La Paix farm house in rural Lewis County
Regional residents attended demonstrations and toured herb
farm
The Third Annual West Virginia Sustainable Fair was held on Saturday at the
La Paix Herb Farm, near Alum Bridge, Lewis County.
Nearly twenty-five organizations and participants had booths, with visitors
touring the beautiful grounds of organic gardens, lavender in bloom,
essential oil distillery, silver labyrinth and beautiful woods.
Much of the day was spent with sustainable demonstrations.
Part of La Paix house is log
Calhoun resident Mary Wildfire weaves a stool
The 86 acre farm has been operated by Myra Bonhage-Hale, a co-director of
the event, since 1981. Web site www.sustainabledevelopmentforwv.com/
Denise Poole, another co-director, said "We have many examples of what
individuals can do to incorporate sustain ability into their lives....This is
really about our future."
Herb Gardens cover part of 86 acre farm
Willow Creek Glass Company (Alum Bridge) "blower" gives
demonstration
About thirty small business and organizations have
booths
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