Signs of hope escape our eyes easily; we like to see the doom.
Here's some good news: Attendance at the OGS doubles every five years.
Can we shrink our carbon footprint as quickly as this grows (15%)?
Easily, no. Impossible? Probably not.
(tabled updated every year or so since 2008)
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Attendance
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% growth
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1994
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1st
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100
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1995
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2nd
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213
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213%
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1996
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3rd
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141
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66%
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1997
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4th
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160
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113%
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1998
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5th
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230
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144%
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1999
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6th
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430
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187%
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2000
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7th
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392
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91%
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2001
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8th
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500
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128%
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2002
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9th
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533
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107%
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2003
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10th
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609
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114%
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2004
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11th
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683
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112%
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2005
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12th
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800
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117%
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2006
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13th
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900
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113%
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2007
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14th
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1000
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111%
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2008
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15th
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1200
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120%
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2009
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16th
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1300
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108%
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2010
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17th
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1500
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115%
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2011
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18th
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1679
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112%
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2012
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19th
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1906
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114%
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| Figures courtesy of |
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| Meredith Leigh McKissick |
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| Director, Organic Growers School |
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| Crooked Creek Farms; Sweet Earth Flower Farm |
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| www.sweetearthflowers.com |
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