San Juan Stewardship Network and Sustainable Orcas Island Join For Sustainable Living Fair

Phil Heikkinen and Bob Connell (seated) at the Sustainable Orcas Island's booth at the 2009 Fair

The Sustainable Living Fair will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Eastsound Village Green, alongside the first Farmers Market of the season. The mission of the Sustainable Living Fair is to share information and resources toward creating a more environmentally and economically sustainable San Juan Islands.

The Stewardship Network of the San Juans and Sustainable Orcas Island are soliciting organizations and businesses to have a display/demonstration booth at the ” Sustainable San Juans 2010: A Sustainable Living Fair on Orcas Island”.

This is the third annual event put on by the Stewardship Network. Prior events were held in April 2008 in Lopez Village and April 2009 in Friday Harbor. The first Orcas Sustainable Living Fair was held last May and was a great success.

The event will include businesses and organizations with a focus on promoting environmental and economic sustainability in the island environment, and in our homes and workplaces. There will be music in the bandshell and an awards ceremony for those chosen to receive this year’s San Juan Islands Good Steward Awards (affectionately know as the “Finnies”)  for leadership in sustainability in our San Juan Islands communities. It should be great fun and a great opportunity for people to learn about our work and products.

Organizations and businesses are invited to share information about their work, products or services from their booths, although nothing is to be sold directly from these booths.

Booth space is available now for just $25 or $50 for the day, depending on the size of your organization. For information about signing up for a booth and for registration forms, please visit www.stewardshipsjc.org or the Orcas Island Library (ask at the desk).