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Saturday, 7 June 2008

This Saturday June 7, 2008 from 11Am to 6PM will be the Orange County Earth & Water Festival at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park, in Hamptonburgh, NY located on Rt 416 between Montgomery and Goshen.

THE EVENT IS NEARLY SOLD OUT. ONLY VENDORS WITH THEIR OWN TENTs CAN HAVE A BOOTH. PLEASE CALL DARIA AT 845-562-2034. IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE GREENEST EVENT ORANGE COUNTY HAS EVER SEEN.

Directions From Ulster County:

Take NY State Thruway (I-87) or NY Route 9W South to Route I-84, go west on I-84 to Exit 5, Maybrook. Turn left onto New York Route 208. Take first right at traffic light, County Route 99. Go about 4 miles to New York Route 416. Turn left on to Route 416.

From Middletown: Take Route 211 toward Montgomery. Turn right onto Route 416. Route 416 in directly across from the entrance to the Orange County Airport.

From the South: NY State Thruway North (I-87) to Exit 16 - Harriman to Route 17M. Go east on New York 17M to Goshen. Take Exit 124B north. Follow New York Route 207 thru Goshen and continue towards Montgomery/Campball Hall/Hamptonburgh to stone railroad underpass. Take a left fork onto New York Route 416.

Once on Route 416 there are three entrances to Thomas Bull Park. You take the entrance marked Grove Street. Then take the second right into the Day Camp - this is where the event will be located. There will be signs posted for the Earth & Water Festival.

This Saturday, June 7th from 11am-6pm at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park Day Camp in Hamptonburgh NY on RT 416, Orange Environment, Orange County Government and the Orange County Water Authority are hosting Orange County Earth and Water Festival. This will be the greenest event Orange County has ever seen! The festival is bringing together over 85 local green vendors and exhibitors, Hybrids including a hydrogen car, a farmers market, day long environmental speakers, a tree planting ceremony, a Youth Village with loads of educational activities and crafts, a Snake and Reptile Show, African Drumming, music by Gaiawolf and the Arm of the Sea will perform “Turtle Island Medicine Show”. Other Performers are: Rebel Red and Barry Adelman -Music for Humanity. Sponsors will be giving out 500 Canvass Shopping Bags and 1000 Norway Spruce seedlings to plant at home. In the food area, compostable plates and cups will be used by participants, recycled properly and disposed of at a local municipal composting facility. There will also be the PermiBus complete with solar power, greywater system, compost toilet, 3 dogs and a clutch of chickens. Rain or Shine.

Schedule for Music and Theatrical Performances

11:00AM-11:45AM Rebel Red Musicians

12:00PM-12:30PM Opening Ceremony

12:30PM-1:30PM Maxwell Kofi African Drumming

1:45PM-2:45PM Gaiawolf Environmental Musicians

2:45PM-3:30PM Tree Planting Activity with music by Barry Adelman –Music For Humanity

4:00PM- 6:00PM Arm of the Sea Parade and Performance

Schedule of Environmental Speakers in the Speaker Tent

12:30PM-1:30PM Healthy, Sustainable Homes for Our Families

Chris Knasiak, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh's ReStore Manager – “Habitat ReStores, a community-friendly and environmentally friendly shopping experience that supports Habitat's mission to provide decent housing for families in need”.

Carole Hurst, Shaklee Distributor and Orange Environment Trustee – “Creating Healthy Environments for Our Families –Changes we can make to create healthier homes (herbicides and pesticides tracked into our homes, chemicals on our foods, plastics, toxic cleaning products and other toxins in the home)”.

1:30PM-2:00PM Eating Local- Insight from Two Local Farmers

Cheryl Rogowski, Black Dirt Farmer and MacArthur Fellow- “Your food has a face - what does yours look like?”

Linda Borghi , The Farmer of Abundant Life Farm, Gardening with Children, Eat Local Virtual Farm Stand, Earth Energy Natural Spraying Service and Music for Humanity - “Biodynamic spin farming and the importance of eating local”.

2:00PM-3:00PM Protecting our Water, Lands and Biodiversity - Wallkill, Moodna and Glenmere

Simon Gruber, Project Consultant, Orange County Water Authority; and Member/Steering Committee for the Hudson River Watershed Alliance - "Watershed Planning and Stream Monitoring in Orange County. What is a watershed and why does it matter? A discussion of watershed planning focusing on the Moodna Creek watershed, and an overview of the Orange County -stream biomonitoring project".

Jay Westerveld, Glenmere Conservation Coalition – “Shaping the future of the Glenmere wilds: A county-owned gem of unparalleled biodiversity in NY’s fastest-growing region.”

Karin Roux, Orange County Land Trust and Wallkill River Task Force – “Karin Roux will discuss current issues and protection efforts in the Wallkill River Watershed.”

3:00PM-4:00PM Everything You Wanted to Know on Solar, Geothermal Technologies and Performing an Energy Audit

Bob Freeston, Board of Directors of the NY Solar Energy Society and is a long time environmental activist – “Ground Source Heat Pumps and the large scale commercialization of renewable energy”.

Bill Makofske, Professor Emeritus of Energy Physics at Ramapo College of NJ- “Energy Auditing Your Home for Energy Efficiency and Solar Potential.”.

4:00PM-5:00PM Orange County’s Great Sustainable Transformation

Michael Edelstein, Phd., Ramapo College of NJ Professor of Environmental Studies and President of Orange Environment –“Addressing Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Environmental Problems”.

Shawn Dell Joyce, Sustainable Living Columnist, Times Herald Record –“Local Solutions in Our Homes and Communities to Curb Climate Change”.

So Far:

Official Partners: Orange & Rockland Utilities, Barton Birks Chevrolet Cadillac of Newburgh, Desert Moon Mexican Grille- Woodbury Commons, Soons Orchards of New Hampton, Fabco Power of Chester, Mountain Party & Tent Rentals of Monroe, and Genpak of Middletown

Co-Sponsors: Taylor Recycling of Montgomery, Altren Consulting Contracting, Inc. of Rifton and General Motors

See you later this week.

Sincerely, Kathy Skafidas Executive Director, Orange Environment