Midwest Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair

 

I want to share the column for two reasons -- first, to let people know
about the Fair and encourage them to attend; second, to invite anyone and
everyone to use the column in any upcoming newsletter they might publish and
to post it on any appropriate Web sites and list serves.

 

Ed Blume 

Communications/Outreach

RENEW Wisconsin 

222 S. Hamilton St.

Madison, WI  53703 

608.819.0748 

http://www.renewwisconsin.org <http://www.renewwisconsin.org/>

 

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Contact: 

Katy Matthai 

Midwest Renewable Energy Association

715.592.6595      [email protected]

 

Fantastic Fair Features Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living

by Tehri Parker, MREA Executive Director

 

            Wisconsin welcomes one of the country¹s most unique gatherings
in Custer, Wisconsin, seven miles east of Stevens Point, on Friday June 18
through Sunday, June 20, 2004.

            Thousands will gather from across the country and from as far
away as Europe for the 15th annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living
Fair, the largest and oldest of its kind in the world.

            Sponsored by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA),
it¹s like no other fair in Wisconsin.  The fair presents classes, workshops,
lectures, music, vendors and displays on renewable energy systems ­ wind,
solar, wood-burning furnaces and biomass digesters.  There is also
information on alternative construction  ­ straw bale houses, green building
techniques, super insulation, and underground homes; as well as food and
gardening ­ vegetable seed saving, herbs for everyday and planting a yard
without a lawn. Three in-depth workshops cover solar water heating, PV
(photovoltaics) solar electric systems, and cordwood masonry.

            Exhibitors will offer advice and products on energy and
sustainable living, including wind turbines, solar panels, landscaping,
gardening, energy efficient appliances and energy conservation.

            Fairgoers can take in over 120 workshops and visit with more
than 175 exhibitors.

            The ReNew the Earth Institute, located on the twenty-acre
fairgrounds, houses the MREA¹s offices and showcases practical applications
of solar electricity, wind energy production, green construction, and
renewable heating.  Renewable home tours, originating from the fair on all
three days, show similar construction and energy applications in nearby
residences. 

This year¹s fair also features several nationally renowned speakers ­ Amy
Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now!; Richard Perez,
publisher and editor of Home Power magazine; John Stauber, founder and
executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy; and, Richard
Heinberg, author of several books, including The Party¹s Over: Oil, War, and
the Fate of Industrial Society.

            Entertainment includes Baba Ghanooj on Friday night, with an
evening of favorite songs from the Beatles to Neil Young.  Saturday night,
the Reptile Palace Orchestra, will play Balkan, Middle Eastern, blues,
swing, and metal-influenced music.  .

            Every great fair offers delicious food, and the day begins with
a breakfast cafe, which later transforms into a pizzeria serving organic
pizza and beer from Central Waters Brewery.

            Camping is available at the nearby Portage County Fairgrounds in
Amherst.  The site¹s grassy lawn and scattered trees accommodate tents, car
campers and RVs.  

            Fair admission for adults is $10 per day or $25 for the weekend.
Admission for seniors and students is $8 per day or $15 for the weekend.
Children under 12 are free.

            Full details on the Fair are available at the MREA Web site at
www.the-mrea.org <http://www.the-mrea.org/> , or by calling 715.592.6595.

            Like every fair, the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living
Fair offers something for everyone.  Don¹t miss it, June 18-20, Custer,
Wisconsin, just east of Stevens Point.

 

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