Spring is almost here, which means Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival will be here soon! Don't miss this family-friendly festival of music, dance, art, and education. 4 days, 4 stages, and over 40 bands in beautiful, green Chatham County. It will be held April 16-19, 2009.According to their website, Shakori Hills uses about 10,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year during 2 festivals, a fiddlers convention, and other events. To offset this usage, they are creating a permanent grid inter-tied solar electric system located permanently on the site, with the hope of making the festival fully-powered by solar energy in the near future.
Announced this past Fall, Shakori Hills and The Abundance Foundation have teamed up to help achieve this goal. Anyone can sponsor a cell for just $10 each, or sponsor on a corporate level for multiple cells.
Learn more about this worthy project.
