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The Vision: People * Imagination * Trust * Growth
Deb Morse, Founder of the Organic Islands Festival. On Salt Spring Island. Photo by Shari MacDonald.
Organics are hot, hip, and mainstream. Whatever you may think about mega-corporations such as Wal-Mart and Nike jumping on the organic bandwagon, the fact is that organic foods and products are now in the spotlight.
In coffee bars and on blogs, people are debating passionately the importance of organic food and products in their lives. Creative new business ideas and initiatives can be sparked by these often heated discussions, and I personally am very excited about what lies ahead.
The organic lifestyle is evolving and it embraces more than just food. It's about what we breathe, wear, bathe in, and how we travel. An integrated organic lifestyle encompasses everything we use at home and in our garden, in the workplace and at play.
Paradoxically, while access to a healthy lifestyle is becoming accessible to more consumers, we are all facing increasing personal daily stress from the unrelenting march of economic progress with its attendant noise and pollution.
Yet there is a place that lingers in our collective imagination where the air is clean, the water clear, and the food sublime. On our Organic Island everything we eat, drink, wear, plant and use to clean our houses, nurtures our imagination, strengthens our bodies, and preserves our children's future.
It may sound idealistic, but it's also a practical vision that will bring us closer to reversing the damage done from toxins sprayed on our food, and in our forests and school yards -- not to mention the pollution in the rivers, the sea, and the air. Trusting where you stand is the first step to taking the next step. We want your imagination to soar while your feet are planted securely on non-toxic ground.
Many people in our wonderful local bioregion already live the organic lifestyle -- these are truly “organic islands." Organic Islands Promotions is about people like yourself, whose passion and vision have created products, services and a way of life that is sustainable, enjoyable, available, and inspirational.
Our work articulates and spreads a vision of an organic and holistic way of living that we want to nurture and expand. We want to see 'organic islands' everywhere on this planet.
Organic Islands Green Commitment
Did you know at the Organic Islands Festival and Sustainability Expo, we strive to have everything we eat, drink, wear, plant and clean with nurture the environment, strengthen our bodies, and preserve our children’s future?By offering you practical options we can promote a sustainable, organic future. That is why Organic Islands Festival has partnered with these eco-suppliers to support us in our commitment to stay green, solar powered and become a zero-waste festival:
reFUSE Ltd.
Energy Alternatives
Chain Chain Chain
Mt. Douglas Springs
Riverbank Design
Swift Kick Computers
BSI
Small Feet Inc.
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With the help of dedicated volunteers, staff, exhibitors and you, we work to first reduce and then divert as much waste as possible from the landfill. As you can imagine, festivals can generate a lot of waste. Plus, we work with vendors and suppliers offering green alternatives and that is why we have taken the following actions.
Festival Efforts to reach our Zero Waste Committment:
- Did you know everything that can be recycled or composted is? And we track and work to reduce the amount generated each year. Receptacles are situated throughout the festival grounds with enthusiastic volunteers to assist you to deposit your waste in the correct receptacle. reFUSE Ltd. delivers the waste to the appropriate facility for recycling and composting.
- Did you know that most of the festival is Solar Powered! The Village booths, the main stage and The Children’s Village are powered by Energy Alternatives mobile solar powered demo system.
- Did you know that Water is free! We have partnered with Mt. Doug Springs to provide water jugs and dispensers for attendees to fill up from instead of small plastic bottles of water.
- Did you know that any food service or sampling items are 100% compostable*? Plates, cutlery, napkins, coffee cups and sampling cups are sorted to ensure no contamination and sent to the appropriate composting facility.
- Did you know that the festival offers Valet Bike parking? Chain chain chain is providing secure bike parking at the lower entrance gate by donation for stress-free festival enjoyment.
What You Can Do:
- Ride your bike, take the shuttle or take public transportation, carpool to the festival. Check out our Getting There page for more details! - Use Recycling and Composting bins at the festival.
- Bring your own reusable water bottle to the festival.
- Bring your own cloth shopping bag to the festival.
- Bring your own utensils. While utensils at the Organic Island Festival are compostable, using your own utensils is far more sustainable and supports our zero waste committment.
- Share the printed festival program handed to you at the entrance with a friend, or bring your own copy from home published in the Times Colonist newspaper.
And spread the word!
Thank you for supporting our commitment and contributing to a more sustainable, organic future.
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