OK, I'VE TURNED GREEN
So far this year I have been to a Blue "Grass" Festival and now this!
The Collard "Greens" Festival.
Look out Al Gore here I come!
Yesterday, was the "Collard Greens" Festival in Gascon, South Carolina, population 1390 souls in 2003. That information came from E Podunk.com. Really! Do a google search, it's right there.
The Collard green is commercially cultivated for its thick, slightly bitter edible leaves. They are available year-round, but many people believe that they are tastier and more nutritious in the cold months, after the first frost. Thus, I guess the timing for this little festival, cause we had frost warnings the last two mornings. For real!
We were there to peddle the community spirit of joining a local "Cert" organization. That's Community Emergency Response Team, which is a locally trained team to be at a community disaster even before the 911 people get there and to assist them when they do. Really worthwhile training and a fun thing to do.
Our crack team of amateur professionals did get eight potential members to fill out applications, which I understand is a pretty good performance or track record. You can see one of our enthusiastic members pitching a prospect in the bottom photo. He was selling this young lady on the benefits of community participation, but I don't think she was buying.
Having been at more outdoor shows than I care to remember, the sights and sounds were so familiar to me.
There was of course the amateur belly dancing crowd balancing swords on their heads --------- Bless their little hearts. (second from the bottom)
The Willy Nelson look alike contest. (third from the bottom)
And the monster truck display where little children were chased by the truck all over the place. Fortunately, the kids got away. (second photo down)
But the best was eating ice cream. This little girls shows us all just how to do it! (top photo).
I think that I have convinced a few of our team, that the financial benefits of staging our own festival would outweigh all that have gone before. My idea would create such local and even multi-state interest that the entry fees for booths alone would make us all rich overnight.
So far this year I have been to a Blue "Grass" Festival and now this!
The Collard "Greens" Festival.
Look out Al Gore here I come!
Yesterday, was the "Collard Greens" Festival in Gascon, South Carolina, population 1390 souls in 2003. That information came from E Podunk.com. Really! Do a google search, it's right there.
The Collard green is commercially cultivated for its thick, slightly bitter edible leaves. They are available year-round, but many people believe that they are tastier and more nutritious in the cold months, after the first frost. Thus, I guess the timing for this little festival, cause we had frost warnings the last two mornings. For real!
We were there to peddle the community spirit of joining a local "Cert" organization. That's Community Emergency Response Team, which is a locally trained team to be at a community disaster even before the 911 people get there and to assist them when they do. Really worthwhile training and a fun thing to do.
Our crack team of amateur professionals did get eight potential members to fill out applications, which I understand is a pretty good performance or track record. You can see one of our enthusiastic members pitching a prospect in the bottom photo. He was selling this young lady on the benefits of community participation, but I don't think she was buying.
Having been at more outdoor shows than I care to remember, the sights and sounds were so familiar to me.
There was of course the amateur belly dancing crowd balancing swords on their heads --------- Bless their little hearts. (second from the bottom)
The Willy Nelson look alike contest. (third from the bottom)
And the monster truck display where little children were chased by the truck all over the place. Fortunately, the kids got away. (second photo down)
But the best was eating ice cream. This little girls shows us all just how to do it! (top photo).
I think that I have convinced a few of our team, that the financial benefits of staging our own festival would outweigh all that have gone before. My idea would create such local and even multi-state interest that the entry fees for booths alone would make us all rich overnight.
We could call it the "Mid-south, Deep south, up North Moonshine Festival". Sorry Al, has nothing to do with global warming.............more like internal warming. Think about it!
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