2009
Organicfest
Sunday
September 13
10am–6pm
Battery Park Downtown Asheville
The streets were fi lled
“Many businesses
with vendors who cared
here are triple bot-
about their products as
tom line businesses,”
well as their environ-
explained Kate Bellos,
ment, and educators
co-founder and co-
advocating earth-
owner of ASK apparel,
friendly diets, services,
an organic clothing
and art. At the corner
company. “We uphold
of one street, a couple
a social responsibility
took pictures of an eco-
and an environmental
friendly car. On another
sustainability. Profi t
corner, onlookers lis-
is important, but for
tened to a man explain
organic companies it is
the benefi ts of an
not solely the bottom
environmentally friendly
line.”
toilet. Two women with
children on their laps
“It’s all about be-
sat passing out vegan
ing connected to the
recipes and samples
products you produce
of carrot cake. “It’s
the land, the cotton
very fun”, said Jennifer
farmers, the plants
Barrineau, a local artist
that make the natural
who uses recycled ma-
dyes, along with the
terials, “It’s educational
workers that make the
and you can learn a
garments.”
lot by just coming and
visiting.”
“Organic is not just a
trend,” said Athos. “It’s
It was clear that many
a fast-growing industry
people had just that
that is consumer-driv-
in mind, as they ate
en. The Organicfest is
samples of organic
a way for the organic-
energy bars and
curious to learn more
Meet Chef Keith Snow at
wandered from place
about the lifestyle.”
to place while vendors
Organicfest ~ September 13
educated curious audi-
Morgan Osburn
in downtown Asheville, NC ences about organic
Student Writer 2008
businesses.
6 Organic Shopper Summer 2009
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