Mother Earth News Fair Takes Attendees off the Beaten Path ...

Sustainable livelihood occasion adds hikes, car demonstrate and hands-on green structure behavior to weekend

Seven Springs, Pa. (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

Many populace believe of swimming pools, massages and golf as option staples. The Mother Earth News Fair at Seven Springs Mountain Resort brings llamas, DIY cars, weed walks and additional to the mix.

Attendees can participate in as,at the same occasion as novel off-stage behavior as healthy as 120-plus workshops captivating put Sept. 24-25 all through the resort:

Hike and Pack by means of Llamas: Llamas create ideal hiking companions for all ages. Farmer and veterinarian Anne Hallowell determination demonstrate how to pack llamas after that guide a hike by means of the animals.

Heirloom Tomato Tasting: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange determination host an heirloom chew and fruit tasting for attendees to try dozens of heirloom tomato and pepper varieties, advantage melons, apples, delectably garlic and fresh-grown cornbread. Attendees can too transport completely own warmth to share.

High-Mileage Vehicle Show: Attendees can call by means of designers, builders and drivers of five DIY, high-mileage cars as of crossways the state counting Mother Earth News 100-mpg sports education car.

Natural Cleaning: All-natural family cleaners stay poisonous chemicals out of the home, save cash and decrease packaging waste. The Natural Home & Garden and Bon Ami staff determination split a number of of completely preferred recipes complete by means of grocery-store ingredients.

Build a Straw Bale Wall: Designer Sigi Koko determination demonstrate attendees how to construct insulating straw bale ramparts so as to too seem good. Saturdays collection of students determination wrap stacking straw bales and coating not any by means of nontoxic soil plaster, as,at the same time as Sunday attendees can study to create and be relevant come to an end plasters and natural paints.

Foraging Edibles Walk: Local herbalists Faith Starr and David Fish determination educate attendees to recognize and harvest wild vegetation in completely natural environment. This guided weed saunter determination tap eager on the abundance of healthful, gratis food, counting instructions on incorporating wild by,by income of eager on daily meals.

œThe Mother Earth News Fair aims to demonstrate populace so as to livelihood sustainably can be fun and save money, inappropriately Event Director Andrew Perkins. œWhat improved way to get populace excited supposed to transport as,at the same occasion as doorsill to life?

In addition, dozens of hands-on workshops determination wrap organic gardening, genuine food, renewable energy, small-scale livestock, green structure and remodeling, DIY projects, natural health, green transportation, and connected topics. Mother Earth News staff determination guide the sessions, the distance end to end of by means of green way of life and rural livelihood experts.

The Fair too determination host a seed swap, childrens activities, a green shopping pavilion, vendor and livestock demonstrations, musical acts, and restricted and organic foodstuff options.

Adult tickets are $25 for a daily go by or $15 for a one-day go by in advance, or $30 and $20, respectively, at the gate. Children 17 and beneath get in free. To buy go forward tickets, go to MotherEarthNewsFair.com or name toll-free 800-234-3368.

The Fair is sponsored by Ball Jar, Bon Ami, Central Boiler, Envirolet, Giant Eagle, King Arthur Flour, Organic Valley, Purina, Red Star Yeast and Seventh Generation.

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Andrew Perkins, occasion director
Mother Earth News Fair
785-274-4378
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