2nd Annual

Verde Fest

—By M-CAN—


Everyone had Great Fun in the Cortez City Park !

Many, many sustainable product vendors and sustainable cause advocates drew between 750 and 1000 folks to the second annual Verde Fest on Saturday, August 15th for lots of interesting and fun learning experiences. See a visual review in the many photos below.

photo by Chris Foran

From the M-CAN information booth...

photo by Chris Foran

to lots of fun and interesting activities for kids...

photo by Chris Foran

like this bicycle powered blender...

photo by Clyde Benally

at the Turtle Lake Refuge booth.

photo by Clyde Benally

There were plenty of things to design...

photo by Clyde Benally

and build from recycled materials...
(at Recreation Station)

photo by Clyde Benally

and draw...

photo by Clyde Benally

and stencil...

photo by Clyde Benally

and more to stencil...

photo by Clyde Benally

and more to paint...
(here, sandpainting)

photo by Clyde Benally

and lots more...
(also Mesa Verde's recyling game, shopping bag decoration and a scavenger hunt)

photo by Clyde Benally

to paint...

photo by Clyde Benally

including faces...
(thanks to all the volunteer face-painters)

photo by Clyde Benally

and eyes...

photo by Clyde Benally

with colorful shadow...

photo by Clyde Benally

and neat designs...

photo by Clyde Benally

Even arms got painted.

photo by Clyde Benally

Sometimes the paintee...

photo by Clyde Benally

became the artist.

photo by Chris Foran

There was plenty of delicious, healthy, locally grown food as well as...
(thanks to The Farm, Let It Grow and Turtle Lake Refuge)

photo by Chris Foran

alternative energy like hydrogen transportation and solar power.

photo by Clyde Benally

There were informative presentations, forums, videos...

photo by Clyde Benally

and educational displays.

photo by Clyde Benally

There was music ...
(here Zackary Baker, also "The Assortment")

photo by Clyde Benally

and many forms of entertainment...
oh wait.. this is one of many, many doorprize giveaways...

photo by Clyde Benally

which eventually came directly from the M-CAN booth.

photo by Clyde Benally

The Verde Fest Free Box emptied quickly.

photo by Chris Foran

Land preservation was represented by Montezuma Land Conservancy.

photo by Chris Foran

The recycling cause was represented by 4Corners Recycling Initiative.

photo by Clyde Benally

There were composting demonstrations (Shawn Collins)...

photo by Clyde Benally

and composting product displays (Durango Compost Co).

photo by Clyde Benally

The Cortez Cultural Center...

photo by Clyde Benally

leads this row of exhibitors.

photo by Clyde Benally

Here the Four Corners Recycling Initiative rubs elbows with the Ute Mountain Environmental Program and San Juan Bioenergy.

photo by Clyde Benally

Verde Fest covered sustainability from resource efficiency...

photo by Clyde Benally

to peace, bicycles...

photo by Clyde Benally

and books...

photo by Clyde Benally

to gardening tools and plants (Let It Grow).

With more than 45 booths, Verde Fest had it all!

Sponsors:

Dolores St. Bank
First National Bank, Cortez
Fraley & Co.
RCL Trucking
Skanska
Southwest Seed
Vectra Bank
Artwork by R. Chris Vest
Ecosphere
City of Cortez Invaluable Contributions
Colorado Governor's Energy Office

Door Prize Contributions:

Slavens
Osprey
City Market




M-CAN Thanks the following

Exhibitors


for a great Verde Fest!

See you all next year.


Adam Fries Builder
Aramark
Bland Solar
Body Talk
Casa 4Corners
Children´s Kiva
Colorado Peace Ride
Colorado Straw Bale Association — COSBA
Cortez Cultural Center
Cortez Retail Enhancement Association
Counter Kulture
Dolores Soil Conservation
Durango Compost Co.
Encantos
Endless Energy
First National Bank of Cortez
Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency —
    4CORE
Four Corners Recycling Initiative
Heart Path
Home Energy Advantage
Hydrogen4Gas
JP&G Engineering, Inc.
Kaimana Business Group (Mountain Sounds)
King Sun Solar
Let It Grow
Life Force International
Mesa Verde Country
Mesa Verde Museum Assoc., Inc.
Montezuma Climate Action Network
Montezuma Land Conservancy
San Juan Bioenergy
San Juan Citizens Alliance
Simplexity Health
Singing River Farms
Solar Today and Tomorrow
Southwest Seed
Sunland Renewable Energy Systems
SW Colo. Organic Growers Club
SW Memorial Hospital
Swallow´s Nest Natural Building
The Farm
The Salvation Army
Turtle Lake Refuge
Ute Mt Ute Environmental Program
Wolf Geothermal

Kids Station -

Mesa Verde NP
Recreation Station



  • What: Exhibitors, speakers, films and workshops and demonstrations.
  • Where: City Park/Welcome Center
  • When: August 15, 2009
  • Films were shown in the meeting room of the Welcome Center
  • Purpose:
  • Engage and educate the community about the sustainable practices available in the area
  • Celebrate our communities' sustainable efforts
    • A sustainable, regenerative community is one that preserves and restores the integrity of its natural environment, nurtures healthy human and other living systems, and maintains a vital self-reliant economy, generation after generation. A sustainable, regenerative community meets the basic needs of all people, including the needs for food, water, shelter, health, safety, autonomy, connectedness, and meaning.