a soulful celebration of sustainable living

Mark your calendars! The 3rd annual Muddy Boot Organic Festival will take place September 6th – 7th and the keynote address will take place Friday, September 5th, and will feature agricultural visionary Dr. Wes Jackson.

Dr. Jackson established and served as chair of one of the country's first environmental studies programs at California State University-Sacramento and then returned to his native Kansas to found The Land Institute in 1976 (www.landinstitute.org). He is the author of several books including New Roots for Agriculture and Becoming Native to This Place and is widely recognized as a leader in the international movement for a more sustainable agriculture. He was a 1990 Pew Conservation Scholar, in 1992 became a MacArthur Fellow, and in 2000 received the Right Livelihood Award (called the "alternative Nobel prize.") Brian Rohter, CEO of New Seasons Market will make opening remarks.

Tickets for the keynote address are $15 and are available here. Festival admission is $5 and kids under 12 are free.

The Muddy Boot Organic Festival features:

• Workshops and exhibits on sustainable living
• Local and healthy organic foods and beverages
• Organic beer and wine
• Kids' activities and entertainment
• Musical entertainment

Location:

The festival is held at St. Philip Neri Church at 2408 SE 16th Avenue (near 18th & Division) in Portland, Oregon.

Latest News

Post-2008 Festival notes: A huge thank you to all the sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers and vendors who made the 2008 Muddy Boot Organic Festival a huge success! Check out photos from the third annual event.

Update on our Minimal Waste Plan: Muddy Boot was able to capture 92% of all the festival waste and divert this from landfills. 29% of this amount was turned into compost at Cedar Grove and 71% was recycled! Thanks to all the recycling volunteers, and all the exhibitors who helped follow our waste prevention plan! We’re getting closer to zero waste!

• You can print a flyer for Muddy Boot here.
• Read about the Muddy Boot Waste Prevention Plan here!
• Check out photos from the 2007 festival.
• Our current sponsors are Kaya General Contractors, New Seasons Market, PGE Renewable Energy, NW Natural Smart Energy, Organic Valley, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Organically Grown Company, Fuez, Seed Architecture, Stahlbush Island Farms, Rogue Creamery, Organics to You, Kettle Chips, Dave’s Killer Bread and Shorebank Pacific.
• Please continue to visit our partner page to watch the growing list of participants.
• If you would like to join us as a festival exhibitor, visit the Join Us page to find our Exhibitor Application. For any questions, contact vendors@muddyboot.org.
• You’ll find our latest press release here.
• Here is the latest site plan.

Newsletter

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Donations

For information about donations to the festival please email director@muddyboot.org

Stay tuned for more information on our 2008 musical entertainment, sponsors and exhibitors. Please contact info@muddyboot.org for further information about the 3rd Annual Muddy Boot Organic Festival!

Thanks for visiting, see you in September!
--The Muddy Boot folks!

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