Dustin:
Is the Planet doing the Green Campsite Challenge like they did at RG last year in Town Park?
Yes. Details to follow soon.
:cheers
That’s going to be soooo interesting. A lot of competition. We could start one of those charts they make for ball games on who’s going to win. Is that gambling? :eek Maybe the winner gets beer, then it’s not gambling - right? 
What would the festival veterans say are the basic requirements for a green campsite?
Things like:
separate campsite containers for trash, compost and recycling,
no disposable water bottles,
solar-powered blenders,
etc
what else, folks?
Let’s get a list together of what your campsite should have to be considered “green?” (in addition to the recycled festival beer cup with New Belgium stickers from the last four years of Bluegrass fest)
A campsite that packs everything out that it brought in, minus recycling, compost, and a tiny bit of trash :thumbsup
:cheers
Cloth Napkins, mess kit… :flower
Wander In has Solar and Caroline, Kenny, Eric and Michelle are all Greens? :lol :drive
…and you leave it in better condition
At home, to cut down on resource usage we follow Homer Simpson’s advice:
“Now, kids, while your mother’s gone, I don’t want to have to wash any dishes, so from now on, drink straight from the faucet or milk carton, and we’ll eat while standing over the sink or toilet.” :medal
Matt
Let me give ya a fer example…
The dish drain rack that Run-A-Muck will be using this year is a lovely pre-owned chrome scissor model, purchased from a Goodwill Store. It will sit next to our pre-owned stainless steal sink and the entire dish washing area will adorne the top of an antique 6’ table that I’m pretty sure was rescued (pre-landfill) from a community center. There is a sister table (6’) that was also rescued and she supports the cook stoves. :thumbsup
Auntie Hope :pickin
Hope- don’t forget the clothing we recycle, reclaim and reuse.
Does bringing Locally grown/harvested, sustainable, organic foods count???
Those Oysters are sooo Green…
I think Runnamuckers are a little ahead of the curve, The Kaptain even recycles
Neil Young songs…
I like the Hippies comments, good stuff!
If you use propane make certain that it is in a refillable bottle. We have a tree that attaches to our tank and off of this we are able to connect the stove, grill and lantern- heater too if we need it.
Bring a lot of blankets and warm clothing (purchased 2nd hand of course- and washed) so that you do not have to use the propane for warmth.
Always use dishes that need to be washed and biodegradable wash soaps for dishes and personal use.
Walk or bike where you need to go if you can. Use solar lanterns for lights.
Hmmmm, I will have to think of more to add to this list.
Great idea to have this!
Sooooooo… if I bring a GREEN tent, a GREEN awning, a GREEN camp stove, a GREEN table, GREEN tarps, GREEN blankets and I wear all GREEN, will I win the GREEN campsite challenge?
:huh
O.K.- back to my laundry…
Jerry did you see your picture on the email from Planet Bluegrass? I’d recognize those overalls and tie-dye anywhere! :flower
I LOVE this challenge but I don’t think any of us small camps can compete with Run- A- Muck…
It’s not a matter of camp size, It’s a matter of SUSTAINABILITY!!! :thumbsup
Auntie Hope :pickin
au contraire Debbie…
After all the beautiful book of my early adulthood was …
Small is beautiful .
Think about it 
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I’ve heard size doesn’t matter repeated over and over again throughout my life.
Also, competition, smompetition. If Run a Muck is the big contender, throw them an edge, help with their concepts or contribute something to their “thang”. I can’t really think of anything they don’t already have, except maybe a garden to put their gray water into, wait, there’s those trees. Plus, I would think it’s more difficult to be really green when there are so many people that descend upon one’s camp.
But, after the oysters, bbq, fun on the tarps, yummy pancakes, great friends, sitting and staring through the chain link fence :mad at the wonderful festivarian scene and music, if they then sweep the green challenge, I’m fine with that. All hail the mighty Run A Muck.
I agree with Hippie, Hope and The Courtness… If a camp the size of Run-A-Muck can win this, given the traffic, the size, and the magnitude of doing so considering everything they undertake during the festivities, then more power to them…
Think of it this way - the message this sends to all festivarians is what is most important, is it not?
Besides Debbie, there are multiple days to this event and everyone has a fair shot at any one of those days…even the grand prize! So smile, get your boys involved and show us all how it’s done! :thumbsup
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Oh I know… I was kinda thinking wrong last night… Hope was right- the key is “sustainability.” I was trying to get the boys involved and trying to get them to think up things we could do… And, I got stuck in one of their “tangents” LOL… Everything I suggested, they kept saying “someone else did already” and then they were coming up with “grand” projects that well, I can’t do given the time constraints and monetary costs etc…LOL
They will probably be engineers one day.
Anyway, we are all in awe of what the big camps have already done- more power to them!
But, help me make a list that I can show the kids of stuff we can do… ( that doesnt involve major construction or major money…LOL) Do you know there are plans online so you can build solar-power Wii’s…LOL