We did come and enjoy the music, food, people and the festival this weekend. It was awesome! The music was great, food was incredible and we left with a fistful of information and a gratifying feeling about being part of something good.
It was after a brief introduction and an evocative performance of “Trouble In The Fields” by Caroline Venters that Carolyn Herriot took to the main stage for her presentation of “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year Round Guide to Growing Organic Food.” Carolyn spoke to the sun-drenched but otherwise engaged crowd for 30 minutes about individual responsibility, going back to the garden, and how it is we alone who are responsible for what we are putting into our mouths, not only for the sake of ourselves but for those of the next generation who will inherit the world we are living in now.
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“The Zero-Mile Diet” Book Launch
Engage the Change!
Today is a day to make some changes! One of the first tables you’ll see set up at the festival is The Change Tent, and it is definitely one you want to visit. Annalea and Brad are there from The Change to tell you all about local companies that are “Greener, Fairer and Truer.
At The Change Tent pick up an Organic Islands GREEN PASSPORT. This baby is basically a scavenger hunt through the festival exhibitors. Stop by the 12 tables listed, find out about that company, get your passport stamped and have a fun day in the sun learning about everything Victoria has to offer the green movement!
Start the “Movement”
“Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, we have to choose. We can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it the best we can, or we can begin the effort to change the way we think and live.” – Wendell Berry
With “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food”, Carolyn Herriot’s greatest hope is to kickstart a movement: the “grow your own food” movement.
Festival Program on Main Stage
Saturday, July 10
**Click on Headings to go to Program Notes**
11:00 am – Old Time Fiddle Kids – Music
Kai and Lia are Grand North American and BC Champion fiddlers.
12:00 pm – Sustainable Transportation Forum
Guy Dauncey, President BC Sustainable Energy Association
Elizabeth May, Leader – Green Party of Canada
Sue Hallatt, Senior Planner, CRD
Irwin Henderson, President IslandTransformations.org
Special Guest: Musician, Jeremy Fisher, currently touring by bike with The Malahat Revue
1:30 pm – Hannah Georgas – Music
“Canada’s Hottest Indy Act”, Exclaim Magazine
2:30 pm – Carolyn Herriot, “The Zero Mile Diet” – Keynote Presentation
BC’s Organic Gardening Guru is launching her second book. Book signing will follow presentation.
Blogger Justine Leonhardt writes about Carolyn’s Ten Golden Rules for container and ‘lasgna’ gardening: click here to read.
4:00 pm – Karly Summers – Music
16 years old with big talent. One of the Finalists for 2010 Lilith Fair.
Sunday, July 11
11:00 am – Green Homes, Building & Development Forum
Anne and Gord Baird, Eco-Sense
Doug Makaroff, Living Forest Planning Consultants
Elke Cole, Natural House Designer, Builder and Educator
J.C. Scott, eco Design Gallery
John Gower, Gower Design Group
Brandy Gallagher, O.U.R. EcoVillage
12:30 pm – T. Nile – Music
“Best New/Emerging Artist” Canadian Folk Music Awards
1:30 pm – Raw Foods Forum
Clive Langton, Raw BC
Jennifer Wear, J & J Living Raw
2:30 pm – Shane Philip – Music
“Exuberant Excellence” Monday Magazine
3:30 pm – The Sirens – Music
Caroline Tanner on Banjo, Lisa Feeney on Mandolin, and Jamie Elliott on the guitar a Victoria based bluegrass group creating beautiful harmonies on new and different instruments.
Some Golden Rules
While container and lasagna gardening can make the idea of growing your own vegetables a lot more doable, the amount of knowledge that comes along with even beginning can be overwhelming too! In “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food”, Carolyn Herriot provides us with 10 of her golden rules for growing great produce. Today, I am going to share a few of those with you.
Old Time Fiddle Kids – On Stage Saturday, July 10th, 11:00am
This music and dance duo may be young but their expertise in old time and traditional music make them one of the most popular music groups at festivals…For more information, click the link.
Sustainable Transportation Forum – On Stage Saturday, July 10th, 12:00pm
Hear from a panel of experts including Guy Dauncey, President of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, Elizabeth May, John Luton, Victoria City Councillor, Sue Hallatt, CRD Regional Planning, Irwin Henderson, President of IslandTransformations.Org Coalition, and Jeremy Fisher – a musician who promoted his first album on a North American tour by bicycle – and more! Click the link below for more details.
Hannah Georgas – On Stage Saturday, July 10th, 1:30pm
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas is the new love of your life – and she won’t break your heart…Click the link for more information.
Carolyn Herriot – On Stage Saturday, July 10th, 2:30pm
Carolyn Herriot is a passionate, organic gardener and cook who loves to eat…click the link below for full details. 
Karly Summers – On Stage Saturday, July 10th, 4:00pm
Karly recently was one of the finalists for Lilith Fair. Quite an accomplishment for someone of 16 years of age. From playing in front of her school for the first time, to playing in front of thousands just two and a half years later…Click link below for full details.
