Oh, I wanted to sharre something that Matthew’s school did last month that I thought was “very cool.” This whole idea was thought up by a student BTW… This is middle school.
The school held a walk-a- thon to raise money to buy Solar Ovens for the Women of Dafur. The school raised over 9,000 ( about 400 children attend this school). I believe each oven costs 30.00.
Actually one of the winners last year in Lyons, arrived on a bicylce, has a very small pup tent, and was a one person camp. i can’t remember all of the details but he must have been doing everything possible… reusing utensils, using biodradable earth friendly everything…
and playing a solar powered guitar, of course! 
LuAnna
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Another thing to think about is the energy/fuel comsumption involved in all the goods you eat/use/bring too. I heard an interesting comment regarding some bamboo flooring used in one of the green buildings in Boston. The builder, who was really trying to do it right, wondered whether the bamboo flooring, a highly renewal resource but shipped all the way from China could truly be considered “sustainable.” It’s all balance I suppose.
Our travel footprint to Telluride sucks, with both flights and road travel, but we do try to minimize it as much as we can - although eating locally is pretty much off up that canyon.
I do hope the Planet will put compost in Town Park again. They do such a good job inside, we could make it work in Town Park don’t you think?
There will be composting in Town Park this year and each camp will be getting a compost bucket! How cool is THAT! Now just where is that Green Challenge e-mail from Planet Bluegrass?
Auntie Hope
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Another thing to think about is the energy/fuel comsumption involved in all the goods you eat/use/bring too. I heard an interesting comment regarding some bamboo flooring used in one of the green buildings in Boston. The
There will be composting in Town Park this year and each camp will be getting a compost bucket! How cool is THAT! Now just where is that Green Challenge e-mail from Planet Bluegrass?
WOW, very ccol!!! I was planning on packing one… YEAH
We could use recycled cans with string between them to communicate.
Or we could just rely on our telepathic powers like we did last year.
We will not be providing compost buckets to each campground…not sure where that one started. Not a bad idea…but not happening this year.
Compost will once again be available, however, in Town Park. Each person/camp will be responsible for getting their stuff to the bins. Make sure the bins you bring have a lid that is able to stay on pretty well. The town park critters like that kind of stuff, you know.
You got the email about the sustainability things, right Auntie Hope? :8
Ilovethelorax - There are many things you can do while at TBF to reduce your carbon footprint. Turn off all your lights at home…cut the AC…heck, shut the breaker to everything but the fridge. That way you aren’t using any energy while you are camping with us. We’ve calculated your travel (on average, and as close as we could figure it) into our carbon offset…so your flights, etc…are covered. :thumbsup
In fact…by taking the right steps to make sure you aren’t unnecessarily using energy at home while you are away, and with our offsets for your travel, your trip to Telluride could…in theory…be Carbon POSITIVE! :eek :rock
Great idea on the Green challenge!
Did you know that when leaving chords plugged into power oulets there is a charge that sucks a little bit of energy? This happens even if the lamp/appliance/whatever isn’t even turned on! Just another way you can help while at festival or just at home.
Nice idea with the cups Courtness, but I think Michelle and I would for sure lose our voices again.
I thikn I just mis-read the e-mail! Bring your own buckets!
“We’ll be doing our part by providing compost containers at all our campgrounds this year. We’re thrilled to announce that this compost can now be processed locally in Telluride!” :thumbsup
Auntie Hope :pickin
So glad to hear they’ll be compost again and those are good suggestions about unplugging everything while away. We try to unplug everything we don’t use everyday or that sits on an easy to insert plug anyway. It was an adjustment at first but now we just look at it as another step in turning the switch. And I know the Planet buys offset credits and I think it rocks but still, even purchasing offsets, I have been looking at my love of travel a little differently.
I also think it’s great that the planet has decided not to have bottled water in the venue (I did read that didn’t I?). It can be so easy when you’re thirsty to reach for them, corn and degradable or not. A couple months ago after watching a documentary film about some kick-ass forest activists I decided two simple things I could do would be to not buy another plastic bottle of water or use another disposible coffee cup again if I could help it. My SIGG and I have become very, very close and I try to have a reusable coffee cup with me most of the time (usually in my car :huh). It hasn’t been as hard as I thought actually. Water fountains abound but going without coffee if without cup has been a bit tough at moments. Then the thought of a grand old tree standing upright instead of pulped into some cup makes the choice pretty easy.
Dustin, please pass along my thanks to rest of the Planet folks too for all the awesome work you all do to make this festival as green as you have! It’s really appreciated! :medal :medal :medal
[Ilovethelorax - There are many things you can do while at TBF to reduce your carbon footprint. Turn off all your lights at home…cut the AC…heck, shut the
Great ideas!! I think we will leave the AC on a bit though here ( maybe put thermostat to 85 or so)… Don’t want to come home to “cooked kitty.” But, I will try and remember to unplug everything else…
Gotcha.
“…providing compost containers…” = the giant compost roll-off dumpsters.
“…at all our campgrounds…” = the various campgrounds, not sites.
…but I’m sure you figured that out.
Thanks for squaring that away, Dustin. :thumbsup
Auntie Hope :pickin
Last year Camp Flamingo bought compostable bagasse plates (sugar cane fiber after the sugar is all removed) and corn beer cups from a place in Boulder. We sold some to other camps, including all the small plates Hippie used for the oysters… and we used some of the cups at the homebrew fest. We got interviewed by the local media about it. We have enuf left from last year to bring them again this year…Jerry, plenty of the small plates are left for this year if you need them.
Great - I’ll not purchase any of those…
I will be making a large bulk purchase from my west coast supplier next week. Please PM me with your needs and I can tack it on to the Run a Muck order.
The plates are unbleached sugar cane, the utensils are high temp corn, the cold cups are corn, and the hot cups are unbleached sugar cane, completely compostable.
I already have an order frm the bloody mary folks for 100 glasses - right?
:cheers
Everyone in Town Park will have a cup of their own that they can bring with them for a Bloody Mary. I would suggest that first.
All of the years that Mike and Lynne and I did that, plenty of folks brought their own cup and I am sure that many more would be willing to do that.
how ’ bout it?
LuAnna
Hi Luanna! That sounds like a great idea! Everyone can find a cup!
Yes, Luanna I am going to encourage that everyone bring their own cup… BUT, the order stands Jerry… I like having some of those cups around for use with the kids there, at home and for our cross-country road trip during the summer.
Maybe I should clarify our philosophy about the disposable aspects of our camp. We encourage all the folks camping with Run a Muck to bring their own plates, utensils, and cups. That’s why we have the magic kitchen witches working over at the sink, what they do up on the hill with those cauldrons is a whole nother issue. Unfortunately the men haven’t been invited to those sessions :eek Every once in a while we simply run out of plates, cups, and the like, or our guests also simply forget to bring em.
We aim to be all inclusive in Run a Muck - no one is turned away for lack of dishes :lol :lol :lol
:cheers