Live music, local food, crafters, artists, farmers, green businesses and kids organizations all come together on the beautiful lawn of Clay Hill Farm in Cape Neddick for their 1st annual Fall Eco-Fest on Monday, October 12th , from 11-3. Admission is free. This will be a rain or shine event, courtesy of Sperry Tents.

Many of the participating crafters and businesses will be in the large Main tent, but several farmers and artisans have chosen the expansive lawn for their EZ-up tents and farmers market set-ups. The event will feature numerous Green Alliance Business Partners, including: ReVision Energy, Ultra Geothermal, Green Fashion Line, Kimberly Mosher of Arbonne International, and more.

A 'Kids Korner' will be set-up under a separate tent, with activities and local environmental resources for kids. There will be fairy house building in Clay Hill’s fairy meadow, a scavenger hunt all around the farm and nature trails to explore. Live music at the gazebo and local food hot off the grill will add to this family fun day of seasonal celebration

Clay Hill Farm’s Fall Eco-Fest will also mark the launch of Clay Hill Farm’s much anticipated Green Wedding Giveaway© contest 2010, the 40K wedding contest that encourages engaged couples to explore the parallel between a commitment to each other and a commitment to the earth. A challenge of creativity and commitment, the message of the Green Wedding Giveaway © contest, and Clay Hill Farm’s trademark is We are all green in some way, so pick your shade and shout it to the world. TM www.greenweddinggiveaway.com

“It is exciting to be able to bring together and celebrate local talent, local business resources and so many different parts of Clay Hill’s projects and philosophies in a day of family-fun,” says Jennifer Lewis-McShera head of Clay Hill Farm’s event department and founder of the Green Wedding Giveaway© contest. “Our fabulous Green Wedding Giveaway, our children’s programs, a commitment to local food, joining the Green Alliance, the beauty of the season…it’s all coming together at the festival. A colleague of mine said it best when describing the festival as, ‘weaving a green ribbon through all that you do’. That is exactly what Clay Hill Farm’s Eco-Fest is all about”.

Clay Hill Farm’s Eco-Fest is made possible by Sperry Tents of the Seacoast, and will feature numerous event sponsors, including:  Oceanside Rubbish, The Green Alliance, Creeping Thyme Farm, Robert Biette Wood Turning, Herbs for Life, Inc., WSCA 106.1, Haunted Milk Design, Cuzin Richard Entertainment, and Revelations Gifts.

Once a working farm built in 1780, Clay Hill Farm is now an award-winning restaurant on eleven private acres of beautiful gardens, nature trails and protected woodlands. The first restaurant in the country to be a certified wildlife habitat and bird sanctuary, Clay Hill farm has over 100 birdhouses the property, many made by local children. A long-standing commitment to the preservation of Maine’s resources and natural land-care, earned Clay Hill Farm the state certification as an Environmental Leader property in the spring of 2008. To learn more about Clay Hill Farm and its history, visit www.clayhillfarm.com.

Event details and directions are on the web at www.clayhillfarm.com. For more information on event participation, please e-mail Jennifer Lewis-McShera at clayhillgreen@gmail.com