargIll

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.Zero Energy Homes Through Retrofits: Are they Possible and Affordable?

Join this active discussion of what zero energy buildings mean and how they can be achieved through affordable retrofits. Learn how to “read” your home and how to take advantage of natural conditions to reduce the building’s energy demands. Also to be discussed: heating and ventila-tion systems performance and placement, energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the CVPS Smart Meter Program.

Presenters: Ken Welch, steVe sPatz and steVe letendre

SuNDaY9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

NABCEP: PV Entry-Level ExamNABCEP (North American Board

of Energy Practitioners) is a non-govern-mental organization setting standards of practice for renewable energy installers in the areas of PV, solar hot water, and wind. Join Richard and Carol to learn their view of the organization with a focus on the areas of knowledge necessary for the PV Entry-Level Exam.

Presenters: rIchard gottlIeb and carol leVIn

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.A Zero Net Energy Historic Building

At last year’s SolarFest, Kimberley pre-sented the goals, models and simulations for renovating her 1860 house shell into a zero net energy building. This year she expands on this topic by providing details and photographs of the progress, as well as data on actual energy usage.

Presenter: KIMberley QuIrK

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Low-Tech Owner Built Wind Power

This workshop will introduce a simple but productive vertical-axis wind device, the Augmented Savonius Rotor. Our pro-totype device was researched and built with funding from NESARE (The North-east Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education). Erik will describe the design, construction, and installation, and review project costs and production data. This presentation will include an audiovisual review of our windmill project.

Presenter: erIK andrus

Workshops

renewaBleenerg y

Energy consumption is increasing while traditional

supplies are dwindling. Learn how to conserve and power

your life with renewable energy.

Renewable Energy workshops take place in the USA Solar Store Tent

or Outdoors as noted.

FRIDaY2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Renewable Energy Landscape: Germany March 2011

Please join Chris as he presents a photo collage of photovoltaic, solar hot water and wind in the northern Germany countryside. He will include information about passive/PV/heat-pump hybrids that are close to Net Zero, as well as a short introduction to an Energy Plus home in Hanover, Germany that produces more energy than it needs.

Presenter: chrIs Wetherby

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Village Empowerment: Peru Project

The Village Empowerment “Peru Project” has designed over 75 sustain-able systems in 35 villages in the Peruvian Andes. The systems, powered mostly by solar energy, provide radio, lights, vaccine refrigerators, water supply and purifica-tion, aquaculture fish, laptops, and science experiments in schools, clinics, and mu-nicipalities. Join Steve and Janice as they discuss this important project. Presenters: JanIce & steVe KurKosKI

Maximize your workshop experienceSolarFest offers over 80 different workshops organized into five tracks, each with a com-mon theme. You may attend workshops in any track and in any order.The tracks are:

• Renewable Energy• Green Building• Sustainable Agriculture• Thriving Locally• The Solar Generation (youth work-

shops)

How to find your workshopWorkshops are held under tents unless other-wise noted. Tents are identified by track name and sponsor and are color coded on the map and schedule grids on pages 17-20.Outdoor workshop locations vary. Meeting spots are noted in this list as well as on the schedule grids.

Workshop Tips


To All Who Smoke

We respectfully and firmly request that you only smoke in the desig-nated smoker’s corral. We’ve sited it so you can see the Main Stage and a whole lot else besides. We ask you to help keep the pastures clean for the horses’ health, and we need to honor the Squier’s request that no butt be left on the ground to be eaten. The best way to do this is to have the one designated area. Smokers outside the corral will be herded into it. Please respect our hosts and follow this rule.

als, it will provide a sound understanding of the product to confidently recommend it to their clients.

Presenter: Karen totIno

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.In-Depth look at Natural Plasters and Finishes

In this workshop, we will discuss how to make your own clay based plasters and finishes appropriate for wall surfaces of all kinds; from straw bale to drywall. This will be a hands-on experience, so bring your questions, soil samples, plaster samples and your enthusiasm for getting your hands in the mud. Mud lovers of all ages are wel-come!

Presenter: lIz JohndroW


The Seven Essentials of Green Building

Join architect Michael Beattie and builder Doug Fontein as they team up to share six decades of experience with shades of green construction and explore their seven basic principles.

Presenters: MIchael beattIe and doug FonteIn

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.Timber FramingOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Timber Frame SiteEnjoy a hands-on timber framing ex-

perience and an open discussion of practic-es and techniques, with a focus on how to cut simple timber frame joinery with sim-ple tools. Watch or help as Greg builds an 8x12 timber frame with fully housed knee braces and rafter trusses using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. Greg will cover different approaches to timber framing practices as well as issues such as enclosure techniques, timber sourcing and milling and hybrid construction techniques. (This workshop is also offered on Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.)

Presenter: greg Wallace

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.The Ecological House New England

In these times of transition we are looking ahead at a world with less oil. The Ecological House not only embraces renewable energy but also the concept of whole design learned from nature. But what is an ecological house? What do we need in terms of sustainable shelter? Is it attainable right now? Join us as we tap into the collective genius of the Northeast to develop the criteria for the ecological house of the future.

Presenters: ben grahaM and daVId young

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.High Performance Natural Buildings for Cold Climates

Join Jacob and Ace as they present their findings of their research field-testing seven natural building projects throughout Vermont and New York. Their testing in-cluded a combination of blower-door test-ing, infrared camera scanning, and both

surface and probe moisture testing, in or-der to develop a clear understanding of the efficacy of current design detailing practic-es, the most common sources of heat loss in straw bale construction, and the viability of moisture control in these assemblies.

Presenters: ace Mcarleton and Jacob deVa racusIn

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.Timber FramingOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Timber Frame SiteEnjoy a hands-on timber framing ex-

perience and an open discussion of practic-es and techniques, with a focus on how to cut simple timber frame joinery with sim-ple tools. Watch or help as Greg builds an 8x12 timber frame with fully housed knee braces and rafter trusses using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. Greg will cover different approaches to timber framing practices as well as issues such as enclosure techniques, timber sourcing and milling and hybrid construction techniques. (This workshop is also offered on Saturday from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

Presenter: greg Wallace

SuNDaY9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Healthy Home, Clean Waters Did you know white vinegar kills over

80% of germs? Or that antibacterial soap doesn’t protect us from colds and flus any more than regular soap? Or that “non-toxic” can be put on a product label if fewer than 50% of animals died in testing? Or that two-thirds of U.S. lipsticks tested have lead in them? Learn how to read labels, choose safer cleaners and personal care products, and make non-toxic cleaners at home.

Presenter: charen Fegard

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Building Performance - Basic Efficiency Analysis

This workshop will introduce the main concepts and tools used to analyze energy usage and some formulas used to measure performance before and after retrofits. In-cluded in the discussion will be: what heat loss looks like to an IR camera, blower door diagnostics, efficiency measurements of combustion appliances and what to ex-pect from different vintages of technology and fuel types, calculating of major electri-cal loads in KWH and how to determine their individual cost to run.

Presenter: harley blaKe

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.How to Design a Zero-Carbon, Net-Zero-Energy Home

Join Mel as he discusses his personal experiences in designing, building and owning a home that uses no carbon-based energy sources--neither biofuels nor fos-sil fuels. This house, completed in January 2008, cost 65K extra to build but will save 165K in energy costs over the first 20 years of operation. Measured data on the perfor-mance of the house will be presented. The house features an open-loop geothermal heat pump, a 10 kW turbine, and 10 kW PV system.

Presenter: Mel tyree

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Workshops2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Striving for SustainabilityCome hear the story of an alternative

energy expert’s success and challenges of building his own home and office off the grid. The project began in 1992, before “Green Building” was a common term, and has been evolving ever since. Jim will share his experience in designing and building this home, including design, size, natural materials, solar energy, super insulation and more.

Presenter: JIM grundy

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Improving Energy Efficiency in Homes

Join Mitchell as he discusses how to use building science to diagnose and iden-tify energy consumption in homes. He will also address insulation options and health and safety concerns in your home.

Presenter: MItchell estrIn

sustainaBleagriculture

Food is Life. Find out where the food chain

is broken and how to bring healthful, locally grown foods

to your table.Sustainable Agriculture workshops

take place in the Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners Tent


FRIDaY2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Composting and the Carbon Cycle

Join Josh as he delves into the impor-tance of composting on a local and global scale. Improve your soil with compost and help improve the world. Learn how to cut the greenhouse gases emitted from agricul-tural practices by starting your own com-posting system. This workshop is followed by a hands-on demonstration where you can test your compost pile building skills.


3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Hands-On Building Compost PilesOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Open Air Work-shop Area

Time to get your hands dirty and build some soil. Using information from the previous workshop (2:00 - 3:00) on mak-ing smart choices while mixing compost, this hands-on workshop will give you the chance to build compost piles out a variety of materials, Don’t worry if you missed the previous workshop, you can still join the compost building fun.


5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Home Gardening Season Extension

Do you want to grow more food in your garden without adding any square feet? Would you like more days in your growing season but have no plans of heading south? Then season extension is for you. Join us as we discuss simple and doable techniques for the home gardener. (For those interest-ed in more advanced methods, please see the advanced workshop held on Sunday from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.)

Presenter: Josh brIll


Goats 101This workshop will discuss basic goat

management techniques including goat health, nutrition, and pasture/browse. We will also review the differences in goat breeds and what to look for when buying your first goat. Once you find your goat you’ll need to know what to do with the milk and we’ll go over that too.

Presenters: Margot brooKs and alex eaton

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Raw Milk: Sustainable Dairy in Practice and Policy

Americans used to be able buy raw milk and other dairy products directly from their farmer. However, with the ad-vent of the industrialized food system, government laws prescribed unreasonable regulations. Join Lisa Kaiman, a farmer, and Robb Kidd, of Rural Vermont, as they discuss raw milk dairying, the health and environmental benefits, the political issues and ways to advance raw milk policy.

Presenter: lIsa KaIMan and robb KIdd


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for updated information.


Workshops

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Hands-On Mushroom Production OuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Upper Shed Join us in inoculating shiitake and wine

cap mushrooms using both logs and wood-chips. This two and a half hour workshop will explore the principles of successful mushroom cultivation, the benefits to the homesteader and small farmer and will practice the two most common types of inoculation. Participants will leave with a familiarity of all tools involved and will be ready to grow mushrooms at home.

Presenter: ben FalK

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.Holistic Pasture Management

Learn how to make the most out of your fields and pastures by naturally in-creasing soil fertility, herd productivity, and livestock profits through the proper planning of grazing. Learn how to assess forage supply, figure out graze period and recovery time, and how to monitor your land for results. Ensure your animals will be in the right place at the right time and for the right reason.

Presenter: craIg leggett

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Growing Rice in Cold Climates

This presentation will cover the water and paddy-based, terraced brown rice pro-duction happening at the Whole Systems Design research farm in Vermont. Ben will explore the principles and techniques used to produce grain crop on poor-soiled steep hillsides. Lessons learned in our 3 years of research into the world’s most prolific food crop and its applicability for New England will be the focus of this exciting workshop.

Presenter ben FalK

SuNDaY9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Solar Thermal + Root-Zone Heating = ?

Imagine combining solar thermal pan-els, root-zone heating, and a passive solar high tunnel. Now imagine a twin passive solar high tunnel with no supplementary heat. What would be the differences in the crop yields and payoffs? Come learn the lessons and the early crop research results from Green Mountain College and get the basics of garden season extension systems, from the simple to the complex.

Presenters: PhIlIP acKerMan-leIst and lucas broWn

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Fossil Fuel Free Farming

Modern food production is heavily dependent on cheap fossil fuels creating a critical vulnerability regarding how we feed ourselves. This workshop will examine the uses of fossil energy in modern agriculture and present alternative production methods and systems, including human-powered and animal-powered systems for tillage, weed control, nutrient management and

pest control, as well as hay harvesting. Fol-lowing this workshop, join Kenneth for a demonstration of these methods. (To attend the demonstration workshop, please meet at the SolarFest Peace Pole at 12:30 p.m.)

Presenter: Kenneth Mulder

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Fossil Fuel Free Farming Demo OuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the Peace PoleIn this follow up hands-on workshop

on Fossil Fuel Free Farming, Kenneth will demonstrate how to use many of the tools and methods that are used on the Green Mountain College farm. Participants will be able to use some of these tools to test their own farming skills.

Presenter: Kenneth Mulder

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Got Worms? An Introduction to Home and Industrial Scale Vermicomposting

Worms are some of nature’s greatest unsung heroes. In this workshop, Josh Nelson will provide an overview of the role and importance of worms. He will discuss their role in managing “waste” materials, from a home to industrial scale. The work-shop will end with a demonstration on how to make and manage a high perform-ing home sized worm bin.

Presenter: Joshua nelson

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Managing Vermont’s Food Resources for an Equitable Food System

14% of Vermonters are considered food insecure and at the same time there is a resurgence of importance in region-ally grown and raised food. How do we make these two issues meet? Join Theresa as she describes how hunger is addressed in our nation compared to what is occur-ring in the agricultural sector of Vermont. She will discuss programs that are taking progressive, creative measures to address hunger, food inequalities and injustices here at home.

Presenter: theresa snoW

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.The Permaculture Mindset

Have you heard of permaculture but you are not sure what it is or what it means? In this workshop Josh will help you begin to see the world through permaculture glasses. He will explore the basic theory of permaculture and offer a few examples of things you can do to begin on your path towards conscious ecosystem development.

Presenter: Josh brIll

thrivinglocally

Discover the world just outside your door and how you can leave a smaller footprint by

taking advantage of what you find there.

Thriving Locally workshops take place in the Southview Arts Tent


FRIDaY2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Moors & McCumber Songwriting / Co-writing Workshop

James Moors & Kort McCumber met at the Folks Fest in Colorado and since then have written, recorded and released nearly 60 original songs. In this workshop, they will show, through example, how their words, melodies and rhythms have been en-hanced by the editing, revision and arrange-ment that comes through the co-writing process. This workshop is for the aspiring songwriter and the accomplished veteran alike and will include a brief Q & A.

Presenters: JaMes Moors and Kort MccuMber

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Only Five Percent! Strategies to Increase the Amount of Local Food We Eat

Vermont’s Farm to Plate Strategic Plan estimated that 5% of all the food pur-chased in Vermont is locally produced -- which means approximately 95% of what we eat comes from outside the state. Join Jill as she shares the steps being taken in Rutland County to increase local food pur-chases and details strategies we can all use to bring local food to our plates at home and in the community.

Presenter: JIll Perry balzano

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.Weed Walk and TalkOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the Peace PoleCome take an informative walk

through the fields of Forget-Me-Not-Farm. Visit our plant relatives and learn about their gifts to us. Learn how to listen to the plants and gather information in-tuitively. (We offer four weed walks during the festival: Friday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Satur-day 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Space is limited: first come-first served.)

Presenter: helena Wu

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Building a Vermont Climate Movement

Last year’s keynote speaker Bill McKibben encouraged us to build a move-ment to take on the Climate Crisis. This workshop will bring together folks trying to do just that. People from Vermont’s Climate Movement will talk about what’s happening now and where we need to

go. We’ll talk strategy, learning from past movements and using social media to make change.

Presenters: theo talcott, Joe soloMon, daVId streMber, brIan

toKar and Jenna WIlson


Homestead Technologies & Tradeoffs

If homesteading is about conscious and conscientious choices, then how do the technological choices fit into these de-cisions? Philip & Erin will share thoughts and images from their fifteen years of homesteading--shifting from eight years of no electricity, no running water, and no kids to seven years with an off-grid system, indoor plumbing, and three kids. Included in the discussion will be a review of a va-riety of homestead technologies and their impacts on quality of life.

Presenters: PhIllIP and erIn acKerMan-leIst

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.Soy Whey Furniture RefinishingOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Upper Shed If you are thinking about renovating

an old piece of furniture, you are already thinking ecologically, economically and sustainably! Join Melody for this hands-on workshop demonstrating furniture refin-ishing using non-toxic products. Attend-ees can bring small project pieces to work on (no lead paint please) and there will be some items available for practice. Sample refinishing products will be provided.

Presenter: Melody sQuIer

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Funding and Supporting Community Change

Come and talk with Cheryl Fischer from the New England Grassroots Envi-ronmental Fund, Gaye Symington from the High Meadows Fund, and Jen Peter-son from the Vermont Community Foun-dation about funding and other resources available for organizations working for so-cial change. Pick their brains about where to find funds, what makes a good grant proposal, and ways to build support for your work.

Presenters: cheryl KIng FIscher, gaye syMIngton and Jen Peterson

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Weed WalkOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


through the fields of Forget-Me-Not-Farm, identifying and learning about the medicinal and edible plants of our com-munity. Come meet your neighbors, the green growing plants we often call weeds, and possibly change your idea of what to do with a weed. (We offer four weed walks during the festival: Friday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Space is limited: first come-first served.)

Presenter: leslIe sIlVer

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12:30 - 3:30 p.m.Wild Mushrooms: Sustainable Foraging for the Locavore

(12:30 - 1:30 in Workshop Tent; 1:30 - 3:30 walk through SolarFest grounds)

Successful mushroom foraging re-quires that you know your intended goal in order to separate the tasty from the toxic. Come join an expert guide on an introduc-tion to the common edible and medicinal mushrooms of New England. This 3-hour workshop will start in the workshop tent, with an introduction to mushroom iden-tification, and then move onto the So-larFest grounds to look at the common mushrooms in their habitat. We will talk of ecology, mushroom lore, and sustainable collecting.

Presenter: greg Marley

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Bike Repair 101

Curious to know how a derailleur works? Want to adjust your squeaking brakes? Ever changed your own flat tire? Join Jules for an experiential workshop that will leave you feeling more confident about working on your own bike at home. Au-dience members are encouraged to bring their bicycles to this fun and informative workshop that provides great insight into the seemingly complicated workings of to-day’s bicycle.

Presenter: Jules harrell

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Cooking Close to Home

Join Diane Imrie, author of Cooking Close to Home, for an informative workshop on the health and environmental impacts of our current food system. Learn why sus-tainable food is important, as well as some valuable how-to’s and buying tips for every season. Diane will conclude this workshop with a food demonstration, tasting and book signing.

Presenter: dIane IMrIe

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.West African DanceOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


Let the rhythms of West Africa awak-en your dancing spirit! Join Shelby as she warms us up with simple stretches and basic dance moves and then progresses toward teaching us a traditional West Af-rican dance and story. No experience is needed, just the willingness to pulse, shake and release your inner dancer through this beautiful and dynamic dance form.

Presenter: shelby Jones

SuNDaY9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Sustainable urbanism: What It Is and Why It Works

Sustainable urbanism knits together smart growth, new urbanism, and high performance building and is becoming rec-ognized as one of the most viable ways to meet and mitigate some of our most press-ing global environmental challenges. Join Tim and Jim as they look at communities

around the country and then discuss how Sustainable Rutland is working to support sustainability in Rutland, Vermont.

Presenters: tIM o’connor and JIM sabataso

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.Weed Walk and TalkOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


through the fields of Forget-Me-Not-Farm. Visit our plant relatives and learn about their gifts to us. Learn how to listen to the plants and gather information in-tuitively. (We offer four weed walks during the festival: Friday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Satur-day 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Space is limited: first come-first served.)

Presenter: helena Wu

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Small Really is Beautiful (and Profitable Too)

The media world is in turmoil as con-ventional media try to understand the new kid on the block (the Internet) and the new kid tries to figure out how to be fi-nancially viable. Yet in Vermont, tiny Green Living Journal has been profitably publish-ing for more than 21 years and was recog-nized with the Governor’s Award in 2010 for excellence in environmental education. Come join Stephen for this lively discus-sion.

Presenter: stePhen MorrIs

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Laughter FitnessOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


Laughter Fitness, a practice of laugh-ing as a form of exercise, is a deceptively simple yet very powerful and potentially life-changing form of exercise that al-most anybody can do, anytime, anywhere. Its core premise is that your body can and knows how to laugh, regardless of what your mind has to say about it.

Presenter: tracI Pena

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Green And Profitable: Harnessing the Marketing Advantages of Going Green

Is your company’s commitment to im-prove the world a “best-kept secret?” Are you using your values in your marketing but not getting the results you want? Learn how to get the most marketing value out of your values, to build sales and customer loyalty. Learn ways for your customers to become word-of-mouth fans and ambas-sadors.

Presenter: shel horoWItz

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Weed WalkOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


through the fields of Forget-Me-Not-Farm, identifying and learning about the medicinal and edible plants of our com-munity. Come meet your neighbors, the green growing plants we often call weeds, and possibly change your idea of what to do with a weed. (We offer four weed walks

during the festival: Friday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Space is limited: first come-first served.)

Presenter: leslIe sIlVer

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Life After Vermont Yankee

With Vermont Yankee’s closure in 2012, the issues of transition, decommis-sioning and how Entergy will address these matters are significant. Can we sur-vive without Vermont Yankee? How can we replace VY with sustainable energy so-lutions? Join Deb, Chris and Bob as they discuss the issues surrounding the decom-missioning, clean up and replacement of Vermont Yankee.

Presenters: deb Katz, chrIs WIllIaMs, bob stannard

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Creating Resilient Communities

How do we increase our own resilience and strengthen our communities as energy costs rise and economic and environmen-tal problems deepen? Transition Towns inspire community resilience projects on local food, buildings, energy, economy and culture that bring people together for posi-tive, creative action and fun. How does the process work? How does it support exist-ing local groups and leaders? We’ll share experiences and successful models, and to-gether build our skills and knowledge for thriving in changing times.

Presenter: tIna clarKe

the solargeneration

Adult actions are shaped by childhood experiences. These workshops give young people opportunities to think, learn and create while having fun.

The Solar Generation workshops take place in the Vermont Tent Company Tent


FRIDaY2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Full Circle Grease: From Collection to Filtration to Community(For young people 14 years and older)

This presentation will offer a hands-on overview, from the Tunbridge Grease Col-lective, on the do’s and don’ts of collecting Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO). Information will be provided on how to properly filter WVO, how to use it in your converted ve-hicle, and how to creatively reach out to the wider renewable community.

Presenter: todd tyson

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Fading the Footprint(For young people 14 years and older)

Come to this offbeat, upbeat breezy workshop and learn how you can live off-grid and have a great, green life! Todd will discuss water and energy conservation and how you can reduce your carbon footprint and live well on less of everything.

Presenter: todd tyson

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.SolarFest Site Tour For Young PeopleOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the “Juice Bar” (aka Power Station)(For young people of all ages. Anyone under the age of 11 years old must be accompanied by an adult.)

Have you ever wondered how we man-age to power everything at SolarFest us-ing renewable energy? This SolarFest Site Tour, designed for young people of all ages, will visit SolarFest’s on-site energy tech-nologies, including our solar hot water installations, our numerous photovoltaic panels, and the main Power Station. The tour is led by some of the young people who have grown up at SolarFest (along with a few adult energy experts and some Sock Puppets!) and will use kid-friendly terms. (This tour is also offered on Satur-day from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.)

Presenters: sarah goldsMIth, adaM goldsMIth, KIah laraMIe and a

Whole lot oF socK PuPPets!

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.Climate Change 101 (For young people 11-15 years old)

Every day we hear about climate change, greenhouse effect, and carbon di-oxide, but what does it all mean? In this hands-on workshop, we will conduct ex-periments to understand how carbon di-oxide creates the greenhouse effect that is causing global climate change. We’ll examine the amount of carbon dioxide hu-mans emit every time we exhale compared to how much our machines make and get hands-on experience on how carbon diox-ide affects our weather.

Presenters: angela FerrellI & beth otto

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.SolarFest Friday Night at the Movies

Come to the movies! Enjoy organic popcorn! After the movie there will be a brief discussion and question and answer session. Check the Solar Generation pro-gram guide for the title and description of this year’s movie.

Presenter: JennIFer langstaFF-French


Workshops

A Solar Generation Program is avail-able at the Box Office and Information

Booth.

Thriving locally - saturday - continued


Did you know that it requires over 300

volunteers to produce this festival? FACTOID: Americans go through 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.


Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Service Learning Curriculum for the Classroom(A special workshop for educators of any discipline and age group)

The Roots & Shoots Service Learning Curriculum (putting youth in the leader-ship roles; incorporating reflection and reporting; and encouraging and rewarding long-term service through mentoring and certificates) is aligned with national K-12 educational standards. Come learn effec-tive and flexible tools for your students and become part of a global network of adult mentors making the world a better place.

Presenters: Jane goodall’s roots & shoots Interns and leadershIP

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9:00 - 10:00 a.m.You Can Build and Race a Solar Car! The Initial MeetingOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Located at the Open Air Work-shop Area(Open to young people ages 10-14 years old. This initial meeting is required for everyone who wants to participate in the final showcase on Sunday)

In this hands-on workshop, you will start with a solar panel and an electric mo-tor and use them to design, test, build and race your own solar powered cars! We pro-vide the tools, materials, and know-how -- you provide the creativity, determina-tion and hard work. This initial meeting, where safety issues and guidelines will be discussed, is required for everyone who is interested in building a car and participat-ing in the final showcase (held on Sunday from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.) There will be several opportunities during the festival to work on your cars -- most young people spend a total of 4-6 hours -- at a designated area inside the main arena. Please check The Solar Generation program guide for com-plete details. Open only to young people ages 10-14 years old.

Presenters: KeVIn KIeFaber and Joao leao

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Songwriting for the Solar Generation(For teenagers only)

Do you have a great idea about renew-able energy that you want to turn into a song, poem, story or a speech? This work-shop -- for teens only -- will give you a variety of tools for finding the right words, melody, rhythm and sound. Bring in your own song ideas or come up with new ones in the workshop. We will perform some of the songs written in this workshop on our Family Stage during the festival.

Presenter: sPooK handy

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Solar Generation Herb WalkOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the Cob House in Kids’ Corner(For young people of all ages and their families. Anyone under the age of 11 years old must be accompanied by an adult. All plants identified during the walk are safe)

Come and explore Forget-Me-Not Farm during this family-friendly weed walk. We will introduce you to the help-ful nature of our backyard “weeds” and demonstrate a deeper interdependence be-tween our health and well being with the natural world -- in a fun, creative manner.

Presenter: JennIFer langstaFF-French

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Healthy Eating For You and the Planet: No Vegan Diet - No Vegan Powers(For young people of all ages)

Have you ever wondered what it means to be vegan? In this workshop, we will dis-cuss the environmental and personal issues related to our food choices and discuss how to lower your impact on the earth by choosing a vegan diet. Come discover what foods are vegan, how to veganize rec-ipes, and how to eat healthy vegan food vs. junk food vegan. We will taste-test some delicious vegan food like kale chips, yum-my vegan cake, a variety of mock meats.

Presenters: KathI altobell & Maureen caIn

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Explore the Forest Like Jane Goodall!OuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the Cob House in Kids’ Corner (For young people of all ages. Children under the age of 11 years old must be accompanied by an adult)

We invite young everyone to join us on a mini-hike full of interactive storytelling and real life stories about Dr. Jane Good-all’s experiences in Tanzania. Learn how to communicate like a chimpanzee, be-come an explorer and scientist, and share a message of hope with the world!


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2:00 - 3:00 p.m.WWOOFING AS A WAY OF LIFE(For young people of all ages)

Come learn about WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Join Michael as he shares his fami-ly’s experience WWOOFing in New Zea-land, Hawaii and the United States as well as their experience hosting WWOOFers on their homestead in Vermont. Discover the real-world practical educational expe-rience of living and working with others on sustainable projects involving organic practices, community building and the sharing of knowledge.

Presenter: MIchael traVIs

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.SolarFest Site Tour For Young PeopleOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the “Juice Bar” (aka Power Station)(For young people of all ages. Anyone under the age of 11 years old must be accompanied by an adult)

Have you ever wondered how we man-age to power everything at SolarFest us-ing renewable energy? This SolarFest Site Tour, designed for young people of all ages, will visit SolarFest’s on-site energy tech-nologies, including our solar hot water installations, our numerous photovoltaic panels, and the main Power Station. The tour is led by some of the young people who have grown up at SolarFest (along with a few adult energy experts and some Sock Puppets!) and will use kid-friendly terms. (This tour is also offered on Friday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.)

Presenters: sarah goldsMIth, adaM goldsMIth, KIah laraMIe and a

Whole lot oF socK PuPPets!

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Harnessing the Power of the Wind (For young people 10-16 years old)

For centuries, people have been har-nessing the power of the wind to grind grain, pump water and power our ma-chines. Come learn how wind is used to make electricity and get some hands-on experience with small-scale wind turbines. Learn how to use a voltage meter to deter-mine how much electricity different types of turbine designs create and why some designs work better then others.


SuNDaY9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

WWOOFing in Vermont and Around the World(For young people of all ages)

WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Scott and Lindsay will share their stories about what they learn from WWOOFing at a self-sufficient permaculture commune in Italy and a goat dairy in North Carolina. Sue will share her experience as a host site in Vermont. Together, they will show pho-tos and share the skills they learned and taught, the challenges they faced, and the adventures they had.

Presenters: lIndsay arbucKle, scott courcelle, and sue Katt

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Making the World a Better Place: Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots(For young people of all ages)

Are you a young person who wants to change the world? Do you want to inspire other young people to engage in service projects that address important social and environmental concerns? Come and learn

how you can make the world a better place by working with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots to create youth-led service projects and connect to young people in 120 coun-tries around the world!


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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Forest ExplorersOuTDOOR WORKSHOP

Meet at the Cob House in Kids’ Corner(For young people ages 6-10. All children must be accompanied by a PArenT)

In this workshop we will leave the So-larFest main grounds and go exploring in the woods. Be prepared to get dirty as we discover nature at work in the forest. We’ll look at the kinds of shelters critters create for themselves and we’ll make some of our own. Come hug a tree, crawl like an ant and slither like a snake to encounter the natural world on various levels. (all children must be accompanied by a PaRENT.)

Presenter: leora Mallach

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.How Solar and Hydro Power Work(For young people age 5 and older)

Look around the festival, there are so-lar panels everywhere. But how do they work? Through discussion, photos and hands-on demonstrations, we will learn about passive solar design, how photovol-taic cells work, and how we can create elec-tricity from flowing water. We will make a snack using a solar oven and learn how the weather effects power production for solar and hydropower systems.


2:00 - 4:00 p.m.Finding Heroes in Nature: An environmental writing workshop(For young people of all ages)

Join Pamela for a creative writing ex-ercise using things found around Forget-Me-Not Farm. Gather sticks, stones, flow-ers, dirt, or even horse poo to help us plot an exciting SolarFest story! After a half-hour nature walk, we will flesh out our stories with action, conflict and dialogue. Finally, we will polish our stories in hopes of getting them published in a By Kids/ For Kids Magazine or in the SolarFest newsletter.

Presenter: PaMela Maynard

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.The SolarFest Solar Car ShowcaseOuTDOOR WORKSHOP


Everyone is invited to the SolarFest Solar Car Showcase to watch young peo-ple demonstrate and race the solar cars they designed and built during the festival. If you are between the ages of 10-14 years old and you want to participate in this Solar Car Showcase, you must attend the Initial Meeting on Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Please check The Solar Generation program guide for complete details.

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SolarFest is grateful for all the help that has come our way over the years but we are especially grateful for the support of our corporate and media sponsors

who believe in our mission. Without them, this festival would not be possible.

Thank You!

Exhibiting Sponsors

Central Vermont Solar & WindSales installation and support of renew-able energy systems in southwest Vermont since 1996. www.cvsolar.com Nova SpoNSor

Downtown Rutland Partnership & Rutland Economic Development Corporation

Downtown Rutland Partnership - In Rutland, we’ve long been known as a crossroads, a place that is connected to our region and a center of commerce. Rutland has a dynamic downtown with a great mix of shops, restaurants, cultural amenities in-cluding a world-class theater as well as a many seasonal events thought out down-town. We are also deeply connected to the natural surroundings, whether it is the farms that produce our food, the activities that place our region on the national stage, or simple pleasures of walk in the woods or a stunning sunset over the mountains. Most importantly, we are connected to one another; we are families and friends work-ing to make ours a better place. These con-nections make us who we are they are what make “Rutland…Connected, Naturally”. www.rutlanddowntown.com Rutland Economic Development Cor-poration (REDC) is a private, not-for-profit whose mission is to encourage and enhance business success in Rutland County. It offers assistance in areas such as financing, site location, business expansion, business recruitment, business counseling by the Small Business Development Cen-ter (VtSBDC), and more. REDC sup-ports “Green” initiatives from increasing efficiencies in our workplaces to preserving our environment. The Greener Mountains event (featuring local businesses ready to help you discover how “Green” can improve homes and businesses) will take place on November 5, 2011. Visit www.rutland-economy.com for more information. SuNburSt SpoNSor

Forget-Me-Not FarmBeautiful Host Site. Nestled in the hills of Tinmouth, VT, our 80 acre farm is not only host to SolarFest every summer, but offers year-round Natural Horse Care, Bed & Breakfast facilities, and is Vermont’s premier eco-friendly wedding site. Of-fering many picturesque settings for your

ceremony and reception from open fields with mountain vistas to cool and secluded wooded areas. For more information on any of our special services visit us on the web at www.forgetmenotfarmvt.com or www.weddings.forgetmenotfarmvt.comNova SpoNSor

Goddard CollegeGoddard’s low-residency education model accommodates the lifestyles of working adults and self-directed students. Experi-ence the best of both worlds -- on-campus residencies with distinguished faculty ad-visors and the freedom to study wherever you are. BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degree programs in Individualized Studies, Sus-tainability, Education, Health Arts & Sci-ences, Psychology & Counseling, Sustain-able Business & Communities, Creative Writing, Interdisciplinary Arts and -- new! -- BA in Sustainability. For more infor-mation: www.goddard.edu. SolStice SpoNSor

Green Conscienceis a retail showroom that features environ-mentally responsible, non-toxic and eco-friendly interior finishes and organic lawn and garden products. We carry FSC certi-fied wood flooring, cork and Marmoleum flooring, wool carpeting, American Clay, non-toxic paint and stains, counter tops made with recycled and other sustainable materials, and formaldehyde-free kitchen cabinetry. We also have available an all-natural organic latex mattresses. In the spring, summer and fall, we offer organic lawn fertilizer, composters, and garden supplies. Green Conscience is a one-stop shop that makes it easy for people to se-lect non-toxic materials for their home or business renovation projects. Our knowl-edgeable staff is here to guide and help you with selecting finishes and to answer any questions about the products. www.green-conscience.comSuNburSt SpoNSor

Green Energy Timesis the premier publication in the North-east dedicated to energy awareness, under-standing and independence. www.greenenergytimes.org SolStice SpoNSor

Green living Journalis a grassroots quarterly for friends of the environment. Now published in four re-gional editions. www.greenlivingjournal.com SolStice SpoNSor

Green Mountain CollegeFounded in 1834, Green Mountain Col-lege offers 25 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs in Environ-mental Studies, Adventure Education, and majors in the arts, sciences and humanities. Our low-residency online graduate pro-grams, an M.B.A. in Sustainable Business and a M.S. in Environmental Studies, offer flexibility for working professionals. www.greenmtn.edu SuNburSt SpoNSor

Mach’s Brick Ovenis a Vermont Certified Organic Processor offering gourmet, all-natural pizzas. Using organic white and 6-grain pizza dough we add ingredients that are seasonal, local and organic. Our flour is locally sourced from Champlain Valley Milling. We under-stand the importance of buying from local farms to support a sustainable agriculture and support a true local economy. Come visit our retail shop located on the corner of Rt 133 & Rt 30. Sit by the Flower Brook Falls and enjoy some pizza. Retail Hours Thurs - Sun. open at 4:30pm www.vtpizzapie.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Marble Valley Regional Transit District

“The Bus” is the largest non-urban public transportation system in the State of Ver-mont and as such provides transportation to the general public throughout Rutland County as well as to Social and Human Service Agencies, schools, and area busi-ness. Live Green, Ride The Bus. www.thebus.com SolStice SpoNSor

Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners

Owned and operated by Paul and Mere-dith Morgan. Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners is an Organic Landscape/Gar-dening Company that practices Organic

Gardening Techniques for the home and commercial landscape. We pride ourselves in nurturing the soil environment to pro-duce the safest and healthiest landscapes.www.morganmountaingardeners.comaurora borealiS SpoNSor

Northshire BookstoreOne of New England’s premier indepen-dent bookstores -- devoted to a sustainable future! www.northshire.com SolStice SpoNSor

Progressive asset ManagementThe nation’s largest socially responsible financial services firm, offering the widest selection of green investment options.www.pamvermont.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Radiantecis a Vermont based company and has been in business since 1979. We specialize in af-fordable and efficient radiant heating and solar thermal systems for the do-it-your-selfer. Our radiant systems are recognized by the International Code Council and our solar systems were designed under grant support from the US Department of En-ergy and are approved by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC). www.radiantec.com Nova SpoNSor

Radio Free VermontVermont’s largest online radio station. We feature locally grown, Vermont-made mu-sic. At Radio Free Vermont the listeners program the station. Join in the fun and register for your free account and start requesting, rating, commenting, and dedi-cating your favorite Vermont made music. Tune your browser to FreeVermontRadio.org. SolStice SpoNSor

Special ServicesWarehouse distributor for QuickCable™ custom cables, wire, connectors, testers, plus PulseTech™ battery maintenance technology. SolStice SpoNSor

Stiebel EltronHarvest the sun, solar thermal products for a warm home. www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com SolStice SpoNSor

Sunnyside Solar30 year history in renewable energy tech-nologies, focusing on photovoltaic systems design and installation. Expansion to edu-cational programs and training installers

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in photovoltaic systems. Instructing the pre-festival “Advanced Photovoltaic Tech-nologies” workshop and will present sev-eral SolarFest programs during the festival. www.sunnysidesolar.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Sunweaver SolarA New Hampshire based solar energy company specializing in off-grid electric power systems as well as solar domestic hot water heating. Established in 1989, we have installed hundreds of systems and gained extensive experience over the past 20 years. We are happy to share our knowledge. Please come visit us during SolarFest at our Solar Cafe. www.sunweaversolar.com SolStice SpoNSor

The Barn RestaurantThe Barn Restaurant in Pawlet, Vermont has been the area’s most popular restau-rant for many years. The antique post and beam structure with massive stone fire-places, seasonal deck, and beautiful views down the Mettowee valley creates an ambience like no other. Food is prepared entirely on premise, with local ingredients used whenever possible. Service is prompt, but not rushed, and reflects the personal-ity of an independent restaurant. And the prices are nothing short of stunning: every entrée on the menu is just $13, all night, every night. Four cornerstones -- Ambience, Food, Service and Value -- all equally important, and all the reasons The Barn remains so popular. We look forward

to seeing you. Open Wednesday-Sunday at 5:00 p.m. ~ Open Mic Every Friday (866)-The Barn www.barnrestaurant.com [email protected] SpoNSor

uSa Solar Store, Inc.We are your local renewable energy experts -- a continuously expanding, nationwide cooperative of businesses connected by a common purpose, with centralized buy-ing power. Our mission is to be a local neighborhood resource for information, education, products and services on energy conservation, efficiency and the many re-newable energy options available. Founded in 2001 by “Green” Entrepreneur Dave Bonta, the USA Solar Store network has grown from a single store in Springfield, Vermont to an ever expanding network of more than 30 stores across the U.S. In this unique business model, each store tailors its offerings and “personality” to its local community while, at the same time, hav-ing instant access to a vast support network of knowledge, experience and thousands of products. In other words, we offer the services of a million dollar enterprise with the “local” flavor of a neighborhood corner store. www.usasolarstore.com aurora borealiS SpoNSor

Vermont SoapworksWe make organic stuff that foams. www.vermontsoap.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

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allEarth Renewables, Inc.designs and manufactures the AllSun Tracker, a complete grid-connected solar renewable energy system for homes and businesses. Our turnkey systems enable individuals to decrease their dependence on nuclear and fossil fuels, reduce green-house gas emissions, and create a more se-cure energy future. www.allearthrenewables.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

american Solar Energy Societya nonprofit organization dedicated to in-creasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technolo-gies in the U.S. and publisher of the award-winning magazine SOLAR TODAY. Pick up a free copy at the SolarFest Info Tent. solartoday.org SolStice SpoNSor

Batteries Internationalis a quarterly magazine distributed and read around the globe by the battery and energy storage professionals. Published for the first time more than 20 years ago, Batteries International is the famed for its intelligently researched editorial, industry news and reporting on the latest innova-tions. www.batteriesinternational.comaurora borealiS SpoNSor

Chaolystispecializes in strategic consulting based on over a decade of combined experience in creative new media marketing and success-ful solar company operations. From busi-ness consulting to marketing strategy and product advice -- our experience will help you streamline your company and success-fully grow your business, whether a renew-able energy installer or a vendor of green products. Learn more at www.chaolysti.comNova SpoNSor

Chelsea Green PublishingFounded in 1984, Chelsea Green Publish-ing is regarded as the preeminent publisher of books on sustainable living. www.chelseagreen.com SolStice SpoNSor

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Co-operative Insurance Companies

A Vermont-based, member-owned com-pany providing home, auto, business and farm insurance throughout Vermont and New Hampshire for nearly 100 years. www.co-opinsurance.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Dark Star lighting and Production

“Design, Technical and Production Ser-vices for the Arts”. Provider of lighting, sound, video and production management for SolarFest since its inception. www.darkstarlighting.com Super Nova SpoNSor

Elemental EnergyElemental Energy is a small solar energy contractor serving central Vermont from our off grid solar offices in East Mont-pelier, VT. Our mission is to install high quality reliable and aesthetically pleas-ing PV and solar hot water systems for residential home owners in Vermont. Our staff have been in Vermont’s solar industry for nearly 20 years. We have a strong com-mitment to helping Vermonters transition to a green and sustainable way of life. www.elementalenergy.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Farmer Mold & Machine Works, Inc.

An international provider of battery man-ufacturing equipment, has been family owned and operated since 1938. www.farmermold.com Nova SpoNSor

Green Screen GraphicsBusiness identification services. www.greenscreengraphics.com SolStice SpoNSor

Hubbardton ForgeHand-forged Vermont-made lighting and accessories. www.vtforge.comSuNburSt SpoNSor

MountainFolk (based in Tunbridge, VT)

presents several eclectic folk concerts per year at the historic Tunbridge Town Hall. Past artists have included Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, the Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour, Tom Russell, Harry Manx and the Old Blind Dogs. Further information on-line at www.mtnfolk.org. SuNburSt SpoNSor

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Parker Geothermala division of Parker Water Wells, are the geothermal professionals you can count on. www.parkergeothermal.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Rutland area Food Co-opA community-owned cooperative natu-ral food store with a strong commitment to local foods and to supporting the local economy. www.rutlandcoop.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Rutland HeraldProviding our community with the most up to date information covering Vermont since 1794. www.rutlandherald.com Nova SpoNSor

segTEl, Inc.is a fiber optic-based competitive access provider and a registered competitive lo-cal exchange carrier. We offer a full ar-ray of communications services to carrier and enterprise customers throughout New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massa-chusetts. segTEL maintains and operates a fiber-optic network that is scheduled to exceed 100,000 fiber-miles by Q4 of 2011. www.segtel.com SuNburSt SpoNSor

Southview arts StudioOffering a full range of recording services, we specialize in music recording. Beauti-ful surroundings and a lack of distraction make for an excellent opportunity to make a great recording. Proud sponsor of the So-larFest Singer/Songwriter competition. www.southviewarts.com aurora borealiS SpoNSor

The Point Radio93.3, 100.3, 104.7, 98.1, 95.7, 103.1, 107.1 on your FM dial. The Point salutes So-larFest for its vision and commitment to creating a better world. www.pointfm.comSolStice SpoNSor

True Green BlissGreat ideas for living green and being happy with less. www.truegreenbliss.comSolStice SpoNSor

Tunbridge Grease CollectiveA local non-profit focused on collecting, filtering and distributing waste vegetable oil as an alternative transportation and heating fuel. SuNburSt SpoNSor

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC)

is a mission-driven nonprofit organiza-tion, founded in 1986, that is dedicated to reducing the economic, social, and en-vironmental costs of energy consumption through cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. www.veic.org SuNburSt SpoNSor

VERMONT Magazineis a bi-monthly, paid-subscriber based magazine that is also sold nationwide in bookstores and retail outlets. From its be-ginnings in 1989, it has grown to become known as the magazine of Vermont. It is acclaimed by readers across the country for its stunning photography and editorial content, both closely connected to con-temporary as well as traditional Vermont lifestyle. www.vermontmagazine.comSuNburSt SpoNSor

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WPTZ NewsChannel 5 & WNNE NewsChannel 31

The NBC affiliates for Vermont and up-state New York, are Where the News Comes First. Our mission is to serve our communities with integrity and innovation -- anytime, anywhere. Get breaking news and important community info 24/7 on WPTZ.com. For marketing, community programs and special projects information, call Jill Soulia at 802-655-5455, ext. 423 or email [email protected] Nova SpoNSor


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Citizens awareness Network (CaN)

is a grassroots environmental organiza-tion working to end the use of unafford-able and dangerous nuclear power in the Northeast and replace it with sustainable, reliable and affordable energy generation. CAN envisions a future of safety, prosper-ity, and good health for all where: * People generate electricity for their own homes and communities *Local energy produc-tion and conservation create new local jobs *Renewable energy is integrated into all of our homes and public buildings *It is easy for everyone to access sustainable and affordable energy *Clean, efficient energy use is standard practice *Fam-ily farms and locally owned businesses are the backbone of our communities. www.nukebusters.org

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Ecological Design/Build Group & New Frameworks Natural Builders Company

The go-to people for ecological design and natural building. www.naturaldesignbuild.us www.newframeworks.com

Energize Vermontadvocates for renewable energy solutions that are in harmony with the irreplaceable character of Vermont and contribute to the

people’s well-being. Stop by today to learn how you can be involved in our solar or-chard project. www.energizevermont.org

Goddard College4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.goddard.edu

Green Conscience4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.green-conscience.com

Green Energy Times4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.greenenergytimes.org

Green living Journal4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.greenlivingjournal.com

Green Mountain College4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.greenmtn.edu

Kelly J Backus MechanicalEnergy efficient heating systems. www.backusmechanical.com

Marble Valley Regional Transit District

4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.thebus.com

Middlebury Solar Decathlon Team

Group of undergraduate students design and build a solar-powered home. solardecathlon.middlebury.edu

MidNite Solar Inc.Wholesaling, research and development of alternative energy components. www.midnitesolar.com

NeighborWorks H.E.a.T. SquadThe one-stop shop for Rutland County residents to make energy efficiency im-provements to their homes. heatsquad.org

Phoenix Composting Toiletsfor commercial and residential applica-tions, and for public facilities, campsites, and ecologically sensitive areas. Phoenixes are the way to go. www.compostingtoilet.com

Polar Solar NHRenewable energy and green building dealer for solar hot water, on/off grid P.V., composting and rainwater collection prod-ucts. www.polarsolarnh.com

Radiantec4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.radiantec.com

ReKnew Energy Systems, Inc.ReKnew designs and installs solar hot wa-ter and solar electric year-round through-out VT, NH, and MA. Ask us about re-bates, SRECs, and financing! reKnew can help you find the best energy system for your unique needs. www.reknewenergy.com

Solar lED Innovations, llCSolar flashlights and lighting, cell phone chargers and other LED items. www.solargoose.com

Special Services4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21.

Suburb SolarThe goal of Suburb Solar is to increase the adoption rate of renewable energies for the average US household. The EasySun ap-pliance, sold by Suburb Solar, makes solar electricity available to a broader market. www.suburbsolar.com

Stiebel Eltron4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com

Sunnyside Solar4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.sunnysidesolar.com

uSa Solar Store, Inc.4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 22. www.usasolarstore.com

Vermont Green Building Network

VGBN is a non-profit organization dedi-cated to increasing Vermont’s participation in and understanding of green building. www.vgbn.org

Vermont Renewable Fuelsdelivers wood pellets in bag and bulk, installs bulk pellet storage systems and converts eating systems from oil to pellet. www.vermontrenewablefuels.com

Craft or Product Vendors

africa Traders MarketTraditional West African instuments in-cluding drums, balafons & kalimbas; Afri-can fabric, clothing, accessories; crafts and jewelry; market baskets. www.africacraftsonline.com

Design it TogetherFounded by artist/musician Ben Karis-Nix and designer Taylor Gillis as an art & design studio based in Troy, NY. DIT of-fers design, illustration, and video services and also features original artwork from contributing artists. Additionally, DIT is the new home for Ben’s popular Run, We Must eco-clothing line which now enjoys the collaborative energy and talent from the DIT studio. www.designittogether.com

Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources

Donnelly/Colt provides custom print-ing services for progressive activitists, and has an online catalog of over 1,000 in-stock buttons, stickers, posters, postcards, DVD’s, books, t-shirts, banners and more. www.donnellycolt.com

EcoQuetteEco and Ethical Fashion. Recycled sari silk skirts, hand-woven cotton scarves and other eco & fair-trade items. www.ecoquette.com

Forget-Me-Not Farm4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.forgetmenotfarmvt.com

Groovy Green BeanOur products feature a fun, light hearted character promoting a green lifestyle. De-signs are hand silk screened on organic USA made t-shirts. www.groovygreenbean.com

Hemp Power Bag Co.My mission is to make an environmentally friendly product, promoting the concept of sustainability and social awareness. www.hemppowerbag.com

Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners

4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.morganmountaingardeners.com

Exhibitors & Vendors

Congratulations SolarFest on your 17th Anniversary!Many thanks to all the festival organizers, sta�, volunteers,

attendees, workshop presenters, vendors, solar power providers, stage production crew, and Forget-Me-Not Farm.

Please come visit us during the festival at our Solar Café.Open: 7am to 11pm

1049 1st New Hampshire Turnpike Northwood, NH 03261 www.sunweaversolar.com

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Power Providers:Many thanks to the Sun and the technology & people who bring us its power.SolarFest is powered by a combination of off-grid and grid-tied renewable energy including solar, wind, and CVPS Cow PowerTM. We are proud that we

generate all the electricity used at the festival from renewable sources.Our solar energy is being generated by SolarFest’s Solar Roller and Permanent

PV Array along with equipment donated by:

Central Vermont Solar & WindFoxfire Energy Corp.Sunnyside Solar, Inc.

Did you know that there are over 80 workshops

to choose from this year?

FACTOID: More than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2008. Although the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the U.S. has grown every year since 1990, the actual recycling rate

remains steady at around 27 percent.

Northshire Bookstore4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.northshire.com

Pisces DesignsHand-dyed and tie-dyed clothes and home décor.

Progressive asset Management4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.pamvermont.com

Red Moon artisansHand carved pendants, macrame jewelry, imports from Mexico and Peru.

Sandy’s Books and BakeryYour resource for books on sustainable liv-ing, renewable energy and rural enterprise. www.sandysbooksandbakery.com

Vermont Drying RacksHandcrafted wooden clothes racks 2 sizes. www.vermontdryingracks.com

Vermont Herbal General StoreHerbal remedies and gem stones and as-sorted handmade items. www.vermontherbal.com

Vermont Soapworks4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 22. www.vermontsoap.com

Wildflower BeadsHandmade beadwork jewelry, beads and beading supplies. Come make some jewelry!

Food Vendors The Barn

4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Back for our 11th year with apple-wood smoked barbeque, huge wraps and fresh squeezed lemonade. www.barnrestaurant.com

Best Moonis back with some of your favorite goodies. As always, we use as many local ingredi-ents as possible and look forward to seeing you at SolarFest.

Burger BarnOrganic Grass-fed gourmet hamburgers, hand-cut fries and more.

Mach’s Mobile Wood Fired Pizza4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4All natural, fresh, local & organic wood fired pizza. www.vtpizzapie.com

SolarFest Ice Cream CartSolarFest board members and staff will be on hand to serve up a mouth watering ar-ray of Vermont’s original ice cream from Wilcox dairy of Manchester, VT. Look for us at the entrance to the Arena.

Sunweaver Solar’s Solar Café4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Serving smoothies, fresh juice, fair-trade coffee, vegetarian and vegan food choices. www.sunweaversolar.com

Vermont Bean CraftersLocal, organic fare that’s exceptional in taste and ethic. Vegan, raw & gluten free options. www.vtbeancrafters.com

Non-Profit Exhibitors

Denur CraftsWe are a women’s collective making crafts to help send children to school. We are a school project. www.denurcrafts.org

Downtown Rutland Partnership & Rutland Economic Development Corporation

4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21.www.rutlanddowntown.comwww.rutlandeconomy.com

The Eden’s Rose FoundationWe work to enrich children’s lives, build job skills and encourage sustainability in marginalized communities in Ecuador. www.edensrosefoundation.org

Green Mountain ClubA friendly, member-base and volunteer-powered non-profit that protects and maintains the Long Trail System.www.greenmountainclub.org

Jane Goodall’s Roots & ShootsThe global environmental and humanitar-ian youth program of the Jane Goodall In-stitute. www.rootsandshoots.org

People for the PlanetOur purpose is to work toward a just, peaceful, ecologically healthy and sustain-able world, through education, advocacy and non-violent activism. www.peoplefortheplanetvt.org

Radio Free Vermont4 2011 SolarFest Sponsor 4Please see complete listing on page 21. www.FreeVermontRadio.org

Supreme Master Ching Hai International Mediation association of Boston

promotes sustainable energy and sustain-able living, especially through vegan diet. www.godsdirectcontact.org

The Sustainability Projecta 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organi-zation, promotes a love of nature, environ-mental stewardship, caring communities and ways of living that deepen our un-derstanding for the interconnected web of life. Our guiding principle is that diversity, inclusion and compassion are fundamental to the long term well-being of our planet and its inhabitants. www.emersonbrookforest.org

VT Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign

Grassroots organization working for healthcare reform, and the basic human right to healthcare. www.workerscenter.org/healthcare

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C E R T I F I E D O R G A N I C • U S D A A P P R O V E D

Congratulations to

SolarFest!

Thank you for another great year of bringing people together.

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To our Presenters: Thank You!

Without the generosity, talents and passions of the following people, SolarFest could never have grown into the premier educational event it is

today. Each person listed below volunteers her or his time and expertise to provide the SolarFest community with inspiration, information and practical experience, helping us all to live more gently and authentically within our communities and upon our planet Earth. Thank you to all of our presenters. You are the educational heart and soul of SolarFest.

Erin aCKERMaN-lEISTis a homesteader, farmer, and homeschool-ing mother. She is the illustrator for Up Tunket Road: The Education of a Modern Homesteader, and she tries to live artfully even when there’s too little time to pursue her art projects. [email protected]

Philip aCKERMaN-lEISTis a homesteader, farmer, and college pro-fessor at Green Mountain College where he directs the Farm & Food Project as well as the undergraduate and graduate pro-grams in sustainable agriculture & food systems. His latest book, Up Tunket Road: The Education of a Modern Homesteader, published by Chelsea Green, encourages readers to reconsider certain assumptions about what it means to homestead in our contemporary world. [email protected] www.greenmtn.edu/ackermanleistp.aspx

Kathi alTOBEllhas been a vegan for 3 years and believes we have a responsibility to be compassion-ate toward animals and informed of the fact that we need to change the way we eat in order to live healthier lives on a health-ier planet. She works at Rutland Regional Medical Center as an LNA, technician, and secretary. [email protected]

Erik aNDRuSfarms with draft horses in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. He has 12 years of experience as a builder and has been operating Bound-

brook Farm since 2006. He has a strong interest in simple technologies and histor-ically-proven approaches. [email protected] www.goodcompanionbakery.com

Lindsay aRBuCKlE,with her partner Scott, runs Alchemy Gar-dens, a 1-acre mixed vegetable farm. To-gether they also manage the Shrewsbury Cooperative at Pierce’s Store, a 150-year old general store that reopened in August 2009. Lindsay loves gardening, visiting other farms and building community. [email protected], www.alchemygardensvt.com

Jill Perry BalZaNOhas been involved in local agriculture as a farmer, writer, and now as the New Mar-kets Specialist for the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL). In developing new markets for farmers, Jill is manag-ing a workplace CSA, pursuing avenues for increasing farm to institution sales in Rutland County, and planning collabora-

tive ventures for farmers to reach larger markets. She and her husband are starting a farm and orchard in Wells, Vermont. [email protected] www.rutlandfarmandfood.org

Michael BEaTTIE,an adjunct professor at Green Mountain College, has been working as an architect in Vermont since the mid-1970’s. He came of age just as the modern renewable energy era was sprouting, and has been laboring in that garden ever since. His work spans solar composting toilets to ski resort base areas. Recent work has included rescue, renovation and energy retrofit of dilapi-dated commercial structures and the first LEED Gold certified house in Rutland County.

Harley BlaKEholds certifications in Building Analyst (BPI), Envelope Specialist (BPI), Ther-mographer Level 1 (Snell IR) and has been applying building science methods to retrofit homes, businesses, municipal, and agricultural properties through the Weath-erization Assistance Program. He owns Earth ROI and is a Participating Contrac-tor under the Home Performance with Energy Star and Building Performance Programs with Efficiency Vermont. [email protected] http://earthroi.com

Josh BRIll,along with his partner Meadow Squier, runs Breezy Meadows Orchards & Nurs-ery in Tinmouth, VT. Breezy Meadows is a permaculturly, biodynamically, and organically influenced farm where ex-perimental farming practices is the norm. He is also on the SolarFest and Vermont Farmers Market Board of Trustees. [email protected] breezymeadowsorchards.com

Margot BROOKS,along with Alex Eaton, is the farm manag-er of the Consider Bardwell Farm in West Pawlet, VT. There they manage a heard of 100 Oberhaslis milking goats which sup-ply the majority of milk for the farm’s ar-tisan cheese. www.considerbardwellfarm.com

Lucas BROWNis a green architect who teaches design/build and renewable energy classes at Green Mountain College, where he is an Assistant Professor of Environmen-tal Studies. As well as finding innovative ways to incorporate these topics into a liberal arts college, Lucas is also a talented furniture maker and--by necessity and vo-cation--a jack of all trades. [email protected] www.greenmtn.edu/reed.aspx

Maureen “Reeni“ CaINcurrently works with children who have autism and has worked with preschool children at the Rutland Recreation De-partment. She recently trained her dog, Martini, to play Toto in the Rutland Youth Theater production of the Wizard of OZ. She currently lives a “veganish” lifestyle.

Pamela CaRGIllis principal of Chaolysti, a solar market-ing and business consulting firm. She has grown a Massachusetts solar contracting company from a three-person basement office into a $1M 8-person operation and over two mergers/acquisitions into a ma-jor regional player posting $60M in sales. Cargill is a 2004 graduate of Hampshire College, where she designed her program of study in solar energy, sustainability ad-vocacy, and interest-based new media. [email protected] www.chaolysti.com/solarfest

Melissa CHESNuT-TaNGERMaN

has been a SolarFest volunteer for 16 years. She has also served as Co-Executive Di-rector, promotional and grantwriter, Board President, and Volunteer Coordinator.

Tina ClaRKEis a certified Transition Trainer and has worked with over 50 Transition Initiatives in the U.S. and Canada. She has been a trainer, consultant, advocate, and director of nonprofit programs for over 25 years, helping hundreds of national, regional

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Whatcha Gonna Do? topped out at #12 on the Folk Radio Charts and his song, Vote, was a top 10 hit on Folk Radio in October 2008. [email protected]

Jules HaRREllis a mother, wife, farmer, educator, and writer. She’s published two books on bi-cycling for women, both of which contain bicycle repair chapters. Jules teaches bike repair to inner city youth and helped the Albany Police Department by repairing and distributing stolen bikes to economi-cally challenged young people. Jules is the proud mom of Reesa Harrell, sophomore at Darrow School. [email protected] www.photonicgirl.blogspot.com

Kirk HERaNDERis a nationally certified solar practitioner and founder of VT Solar Engineering, now celebrating 20 years as a design/build company of solar systems of all types. With systems from Maine to North Carolina, VT Solar is one of the most experienced and accomplished solar companies in the Northeast U.S. [email protected] www.vermontsolar.com

Shel HOROWITZ,marketing consultant and copywriter, is the primary author of Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green: Winning Strategies to Improve Your Profits and Your Planet. He specializes in strategies and materials to reach green, socially conscious consumers with market-


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and local nonprofit organizations. She di-rected several national training programs in Washington, D.C. and directed Green-peace USA’s citizen activist network. Tina lives in a passive solar, Platinum LEED, low-toxic “Power House” that she helped design and build. [email protected] www.TransitionUS.org

Scott COuRCEllEis co-owner of Alchemy Gardens and co-manager of the Shrewsbury Co-op at Pierce’s Store. Born in Rutland, Scott re-turned to this area after working in envi-ronmental education in Maine and serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA for Montpe-lier’s Parks Department and Conservation Commission. His educational background is in environmental science with a focus in natural resources. [email protected]

Alex EaTON,along with Margot Brooks, is the farm manager of the Consider Bardwell Farm in West Pawlet, VT. There they manage a heard of 100 Oberhaslis milking goats which supply the majority of milk for the farm’s artisan cheese. www.considerbardwellfarm.com

Mitchell ESTRINwas raised in his family’s hardware store where he developed his love of tools, cus-tomer service and knowledge of the de-tailed inner workings of a house. He is a Certified Energy Efficiency Home Spe-cialist for Efficiency Vermont and consults on how to improve homes’ energy perfor-mance. He lives with his family in a Five Star Plus energy efficiency rated home he built using local, natural materials. [email protected]

Ben FalK, M.A.L.D.,operates a small farm and post-peak oil homestead and directs the permaculture design and land development company Whole Systems Design. He has been growing rice and other nutrient-dense crops on his 10 acre homestead for 7 years, as well as growing mushrooms for food and soil enhancement in various settings for 5 years. [email protected] www.wholesystemsdesign.com

Charen FEGaRDhas worked for the Association of VT Recyclers for 5 years, leading workshops and providing technical assistance to Vermont schools around solid and haz-ardous waste issues. She worked in the Civil Service overseas on military bases in Haz-Mat/Environmental Compliance and has a bachelor’s degree in biology. She lives in a little cabin in the woods. www.vtrecyclers.org

Angela FERREllIis a Maine Conservation Corps Ameri-Corps member who is currently serving with the Maine Department of Environ-mental Protection Air Bureau. She also helps the Maine Energy Education Pro-gram present to schoolchildren on Energy and the Environment, Climate Change, and Maine Green School Projects. [email protected]

Cheryl King FISCHERis the Executive Director of the New Eng-land Grassroots Environment Fund, a funder/activist grantmaking collaborative that focuses on community-based environ-mental issues, civic engagement, democra-cy and social justice. In 14 years, NEGEF has made grants totaling over $3.5 million to over 1100 grassroots groups throughout the region. She and her husband, Monty Fischer, live in Montpelier. They have two grown children who are now making their own ways in the world of social change.http://grassrootsfund.org

Doug FONTEINis an accomplished builder and wood-worker. He uses diagnostic equipment and techniques, including infrared thermogra-phy and the blower door. Since the 1980’s, his projects have included energy efficient passive solar houses, barns, outbuildings and sheds, renovations and cabinetry. He specializes in energy efficient, cost effective construction.

Adam GOlDSMITHwas born and raised in New Hampshire and has attended every SolarFest since he was born. When he isn’t at SolarFest, his hobbies include quantum physics, taking things apart, stop motion animation, ro-botics and making Linux work on every-thing.

Sarah GOlDSMITHis a New Hampshire native who has been attending SolarFest for 13 years. Outside of SolarFest, her hobbies include music, horseback riding, reading, ceramics and vegan cooking.

Richard GOTTlIEBhas been teaching renewable energy since receiving his master’s degree in solar en-ergy in 1977. His installation company, Sunnyside Solar, Inc., has installed hom-eowner, commercial and public PV systems since 1970. He recently received Master Trainer status through ISPQ and [email protected] www.sunnysidesolar.com

Ben GRaHaMis an architectural designer, natural builder, permaculturalist, teacher, community or-ganizer and student. He founded Natu-ral Design/Build in 2001 and helped developed the Local Directory of Skills, Resources and Farms in the Plainfield-Marshfield area. He teaches at Yestermor-row, founded the Villagebuilding Conver-gence in Montpelier, and is on the steering committee of Transition Town [email protected]

Spook HaNDYhas written hundreds of songs and per-formed over 2,000 concerts in his 20-year career. His songs have been covered by dozens of other artists including Pete Seeger, and he has won numerous awards and accolades including Best Folk Artist by Upstage Magazine. His most recent CD,


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ing that has THEM calling YOU. He also writes the Green and Profitable and Green and Practical monthly columns. He lives in a 1743 farmhouse that may be the oldest solarized house in the US. [email protected] greenandprofitable.com

Diane IMRIEis a Registered Dietitian and holds a Mas-ter’s of Business Administration from UVM and has 20 years of experience working in a variety of healthcare food service operations. She is passionate about local food, both personally and profession-ally, and is the co-author of a cookbook highlighting seasonal cooking titled Cook-ing Close to Home. For the past 12 years she has worked as Director of Nutrition Ser-vices at Fletcher Allen Health Care. [email protected] www.cookingclosetohome.com

Liz JOHNDROWof Earthen Endeavors has been work-ing with natural plasters for several years starting with her first straw bale project in 2004. She has been exploring different plasters on a variety of wall systems and has most recently been playing with ve-neer plasters on sheetrock. She is excited to share how you can transform your home through creating your own custom plasters for reasonably low cost. [email protected]

Shelby JONESis the owner of the Cobra Gymnastics & Dance Center in Rultand, VT. Born to be a dancer, Shelby has been sharing her knowledge of West African and Middle Eastern dance with the greater Rutland Community since 2004. She has per-formed many venues throughout the area including SolarFest, EthnicFest and Tem-ple Night. As her passions for gymnastics and dance run deep within, she is excited to share this dance form with the commu-nity of SolarFest once again. [email protected] www.cobravt.com

Lisa KaIMaNis a raw milk farmer in Chester, Vermont. Lisa established Jersey Girls Dairy in 1999, where she milks 24 registered Jerseys. Her girls live a pampered life featuring inten-sive rotational grazing and an open space barn. Lisa sells raw milk from the farm, and in 2008, she opened We Are What We Eat (WAWWE), a year round farmers’ market featuring farm foods from 75+ lo-cal producers. [email protected] www.jerseygirlsdairy.com

Sue KaTThas 10 years of vegetable farming experi-ence and several years experience working with livestock. She has managed a farm for a non-profit as well as run her own. She has hosted WWOOF volunteers for 6 years, and has a commitment to making WWOOFing a mutually beneficial, edu-cational experience. [email protected]

Deb KaTZ,the Executive Director of Citizen Aware-ness Network, is a social worker and com-munity organizer. In 2000, she won the Giraffe Award for sticking her neck out to protect Northeast reactor communities and the MA House of Representative cited her for outstanding leadership and service in the public health field. [email protected] www.nukebusters.org

Robb KIDDis the Organizer for Rural Vermont, an organization founded by farmers with the mission of promoting economic justice for farmers. Previously, Robb had worked for numerous Vermont political campaigns and causes in and out of the Vermont State House. He lives in Montpelier. [email protected] http://www.ruralvermont.org

Kevin KIEFaBERis a social worker by training, and is still hoping to be an engineer when he grows up.

Janice KuRKOSKIis an auto mechanic since the 70s (includ-ing electric vehicles at Solectria Corp.) and an electrical apprentice, installing PV sys-tems in Massachusetts and Peru. In 2000, she joined the Village Empowerment Project in Peru and has participated in over 20 trips so far. [email protected] energy.caeds.eng.uml.edu/peru-07/index.htm

Steve KuRKOSKIis a Master Electrician and has been work-ing in the photovoltaic field for over 12 years. He provides code compliant installa-tion services and technical support for PV companies serving Massachusetts. He also teaches PV courses at the technical college level. He joined the Village Empowerment Project in Peru in 2002. [email protected]

Jennifer laNGSTaFF-FRENCHis a certified practicing Herbalist, Health Coach and Holistic Lifestyle Educator. With over ten years in the field of sus-tainable health, she offers rich insight into the natural world around us and how our health and the health of our environment are interdependent. [email protected]

Kiah laRaMIEis a New Hampshire native. This is her fourth year attending and volunteering at SolarFest. Her hobbies include stop mo-tion animation, robotics, softball, field hockey, Destination Imagination, music and art.

Joao lEaOis a physicist and computer geek when he’s not producing short films and videos. He enjoys learning by doing and helping young people do the same.

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information center and showroom which designs, installs, and services solar hot water and solar electric systems, as well as providing products to foster sustainability for our households and our planet. [email protected]

Jacob Deva RaCuSINhas been creating functional art with wood, stone, straw, earth, and other assorted ma-terials since 2000. As co-owner of New Frameworks Natural Building, he explores interests in cold-climate straw bale con-struction, natural painting and plastering, and the integration between buildings and their environments. He is currently work-ing on a forthcoming book/DVD project on natural building to be published in the spring of 2012. [email protected] www.newframeworks.com

The ROOTS & SHOOTS PROGRaM

is about making positive change happen for people, for animals and the environ-ment. With tens of thousands of young people in more than 120 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth of all ages who share a desire to create a better [email protected]/regional_offices/new_england/home

Craig lEGGETT,a Holistic Management Trainer, is a grad-uate of UVM’s College of Agriculture and a student of Rangeland Ecosystem Science at CSU. He has worked with ranchers in the western US and pastoralists in eastern Africa to regenerate grasslands with the use of livestock. He is spurred on by the belief that the health of our communities -- and our planet -- is in the hands of ag-riculturalists. [email protected] www.leggettconsulting.com

Steve lETENDREwas a long time member of the SolarFest Board of Trustees, has presented at many SolarFests, is a Green Mountain College professor, an inhabitant of a sustainable home with renewables (Solar) and a lead-ing authority on electric vehicles and their propulsion systems.

Carol lEVINis Richard Gottlieb’s wife and has been his assistant for over 30 years. [email protected] www.sunnysidesolar.com

Leora MallaCHhas been teaching environmental educa-tion experientially for the better part of the past 14 years. She is currently co-launching the Boston area Jewish Garden Project and would love to talk about it. She is an avid hiker, backpacker and berry picker. [email protected]

Greg MaRlEYhas been collecting, studying, eating, grow-ing and teaching mushrooms for over 35 years and is the founder of Mushrooms for Health, a small company providing me-dicinal mushroom education and products made with Maine medicinal mushrooms. He is the author of Mushrooms for Health; Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi, (Downeast Books , 2009) and Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares; The Love Lore and Mystic of Mushrooms, (Chelsea Green, 2010). Marley lives and mushrooms along the coast of Maine. [email protected] www.mushrooms4health.com

Pamela MaYNaRDwrites from a 7.5 acre happy homestead that she shares with her husband, son, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 turtles, 8 chickens, 3 roosters and 11 guinea hens. Grit magazine pub-lished Pam’s first article, Poultry Pest Patrol in 2009 and she has had several children’s stories published in Kidz Rule USA and The Kids Ark Magazine. [email protected] pmaynardwrites.blogspot.com

Ace McaRlETON,co-owner of New Frameworks Natural Building, LLC, teaches classes on natu-ral building and teaches youth and adults about gender, sexuality and access to the building trades. Ace is a member of Natu-ral Builders NorthEast and the Timber Framers Guild and is currently working on a forthcoming book/DVD project on nat-ural building to be published in the spring of 2012. [email protected] www.newframeworks.com

Kort McCuMBERis an incredibly talented multi-instrumen-talist, dedicated performer, prolific song-writer, gifted and expressive vocalist. Kort McCumber has wandered beyond good and into the elusive land of great. More than a decade into his musical pilgrimage, he continues to define, and redefine, his sound, his persona, his love for music and his unwavering commitment to bringing good music, “no make that great” music, to listeners throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. www.kortmusic.com

James MOORSlives in Wisconsin with his wife and two daughters. In 1996 he walked away from a secure job and headed to the north woods of Minnesota, sold all of his electric equip-ment, bought an acoustic guitar and start-ed down the path from musician to trou-badour. He now does more than 100 live shows every year, sometimes with co-writ-er and musical partner Kort McCumber. jamesmoors.com

Stephen MORRISis the editor and publisher of the quarterly Green Living Journal and has a career that has spanned a variety of industries ranging from woodstoves to solar panels to books. He has helped companies and non-profit organizations define missions and develop effective marketing strategies and is the co-founder of The Public Press, a book publishing business that provides new op-tions for writers whose works are too spe-cialized for traditional publishers. [email protected] www.greenlivingjournal.com

Kenneth MulDERis farm manager and research associate at Green Mountain College. He is a farmer, ecological economist, and educator who has been practicing and studying human-powered and animal-powered farming sys-tems since the mid 1990s. His primary fo-cus is on low-input, energy-efficient food production. [email protected] www.greenmtn.edu/mulderk.aspx

Joshua NElSONis an eco-entrepreneur who has been in-volved with sustainable agriculture, com-posting and product development for over 30 years. He works domestically and internationally, helping people and farm-ers capture and re-use critically important resources which need to be diverted from improper disposal. He has been worm composting for over 25 years. [email protected] www.wormkits.com www.agrilab.ca

Tim O’CONNOR,a writer, teacher, and builder, has worked with sustainability efforts and green build-ing for many years. Tim has started a community garden, designed and built a passive solar home, and holds the LEED Green Associate credential. He is currently teaching for the Community College of Vermont and writing articles on sustain-able cities and the triple bottom line of natural capitalism -- people, planet, and profit. [email protected]

Beth OTTOis the Carbon Footprint Educator as well as the central person working with Maine Green School Projects. She splits her time

between Maine Energy Education Pro-gram and the Maine Department of En-vironmental Protection. [email protected]

Traci PENa,Giggle Ambassador, Reiki Master, Life Stylist & Travel Companion, has been on a journey to learn and share as much as possible. Reaching, helping, and bridging; teaching, guiding, and comforting; light-ing, showing, and paving; reaching thou-sands upon thousands when you count the infinite ripple thing. [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lady-T-Productions/183948158288845

Jen PETERSONis Vice President for Grantmaking at the Vermont Community Foundation, the largest foundation in Vermont with a goal of building vital and healthy Vermont communities by increasing the philan-thropic spirit and capital available to serve those needs. Prior to VCF, Jen worked at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE), most recently as their Annual Fund Director. Jen has a BA in sociology/anthropology and lives in Hun-tington with her two children Owein and Mae. www.vermontcf.org

Kimberley QuIRK,a graduate of Dartmouth College, has spent 25 years working in engineering design, technical and customer support, and engineering management. In 2009 she launched the Energy Emporium, an

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els are popping up all over the place in response to a growing demand. Some are tried and true and have evidence to support their claims; others remain risky prospects with little to no research yet available to the public.

SolarFest does not test products made by our vendors and cannot be held respon-sible for their claims, but we will do our best to provide you with the knowledge that can make you a smarter shopper. Educate yourself and become an informed consumer. Ask the hard questions and demand reasonable answers before you buy anything.

In the meantime, we encourage you to continue to learn about conservation strate-gies as part of your own overall energy plan. Even the smallest steps taken as a result of SolarFest can yield great rewards in the future. Our hope is that we all learn to walk the walk...at whatever pace is presently most comfortable for us.

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Workshop Presenters

Jim SaBaTaSOis a fourth-generation member of the Rut-land community who works as a writer and editor for the Rutland Herald and the Rutland Business Journal. Since 1933, his family has owned and operated The Palms restaurant in Rutland. Jim is Coordinator of Sustainable Rutland, and a member of the Board of both the Downtown Rut-land Partnership and the Rutland Creative [email protected] www.sustainablerutland.org

Leslie SIlVERlives in Middletown Springs tending gar-dens, collecting wild foods and making medicines that nourish her family and community. She believes growing and preparing homemade foods is crucial for our well being now, and will be even more important in our uncertain future. She also teaches yoga as a means of connecting with and healing one’s own body and spirit.

Jeff SKElSKIEhas a strong electrical/mechanical back-ground, has been involved with batteries for 25+ years, and works as a consultant, teacher, and supplier for the alternative energy field. Jeff was a major player in the Tour de Sol and in 2009 received the Dis-tinguished Service Award from NESEA. Jeff is currently a member of the SolarFest Board of Trustees. [email protected]

Theresa SNOWis the Director of Agricultural Resources for the Vermont Foodbank. Her work as co-founder of the grassroots non-profit Salvation Farms, now the Vermont Food-bank’s Gleaning Program, has been rec-ognized through awards from Vermont Granges, the Vermont Secretary of Human Services, and E-town. She is proud to have worked within the farming community for the past ten years. [email protected] www.vtfoodbank.org

SOCK PuPPETSare wonderful site guides for the SolarFest Site Tour For Young People. Having spent their youth on our youth’s feet, they now spend their golden retirement years help-ing explain the complexities of alternative energy in fun and easy to understand ways.

Joe SOlOMONis the social media coordinator for 350.org, and a climate activist based in Burlington, VT.

Steve SPaTZis a sustainable home designer, builder and Building Performance Institute trained Shell Improvement Specialist. He has pre-sented at SolarFest in the past.

Melody SQuIERis the host of SolarFest, among many other things! Melody cultivated an appreciation for antique and vintage items through her grandmother who had a large Victorian home full of antiques. Recently Melody became interested again in refinishing and rejuvenating furniture and researched home recipes as well as planet and user friendly products now available. After ex-perimenting she is happy to share what she has learned with others. [email protected] www.forgetmenotfarmvt.com

Bob STaNNaRDis a registered lobbyist in Vermont having represented entities ranging from munici-palities to citizen groups and issues from education funding to genetically modified organisms, to Right to Farm/nuisance is-sues. Currently, he represents the Vt. Citi-zens Action Network assisting them in their effort to close the Vermont Yankee power plant as scheduled in 2012. [email protected]

David STEMBERis a volunteer organizer in several com-munity-based climate action initiatives in Vermont. Like most of us, he’s still trying to figure out what actually works to ad-dress the global climate crises and brings a grounding in organizational and business development, community organizing and project management. David facilitates the Climate Action Now social networking site and is a content and advertising coor-dinator at Green Energy Times.

Gaye SYMINGTONis the Executive Director of the High Meadows Fund (www.highmeadowsfund.org), a philanthropic fund based at the Vermont Community Foundation that focuses its grantmaking on initiatives that reduce the use of fossil fuels, strengthen sustainable agriculture and promote land conservation. For twelve years, Gaye served in the Vermont House, including one term as Minority Leader and two as Speaker of the Vermont House. Throughout her lead-ership she emphasized the importance of attracting thoughtful Vermonters to run for public office, particularly those who don’t think of themselves as “political.”www.highmeadowsfoundation.com

Theo TalCOTTis a climate activist, writer, small farmer, musician and a spiritual being. He blogs atwww.thinkingaboutsurvival.blogspot.com.

Carol TaSHIE,along with her partner Dennis Duhaime, owns Radical Roots Farm in Rutland. She serves on the Boards of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link and the Rutland Creative Economy and is Board President of Sustainable Rutland. She is also a col-umnist for the Rutland Herald.

Brian TOKaR,is an activist and author who lectures widely on environmental issues and popu-lar movements. He is the director of the Vermont-based Institute for Social Ecol-ogy, a lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont, and the author of The Green Alternative, Earth for Sale, and Toward Climate Justice.

Karen TOTINO,owner of Green Conscience, has a his-tory of caring about environmental is-sues starting with her own family and neighborhood. Beginning with her al-ready successful organic lawn care busi-ness, Karen became actively involved in community efforts supporting work on cleanups and conservation through Friends of Kayaderosseras, a not-for-profit organization focused on conserving the creek. [email protected] www.green-conscience.com



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Michael TRaVIS,along with his wife Colleen and their two daughters Ambiana and Jakobi, are host-ing WWOOFERS to help with their or-ganic garden and their sustainable building projects. The family spent three months WWOOFING in New Zealand and have WOOFED in Hawaii and across the United States. [email protected] www.mochiandcolleen.com/ambianasveg-gies/

Mel TYREEis a research scientist in biophysics who used his scientific skills to design his own sustainable home in Ellenburg, NY. He has a BA from Pomona College and PhD from Cambridge University and is a Professor of Renewable Resources, Uni-versity of Alberta. [email protected] www.ualberta.ca/~mtyree/SWEIP

Todd TYSONis a grassroots environmental, cultural and political activist. He and his partner, Betsy, live off the grid way up a dirt road in Tun-bridge, Vermont with the help of the sun, a spring, a few chickens and cows. [email protected] www.mtnfolk.org

Abby ValENTa has been practicing yoga in various forms since 2001. In October of 2009, she re-ceived her 200 hour teacher training cer-tification through Yoga Vermont, in Bur-lington, and has been teaching a weekly Ashtanga class on Mondays from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Cobra Gymnastics and Dance Studio in Rutland.

Greg WallaCEis the founder of Sticks and Stones Con-struction which designs, builds, and renovates homes using green building techniques and materials. Greg has exten-sive experience timber framing and has a strong personal commitment to building and renovation projects that are afford-able, energy efficient and environmentally friendly. He lives with his wife, 5 year old son, dog and one very large squirrel that eats a lot of compost.

Ken WElCHis a home performance analyst and green rehabilitation specialist with Neighbor-Works of Western Vermont and has pre-sented at SolarFest in the past. [email protected]

Chris WETHERBYis a Vermont native who received a BS in Forestry from the University of Maine at Orono. He currently sets up solar manu-facturing (SHW collector) for Stiebel El-

Workshop Presenters Kids’ Corner Workshop Presenterstron USA in Hatfield, MA and is the own-er of Advanced Solar Heating Systems, Inc. of Rutland, VT. Chris is a member of the SolarFest Board of Trustees. [email protected]

Chris WIllIaMSis a long-time sustainable energy policy activist. He has been active in campaigns fighting several nuclear power plants and is currently the Vermont Organizer for the Citizens Awareness Network, a grassroots organization working to end the use of nu-clear power in the Northeast and replace it with sustainable, reliable and affordable energy generation. [email protected] www.vtcitizen.org

Jenna WIlSON of Vermont350

Helena Wuis an herbalist and midwife living and prac-ticing in southern Vermont. She enjoys helping people build relationships with plants. [email protected]

David YOuNGhas been practicing architectural design, regional planning and information systems modeling since 1990, after decade as a car-penter, shipwright and chef. Trained as a Passive House Consultant and Permacul-ture Designer, he founded Eco-Logos LLC (aka New England Ecologic). He is faculty at CCV, where he teaches in the Environ-mental Sciences department a course in Sustainable Building [email protected]

George BOuREThas made his living as a photographer for almost thirty years and still practices An-tique, Traditional, and Digital processes. www.bouretphotography.com

Marilyn BRaNDNERlives in Chittenden where she raises sheep and angora rabbits. She has been exploring fiber arts for many years, including spin-ning, felting & weaving. [email protected]

Jen HOGaN,educator at Hands On Minds On Chil-dren’s Art Studio, is an avid creator in the arts, writing, and exploring nature. Jen loves sharing her artistic discoveries with children, while enhancing and encourag-ing their imaginations and creative pro-cesses. Jen studied Education at Castleton State College and Landscape Horticulture at Ohio State University. Jen lives in Rut-land with her husband and two sons. www.rutlandrec.com

Stephanie alICE JONESfirst discovered yoga in 1994. After several years of casual study, she began to practice seriously in 2004 when she started teach-ing yoga to children and adolescents at the day and residential treatments schools at Vermont Achievement Center where she is a schoolteacher. Stephanie completed a 200-hour teacher training through Inte-grative Yoga Therapy in 2006. She loves to share her passion for yoga with others and strives to grow as a student and teach-

er through daily practice and continued training. Stephanie teaches students of all ages around Rutland. [email protected]

Bess lEWISis a graduate of Hartwick College where she studied art and environmental sciences. She is a local artist and certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor. A former teacher for Na-ture’s Classroom, Bess especially enjoyed teaching environmental art classes. Cur-rently she is enrolled in an apprenticeship program, TAP, to teach K-12 Art.

Pamela MaYNaRDwrites and creates from a 7.5 acre happy homestead that she shares with her hus-band, son, 3 dogs, 3 cats, and a variety of chickens, guinea hens, turtles and geck-os in New Hampshire. In her spare time, Pam fills full-time roles as wife, mom and MRI Technologist. pmaynardwrites.blogspot.com/

Rosemary MOSERis a veteran Early Childhood Educator and Vermont Extension Master Gardener with a passion for cooking and the natural world, and especially for the places where all of those things meet. She is also the long-time coordinator of Kids’ Corner at SolarFest, and now of Family Stage at So-larFest. Rosemary lives, grows, & creates in Middletown Springs with her husband, 6 birds, two cats, one dog, and a flock of chickens. [email protected]

April SIMPSONhas been teaching art to elementary school children in this area for 3 years. She en-joys drawing, rug hooking, gardening, and taking care of her cat, goat, and 10 hens. [email protected]


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Melody Squier, Trustee, PresidentForget-Me-Not-Farm

Michael Sorce, Trustee, Vice PresidentDarkstar Lighting & Production

Mark McChesney, Trustee, TreasurerThe Barn Restaurant

laura Daubenspeck, Trustee, Clerk Rutland Area Food Coop

John Blittersdorf, TrusteeCentral Vermont Solar & Wind

Josh Brill, TrusteeBreezy Meadows Orchard & Nursery

Steve Goldsmith, TrusteesegTEL, Inc.

Matt Kenyon, TrusteeQuality Carpentry

Chip Mauck, TrusteeSunweaver Solar

Jeff Skelskie, TrusteeSpecial Services

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A Message From Your HostsSolarFest belongs to all of us. It succeeds because so many people feel a part of it.

Though right now it looks like a festival site, 50 weeks of the year it is a family farm. Please feel very free to pitch in wherever you see a need. Pick up after yourself, others, and around your campsite. Each year we find a stunningly small amount of trash left be-hind, a record we are proud to keep. Also, be aware that tent walls are thin, and showing respect for the folks of all ages who come here includes keeping quiet after midnight and not using foul language. SolarFest stays a joyful event when we respect each other. Thank You!! Marshall and Melody Squier, owners of Forget-Me-Not Farm.

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KudosSolarFest runs on the energy from

the sun, but also on the countless hours of more than 300 volunteers. KUDOS to the folks who come to-gether to create a fun, successful and smoothly run festival each year. It could not happen without you!

Did you know that you can be a SolarFest volunteer?visit us on the web for details

or email [email protected]

Don’t miss the SolarFest Silent Auction!...in the Arena near the SolarFest Sales Booth. Our generous sponsors, vendors, exhibitors and supporters continue to delight us with their donations. Get a great deal and support So-larFest at the same time. Items will be on display and bids may be placed until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17 when the auction closes and items will be available to the winning bidders.

Check out the great items we have committed so far. Good Luck!BaTIK TaBlEauAfrica Traders Market

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HaND-STITCHED Wall HaNGINGEden’s Rose Foundation

SuBSCRIPTION TO GREEN ENERGY TIMES

Green Energy TimesGREEN MOuNTaIN

CluB PuBlICaTIONSGreen Mountain Club

ORGaNIC SHIRTGroovy Green Bean

TOTE BaGHemp Power Bag Co.

REuSaBlE TOTE BaG TIMES TWO

Jane Goodall’s Roots & ShootsBaTTERY CaPaCITY

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Solar LED Innovations, LLCHERBal REMEDIESThe Vermont Herbal General

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Other Interesting Stuff

Managing DirectorPatty Kenyon

Assistant to the Director

Jaya HollimanBooking

Jim Gilmour - Main StageRosemary Moser - Family

StageBox Office

Jenny Talke Munyak Shirley Oskamp

Joel PlinerFirst Aid

Middletown Springs First Response

Graphic DesignRuby Fannin

Wendy Fannin Mike Gauthier - Green Screen

GraphicsPatty Kenyon

HostsMelody & Marshall Squier

InformationMichelle Goldsmith

Kids’ CornerRosemary Moser

Mikki lane Jan KrantzParking

Dennis Duhaime Brian Kerns

Rebecca KernsPerformer Merchandise

Kaarin alsop Traci Pena

PowerJohn Blittersdorf

Production/Sound Manager

Michael Sorce, Dark Star Lighting & ProductionProgram Design &

LayoutDavid Munyak

Sales Tentlaura Daubenspeck

Malindi Chesnut-TangermanSecurity

Marshall SquierSigns

lydia MathewsonSite Coordinators

Matt Kenyon David Munyak

Marshall SquierSite Decoration

Sarah Goldsmith Kiah laramie

adam GoldsmithSite Electrician

Oscar DaubenspeckSongwriter Showcase

Phil HenrySponsor Hospitality

Diane RosenmillerTheater-in-the-WoodsWheaton Squier - DirectorVendor Coordinator

Patty Kenyon

Vendor/performer Entrance

Haley Kenyon Jean Sapula

Volunteer CoordinatorJaya Holliman

Volunteer Food Coordinators

Nan Gilmour Helen Mango

WellnessBen Drake

Workshop CoordinatorCarol Tashie

Workshop Onsite Hosting & Tech

Carol Tashie Steve Goldsmith Chris Wetherby Heather Keith Steve Fesmire

Workshop OrganizersCarol Tashie

Steve Goldsmith Kevin Kiefaber

Jim Malloy Josh Brill

Gene BertscheZero Waste

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and hundreds of volunteers!

Our Intrepid Staff

Goodies!The SolarFest Sales Booth, located in

the Arena, has an exciting assortment of T-shirts, tank tops, hats, organic cotton tote bags, bumper stickers, cookbooks and other fun items.

Open Fri. & Sat. ‘til 8, Sun. ‘til 6.

First Annual SolarFest Eco-Car Show!

We are excited to announce our First Annual SolarFest Eco-car Show to be held on festival grounds, Sunday July 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Festival comers can view and test-drive some of the most ecological and fuel efficient vehicles offered in our area by various local dealers. This new addition to our festival comes at a critical time of all-time high gas prices and fossil fuel crunch. Stop by the lot and compare models side by side. Details on manufacturers and models are online and in our program insert available at the gate.

About SolarFestSolarFest was incorporated as a

501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1999 after operating for five years as a collabo-ration of like-minded individuals who were determined to educate others about the advantages of solar energy. Today, sev-enteen years after its inception, SolarFest remains a volunteer organization, though we depend heavily on one very dedicated, part-time Managing Director.

We are governed by a Board of Trustees with experience in a range of disciplines. Our Board and Festival Committee are committed to the idea that educat-ing people about renewable energy and conservation can help ensure a brighter, greener future for our world. They also firmly believe that the Arts play a key role in inspiring and energizing those who seek a more sustainable society.

SolarFest, Inc.’s mission statement is quite simple, and yet so vital: SolarFest blends art, education, and outreach to inspire conservation, promote renewable energy, and support sustainable commu-nities.

SolarFest fulfills this mission through our three-day festival and our year-long commitment to education and communi-ty outreach, which provides New England with its most comprehensive and enter-taining exposure to renewable energy and its many rewards.

Photo CreditsSolarFest photos courtesy of:Hugh Coyle, David Munyak,

Michael O’Brien

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How to Get Here...

SolarFest is at Forget-Me-Not Farm

in Tinmouth, VT.

Get to the intersection of VT Route 133 and VT Route 140 in Tinmouth, 15 miles southwest of Rutland. (Note: There is also an intersection of VT Route 133 and VT Route 140 in Middletown Springs, you want the one in Tinmouth.)

Go south on Rt. 140 for 500 feet and turn right on McNamara Rd. Parking attendants will direct you from there. Detailed directions are available on our website:

www.solarfest.org

approximate Driving Times...

less than 2 hours from Burlington, VT, albany, NY, Greenfield, Ma & Keene, NH. less than 4 hours from Boston, and about 4 hours from New York City.

Please Note:GlaSS and PETS are PROHIBITED anywhere on festival grounds. Please read our Glass Policy and Pet Policy on page 3 for details.

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Economic Development Corporation4 Elemental Energy, Inc. 4 Green Conscience Home & Garden4 Green Mountain College

4 Hubbardton Forge4 Mach’s Wood Fired Pizza4 Mountain Folk4 Parker Geothermal4 Progressive Asset Management4 Rutland Area Food Co-op

4 segTEL, Inc.4 Sunnyside Solar, Inc.4 The Barn Restaurant4 Tunbridge Grease Collective4 Vermont Energy Investment Corp.4 Vermont Magazine4 Vermont Soap

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Dr. Mel Tyree will be on site displaying his 2008 Tesla Roadster 1.5 !

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