The times of Woodstock may have come and gone, but that will not stop college-aged individuals from sitting in a field all day and listening to music.
Auburn's Environmental Awareness Organization hosted Earthfest Saturday at the Donald E. Davis Arboretum for all of those interested in field lounging.
"We couldn't have asked for a better day," said Alecia Treptau, junior in political science and vice president of EAO. "It is a perfect 75 degrees and sunny."
Families and friends settled on a comfortable piece of grass in front of the stages from 11 a.m. until sundown, all without having to pay a dime.
Earthfest designated 10 local bands to play at the arboretum, all of which played for free.
"We sent an e-mail to all the bands we know of in Auburn," said Scott Russell, president of EAO.
Those bands included The Outcome on the Baobab Stage, Swamp Wompus on the Bonsai Stage and Bulletproof Marshmallows on the Fern Gully Stage.
EAO was selling fresh grilled food and T-shirts to earn the money they spent for Earthfest.
The EAO contacted 55 organizations to come and set up a booth on-site.
Some local booths were present such as Mama Mochas Coffee Roastery and City of Auburn Bicycle Committee.
One out-of-town booth was Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola representatives handed out promotional shirts, hats and bags, all made from recycled bottles.
Dee Smith, curator of the arboretum, was present with a paper-making booth.
The College of Agriculture is hosting a field day where the homemade paper will be used.
"They will use this paper to do wood stamps on," Smith said.
The EAO has been planning Earthfest since September.
Many improvements were made this year including a prize raffle and all of the bands got power for their instruments from a biodiesel generator.
The biodiesel, made entirely from waste oils, was provided by SouthernEco, LLC in Montgomery.
The entire event was eco-friendly with recycling bins at every corner, 100 percent compostable cups made from corn and a power generator using 100 percent recycled oil.
To find out more about EAO and next year's Earthfest, visit www.auburn.edu/EAO. The EAO does not have membership fees, so attendance to meetings defines membership.
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