Photo: Lori Nagel, Sunflower Studios
Sharing innovative, sustainable and regenerative ideas in construction, lifestyle & community.
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Community
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Demonstrations
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Art
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Music
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Yoga & Movement
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Home Tours
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Artisan Marketplace
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Workshops
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Education
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Youth Activities
Celebrating a rich building tradition
Crestone is located in Saguache County, where strict building codes are not imposed on residential properties.
Over the years, many local homeowners have built their homes using alternative construction and sustainable energy systems, providing Crestone with one of the highest concentrations of natural and regeneratively-built homes in the nation.
For thirty-five years, The Crestone Energy Fair has provided thousands of attendees with hands-on workshops, educational seminars, home tours and on-going learning opportunities in natural and regenerative building methods.
One of the longest-running sustainability fairs in the nation
Photo: Lori Nagel, Sunflower Studios
Photo: Lori Nagel, Sunflower Studios
Run by committed and passionate volunteers, The Crestone Energy Fair is a free event committed to empowering attendees by providing them with education and skills that can help them choose alternative building methodologies and materials in their future projects.
Presentations, workshops, demonstrations and Home Tours are available for attendees to learn about different construction styles such as straw bale, cordwood, hempcrete, Earthships, and scaria, as well as electricity generation from solar photo-voltaic systems, gasifiers, methane bio-digesters, and geothermal.
In addition to building and construction, The Crestone Energy Fair offers youth activities, musical performances, yoga, movement and lifestyle workshops in our Wellness Village. Attendees also have access to the Energy Fair’s Artisan Marketplace, plus nourishing food and beverage options.
Join us September 14-15, 2024 for our 35th year.
How You Can Help
Your support has helped us keep The Crestone Energy Fair a free event for 35 years
Thank you to our 2023 sponsors
Meet Our Crew
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Lisa Bodey
Director
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Nick Nevares
Producer
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Lydia Sprouts
Talent Director
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Goldie Mariola
Home Tours / Ongoing Education
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Donovan Spitzman
Advisor
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Leighton Burt
Graphic Design
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Anya Kaats
Creative Marketing / Green Room
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Brett Buchanan
Lead Builder
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Crystal Wade
Wellness Village
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Chelsea Braden
Vendor Coordinator / Social Media Manager
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Allison Wonderland
Art Installation
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Chris Manfield
Art Installation
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Dana Oglesby
Volunteer Wrangler
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Suzanne Rouge
Building Demonstrations
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Kim Engard
MC
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Amory Reed
Freebox Fashion Show
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Taylor Martin
Rainbow Lightning Youth Village
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Eden Elderberry
Kitchen Witch
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Rob Treaphort
Golden Turtle Sound
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Melanie Redmond
Sponsorships
Our theme for 2024 is…
Prioritizing our commitment to finding common ground, reaching across the aisle, and growing strong roots in order to move forward as a grounded, unified collective.
Ongoing Education
2024 Home Tours
Join us for a tour of local, alternative homes
Featuring finished and unfinished projects
