The Institute of Ecolonomics (IOE) and Mountain Sky Group (MSG) announce the Fourth Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event to be held again on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Mountain Sky Ranch, near Carter Lake. This one day free event will feature live music with Davey and the Blu Dog (YEAH!), discussions, displays, activities and entertainment related to sustainable living and agriculture. This year we will have more vendors and even FOOD for sale! Mountain Sky Ranch which is a commercial sustainable agriculture ranch and agritourism, demonstration, education and research campus will host this exciting event for the third time. Dr. Dorband, President of IOE states, ” Third Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event last fall was so much fun that we knew we wanted to just make it better this year. We met so many environmentally conscious people who did not know what we did and we want to continue to show the community how to be more earth friendly.” Celebrate Sustainability is a family oriented event running from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM which is free and open to the public. Throughout the day there will be discussions, demonstrations and activities showcasing small acreage farming for anyone, sustainable livestock, aquaponics for home food production, and tips for sustainable living. This exciting event is held in conjunction with National Alpaca Farm Days and we will be showcasing one of Colorado’s largest herds of elite breeding alpacas, including over twenty babies (cria) that are so cute and fun to watch. Come and see the finest alpacas in the Rocky Mountain region as well as our sustainable farming practices. Deb Dorband, Mountain Sky Ranch owner says, “Come for an hour or spend the day. There are many things to do. Just hang out and listen to Davey and the Blu Dog.” The Institute of Ecolonomics, LLC, is an international non-profit that promotes the synergy of ecology and economy. Based in Loveland, IOE works as a business development facilitator and incubator for entrepreneurs building businesses that will improve the planet. IOE has rural acreage, a large greenhouse complex and a converted warehouse where partner companies work on a variety of projects involving alternative energy, innovative technologies and socially conscious initiatives. Check out our newest initiative, Nourish the Planet, where we are enabling 1,000,000 ecopreneurs to teach the world to feed itself, by 2016. Mountain Sky Group, LLC, is a group of environmentally conscious companies that work in a variety of sustainable business area, including sustainable agriculture. Mountain Sky Ranch is a subsidiary of MSG that commercially practices sustainable agriculture raising a genetic/show herd of alpacas and Pygoran goats, along with many other ventures that are earth friendly. MSG partners with IOE in the area of sustainable agriculture at Mountain Sky Ranch. The Fourth Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event is a way for IOE and MSG to show the public in Northern Colorado what the two groups are doing to promote sustainable living. Call the IOE and MSG offices at 303-495-3705, email at [email protected], or go to the web sites above to get more information and directions. Mountain Sky Ranch is located south of the campground at the south end of Carter Lake, west of Berthoud. See the map on the homepage of our Mountain Sky Alpacas site.