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The Four Corners Green Living Expo features workshops on a wide range of topics, emphasizing specific actions individuals and households can take to live "greener" lives.

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2011 Schedule:  Four Corners Green Living Expo


4/16/2011 Title Topic Presented by:
10:00-12:00 OUTSIDE Yurt Raising Come participate and learn how raise a portable wooden yurt. Turtle Back Nomadics
12:30-1:00 OUTSIDE What is Small Living? The Benefits of Living Small: learn about the history of a mobile lifestyle and the feasibility of owning your own home. Turtle Back Nomadics
10:00-5:00 The Garden Project- Matching Your Manure and Seed Bingo The Garden Project of SWCO supports school and community garden programs through providing hands on activities, support services and providing tools, seeds and educational materials. Our motto is "growing a healthier community since 1998." www.thegardenprojectswcolorado.org Growing Partners Booth
10:30-4:30 Green Maintenance Check up Stop by with your fuel engine vehicle and have the crew from New Country Auto Center perform a green maintenance check up on your car New Country Auto Center
10:00, 1:00 and 3:00 Green Spot Removal Secrets for Carpets and Rugs Master Textile Cleaner shows how to remove spots and stains without damaging carpet and rug fibers. Ultrasteam Booth
10:00-5:00 Enjoy a Green Beauty Makeover Natures Oasis will be promoting two of their many beauty lines and giving free demos on why and how to use natural products. Natures Oasis
11:00-2:00 Vegan Cooking Demo Vegan cooking. Natures Oasis
10:30-4:30 Test drive a hybrid or fuel efficient vehicle Now is your chance to test drive some new cars. Not only will they be easy on the environment but easy on your wallet as well. New Country Auto Center
10:30-4:30 Test drive a hybrid or fuel efficient bicycle Now is your chance to test drive some bikes. Not only will they be easy on the environment but easy on your wallet as well. Bicycle Lemonade
10:30-11:30 Gluten Free Cooking Demo, Sponsored by Nature’s Oasis Reasons why a gluten free is healthy, options for gluten free meals, common symptoms and conditions, testing, products, and components of the diet Nutrition Therapist Jess Kelley Talk
11:30-12:15 “Education Out Of The Box: What does it look like and why our kids require it now more than ever.” A brief history of the first two waves in education, a look at the modern context for education and why it engenders the need for the third wave, followed by a discussion of the role of ecology and justice in our new systems. Youth will be present to share their views and experiences. Zahra Lightway M.Ed. and Terry Damlos M.Ed (from Phoenix, AZ)
12:15-1:00 Natural Plasters Demo and Benefits on Natural Plasters: How does this effect the health in our homes? Lars- Erik Hanson, Hanson Handcrafted Finishes
1:00-1:45 Relieve Springtime Allergies Naturally Learn how to prevent and treat thoes spring time allerigies with naturally and herbally. Derbra Swanson, trained herbalist
1:45-2:30 Worm School 101: All you need to know about worms and composting your food scraps. Free pound of worms with purchase of worm composter. The Worm Lady
2:15-3:30 OUTSIDE Stand UP and Speak OUT: Calling The Kids and Youth of LaPlata County A forum for youth to be heard, ages 7 to 22, on how education can support youth in creating a greener world. LaPlata County Youth
2:30-3:15 Solar Means Green for Your Home and Business Solar could be a creative investment for your home or your business. In this workshop we will explain the newest technology and current incentives which can make solar a realistic option for you. Solarworks
3:15-4:00 Local economic development through renewable energy projects Why CLEAN is a win-win for everyone. SASCO Smart Energy Committee
4:00-5:00 Gluten Free For You and Me: the science behind why we should avoid gluten Why gluten can be harmful to your health and suggestions on how to alter your lifestyle. Stacy Riseborough, Namaste Health Center
5:00pm CLEAN EVENT: Posole' Cook Off and guest speaker, Craig Lewis Craig Lewis, Executive Director of the CLEAN Coalition, will be Leading a Dialogue on CLEAN Programs that Drive Clean Local Energy and Unparalleled Local Economic Benefits. Join us preceding the presentation with Music, Dancing, Food and Drink. Dine on local recipes of Posole’ accompanied by Companero’s Margaritas. SASCO
4/17/2011 Title Topic Presented by:
10:00-12:00 OUTSIDE Yurt Raising Come participate and learn how raise a portable wooden yurt. Turtle Back Nomadics
12:30-1:00 OUTSIDE What is Small Living? The Benefits of Living Small: learn about the history of a mobile lifestyle and the feasibility of owning your own home. Turtle Back Nomadics
10:00- 3:00 The Garden Project- Matching Your Manure and Seed Bingo The Garden Project of SWCO supports school and community garden programs through providing hands on activities, support services and providing tools, seeds and educational materials. Our motto is "growing a healthier community since 1998." www.thegardenprojectswcolorado.org Growing Partners
10:30-2:30 Green Maintenance Check up Stop by with your fuel engine vehicle and have the crew from New Country Auto Center perform a green maintenance check up on your car New Country Auto Center
10:30-2:30 Test drive a hybrid or fuel efficient vehicle Now is your chance to test drive some new cars. Not only will they be easy on the environment but easy on your wallet as well. New Country Auto Center
10:30-11:30 DIY. Upcycling & Recycling: The art of Reproduction (anyone can do it!) “A How-To turn something old and boring into something funky and one-of-a-kind Elsa Jagniecki, a reproductionist & wanna-be designer.
11:30-12:15 Worm School 101: All you need to know about worms and composting your food scraps. Free pound of worms with purchase of worm composter. The Worm Lady
12:15-1:00 Understanding (and Appreciating) Your Soil Soil is the base on what our garden grows. Learn how to bring harmony into your soil for your garden's maximum growth. Darrin Parmenter with CSU Extension in La Plata County
1:00-1:45 Getting Started with Bees Bee keeping 101: learn about the different breeds of bees, pollination and food supply, how to keep bees successfully in the city, equipment needed for beekeeping and more! Carol Tyrrell
1:45-2:15 Voting with Your Wallet: Improving Health and Our Local Food Economy What is local food and why is it important? Gabe Eggers, Twin Buttes Garden
2:15-3:00 Growing Vegetables in Your Backyard Gardens An intro into backyard gardens and working with the amount of apace you have. Shari Fitzgerald and Darcy Craig with The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado

Please be sure to check www.4cornersgreenliving.com for any topics, schedule changes and updates.