a soulful celebration of sustainable living
muddy boot organic festival
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 Rhoter, CEO of New Seasons Market will make opening remarks. Click here for tickets!
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
- Our current sponsors are Kaya General Contractors, New Seasons Market, Organic Valley, Organically Grown Company, Fuez, Seed Architecture, Stahlbush Island Farms, PGE and Rogue Creamery.
- 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.
- The Muddy Boot Festival aims for zero waste at our 3rd annual event. Check back for more information on our recycling and composting plan.
- The 2007 Festival was a great success! Stay tuned for some pictures from the event
Newsletter
We will send out periodic updates about the festival. To be added to our mailing list send an e-mail to subscribe@muddyboot.org from the email address from which you'd like to subscribe. We hate spam too, we promise to not sell your information!
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!
This event powered by PGE renewable energy