Growing Green Festival 2011 Event Information

Bridgewater is "Growing Green!" This unique festival is dedicated to "sustainability". It is a fun and colourful introduction to the idea that all people can live within the Earth's means, while meeting their basic needs. Bridgewater's main street is closed down for a morning that includes farm-fresh local foods, displays full of products that can help your family leave a lighter footprint on the Earth, loads of Earth-friendly activities for kids, and an endless line-up of our freshest local musical and performing talent. Ever wondered how people power their cars on veggie oil or make their own clothing from scratch using recycled materials? Our "green living skills demonstrators" are there to show you how you can do it all yourself using the best of traditional and modern techniques.  Best of all, the event is completely FREE!  It is organized by the Town of Bridgewater and community volunteers, organizations and businesses.

Date & Time: The Festival took place on Saturday July 23, 2011, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. (Setup starts at 7:00 am.)

Location: King Street, between Empire St. and Dominion St. (Street closed to car traffic 7:00 am to 2:30 pm - please come on foot or park on nearby streets)

FESTIVAL GOES RAIN OR SHINE

See photos and information from last year's event

Mission

The Growing Green Festival is Bridgewater’s way of expressing its pride in becoming a sustainable community. Through it, our community engages itself in deliberate small and large acts of vision and daring to improve our home town, build our sense of community, and celebrate the simple things we can all do to make a difference. We do so by creating an environment that explodes in a colourful and fun mosaic highlighting the unique individual passions, talents and efforts of our local people, businesses and organizations. The Festival plants positive ideas... in order to harvest a sustainable future.

Features:

• Expanded Bridgewater Farmers' Market & local food & drink
• Information and activities that help you live greener and healthier
• Environmentally responsible products and services for all areas of life
• A special "town greening" action, that everyone can take part in!
• The "Walk n' Roll" - a fun parade and guided walk & bike ride
• Art display at the Bridgewater Library
• kids activities & belly dancers!
• … and much, much more!

Click here to download the Walk n' Roll poster

Featuring: Maria Kuttner, Sue Obatta and Sattler Stained Glass Studios, Sara Harley, Margo Isbister, Carole Langille, Rita Lamontagne -Macdonald, Rebecca Roher, Wendy Muise, Diane Wile-Brumm, Lezlie Morgan, Susan Venables, Karen Langlois and Stephanie Daffey

How can you get involved? (Click for more information)

• Vendor: sell food, products & services (FULL)
• Information Kiosk: provide information to community members (FULL)
• Green Living Skills: teach people a skill or craft you know (FULL)
• Art Display: add works of art to the Bridgewater Library Art Display.  (see press release) (FULL)
• Sponsors: this event can't happen without you!  Many opportunities available.
• Volunteer: help out behind the scenes or during the day itself. Lots of volunteers needed! (see press release)

If you would like to know more about getting involved in one of these ways, please read the documents linked to each group above, or simply contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 541-4390.

2011 Growing Green! Festival Sponsors

A heartfelt thanks to the following people and organizations who have provided financial and in-kind support to the festival!

• Department of Community Services
• Destination Southwest Nova Association
  
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia 
• Helping Nature Heal
  
• Michelin North America
  
• Nova Scotia Environment
  
• Resource Recovery Fund Board
• The Nodding Group
  
• Bear Cove Resources
• Bridgewater & Area Chamber of Commerce
• Bullfrog Power
• Phyllis Price & Eric Hustvedt
• TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles

...and many more to be confirmed soon!

2011 Growing Green! Festival Partners

• Bridgewater Active Transportation Committee
• Bridgewater Farmers' Market Association
• Bridgewater Town Centre Development Corporation
• Lighthouse Media Group
• Little River Folk
• Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
• South Shore Public Libraries
• South Shore Health
• Town of Bridgewater

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