The first annual Great Peninsula Future Festival (GPFF), Aug. 2-3 in Port Gamble, will feature world-class entertainment, hand-made crafts, food, interactive displays and educational booths organized around the theme of sustainable living.
According to Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer, who led the formation of the GPFF Planning Council, “the intent is to expose people to the idea of sustainability, everything from supporting the SEED project to buying local, to creating green jobs … We’re trying to have actual displays so we’re not just talking at people: we want them to see how things work.”
The GPFF Planning Council is a non-profit charitable and educational group formed by Bauer and representatives from a dozen non-profit organizations, including Stillwaters Environmental Education Center, Kitsap County WSU Extension, the Kitsap SEED project, Kitsap Audubon Society, Poulsbo Farmers’ Market, West Sound Conservation Council, Kitsap Conservation Voters, Washington State Farmers’ Market Association, Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance, Kitsap Citizens for Responsible Planning, New Old Time Chautauqua, and the Oregon County Fair.
Sandra Bauer, chairwoman of the planning council and Steve Bauer’s sister, is one of the organizers of the hugely popular Oregon Country Fair held each year near Eugene, Ore.
“Our goal is to educate the public about sustainability in innovative, interactive, and interesting ways,” she said. “The festival will be a well-rounded event with great local food, juried crafts, entertainment, children’s interactive play and educational area, and educationally based interactive exhibits based on a central theme of sustainability. We will address the urgent issues of our times in a festive atmosphere to attract and engage families, as well as the larger community.”
The GPFF Council is seeking business, corporate and organizational sponsors at several levels of support, and accepting applications from non-profit organizations, food vendors and companies.
Visit www.greatpeninsulafuturefestival.org or e-mail Sandra at Sanbauer@aol.com.
