Last year, more than 800 people attended Earth Festival at Milford Central School!
The date has been set for Earth Festival 2012. The event will be held on Saturday, April 14 at Milford Central School. If you would like to reserve a table, please fill out and return the attached form.
Also, event partners are being sought at the “Sustainable Forest” ($500-$999) and “Canopy” ($1,000 and up) donor levels. Please let me know if your organization is interested in donating and/or assuming organizational duties at a comparable level.
Whether as an exhibitor or sponsor, we would love to have you!
Darla M. Youngs
Executive Director, OCCA
Preliminary event details are included below:
EARTH FESTIVAL 2012 TO BE HELD ON APRIL 14: Planning has begun for the 7th Annual Earth Festival, set for Saturday, April 14 at Milford Central School. Returning is the traditional information and vendor fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gymnasium. The popular pre-festival bird walk, to be led by Bob Donnelly from the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society, will kick off the event again this year, and the EcoArt/Trendy Trash Contest and expanded children’s activities provided by Milford Central School will also be featured. New for 2012, Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties will host Spring Garden Day in conjunction with Earth Festival, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with morning and afternoon classes on a wide variety of gardening topics suitable for both new and experienced gardeners. Morning session presentation topics will include garden design, composting, gardening with containers, and gardening using alternative methods. In the afternoon, Master Gardeners will provide new gardening product demonstrations and hands-on opportunities for participants to construct an alternative gardening project using recycle materials, such as a bottle garden or living wreath. Additionally, Master Gardeners will have a table at Earth Festival and will be available to answer any gardening questions. Earth Festival is an environmentally-focused, interactive event featuring exhibits, activities, vendors and entertainment, all with a fun, earth-friendly twist. Financial contributions are most welcome, and an open invitation to earth-friendly exhibitors, food and retail vendors is extended. Earth Festival 2012 is sponsored by Otsego County Conservation Association and WildLearn.com. For more information about Earth Festival, click on http://occainfo.org/documents/
RECYCLABLES TO BE COLLECTED AT EARTH FESTIVAL: Earth Festival 2012 will be held on Saturday, April 14 at Milford Central School. In keeping with the earth-friendly theme, a number of items will be collected for recycling. Event organizers invite attendees to drop off Styrofoam (white only), bubble wrap, empty inkjet cartridges, cell phones, eyeglasses, videotapes and CDs, and used nylon monofilament fishing line at no charge. An electronics collection will be held (some fees may apply), and Empire Recycling will be back with the ConfiData Shredder from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about Earth Festival, visit http://www.occainfo.org/