Outside Lands Cont....

One can't go to a three day festival without purchasing organic produce while there.... or can they.  I was pretty impressed to see the farmers market centrally located, with people around it every time I walked by.  I must admit I didn't purchase anything but the idea is fabulous.  I have become more informed about eating within a 100 miles or less of where one lives and I encourage the idea.  I'm not ready to go full steam ahead with the idea but there are farmers markets where I live and I purchase most of my produce from them.  I have also become a gardener, which has been so exciting to watch fresh veggies grow right in front of my very own eyes. 

This is the solar stage, which wasn't that big, but the sound was great.  If you go to www.sfoutsidelands.com there is some info on the amount of power this stage had running through it.  The mind power and physical strength that went into building each of these stages is amazing and I am really happy that they designed a stage specifically to run off of solar power.  It gets the idea that much further out there for the public to see and be informed about.   

Of course we can't leave out the beer suppliers, this year Heineken was the sole distributor for the three day festival, which I must say was disappointing to have three choices.  Heineken, Heineken light, or New Caste.  One would think that with all the micro brews around this festival that lends itself to being outside the box would encourage more local breweries.  I'm sure Heineken paid a pricey fee to be the only distributor for some 80,000 people.  

This windmill is a great feature for the festival not only is it appealing to look at, it also has a purpose by assisting in various lights and sounds in the festival grounds.  I am such a believer in wind power, especially since I live on the Oregon Coast and most summer days feel like I'm going to be blown over this is an area that I am passionate about and am eager to watch, learn and hopefully utilize wind power sooner than later. 

Since I'm still figuring out the kinks of blogging these first few will be a bit messy. 

This is a picture of Cage the Elephant one of the many bands we had a chance to see.  They put on a fabulous show all seemed pretty young so I was quite impressed with their musical talent.