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Program Guide April 11-12, 2015 = Asheville, N.C MORE THAN 15 0 WORKSHOPS! P. 8 ECO-FRIENDLY MARKETPLACE P. 30 OFF-STAGE DEMONSTRATIONS P. 28 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS P. 7 PROGRAM GUIDE APRIL 11-12, 2015 = ASHEVILLE, N.C. COME BY BOOTHS #2824, 2825 AND 2826 Mother’s AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SHOW EARTH E TO SEE THE FULL LINE OF A S R P T O H R ’S C F R MOTHER’S EARTH COVER I E NEST COV EARTH FRIENDLY SEED MIXES. Exclusively from Star Seed, Inc. 2 www.MotherEarthNewsFair.com Sustainability Begins at Home Deltec Homes makes it easy to build a high performance home. Prefabricated in our state-of-the-art facility, our homes can achieve any level of sustainability and will last generations to come. From round to square, energy e cient to net-zero, come see why Deltec homes are the best homes in the world. Deltec president Steve Linton presents on the Renewable Energy Stage. Check Fair schedule for details. Visit us at booths 2419 & 2420 and register to win a TED® Energy Detective Visit our Model Home Deltec Homes in Mars Hill, NC 69 Bingham Rd Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm Asheville, NC Tel 828-253-0483 Saturday 10 am - 4 pm deltechomes.com MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR 3 CONTENTS A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER Sponsors and Partners 5-6 Dear Friends, Keynote Speakers 7 Grit Stage 8 One of the best things about our work here at M E N is sharing time with our passionate and engaged community. e Livestock Conservancy Stage 9 Your energy and imagination lead us on one adventure after Modern Homesteading Stage 10 another. We’re thrilled to have you join us at the M E Mother Earth Living Stage 11 N F! Mountain Rose Herbs Stage 12 Organic Gardening Stage 13 is weekend promises to be inspiring, stimulating and fun. People Ingles Real Food Stage 14 all over the world are looking for solutions to the sustainability Renewable Energy Stage 15 puzzle these days and the participants in our M E N Star Seed Stage 16 F are the sorts of people who help, in myriad ways, to make our existence on this miraculous planet not only ecologically sound but Yanmar Sustainable Agriculture Stage 17 prosperous and enjoyable. Kids’ Treehouse Stage 17 Map 19 I would like to extend my personal thanks to the many supportive Saturday Stage Schedule 20 organizations that have invested their time and eort into joining us at this event, and the many Sunday Stage Schedule 21 innovative exhibitors who have chosen to participate. Major sponsors this year include Ford Motor Food at the F 22 Company, Ingles, Mountain Rose Herbs, Star Seed and Yanmar. We are particularly grateful to the extraordinary individuals who have agreed to join us as speakers, including headliners Dan and Don O-Stage1900190119021903 Demonstrations 28-29 Star Seed 1619 1719 Adams, Jessi Bloom, Nan K. 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