Exhibiting Sponsors

Map of vendor/exhibitor locations

Alderman's Toyota Superstore - Visit the only 7 time Toyota President's Award Winner in New England!

The Barn Restaurant - Our ninth year at SolarFest. Serving burritos, Caesar salad wraps, Thai chicken wraps, hot dogs, breakfast burritos, muffins, fresh squeezed lemonade and wild mint iced tea.

Best Moon Catering - Locally based Best Moon Catering is serving fresh made paninis, grilled wraps, cold salads and a new dinner special each night. We also have homemade baked goods and beverages for sale. We use local ingredients in all our food choices. We look forward to seeing and feeding you!

Brown Boar Farm - Brown Boar Farm is a family-owned and operated business committed to producing wholesome, naturally raised food in an environmentally friendly way. We have taken a "whole farm" approach by raising heirloom pork, beef and produce and helping to ensure the continuance of these varieties of meat and vegetables. We are proud of our contribution to the preservation of these rare and important heritage and heirloom products.

Brown's Auto Salvage - Distributing information about the automotive recycling industry and how it can make the world a greener place.

CV Solar & Wind - Sales installation and support of renewable energy systems in southwest Vermont since 1996.

Earth Turbines - Vermont's only manufacturer of residential wind turbines and the AllSun Tracker, developing renewable energy solutions for homeowners. We design and install complete, grid-connected renewable energy systems to lessen dependence on fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and bring clean renewable energy and energy independence to homeowners.

Forget-Me-Not Farm - SolarFest's beautiful host site. Our 80 acre farm offers year-round natural horse care, Bed & Breakfast facilities, and is Vermont's premier eco-friendly wedding site. Offering many picturesque settings for your ceremony and reception from open fields with mountain vistas to cool and secluded wooded areas. For more information visit us on the web.

Green Living Journal - A grassroots quarterly for friends of the environment. Now published in four regional editions.

Green Mountain College - Founded in 1834, Green Mountain College offers 25 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs in Environmental Studies, Adventure Education, and majors in the arts, sciences and humanities. Our low-residency online graduate programs, an M.B.A. in Sustainable Business and a M.S. in Environmental Studies, offer flexibility for working professionals.

groSolar - North America's premier provider of solar energy solutions for homes, businesses, dealers and contractors.

Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners - Owned and operated by Paul and Meredith Morgan. Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners is an organic landscape/gardening company that practices organic gardening techniques for the home and commercial landscape. We pride ourselves in nurturing the soil environment to produce the safest and healthiest landscapes.

Northshire Bookstore - One of New England's premier independent bookstores - devoted to a sustainable future!

OutBack Power Systems, Inc. - Global designer and manufacturer of cutting edge power conversion solutions that provide reliable electricity for your home, business, or mobile application.

Progressive Asset Management - The nation's largest socially responsible financial services firm, offering the widest selection of green investment options.

The Renewable Energy Resource Center - The Renewable Energy Resource Center, a program of the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, provides information to all Vermonters about renewable energy technology, service providers, and incentive programs.

The Timco Gallery - Located at 63 Center Street, downtown Rutland next to Timco Jewelers. The Gallery is sponsored by Timco Jewelers and Goldsmiths and run by volunteers, with profits from all sales going to support local school art programs. The gallery has over 50 artists displaying original works of art and photography. New artists are welcome.

The Rutland Natural Food Market: The Co-op - A community-owned cooperative natural food store with a strong commitment to local foods and to supporting the local economy.

Stiebel Eltron - Harvest the sun, solar thermal products for a warm home.

Sunnyside Solar - 30 year history in renewable energy technologies, focusing on photovoltaic systems design and installation. Expansion to educational programs and training installers in photovoltaic systems. Instructing the pre-festival "Introduction to Photovoltaics Hands on Workshop" and presenting several SolarFest programs during the festival.

Sunweaver Solar - A New Hampshire based solar energy company specializing in utility interactive and off-grid electric power systems as well as solar domestic hot water heating. Established in 1989, we have installed hundreds of systems and gained extensive experience over the past 20 years. We are happy to share our knowledge. Please come visit us during SolarFest at our Solar Cafe.

USA Solar Store - A grass roots start-up. An entrepreneurial based chain of environmentally focused networked advocates. Originating and headquartered in Vermont as a one-stop, one-store resource Mom & Pop retail shop for education and appropriate solutions, USA Solar Store has grown to more than 20 stores in the last 7 years. Bringing affordable, sustainable solutions and a new positive attitude to Main Street USA. USA Solar Store proudly sponsors SolarFest 2009! Visit us at the festival or check us out on the web.

Vermont Community Wind Farm, LLC - Vermont Community Wind is developing a wind farm in Vermont, primarily in the town of Ira, with some potential sites in Poultney, Middletown Springs, Tinmouth, Clarendon, and West Rutland. Vermont will benefit from clean, renewable energy made on the wind-rich Taconic Mountain Ridges, Herrick Mountain, and Susie's Peak, fed directly into the Vermont electrical grid and used locally. Our wind farm is planned to be operational in 2012.

Vermont Soapworks - We make organic stuff that foams.

FOOD VENDORS

American Flatbread Company - Wood fired, copper domed pizza oven serving all natural pizza.

The Barn Restaurant - Our ninth year at SolarFest. Serving burritos, Caesar salad wraps, Thai chicken wraps, hot dogs, breakfast burritos, muffins, fresh squeezed lemonade and wild mint iced tea. SolarFest 2009 Sponsor

Ben & Jerry's - Vermont's finest ice cream.

Best Moon Catering - Locally based Best Moon Catering is serving fresh made paninis, grilled wraps, cold salads and a new dinner special each night. We also have homemade baked goods and beverages for sale. We use local ingredients in all our food choices. We look forward to seeing and feeding you! SolarFest 2009 Sponsor

Brown Boar Farm - Pulled pork sandwiches, Italian sausage & pepper sandwiches. www.brownboarfarm.com SolarFest 2009 Sponsor

Coffee by Sunweaver - Fresh, Hot, Fair-Trade coffee.

Naga Bakehouse - A wood-fired bakehouse featuring naturally leavened baked goods made with local and organic ingredients.

Samosaman - Samosaman produces the highest quality natural products that help to sustain a healthy person and planet.

Sunweaver Solar's Solar Café - Serving smoothies, fresh juice, vegetarian and vegan food choices. SolarFest 2009 Sponsor

NONPROFIT VENDORS

American Lung Association - Join the American Lung Association in the Fight for Air Walk for healthy lungs and clean air in Vermont on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Battery Park in Burlington. We will breathe easier when the air over every community is clean and pure. Until then, we are fighting for air.

Care Net - A non-profit counseling and pregnancy center which provides women and men with accurate, up-to-date information in order to make informed decisions about pregnancy, sexual health, and relationships.

Citizens Awareness Network - CAN and its sister organization VCAN are working to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor in 2012 and replace it with safe, green and sustainable sources of electricity.

Corporate Accountability International - Come get involved in Corporate Accountability International's "Think Outside the Bottle" Campaign, challenging corporate control of water and galvanizing support for public water systems.

DemocracyFest - A political festival for liberal/progressive activists which features trainings, speakers and entertainment; teaching people how to make a difference and have fun doing it! The 6th Annual DemocracyFest will be held this summer, July 17-19, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, VT.

Denur Crafts - A non-profit women's organization with an aim of raising money for school fees.

Downtown Rutland: Connected Naturally - As the hub of Rutland County, Downtown Rutland is a great place to live, work and play. An architecturally beautiful city, surrounded by rich agricultural land and abundant recreational opportunities, Downtown Rutland is the ideal place to start a new business or move an existing one. The city offers affordable homes, a great variety of restaurants, a world-class theater, and the 300 acre Pine Hill Park, as well as all of the business services required to support your move to the city. If your business needs more space than is available downtown, we will work with you to find the ideal location for all of your business needs. Downtown Rutland, "connected naturally" to you, your family and your business.

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center - ECHO's mission is to inspire the public about Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunities for stewardship in the Lake Champlain Basin and Beyond. Stop by and learn about WIND: the cool science and pure fun of this force of nature.

Flyby News - Online news resource for "life's survival" in the 21st Century.

Goddard College - Goddard specializes in low-residency education, a format that is designed to accommodate the lifestyles of working adults and self-directed students. Unlike online courses or traditional classes, the low-residency format offers the best of both worlds - experienced faculty advisors, on-campus residencies, and the freedom to study wherever you are. We offer individualized undergraduate and graduate degrees in Socially Responsible Business, Health Arts & Sciences, Education, Liberal Arts, Creative Writing and more!

Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots - The Jane Goodall Institute's global humanitarian and environmental youth program.

Live Green Energy Expo & Music Festival - Bringing together the entire spectrum of green products and services to help consumers discover ways to live greener and build a more sustainable community.

Marlboro College Graduate School - The Marlboro MBA in Managing for Sustainability, a low-residency, fully accredited program in Brattleboro, VT, is the perfect place to advance your business skills for meaningful career growth while learning about cutting-edge environmental and social responsibility for businesses and non-profits.

The Mentor Connector - Supporting mentoring.

Naturalbuilders Northeast - NBNE - A network of professional, natural builders from NY, ME, NH, MA, and VT committed to the development of natural building methods and materials.

NeighborWorks of Western VT - Energy efficiency loan program / weatherization.

New England Coalition for Sustainable Population - Provides progressive leadership and programs to educate the public about population stabilization and its beneficial relationship to environmental conservation, human rights and sustainable economic development.

New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution - For 38 years NECNP has worked to prevent the spread of nuclear pollution. Closing Vermont Yankee is our current campaign.

NH Sustainable Energy Association - NHSEA members are concerned about New Hampshire's energy future, imported oil, limited natural resources, and the environment. Our mission is to educate NH citizens and organizations about sustainable energy and to advocate in NH for favorable sustainable energy policies. Together we can work to reduce our energy consumption.

People for the Planet - Non-profit organization working toward a just, peaceful, ecologically healthy and sustainable world through education, advocacy and non-violent activism, especially focusing its activities in the Upper White River Valley of Vermont.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) - The largest reproductive health care and sexuality education provider and advocate in northern New England.

ReNew Building Materials & Salvage - Non-profit organization practicing deconstruction and reselling surplus, used and new building materials.

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) - Working to bring about an intelligent transformation from a foreign fossil fuel based economy to an economy increasingly based on our own renewable energy.

Rutland Long Trail Festival - "A celebratory gathering to inspire individuals to participate in the outdoors." Saturday, August 8, 2009, free admission, Vermont State Fairgrounds Rte 7 Rutland, Vermont. Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are available.

The Supreme Master Ching Hai Meditation Association - Promotes vegan diet and sustainable & green living style to stop global warming and save the planet.

Vermont Alliance for Intelligent Drug Laws - VALID is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting intelligent, safe, effective drug policies and laws. We provide a forum for meaningful dialogue, and a vehicle for helping ordinary people to communicate with lawmakers and other stakeholders about what they really think about Vermont's current approach to drug policy.

The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force - A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to gaining civil marriage equality for same-sex couples in Vermont.

The Vermont Progressive Party - The nation's most successful alternative to the two party system.

Vermonters for a Clean Environment - VCE is a grassroots advocacy organization that helps raise the voices of the community to demand that corporate neighbors be held to the same standards as everyone else in the community.

CRAFT VENDORS

Africa Traders Market - Hand-woven, hand-dyed African fabrics, clothes and accessories, jewelry, baskets, recycled material objects & traditional musical instruments-drums, balaphons & small percussion items.

Clairvoyant Readings & Healings - Receive some communication about what you are working on as a spirit in a body. Receive information on a specific topic. An energy healing involves balancing the seven main chakras and cleansing the aura. You don't have to be "sick" to get a healing. It's an energy tune up similar to getting the oil in your car changed.

Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources - Donnelly/Colt provides custom printing services for progressive activists, and has an online catalog of over 1,000 in-stock buttons, stickers, posters, postcards, DVD's, books, t-shirts, banners and more.

Eagle Ray Traders - Good quality, fun batik clothing.

Dutchtub Vermont - Wood-fired soaking tubs.

EcoQuette - We sell eco-chic wrap around skirts that can be worn 100 ways and are made out of recycled silk saris.

Hemp Power Bag Co. - My mission is to make an environmentally friendly product, with a focus on the use of industrial hemp. Any other fibers combined with hemp will be organically grown and processed, or recycled to keep my product as earth friendly as possible.

The Henna Hut - Henna body/drum art and face painting.

Kevin Gallelli Batik Clothing - Original batik designs, crafted in the traditional method.

Loabie Lotus - Beautiful handmade batik skirts, shirts, dresses and fisherman pants for men, women and children.

Maridadi Interiors - Handcrafted Kenyan items including soapstone, recycled flip flop art, jewelry, baskets, fabric, carved wooden salad spoons and bowls, animals and more!

Mayan Connection - Hand-carved pendants from coconut, wood, antler, Mayan astrological readings.

Northern Sun Merchandising - Progressive messages on clothing, magnets, button, bumper stickers and more since 1979. Often humorous, seldom dull, always thought-provoking. 800-258-8579

Phoebe Chestna Jewelry - Jewelry made from antique silverware, beach stones, sea glass and wire.

Photosynthesis - Vermont based clothing line featuring pieces hand printed directly from fern fronds and tree leaves. All specimens used are collected right here in the Green Mountain State and made with lots of love. www.iamphotosynthesis.com

Run, We Must Art & Apparel - Run, We Must is a line of screen printed art and clothing designs founded by musician and animator, Ben Karis-Nix, whose designs celebrate nature and promote sources of renewable energy.

Sea Silk, Ltd. - Moon of the Sea, sea salt scrub made from 10 essential oils and sea salt from the dead sea in Israel.

Seasoned Books & Bakery - Purveyor of books and resource materials for sustainable living.

Spiritual Web Communications, LLC - Book publisher of Messages of Wisdom by Barbara Evans. Animal Totem readings by Jaime Raynor. Insightful Tarot readings by Kary MacNeil. Spirit art drawings of loved ones who have passed over plus Tarot readings by Linda McCracken.

The Vermont Commons Summer Independence Tour - Traveling to festivals around the state to have discussions about Vermont political and economic independence.

Toltec Art - Handmade jewelry, bags, and clothes. Our work brings us joy which we make to share with others.

Vision of Tibet - Handmade crafts from the Himalayas.

Wanderlust - Handcrafted hats, clothing and accessories from Mayan weaving cooperative, cottage crafters and small producers in Gautemala.

Wildflower Beads - Handmade beadwork jewelry, beads and beading supplies

Renewable Energy & Sustainable Future Exhibitors

ACORN Renewable Energy Co-op - (dba ACORN Energy Co-op), founded in 2008, is a consumer-owned cooperative based in Middlebury, and serving the west-central region of Vermont including Addison, Rutland and Chittenden counties.

Ampair Wind and Water Turbines - Design, sales and installation of RE systems.

Dee's Electrical Service, Inc. - Geothermal heating and cooling design, installation and service.

E.C. Crosby True Value - Crosby's, a local family-owned business specializing in customer service and satisfaction, has been in operation for 92 years. We proudly sell and install EPA VT approved emission compliant gasification wood furnaces as well as pellet stoves and high quality pellets. We also carry building materials and energy efficient windows and are knowledgeable in green building materials and energy star rated products.

Gobi Solar - Gobi Solar is a project to build solar panels in the Gobi Desert.

Grandfather's Heating - Dealer of Heatmor outdoor wood boilers.

Hand Energy Services - From energy audits to insulation, Hand Energy Services is your full service energy efficiency specialist.

Kelly J. Backus Mechanical - Air source heat pumps.

Midnite Solar - Manufacturer of MPPT charge controllers and electronic boxes for off-grid and grid-tie.

Oakleighvermont.com - Sells high quality solar chargers, dynamo flashlights and sustainable products and donates 5% of their profits to the impoverished.

Phoenix Composting Toilets / Advanced Composting Systems - ACS designs and manufactures the Phoenix Composting Toilet for commercial and residential applications and prefabricated restroom buildings for installation in public facilities, campsites, and ecologically sensitive areas. www.compostingtoilet.com

ReKnew Energy Systems, Inc. - ReKnew designs and installs affordable solar electric and solar hot water systems throughout VT and NH that scale easily.

Solar Pro Vermont - Solar water heating sales, service, installation.

Solar's Smart - We design and market solar hot water systems for domestic hot water, and radiant heating. We also market high quality mono-crystalline photovoltaic panels.

Solar-Stream - Solar water fountains and pumps and wind monitoring data logging systems.

Vermont Green Building Network - Green building information and education.

Special Services - Warehouse distributor for QuickCableT custom cables, wire, connectors, testers, plus PulseTechT battery maintenance technology.

Waste Free Living - A green general store dedicated to soil, community and to eliminating the concept of waste.