Rich Earth Palooza: Celebrating Brattleboro’s Local Food CyclesRich Earth Palooza: Celebrating Brattleboro’s Local Food Cycles Immerse yourself in the vibrant food cycles of Brattleboro at Rich Earth Palooza, a day of festivities that showcases innovative approaches to sustainable and equitable food systems. Highlights: * Interactive Exhibits and Activities: Engage with local organizations such as Grateful Greens, Food Cycle Coalition, and Toilets for People. Learn about microgreens, composting, and community-based initiatives. * Pee Cycling Program Celebration: Discover Rich Earth Institute’s groundbreaking program that reclaims human urine as a valuable resource for farms and the environment. Meet top urine donors and join the “Piss-Off Hall of Fame.” * Urine My Garden Workshop: (2pm) Acquire practical knowledge on home-scale urine recycling. * Live Music: Enjoy soulful tunes by Jay Bailey of Fair Winds Farm. (3pm) * Smoothies and South Indian Cuisine: Quench your thirst with fresh smoothies at the Bellows Falls Community Bike Project. Savor delicious South Indian delicacies at Dosa Kitchen next to the palooza. Join the community on [Date] at [Location] for a day filled with art, music, exhibits, and hands-on experiences. Discover your role in enriching the Earth through sustainable food practices.
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont – Celebrate Brattleboro’s local food cycles at Rich Earth Palooza, a day of fun and learning about how food is grown, composted, and recycled. Join us for art, music, and exhibits from organizations working on creative approaches to sustainable and equitable food systems. Come discover how you can get involved in the local food cycle and help enrich the Earth.
The festivities include:
Meet local organizations at exhibits and activity stations including Grateful Greens microgreens, Food Cycle Coalition, Town of Brattleboro Sustainability, Brooks Memorial Library’s Library of Things, Foodworks, Edible Brattleboro, Windham Solid Waste Management District, Ben’s Bins Vermicomposting, and Toilets for People.
A celebration of Rich Earth Institute’s community-based pee cycling program, which reclaims human urine as a resource to support local farms and protect the Connecticut River watershed from pollution. Don’t miss announcements of the “Piss-Off Hall of Fame,” honoring the community’s top urine donors.
At 2pm, join us for the “Urine My Garden” workshop with Julia Cavicchi, Director of Rich Earth’s Education, to learn the basics of urine recycling on a home scale, reclaiming the nutrients from our bodies to grow lush gardens.
At 3pm, listen to songs about life and farming by Jay Bailey of Fair Winds Farm.
Bike to a fresh smoothie at the Bellows Falls Community Bike Project smoothie station.
Visit Dosa Kitchen next to the palooza for delicious South Indian soul food.
