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The Gorges Green Expo
Ithaca Festival loves everything green!
To reinforce our commitment to sustainability, we have created the Gorges Green Expo, an opportunity for the green philosophy, community and economy to flourish throughout the weekend. As a matter of fact, we support saving the planet so much, it's our absolute pleasure to infuse valuable environmental, economic and social principles into the very DNA of our festival.
In addition to providing ample composting stations, using 100% organic cotton T-shirts, employing wind and solar energy to power the event, and reducing the amount of paper we use, our event in and of itself works to educate people on how they too can bring sustainable practice into their everyday lives. At Ithaca Festival, we demonstrate and exercise Sustainability in Action!
The planning and execution of Ithaca Festival itself will be bolstered by the development of key partnerships with area eco-agencies that will ensure holistic thinking and help to back our pledge of "walking the walk" during the festival. A special thanks to our presenting organization, Sustainable Tompkins, for their added guidance in helping to develop this "gorges" initiative.
Thanks in part to a wonderful partnership with the Green Resource Hub of Tompkins County, the Expo will also provide opportunities for festival goers to network with a variety of businesses that display and promote "green" products and services. Visitors will learn how to shop with their conscience, make informed decisions, and "vote with their dollars" as they begin to further a movement towards a just and sustainable lifestyle here in greater Ithaca. We feel that these interactions will inevitably help bolster the awareness, vision and potential of Ithaca and Tompkins County achieving a healthy and sustainable future.
At the Gorges Green Expo, Festival attendees will be invited to check out what's on the horizon for:
renewable energy
urban forestry
re-fashions
green building
eco-friendly travel
organic foods
sustainable businesses
and much more.
Ultimately, we feel that the Gorges Green Expo has unlimited potential to help establish Ithaca as a leader in the emerging green economy by working to help validate businesses and organizations that work to demonstrate that by equally advancing cultural, social and economic gains for the community, we are on the right path. In time, we want to show that by supporting innovative "green business" and by adopting strong ecological values, we can create major leverage points for social transformation in our community.
Enjoy the Gorges Green nature of Ithaca and Ithaca Festival during Solstice Weekend!
