The Good Life Festival
sharing ideas for life on the islands

                  Program

                     Mayne Island Agricultural Hall

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday 26th September 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

10:30am   Reception, Admission $15 / $5 kids.
10:00am Welcome statement, Michael Dunn, (Gulf Islands Centre for Ecological Learning)

11:20am   Transportation Panel
moderated by Michael Dunn
Louis Vallee, Barry Mathias, Manny Borsboom + Julie Emerson for CarStops

12:30pm Catered Lunch by Neena, with ...
Guest Speakers: Ann & Gord Baird (Eco Sense Cob House, Victoria)

  introduction by Peter Judd

 2:00pm  Food/Gardening Panel moderated by Diane Akey
Brian Crumblehulme, David Asher, Christina Pechloff, Vicki Turay

Refreshment break

 4:00pm Housing & Energy Panel moderated by Brian Crumblehulme
Ann and Gord Baird, Richard Iredale

break -------------

 7:00 to 10:00pm
Islands Ingredients Challenge - Community Potluck Feast
$5 Cooks with dish /  $20 without

Plus Silent Auction

Guest Speaker Carolyn Herriot (Garden Path Centre, Victoria)

   introduction by Peter Judd

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday 27th September ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 9:00am  Join us for coffee & muffins

 Displays, Booths and Demonstrations
 * Grey Water
demo *  Electric vehicles *  Bio-diesel,
 * Power Assisted Bikes *  Seed saving  * Apple pressing.

11:00am  ENVISIONING: where do we go from here? brainstorm with Richard Iredale

12:00pm  Catered lunch by Neena, with ,,,                                                                                  
Guest Speaker, Brandy Gallagher (O.U.R Ecovillage, Shawnigan Lake)

  introduction by Peter Judd

 2:00pm  Island Sites Tour - see map on the reverse side
 * Mayne Island Glass Foundry - reduced footprint glass making, recycled inputs
 * Christina's Garden, the Briary garden, S
tarry Night Meadows Farm garden
 * Cob House
 * Richard Iredale's rain water system