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Things to Know
DATE: July 27, 28, 29, 2012.
PLACE: Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA
CONTACT: info@notsosimple.info or 707.895.2949
WE ARE OUTSIDE: Expect warm weather. There is some shade, but wear a hat and appropriate clothes.
NO DOGS PERMITTED.
BRING YOUR OWN PLACE SETTING: Limit the amount of stuff we send to the landfill and help develop the habit of using our own dishes for take out food as well as potlucks.
Ongoing Demonstrations 2011
Cycked (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Cycked
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Description:
Cycked is a community group devoted to cycle based travel, bike power, and bicycle commuting. We have the ability to have a walking or biking path from Boonville to the coast. The infrastructure is there, lets make it happen! Cycked was founded in June 2011.
Walk & Bike Mendocino (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Walk & Bike Mendocino
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Solar Living Institute (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Solar Living Institute
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Description:
Solar Living Institute is headquartered at the Solar Living Center in Hopland. We provide nationally accredited solar training for green career seekers and hands-on workshops for back-yard do-it-your-selfers seeking a sustainable lifestyle.
Call 707.472.2468 for information or visit our website at www.solarliving.org.
August 13th is the MoonDance 2011, an afternoon and evening of inspired celebration and rockin’ good time. Tickets $15, available online. Ages 12 and under free.
Mendo Time Bank (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Mendo Time Bank
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
About the Presenter:
Mendo Time Bank is a community organization with 165 members that participate in an economy based on time. Members use time credits, called “Time Dollars” to buy and sell services and goods. By connecting untapped time and labor with unfulfilled wants and needs, the Time Bank brings people together to create a more secure, caring, productive, and sustainable community.
Web Site: mendotimebank.com
Wild Food: Seaweed Harvesting (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Ed Nieves and Julie Drucker
Time: Ongoing Saturday and Sunday
Wild Food: Acorn Processing (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Corine Pearce
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
About the Presenter:
Corine Pearce
Shelter: Pottery (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Nick Schwartz and Alexis Moyer
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Note: Alexis Moyer is available only Sunday.
Shelter: Natural Building (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Emerald Earth
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Shelter: Wood Milling (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Dave Pronsolino
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Shelter: Blacksmithing (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Ken Maxfield and Wendy Lawrence
Time: Ongoing Saturday and Sunday
About the Presenters:
Wendy Lawrence
Shelter: Wind, Biofuels, and Water Pumping (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Charlie Acker and Lucy Geever
Time: Ongoing Saturday and Sunday
About the Presenters:
Charlie Acker
Shelter: Cattail Sunhats (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Starlight Compost
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Shelter: Tool Show and Tell (2011)
Hosted By: Bill Seakins
Time: Saturday and Sunday
Description: Old and new tools used for building, farming and gardening will be on display. Bill welcomes questions concerning their care and use, and he can give basic tool sharpening advice.
Fair-goers are invited to drop their favorite tools off at the table for display.
About the Presenter: In 1973, Bill left grad school, moved to the Anderson Valley, and joined the back-to-the-land movement. He lives off the grid, grows a garden, and is attempting to move toward self-sufficiency. Now retired, he worked as a mechanic for Navarro Vineyards for 28 years.
Contact info: 707.234.0434
Farm & Garden: Tree Crops (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Mark Albert
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Farm & Garden: Local Grain Milling and Processing Demonstration (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Doug Mosel Time: Sunday only
Farm & Garden: Tree Sales & Propagation (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Patrick Shafer
Time: All Day Saturday and Sunday
Animal Husbandry: “What Do I Do With This Fleece?” (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Bev and Doug Elliot, Floodgate Station; Deanna Thomas, Comptche, Eleanor Adams, and Angela DeWitt
Time: Saturday, 11:00am – 3:00pm, Sunday, 11:00am – 3:00pm
This will be a demonstration of the various steps in preparing a wool fleece for spinning; spinning and plying yarn on drop spindle, Navajo spindle and spinning wheel; and weaving it into fabric on a simple loom. The presentation will be interactive, and questions are encouraged. Spindles and prepared wool from our Shetland and Navajo-Churro flocks in several natural colors will be available for use and/or purchase, and there will be a range of our fabrics and clothing items to see and handle.
More About Us:
California Wool and Fiber Festival at Boonville Apple Fair, Sept. 16 – 18, 2011.
AV Tuesday Evening Spinners meet first Tuesday evening, October – May at Doug & Bev’s. Email us at: floodgate@bootnet.com or phone us at 895-2626.
Animal Husbandry: Draft Animals (2011)
Demonstration Presenters: Anne Siri and Michael Holmberg
Time: Saturday and Sunday
Animal Husbandry: Goatmilking (2011)
Demonstration Presenter: Roxanne Boyle
Time: Saturday and Sunday Morning
About the Presenter:
Roxanne Boyle