{"id":352,"date":"2019-04-30T15:44:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/?p=352"},"modified":"2019-04-30T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:44:16","slug":"the-sustainability-festival-was-a-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/the-sustainability-festival-was-a-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sustainability Festival was a huge success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Thursday was a bee-utiful day for the Sustainability Festival! The sun was shining, the bees were buzzing, baby goats were bleating &#8211; all to the delight of the over 350 attendees! Here are a few highlights from the festival:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-353 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip1-300x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip1-619x427.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip1.png 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Live performance by the Burnurwurbskek Singers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-354 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip2-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip2-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip2-619x420.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip2.png 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tom Halstead from Allagash Brewing Co and Ali Mediate of Maine FoodScapes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip3-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip3-619x414.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip3.png 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>SJC student with her new plant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip4-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip4-619x413.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip4.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Center for Sustainable Communities intern discussing the pollinator garden with SJC students<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-357 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip5-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip5-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip5-619x419.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip5.png 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>SJC students with bunnies from November&#8217;s Harvest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip6-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip6-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip6-619x417.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip6.png 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Farmer Myke and his babies<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-359 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip7-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip7-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip7-619x406.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip7.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Plants from Old Wells Farm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip8-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip8-619x412.png 619w, https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/snip8.png 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>SJC student adds her handprint to the Eco Reps mural<\/p>\n<p>And of course, the debut of the SJC Pollinator Garden was a hit! As the festival adrenaline starts to wear down, please remember that a pollinator garden does NOT increase your chance of getting stung. Pollinator gardens attract many different pollinators, including butterflies, moths, beetles, and hummingbirds &#8211; not all of these little guys sting! Also, many bees will not sting you &#8211; no male bees sting, and many native Maine bees won&#8217;t sting because they are too small or don&#8217;t have a hive to defend. And finally, a feeding bee is a happy bee! For this reason, planting flowers WON&#8217;T increase your chances of getting stung. If you haven&#8217;t already, go check out the garden on the way to the lake!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Thursday was a bee-utiful day for the Sustainability Festival! 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