Hundreds of neighbors, 25 booths, three bands, a bench built from the ground, a canvas painted by everyone, and a double rainbow to close. Here is how it went.
Photographs by Julie Seattle Photography, Cheryl Miller, Serena Casey, Valeria Palma Sedano, Kenny Quinn, Marsha Cassel, Christie Brown and Mary DeFord, and the festival guests who sent theirs in. Tap any photo to see it full size.
The place
Oldfield Oasis, the pond, and tents under the cottonwoods. Jo, Luke, and Josie Oldfield opened their land to all of Cochise County.
The pond at Oldfield Oasis
The tables
Six guilds, 25 booths, and The Local Co-op handing out garden kits.
Food & Growing
Building the bench
Earth, straw, and a lot of tamping. The bench is still there.
Tamping, Kenny on the ladder
Together We Thrive
One canvas, everyone who picked up a brush.
Painting the canvas
The music
Bisbee Blues Band, Gemini, and Bisbee Rhythm Review carried the afternoon.
Opening the festival
The people
Face paint, flower hats, dogs, and a lot of neighbors meeting for the first time.
Flower hat and a baby
Rain, then a rainbow
The wind came, then the rain, and then a double rainbow over the whole thing. People stayed.
Back at the bench after the rain
