The GFA turned 40 this year, with large crowds and picture perfect weather in Tampa’s new downtown riverfront park! Our own Leslie Laney served as co-chair for the sustainability committee. The Board has set a 5 year goal of carbon neutrality. This year was spent educating, surveying 300 artists on their carbon impact to the festival, encouraging vendors to use more environmentally friendly products, and focusing on recycling and waste reduction. Leslie will be helping conduct the first GhG measurement, then expand it to eventually include all GFA functions and impacts over the next few years.