Monday, January 23, 2012

GO GREEN OZARKS Spring 2012 Schedule April 21 9am – 6pm (Saturday) and April 22 12 noon – 6pm (Sunday) FREE ADMISSION – VENDORS WELCOME, VENDORS FREE!! Call 417-264-2436 or email mike65807@yahoo.com. Thayer, MO City Park on Highway 63 on Mo/Ark border by Rodeo Arena FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Carnival and Games for Kids. Live Music. Bluegrass. Gospel. Blues. Country. SUNDAY: PICNIC IN THE PARK. Supporting Locally Owned Businesses. Growing Local Economies. Promoting Self Reliance. Full Schedule. Check back as schedule changes. TOPICS: * Preparing for Disasters and Emergencies * Modern Homesteading and Niche Farming * Making your own Biodeisel or Alcohol Fuels * Steam Engines for making Electricity for your home * Geothermal, Wind power and Wood Power * Draft Horses and Mini Horses * Herbal Medicines and Remedies * Heritage Breed Hogs, Scottish Highland Cattle * Petting Zoo: Sheep, Goats, Chickens * Organic Gardening, Raised Bed Gardens * Bee Keeping * Water storage for Gardening * Learn to make a Rocket Stove * Running a well without electricity

Friday, September 2, 2011

Go Green Team at Solemn Old Judge Days

The Go Green Team will be on Main Street of Mammoth Springs, AR on Saturday, September 3rd for the Solemn Old Judge Days Festival. We will have home grown, grass fed, no fertilizers, anitbiotics or additives, Bratwurst dogs. We'll also have home made cookies. See Festival Info at http://hillnholler.net/2011/08/30/solemn-old-judge-days-festival-sept-2-3-in-mammoth-spring/ From now until Christmas we will be selling Chances on 1/2 of a grain fed Heritage pig or 1/4 of a grain fed Cow, butchered and packaged. Tickets are $2.00 and will be available at this festival and via email at jennygoog@gmail.com. The Go Green Festival will be Saturday October 22 and Sunday Oct. 23 at the Thayer Missouri City Park and Arena. View information at http://sites.google.com/site/evergreencenter/

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Go Green Fall Festival Oct. 15-16 2011

We are ramping up for the fall festival. The emphasis will be on actual demos of products and we have some excitement planned. We will show solar, wind and other energy types in action. We will also be highlighting fall gardens and planting for spring.

We will have children's events including plants and animals, greased pig races, find the prize in bales of hay, and possibly goat cart rides.

We have formally established an organization to manage the Go Green Festivals which meets once per month at the Thayer Senior Citizens site. Anybody who wants to work on the festival is invited to attend. Email me at jennygoog@gmail.com.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Draft Animals

One of the highlights of the Go Green Festival will be the marvelous draft animals: horses, steers, mules, goats and other.
They are animals trained to pull carts or plows and used for farming and transportation. I remember our neighborhood had a pair of mules that we used for plowing up gardens. The Draft Horse Association is an active group that meets monthly to learn about topics such as harnasses and draft horse management. At noon on Saturday, April 2nd, in Thayer MO., they will give a demonstration of the animals. Web site is http://www.ozarksdraftanimalassociation.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Go Green Festival April 2nd & 3rd Thayer, MO.

PRESS RELEASE: March 1, 2011, Thayer MO.
Gas prices are going up! Find out more about alternative energy and growing food locally. The second Go Green Festival will be held Saturday April 2nd and Sunday afternoon April 3rd at the Thayer Park and Arena, just off Highway 63 and the south end of old Highway 19 in Thayer, MO.

On Saturday morning , at 9:00 at the picnic tables near the pool, Speakers and vendors will present topics on on growing and harvesting produce and meat (beef, pork, goats, lambs and fish) to supplement income and health. A demo on cheese making will be done.

Then at noon at the arena, the Draft Horse Association will demonstrate working farm animals including draft horses, mules, steers and goats. Bring the kids to this because it's unlikely they have ever seen how farming was done before the advent of tractors.

At 2:00 in the arena, we will hear about the progress of alternative energy production including the windmill factory in Jonesboro, Geothermal project, and MFA Biomass Projec which will generate an estimated $150 million annual economic impact from growing this new energy crop, while creating 2,700 new jobs. The new energy crop will be grown by nearly 1,700 farming families.Alternative energy projects will be given on Oil Shale fracturing for natural grass, solar and converting woodlands to fuel.

At 4:30, cars and farm equipment running on alternative energy will line up with owners explaining the conversion and experience. The diverse fuels will be cooking oil, alcohol, hybrid, and water.

At noon on Sunday in the picnic area, April 3rd, gardening for health will be kicked off with a presentation on healing and natural products. Community and square foot gardens will be discussed including a panel of experienced gardeners answering the question "What grows here?"

Seed saving techniques and growing fruit and nut tress will be shown. A canning demo will be held.

Food will be served by the Saddle Club at the Arena on Saturday and by the Senior Citizens Center on Sunday at the picnic area.
Booths are available for advance fee of $10.00 per day to sell items or $15.00 per day on the day of the Festival. Call Jenny Underwood 417-264-7977 or 417-203-0005 for information.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Go Green Festival Agenda

(Preliminary). The Festival will be held in late March or early April. Saturday will be split between Green Energy, Cars and Food Production. Sunday will be Gardening topics, herbs, square foot gardens, community gardens, trees etc.