the greening of the Rothbury Festival

Jason Turgeon has posted up two blogs on the greening of the US’s Rothbury Festival and compares Rothbury’s efforts with the Bonnaroo Festival, long acknowledged as a leader in environmentally friendly events.  

“It’s been 5 days now since Rothbury ended, and I’m still caught up in the post-festival bliss that you get from a really great out-of-mind-and-body experience. This was my sixth big camping festival, and the first one where I felt that just about everything right. I had more fun at this event than I’ve had at any of the past festivals, even Phish’s IT festival. But this is a green review, not a review of the festival in general, so let’s begin. Back in April, I interviewed Sarah Haynes, of the Spitfire Agency about the greening of Rothbury. I’ve done interviews with plenty of festival organizers in the past, and they all talk a good game, so I was a bit skeptical when she told me everything that the festival would be doing. But as we got closer and closer to the festival, the press releases just kept rolling out. Solar schools, a food drive, fans offsetting their emissions, seminars on environmental issues. I started to get excited a few weeks ago. Would it all work out as Sarah had promised me?
 

Jason told us that in his opinion Rothbury was “the greenest festival I’ve ever been to - the whole event was dedicated to sustainability … plus a lot more to engage the fans. 

Read Jason’s reviews here:  http://green-base.blogspot.com/2008/07/greening-of-rothbury-post-show-analysis.htmlhttp://green-base.blogspot.com/2008/07/greening-of-rothbury-post-show-analysis_11.html

Lots more Rothbury coverage here:  http://green-base.blogspot.com/search/label/Rothbury