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Earth Day 2009:  Cool Blue Planet 
mISSION: TO highlight, celebrate, and share innovative solutions and raise awareness of our community’s water resources.
Vision: “Blue is the new Green!”  
Water is life and without it we could not exist.  All living beings on the blue planet are made up of mostly water.  On the Mendocino Coast our fresh water resources are limited and we must conserve and utilize them more efficiently and effectively.  A water wise community is a sustainable and abundant community. 
With this goal in mind, we present Earth Day 2009, Cool Blue Planet.
Earthday 2009 was a beautiful event! The sun shone on the festivities. We opened with a circle and Susan Lightfoot, Noyo Food Forest's director, gave an inspiring invitation to envision a brighter future for our earth.



The great circle was followed by an original Learning Garden song by George Reinhardt


Live musical entertainment continued throughout the day

  

 

Foxglove

Phillip Meshekey


      earthdaymusic
The Mighty T-Bones, Juce and West African Drummers
Earth Day visitors learned from workshops

       


Rainwater and greywater by Bruce and Eileen Broderick,
drip irrigation by Master Gardener Kristina Van Wert of Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens,
and composting by Scott Zeramby


and a solar tractor demonstration by Steve Heckeroth.
Earth Day attendees enjoyed local organic food 
pedalpowersmoothies
pedal-powered smoothies and slushies
woodfirepizza
wood fired pizzas

salads and chili		home baked desserts and chai tea


The Learning Garden Shade House was filled with informational booths by local organizations



Certified Noyo Food Forester Membership drive was launched


The Learning Garden held a vegetable and ornamental plant sale
The Kids Tent offered ongoing activities including:
Face painting
Hula Hooping
Recycled Art
Bubbles
Chill Zone
Chair Massage




NoyoFoodForestEarthDayPoster2009

HUGE thanks to our Earth Day 2009 Sponsors!
Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Mendocino Botanical Garden
Anderson's Alternatives
3D Organic Solutions
Being Water
Dirt Cheap
The Coast KOZT 95.3FM
North Coast Brewing Company
FloBeds
MendoLake Credit Union
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Mendocino Solar Service
Harvest Market
North Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council
City of Fort Bragg Promotions Committee

Force 10 Extreme Ocean Kayak Tours
and inkind sponsors:
Fort Bragg Rent-all
KMFB
Harbor Lite Lodge/Silver's at the Wharf
Campbell Timberland Management
Cowlicks
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