Lodging at The Stanley Hotel

The Historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park is holding a block of rooms for the Estes Earth Fest.  If you would like to make a reservation at the special festival rate starting at $119 for a standard room, please reference Estes Earth Fest when making your reservations.

For reservations please call 970-577-4040.

Welcome to Estes Earth Fest!!!

3rd Annual Estes Earth Fest

January 15 & 16, 2010

The Historic Stanley Hotel

Estes Park, CO

“In transition to a sustainable, resilient Community”

This is a blog talking about the Estes Earth Fest. We would love for people interested in the Earth Fest to speak up. Feel free to send us comments and questions about Estes Earth Fest and have discussions on this, or related topics such as:  Transition Colorado, Slow Food Movement, Resiliency, Relocalization, Sustainability, Reskilling, Renewable Energy, Service-Learning, and more.

Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center, in cooperation with The Stanley Hotel, Transition Colorado, and Sustainable Mountain Living invites your participation in the Third Annual Estes Earth Fest recognizing and honoring indigenous roots and mother earth.  The Estes Earth Fest focuses on respecting nature, building relationships, living sustainably, re-localizing our economy, and working together to build community across and through our diversity.  We are excited to say that this year’s festival will once again provide great booths, speakers, and music.

Eagle Rock students are interested in working towards bettering the way the environment and the economy are managed.  In order to do so we must grow and spread our knowledge and engage our communities.  We understand that our energy use and consumer habits are tied to climate change, environmental degradation, the military-industrial complex, and the abusive exploitation of people and resources by a corrupt system that is racking the world.  We are looking for a different path into the future.  We want change, and we want to start working towards that change now.  This is why we’ve organized the Estes Earth Fest.

We invite you to join us on this path of change.   Attend the 3^rd Annual Estes Earth Fest and help move the world to action for sustainable living and a sane and harmonious world.

Together we can make the Estes Earth Fest a success.

• Apply for a booth or workshop
• Become a sponsor for the festival
• Put the date on your calendar and attend with your family and friends.
• Check out the weblog at:  estesearthfest.wordpress.com
• Spread the word

Proceeds from this event will go to the Eagle Rock School Graduate Fund.

“ All Who Dare!”

For more information see:  http://www.eaglerockschool.org

What in the World is the Estes Earth Fest?

Estes Earth Fest revolves around the sharing of information and interest in planetary stewardship, sustainable living, diversity, cross-cultural understanding and making healthy life choices for present and the future.  Keynote speeches and panel presentations by caring and community-minded individuals active in sustainability work, along with outstanding exhibits and exciting workshops, will demonstrate ways we can become more attuned to transition and live in greater harmony with the earth and our own community.

2010 Estes Earth Fest is on the way!

Hello!

To all of you anxiously awaiting the 2010 Estes Earth Fest, we have some updates for you.  In the “Registration Documents” link at the top of the page, you will find the most recent booth registration form, as well as a downloadable press release about the Earth Fest.

Be sure and scroll down through this entire website.  You will find the overall schedule of events for January 15 and 16, along with information on the many presenters who will be here and descriptions of presentations and workshops.  Read about the promising events surrounding Estes Earth Fest.  We hope that this year we can truly make a difference in people’s thinking about the Earth and the possibilities for positive change in our future.

We look forward to seeing you there, and please email us with your questions and comments!

Estes Earth Fest Planning Committee

Tickets and Where to Get Them

Until January 14, 2010:

Early-bird Earth Fest tickets will be available at the Stanley Hotel, Master Graphics, Inc., and Eagle Rock School until January 14.  One price will get you into all events, including the dinner.  Adults (18 and over) – $12.50, Youth (under 18) – $7.50.  A limited number of early-bird tickets will be sold.  After the 14th of January, tickets will only be available at the event.

After January 14 – Tickets will be available only at the Earth Fest:

General Festival Admission – $5.00 (adult)  $2.50 (under 18*) (covers Saturday morning plenary session and workshops, Saturday afternoon exhibits and workshops, closing keynote and variety show) *children 12 and under free.

Slow Food Dinner – $10.50 (adult)  $8.00 (under 18) (includes closing keynote and variety show).  Dinner tickets will be sold on-site during the festival at the Concert Hall entrance from 8:00 a.m.  – 5:00 p.m. and in the Main Hall Lobby (where the dinner will be held) from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Closing Keynote and Variety Show – $5.00 (adult) $2.50 (under 18)  12 and under free.  Tickets will be sold at the Concert Hall entrance from 7:00 p.m. – showtime.

Directions to The Stanley Hotel

Directions from Denver International Airport

• North on Pena Blvd. to terminal departures and airport exit
• Take Pena Blvd.
• Take E470 N. exit number 6B
• Merge onto I-25 N/US 87 N, towards Ft. Collins
• Take the CO-66 exit number 243 to Lyons
• Turn left onto CO-66 to Estes Park, Continue to follow CO-66
• CO-66 becomes HWY 36 W
• Follow HWY 36 to Estes Park
• Stay straight at St. Vrain/HWY 7 stop light and Elkhorn/HWY 34 onto E. Wonderview Ave.
• Take second right into Stanley Hotel

Keynote Speakers, Panelists & Workshop Facilitators

For all of you interested in Estes Earth Fest speakers, their brief biographies appear below.  We hope that our presenters will inspire hope and action in the community.

Keynote Speakers, Panelists and Workshop Facilitators

CAROLYN BAKER   Speaking Truth to Power

Carolyn Baker, Ph.D., manages her website, Speaking Truth to Power at www.carolynbaker.net. which offers daily alternative news and options for navigating unprecedented changes. She is the author of Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization’s Collapse, U.S. History Uncensored, Coming Out of Fundamentalist Christianity, and The Journey of Forgiveness, as well as numerous articles on issues of environmental and social justice, consciousness, emotional and spiritual well being.  She is a contributor to Transition Colorado’s “Transition Times”, and she lives and works in Boulder.

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DAN BARTMANN   Forcefield

Dan Bartmann is the founder of do-it-yourself renewable energy website www.OtherPower.com, which he started in 1999 to educate the public about  solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. He is co-author of the book “Homebrew Wind Power,” and is a contributing author for both Home Power and Back Home magazines. His wind turbine designs have received acclaim from wind industry experts, and he focuses on wind power systems that can be locally manufactured and installed in remote, undeveloped parts of the world. He gives frequent educational lectures, seminars, and hands-on workshops around the US and world. Dan grew up off the grid, and now lives high in the mountains West of Fort Collins, 11 miles from the nearest power line.

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JOHN BEAUPRE    Standard Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Consultant

John is a native of the Chicagoland area. After High School he moved west to the Rocky Mountains for college.  Shortly after graduating from the University of Montana he moved to Colorado.

John has over 20 years experience in Sales and Customer service. This included 15 years in Real Estate, 6 years with New Home Builders and 9 years in residential sales.

In 2008 John took his passion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and went to work for Standard Renewable Energy. He has been working as an Energy Efficiency Consultant helping his clients lower their energy use ever since.

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MICHAEL BROWNLEE    Transition Colorado

Co-founder of Transition Colorado, Michael Brownlee is a catalyst for relocalization—developing community resilience and self-reliance in the face of global crises—and ardent  advocate of the international Transition Movement.  A certified trainer and Director for Transition U.S., he spearheads a statewide campaign to regenerate community and strengthen local economies.

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SANDY CRUZ  High Altitude Permaculture

Sandy Cruz has been working towards greater sustainability at 9,200 feet for more than 35 years, experimenting with plants and refining strategies for living in extremely harsh conditions.  She holds a Diploma of Permaculture Design from the International Permaculture Institute and founded High Altitude Permaculture in 1992.  Widely published and interviewed, Sandy currently teaches Permaculture, consults on site planning and design, and trains new Permaculture teachers.  She also serves on Boulder County’s Food and Agriculture Policy Council and is a certified leader of the Dances of Universal Peace.  Sandy is an avid hiker and has a song for just about any occasion.  She can be reached at HiAltPC.org.

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ASHARA EKUNDAYO    BluBlak Media, Blue & Yellow Logic, The Growhaus

Ashara Ekundayo is a visionary, a cultural activist, and an entrepreneur.  As the owner of BluBlak Media Consulting and the Founder of the Pan African Arts Society, she created venues such as; the Denver Pan African Film Festival, the “Café Nuba” spoken-word & music showcase, and most recently, the “Soul’d Roots: Food & Media Justice Institute.”  She is an international lecturer and media personality who can be seen hosting “The Activist Studio” on Freespeech TV and on-air at KGNU.org community radio. Her multi-media work challenges the traditional progressive movement to address power, privilege and equity through environmental justice issues such as food security.  Ashara also serves as a Fellow with Green For All, is the Outreach Architect at Blue and Yellow Logic, and is the Urban Development & Sustainability Director at The GrowHaus – an aquaponic greenhouse & market in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood committed to creating green jobs, edible classrooms, and healthy living programs through a culturally astute lens.

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EMILY A. EVANS    Natural Capitalism Solutions

Emily is a project manager for Natural Capitalism Solutions. She is co-authoring a book with Hunter Lovins, sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, on the future of industry in Asia and the world. She is also a project manager and key member in developing reports and calculator tools examining the business case for energy efficiency and alternative energy projects throughout the United States.  Aside from developing deliverables for NCS’s government and business clients, Emily is responsible for researching the latest trends in international sustainability issues, including but not limited to: industrial energy use, green building, upcoming and current legislation, government efficiency improvements, and industrial and sustainable agriculture.

Prior to joining Natural Capitalism Solutions, Emily worked with Brown and Caldwell as a consulting environmental engineer. She created and led the internal sustainability office program and was a key player in developing and marketing the external environmental sustainability and performance service line, focusing on industrial energy efficiency, green building, and optimized design and operation. During this time Emily became a LEED Accredited Professional (AP). At Brown and Caldwell, she was the assistant coordinator for two non-profit watershed groups and helped oversee and manage water quality studies. Before working with Brown and Caldwell, Emily worked as an engineering consultant with Cameron-Cole, specializing in the remediation of hydrocarbon plumes and industrial wastewater treatment design. In addition, she assisted with the development of the corporate social responsibility group that consulted to several leading international manufacturing companies. Emily completed her B.S in environmental engineering from the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder in 2002, and after traveling Southeast Asia and the South Pacific with her husband went on to complete her M.S. in environmental engineering at CU-Boulder in 2005. She lives in Boulder with her husband, cat, and chickens.

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DAN FINK   Forcefield

Dan Fink is a renewable energy journalist and consultant based high in the mountains West of Fort Collins. He has lived completely off the grid since 1991, and spent eight years in the field designing and installing renewable energy systems. He joined the www.OtherPower.com staff in 2000 as Technical Director, and is co-author of the book “Homebrew Wind Power.” His articles and photographs have appeared in such magazines as Home Power, Back Home, Lighting Today, The Energy Self-Sufficiency Newsletter, Zymurgy, Full-Size Jeep, and Fly Rod and Reel. Dan is also an on-call “Ask the Experts” columnist for Home Power Magazine, and a renewable energy blogger for www.sunpluggers.com.

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LYNETTE MARIE HANTHORN   Transition Colorado

For more than 20 years, Lynette Marie Hanthorn was the executive director of a non-profit criminal justice and mediation organization. This evolved into consulting for USIA grant-funded mediation projects with emphasis on Restorative Justice and later for partnering with an online communications and publishing company.

Currently, Lynette Marie Hanthorn is co-founder and Executive Director of Transition Boulder County (www.transitionbouldercounty.org), a non-profit organization that embraces the ethics and principles of the global Transition Movement to localize and regenerate community. Lynette Marie is certified in Permaculture Design, Holacracy, and a Transition Trainer.

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TRATHEN HECKMAN   Daily Acts

Trathen Heckman is the executive director of Daily Acts Organization, a board member of Transition US and a backyard farmer. Trathen works with community, business and municipal leaders to create programs, policy and models which harness the power of nature and inspired action to restore the health of our lives and communities. He installed the first permitted single-household greywater system in Sonoma County and serves on the Greywater Working Group, Food System Alliance and Healthy Food Initiative for Sonoma County.  Trathen gives oodles of presentations on Sustainability, Permaculture and the power of inspired daily actions to renew the world. He lives in the Petaluma River Watershed where he grows food, medicine and wonder while working to compost apathy and lack.

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PETER MACGILL & CATHEE COURTER   Weness

Peter MacGill, MS, was a geologist for the state of Florida for seven years. He has been a general contractor for twenty-eight years, and primarily renovates homes, businesses and non-profits in the Estes/Boulder area. He was responsible for building a retreat center in New Mexico using natural building techniques, and while there served on the county Water Advisory Board, which created water use plans for one of the largest counties in the U.S.

Cathee Courter’s graduate studies were in comparative theology. She was an administrator at The Center for International and Comparative Studies at the University of Iowa for six years, concurrent with a psychic counseling practice. Since moving to the Estes area in 1996, she has extensively channeled our nature spirits, co-creating with them and with Peter MacGill a theology of human/nature relations at this exciting time in our co-evolution.

Peter and Cathee together facilitate deeper relationships between clients and their buildings/land. Their work goes “beyond green” to create buildings that support the spiritual well-being of the inhabitants in concert with the land. They also channel nature for groups, and lead workshops across the country. Their website, www.weness.org, contains extensive background information on their space clearings (including ghost release), conscious building, and electromagnetic field (EMF) mitigation consultations.

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MICHAEL TAVEL AIA

Michael Tavel Architects, of Denver, specializes in sustainable, urban mixed-use architecture and town planning.  They completed Solar Village in Longmont in 2006 and their Geos Net-Zero Energy Neighborhood, designed in collaboration with David Kahn Studios, has won many awards including a national Honor Award from American Society of Landscape Architects.  Geos is projected to be America’s largest net-zero energy neighborhood.  Michael has lectured and taught internationally, but is devoted to promoting sustainable urban land use in Colorado and the Mountain West.  Further; Michael is a life-long summer resident of the Estes area and is the fourth generation of his family to climb Longs Peak.  He is excited to bring his broad experience to bear on the issues of a community he knows well and cares deeply about.

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PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL PEACEJAM CLUB   Parker, CO

PeaceJam is an international educational program that provides the youth of the world with the opportunity to work with and be inspired by Nobel Peace Laureates.  Ponderosa High School’s PeaceJam Club was formed in the fall of 2006 and they have been very active creating change in their community.  A simple, student-designed recycling project that reduced waste by 70% and an energy management program that reduced energy consumption by nearly 24% gained this group national recognition.  They also worked with Waste Management and Sony Corporation to plan and implement an electronics recycling event that collected 147,000 pounds of unwanted household electronics – and the toxic heavy metals they contain – and kept them out of landfills.

They were recently awarded the first National PeaceJam Global Call to Action Award for the service projects they have accomplished.  Sponsored by the Pearson Foundation, the Global Call to Action challenge extended PeaceJam’s international mission of encouraging young people to create and implement one billion local service projects over the next ten years.  Part of this award was a visit to Ponderosa High School by 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, on November 17, 2009.  The PeaceJam group was also honored at the annual PeaceJam Hero Awards Luncheon in Denver on November 18, 2009.

In the spring of 2009 Ponderosa’s PeaceJammers received the Global Explorers Citizens of the World Youth Service Award and were recognized alongside the world-renowned Dr. Jane Goodall for their commitment to protecting our environment.  They are also one of only two high schools in the State of Colorado to be recognized by the Colorado Environmental Leadership Program as a Bronze Achiever.

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EAGLE ROCK SCHOOL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER   Estes Park, CO

Eagle Rock is both a school for high school age students and a professional development center for adults, particularly educators. The school is a year-round, residential, and full-scholarship school that enrolls young people ages 15-17 from around the United States in an innovative learning program with national recognition.

The Professional Development Center hosts educators from around the world who wish to study how to re-engage students in learning, keep them in school, get them graduated, and help them go on to make a difference in the world.  http://www.eaglerockschool.org.

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Workshops

Workshops are scheduled in three different sessions during the day on Saturday, January 16, 2010.

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Session II   1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  (3 Concurrent workshops)

Session III  3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (3 Concurrent workshops)

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Session I   11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Concurrent workshops – Manor House and Main Hall)

ENVISIONING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES –  Billiard Room, Main Hall

Michael Tavel,  AIA –

This workshop will look at three types of examples of sustainable communities and discuss their relevance to Estes Park:

First, it will look at traditional towns and cities, including Swiss Alps mountain towns, for how they are sustainable from the standpoint of denser, walkable urban environments that are connected to local, regional, and international public transit.

Second, it will review the example of Greensburg, Greentown.  Greensburg was destroyed in a tornado in 2007.  Immediately, the community decided to rebuild and rebrand itself as a model green community, with green buildings, green infrastructure, and green jobs in a green economy.  The effort has generated much philanthropy and publicity.

Third the session will review the design of Geos, a 25-acre sustainable urban neighborhood planned for Arvada, Colorado.  Geos is projected to be America’s largest net-zero energy neighborhood.  It has won seven design awards including a national honor award.  Geos uses stormwater to irrigate landscapes, integrates passive and active solar, high performance buildings, urban agriculture, and connects people with natural processes within a dense, walkable, urban mixed-use village.

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CLARITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN TURBULENT TIMES  –  Ranch Room, Manor House

Sandy Cruz, High Altitude Permaculture

Changes are afoot!  Like the tai chi master who deftly uses her adversary’s energy to advantage, how can we dance with the current transitional moment to thrive and flourish?  In this participatory workshop, we will consider our options and take some first steps toward strategic transformation.

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GRUB POLITICS & ECO-CULTIVATION  – Lower Level, Concert Hall

Ashara Ekundayo,  BluBlak Media, Blue & Yellow Logic, The Growhaus

How come I can only get chips, white bread, and a 40oz at the corner store?  Join us for an experiential session engaging the interconnectedness of class, race and culture in relation to food, and explore solutions for growing community and economic sustainability through urban farming.

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INNER TRANSITION: WITHOUT IT, NOTHING CHANGES  –  Library, Manor House

Carolyn Baker, Ph.D.  Speaking Truth to Power

This workshop will use storytelling with a drum to assist us in discovering the inner treasure that we must access for experiencing inner transition. No matter how much we prepare and organize externally, authentic change can only happen as a result of inner transition. Group discussion and Q & A will also be incorporated.

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COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT – EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES ACTION  –  Manor Hall, Manor House

Trathen Heckman, Daily Acts Organization

In 8 years, powered mostly by thousands of volunteer hours Daily Acts has organized over 250 sustainability programs from backyard permaculture gardens and greywater systems to collaborating on a 25,000 sq foot model garden at City Hall in Petaluma California. Hear how these programs have strengthened local and regional leaders and model sites, while influencing municipal policy. Learn to cultivate the local citizens, leaders and models, which are critical to a sustainable future.

In this workshop we will discuss how these models can be applied locally to inspire and build community, engage local government and business and regenerate ecosystems. We will discuss how such local efforts can have a national impact through the Transition Town movement. We will have a break out session to assess local challenges and opportunities and to brainstorm next actions!

Topics Covered:

• • Personal ecology and transformational leadership
  • Creating model sites and households
  • Creating a Sustainability Tour and Workshop Series
  • Setting up a Community Garden Wheel Program
  • Working with local government

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Session II   1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.   (Three concurrent workshops in the Manor House)

WIND POWER REALITY I  – Ranch Room, Manor House

Dan Fink & Dan Bartmann    Forcefield

Wind is the most difficult renewable resource to harvest. Most people interested in home renewable energy systems don’t understand what wind power can do for them–and more importantly what it can’t. If you’ve ever wondered how wind turbines work and why they look like they do, these fun and informative seminars are for you! Part One will cover the basics of how wind power works, including different wind turbine designs and sizes, what they cost, how much energy they can produce, and mounting and siting requirements. You’ll also learn how to avoid wind power scams, and how wind energy systems compare to solar.

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VOICES OF YOUTH  –  Manor Hall, Manor House

THE EAGLE ROCK STORY Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center

“What does the term sustainability mean to students?  Why does it matter?  What is Eagle Rock School doing about it?  Who cares?  Here’s your chance to find out.  A panel of Eagle Rock students will answer these questions while giving you a tour on the path of learning and life at Eagle Rock.  This workshop will go inside the school to see what it’s all about.   You will learn why the school was founded; what defines our philosophy and value system; how different programs work; how and why restorative justice is used to address behavior issues and resolve conflicts.   You’ll hear about classes, residential life, diversity and cross-cultural experiences, and you’ll learn what it takes to become an ERS graduate.  Come and find out what we’re up to.  Questions will be taken from the audience.”

PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL PEACEJAM CLUB Ponderosa High School, Parker CO

During this workshop the PeaceJam students will share their national award winning video they submitted for the Pearson Foundation/PeaceJam Global Call to Action Challenge, as well as the experience of spending two days with Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum!

They will also talk about the projects they have done over the past three years:

• Starting a school-wide recycling program
• Promoting an energy management program
• Planning and participating in an electronics recycling event
• Touring the Waste Management Recycling Facility with the Mayor of Nairobi, Kenya
• On-going work with The Gathering Place, Denver’s only daytime center for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty

PeaceJammers will also share how being involved in PeaceJam has changed the way they look at their role as active and contributing citizens of the world.  Additionally, they will share their experiences of motivating other youth and community members to be involved in these progressive causes.

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GHOSTS, EARTH ENERGIES AND ELECTROSMOG IN THE ESTES VALLEY – Library, Manor House

Peter MacGill & Cathee Courter    Weness

This workshop looks at the interrelationships of ghosts, earth energies, electrosmog, and living people  in the Estes Valley. Historically, Native Americans had a rich connection to nature spirits as well as to their deceased ancestors, all the richer in our area because one of its higher purposes is nature/human communication. It is not surprising that the Estes Valley is still filled with astral entities (ghosts), nature intelligences, and people who have the talent to perceive their energies. However, instead of honoring dead ancestors, we now advertise their presence as metaphysical entertainment. Instead of opening our sensitivities to love this unique land, we fill the airwaves with electromagnetic fields that hinder our abilities to perceive the subtle energies around us. The electronic information being spread through air and earth is greatly affecting our health, other species, natural energy flows in the land, and our ability to feel a sense of place.

We are the tribe here now, responsible for the quality of our community-building with the more-than-human world. In this workshop we will explore both scientific and spiritual repercussions of our diminishing capacity for intimate relationship.

This is a cell phone free event.

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Session III   3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   (Three concurrent workshops in the Manor House)

WIND POWER REALITY II  –  Ranch Room, Manor House

Dan Fink & Dan Bartmann    Forcefield

Wind is the most difficult renewable resource to harvest. Most people interested in home renewable energy systems don’t understand what wind power can do for them–and more importantly what it can’t. If you’ve ever wondered how wind turbines work and why they look like they do, these fun and informative seminars are for you!  Part Two will elaborate on the basics from Part One, and go into detail about what’s actually involved with installing a wind power system for your home.

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REVIEW REDUCE RENEW:  INTRODUCTION TO REDUCING YOUR ENERGY BILLS  – Manor Hall, Manor House

John Beaupre   Standard Renewable Energy

If you are interested in reducing your home’s energy consumption, an Energy Audit is a great first step.  But the audit itself doesn’t save energy: you have to implement the recommended solutions.  This session will discuss typical energy efficiency problems in Colorado homes and help identify the practical solutions for energy savings.  We’ll discuss reviewing your home’s energy usage through energy audits, monitoring systems, and basic billing analysis. We will identify current market energy saving options for the home, including lighting, heating, and cooling systems, proper ventilation, insulation, weatherization, and window replacement options.  After saving money through efficiency and conservation, the next step is creating power with an on-site renewable energy resource like solar electric (photovoltaic), solar water heating (thermal) and wind power. By taking the 3 simple steps to energy efficiency – Review, Reduce, and Renew – you can finally take control of how your home uses energy! http://www.sre3.com

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A COMMUNITY VISIONQUEST  – Library, Manor House

Lynette Marie Hanthorn & Michael Brownlee   Transition Colorado

What is the future that is calling to us on the other side of the Transition? What could life in Estes Park look like, feel like, taste like, and smell like by 2030?

Despite the daunting challenges ahead—fossil fuel depletion, climate change, and economic instability—there is a wonderful future for our community that is longing to emerge in and through its citizens, a future that is very different from the present or the past.

In this workshop, we will dream and vision together, seeking to discover the possible future. We will set aside our concerns and our expectations to open up to something new. (Rob Hopkins says that life after oil can be far better than it is now. What could this mean?)

Join Lynette Marie Hanthorn and Michael Brownlee of Transition Colorado for an exhilarating journey into the future of Estes Park!

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Pricing Information

Here are the general admission prices and times for Earth Fest:

1. Earth Fest Package – $12.50 (adult)  $7.50 (under 18)  Includes dinner and all events (must be purchased by January 14).   Advanced tickets may be purchased in Estes Park at The Stanley Hotel (333 E. Wonder View Ave.), Master Graphics, Inc. (191 W. Riverside Dr.),  and Eagle Rock School (2750 Notaiah Rd.).  For more information:  call 970-586-7115.

2.  General Festival Admission – $5.00 (adult)  $2.50 (under 18*) (covers Saturday morning plenary session and workshops, Saturday afternoon exhibits and workshops, closing keynote and variety show) *children 12 and under free.  General admission by advance ticket or payable at the door.

3.  Slow Food Dinner – $10.50 (adult)  $8.00 (under 18) (includes closing keynote and variety show).  Dinner tickets will be sold on-site during the festival:  in the Hotel Lobby on Friday, Jan. 15, and until noon on Saturday, Jan. 16, then at the Concert Hall entrance from 12:30 – 5:00 p.m.

4.  Closing Keynote and Variety Show – $5.00 (adult) $2.50 (under 18)  12 and under free.  Tickets will be sold at the door.

Suggestions for the 2010 Estes Earth Fest

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