The Organic Growers School announces the fourth annual True Nature Country Fair, a celebration of life in connection with the Earth, to be held September 25 and 26, 2010 at the Big Ivy Community Center in Barnardsville, North Carolina. The farmers, homebuilders, craftspeople, restaurateurs, social and political activists and alternative health care practitioners of the southern Appalachians are invited to join their neighbors for a celebration of life lived in connection and harmony with the Earth. The True Nature Country Fair will feature vendors of local, organic, and sustainable products and resources from throughout the Southeast, workshops on all facets of sustainable living, a children's program and live music, all in a pristine mountain setting.
The focus on local, organic and sustainable will mean that everything featured at this Fair will be from the southern Appalachian region and will be produced from resources that are at least 50% organic and/or sustainable. The exhibit areas will include a farmers market, energy and shelter, health and healing, social and political action, and crafts. The education component will include workshops on gardening, farming, and homesteading plus nature walks, a children's program, and small livestock displays.

A weekend-long event, the daily entrance fees are $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12, free for children 2 years and younger.

The True Nature Country Fair is currently seeking interested food vendors, exhibitors, sponsors, musicians and volunteers. Businesses and organizations interested in participating in the fair should contact Program Manager Karen Vizzina at earthstarnc@earthlink.net or 828.342.1849.