1. Hillside Festival “One of the 10 best Canadian summer festivals” CBC Radio 2 music blog “One of the 10 Must-See Festivals in Canada.” Globe and Mail “One of 15 Canadian music festivals you must see before you die.” Eric Alper on Canada AM

3. 3 intersecting influences

4. Influences: Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Ontario Agricultural College 1874 Ontario Veterinary College 1862

5. Influences: Music Bell Piano & Organ Factory 1864 Guelph City Band 1878, Guelph Musical Society 1899

6. Influences: Music Royal Opera House 1894 Edward Johnson 1878-1959

7. Present-day Guelph 10 arts festivals 3 food festivals Organic Food conference Agricultural innovations Rowe Farm Meats Organic Meadow Organic Agriculture degree Hillside Festival Compassionate lifestyle Compassionate lifestyle Inclusive Inclusive Environmentalism Environmentalism

8. #1 Hillside as a whole #2 Atmosphere #3 Food vendors #4 Non-headliner acts #5 Non-commercial aspect #6 Environmental aspect #7 Headliner acts #8 Music workshops 2015 Survey question: Which aspects of Hillside do you enjoy the most?

9. Who are we? 33-year-old grassroots community festival 33-year-old grassroots community festival Vision: to promote creativity, altruism, equality, environmentalism, and peacemaking Vision: to promote creativity, altruism, equality, environmentalism, and peacemaking 5 stages; 6,500 people per summer day; 3150 winter; 5 stages; 6,500 people per summer day; 3150 winter; 48% plan vacations here 48% plan vacations here 1,326 volunteers; 11 staff; 12 board members

10. Hillside’s food philosophy Offer meals, not snacks Offer meals, not snacks No franchise fast food No franchise fast food Accent on healthy & sustainable Accent on healthy & sustainable Local, organic, vegetarian, vegan Local, organic, vegetarian, vegan Show respect Show respect Know your ingredients Know your ingredients No disposables No disposables No plastic water bottles No plastic water bottles

13. Variety: OjibwayThaiEridtreanMacedonianJamaicanTaiwanese Southeast Asian GreekChilean Southern Mexican Vegan Eating chocolate, drinking chocolate Organic Ice Cream Spiked popsicles!

14. Vendors 19SupportiveFamily 1/3 rd to 1/5 th of total annual revenue Island, Mon Staff

15. Food & the Environment Washing dishes for 6,500 Churning for chocolate

16. Things We Eat workshops Power, Pleasure Politics

19. Hospitality, Transportation, Waste 1153.39 =

20. Dishwashing Solar water heater Free water from tanker Volunteer Hospitality Green Roof A few green initiatives

22. Terra et Silva Nutrition & Spirit  Elena’s story  Ethics: Moderation, mindfulness, respect  Local only  Organic, where possible Porchetta sandwiches