Celebrate Earth Day in Green Valley.Eat, Drink & Be Green SEBASTOPOL, Calif. -- The coolest place to be Earth Day Weekend will be the Eat, Drink & Be Green Festival at Iron Horse Vineyards, located in Green Valley -- the coolest, foggiest part of the Sonoma County's Russian River Valley. "The first reason to be here is the setting," says Joy Sterling, owner Iron Horse Vineyards. "Where better to celebrate Earth Day than in an area where the vineyards are pushing out baby green leaves, announcing the start of vintage 2008, the famous local Gravenstein apples are in bloom and the wineries in this great Chardonnay and Pinot Noir growing area are showing their new spring releases?" The theme of the day is solutions. Keynote speaker Gil Grosvenor, Chairman of National Geographic will talk about his vision to establish endowments in all 50 states to fund geography and environmental education independent of state budgets. Iron Horse Chef Christopher Greenwald will present his interpretation of world street food, dishes like Sonoma lamb souvlaki Noun 1. souvlaki - made of lamb souvlakia kabob, kebab, shish kebab - cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables and crepes filled with roasted spring vegetables and baby garlic aioli ai·o·li n. A rich sauce of crushed garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and olive oil. [Provençal : ai, garlic (from Latin allium) + oli, oil (from Latin oleum -- everything homegrown or from farms within a 100-mile radius. The event takes place April 20, the Sunday prior to Earth Day (which always falls on April 22) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Iron Horse Vineyards in Sebastopol, 60 miles north of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Iron Horse is buying Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. Credits to offset the travel of every ticket holder. Added attractions include the very fast, very sexy Tesla $100,000 electric roadster, making its first outing to wine country, a live solar powered (for amplification) reggae band, and a raffle for one-year free energy up to $4,000. There will be a learning zone where you will be able to calculate your personal carbon imprint, purchase Renewable Energy Credits, and find out how to make your home lighting more green with eco-friendly light bulbs from lighting designer Robert Truax Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (1918 – ?) was a rocket engineer in the U.S. military and later in the private sector with companies such as Aerojet and his own company, Truax Engineering. He developed a number of pioneering rocket systems including the Sea Bee. . The beneficiaries are: Laguna de Santa Rosa The Laguna de Santa Rosa is a fourteen mile (22.5 km) long wetland complex that drains a 254-square mile (658-square kilometer) watershed encompassing most of the Santa Rosa Plain in Sonoma County, California, USA. Working to preserve, restore and enhance to Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sonoma County's richest wildlife area (www.lagunadesantarosa.org) National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. Inspiring people to care about the planet (www.nationalgeographic.com) Solar Living Institute Promoting sustainable living Sustainable living might be defined as a lifestyle that could, hypothetically, be sustained without exhausting any natural resources. The term can be applied to individuals or societies. through inspirational environmental education (www.solarliving.org) The Leakey Foundation Increasing scientific knowledge, education, and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival (www.leakeyfoundation.org) The Sponsors are PG&E, Riedel Crystal, Dwell Magazine, The Charmer charm·er n. 1. One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person. 2. One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. Noun 1. Sunbelt Group, Glazer's Wholesale Distributors and Sonoma Mountain Village. "The best part," says Sterling, "are the people you'll meet -- a great cross section of wine lovers and foodies with interests ranging from design to anthropology - all finding common ground in Green Valley." Attendance is limited to 300 people. General Admission tickets are $50. Detailed ticket information is on the Iron Horse website under events: www.ironhorsevineyards.com/events/. |
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