Semi-Annual ‘Grow Getters’ Plant Sale May 11th 8:00-2:00

Welcome to our Earth Day Festival 2013 Page: This event is celebrated in cooperation with the City of Vista

Free Event!

Healing the Earth... Healing Ourselves because...

‘Healing the Earth... Healing Ourselves’

We hope that you will Join Us for our

Earth Day Festival April 13 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

This Year’s theme is ‘Healing the Earth... Healing Ourselves’

 see photos from last year

        lots of fun and an exciting day of events!

Our schedule is under development; here is some of it...

• Creative Healing in our Ceremonial Garden
• Children’s Activities and Games: 10:00-2:30 Click for a Schedule of Events
• Dedication ceremony for newly donated sculpture- ‘the Blessing Tree’ by Melissa Ralston
• Music and Dance Performances in the Garden all day long
• First Biennial Plein Air Outing and Competition
• Ongoing discussions on topics of interest in our ‘Open Circle of Light’ moderated by leaders in our community
• Special Guest Speaker; Michael Thielk from the Climate Reality Project will be talking about ‘Climate Change - What we are doing, should do, and can do’
• Food Court sponsored by Amigos de Vista Lions Club
• Artists offering their creations for sale
• Plant Sales direct from us, the plant societies and the Growers
• Eco Vendors
• Yoga & Qigong demonstrations
• Tours of the Gardens by our docents
• Poets sharing their poetry
• Raffles and a Silent Auction
• Phoenix Song Energetics: experience SACRED SOUND with Tibetan Singing Bowls
• Closing Drum Circle Ceremony

The ‘Roots of Sustainability’

The word “sustainability” may be relatively new, but its underlying ethic has deep roots on the North American continent. Native Americans have historically held to the “seven generations” rule, meaning that all decisions should take into account the impact on seven generations into the future. Well aware that people have the power to manipulate the world around them, Native Americans use their ceremonies and traditions to help them to maintain respect for life and to remind them that, as one Native American proverb puts it, “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

"In the 24 hours since yesterday, over 200,000 acres of rainforest have been destroyed in our world. Fully 13 million tons of toxic chemicals have been released into our environment. Over 45,000 people have died of starvation, 38,000 of them children. And more than 130 plant or animal species have been driven to extinction. And all since yesterday."

~Thom Hartman

How Climate Change is Destroying the Earth: an Infographic