{"id":149,"date":"2009-07-17T16:59:47","date_gmt":"2009-07-17T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exploreperth.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2009-07-17T16:59:47","modified_gmt":"2009-07-17T20:59:47","slug":"art-of-being-green-enjoy-a-scenic-drive-and-a-great-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communityexplore.com\/perthontario\/art-of-being-green-enjoy-a-scenic-drive-and-a-great-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Being Green &#8211; Enjoy a Scenic Drive and a Great Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-176\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;margin: 8px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/on\/perth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/aobg.JPG\" alt=\"environmental display\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" \/>July and August in Perth, Ontario are festival season!  The Art of Being Green Festival, voted one of Ontario&#8217;s top 100 festivals, offers the visitor to Lanark County a fun and unique outing.  It is a free three-day event, featuring speakers on environmental living and sustainability, a great line-up of concerts and children&#8217;s performances, exhibits by local environmental organisations and vendors, and local food kiosks.  Come learn about solar hot water, renewable energy, local and organic food, composting, wetland preservation, endangered species and more&#8230;  At the green marketplace, you could buy some organic clothes, a healthy water bottle, a portable camping wood-stove, or some natural beauty products.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, held in Middleville, Ontario, is just a scenic half hour drive from Perth.  Visit the towns of Balderson and Lanark on the way, and enjoy views of the beautiful Mississippi River&#8230;  So mark July 23-25, 2010 on your calendar and come Take the Leap!  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofbeinggreen.com\">www.artofbeinggreen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;margin: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/on\/perth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/aobg2.jpg\" alt=\"Art of Being Green frog\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art of Being Green frog<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July and August in Perth, Ontario are festival season! 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