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Why attend the Green Festival?
Posted by: | Comments10 REASONS TO ATTEND GREEN FESTIVAL CHICAGO
1. Reduce, reuse and repurpose.
Get the best methods and tools for reducing your home and business waste, conserve resources, source reusable products and repurpose all that stuff you’ve stored away.
2. Learn what new green careers await you.
Keep you and your family secure by finding your career in the green economy.
3. Get fueled with healthy food for body and mind!
Discover the health benefits for you and your family by making the right food choices without sacrificing great taste and your budget.
4. Live lighter with a smaller and greener footprint.
Find sustainable woods, organic cottons and repurposed and recycled materials that are perfect for your home, wardrobe or backyard. Hear from experts on how living lighter helps protect, conserve and preserve our communities and the planet.
5. Find out how to make your home toxin-free!
Your next spring-cleaning can be just the time to create a healthier and safer home. Learn how to eliminate those chemicals that make the air inside your home toxic—from furnishings and carpets to paints and cleaners.
6. Bring the family and inspire the kids.
Delightful surprises await families at the Green Kids’ Zone. Around every corner, cool products, green schools and fun workshops will inspire your family.
7. Learn to leverage social media to create social good!
Social networking, blogs, twitter, video… Learn how to leverage the power of social media for social good.
8. Make your home energy efficient.
Put money back in the bank with the latest information on home and commercial energy efficiency and conservation techniques.
9. Beautify yourself without harmful toxins.
Green Festival has vendors that only use certified organic ingredients in their body care products. From moisturizers to shampoos to makeup, you will find personal care products that provide beauty and good health, both inside and out.
10. Become conscientious about your consumption.
Do good by supporting sustainable companies passionate about people- and planet-friendly products and services. Green Festival’s marketplace is the place to find responsible businesses and organization located right in your community.
MANY MORE WAYS THAT GREEN FESTIVAL WILL ENHANCE & SUSTAIN YOUR LIFE!
• 350 Exhibitors
• 125 Visionary Speakers
• Green Kids’ Program
• Local, Organic Restaurants
• Organic Beer and Wine Garden
• Much More!
GREEN FESTIVAL PRODUCERS:
Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, is the nation’s largest, most successful green living event since 2002.
Green America, formerly Coop America, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today’s social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of green businesses. All businesses that exhibit at the Green Festival are screened for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using Green America’s green business standards.
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.
SPRING FESTIVALS
CHICAGO
May 22-23, 2010
***We are a part of the Chicago Host Committee and are excited to be able to offer a free pass to all of our readers!
Send us an email with the subject “Chicago Green Festival” and we’ll send you a link to a free pass and the festival guide!
Top Ten Greenest Business!
Posted by: | CommentsThanks to all who voted!
We are excited to announce that Little Miss Save the Earth has been chosen as one of the top ten greenest home based businesses of the year by Startup Nation! Even though we didn’t get first place, we are really proud of being among the top 10 greenest and top 100 overall home based businesses of the year. There were thousands of entries and the winners were judged in several areas, not just by votes.
Thank you all for supporting us and showing us that what we are doing is truly necessary for our future. Economically, this has been a tough year for everyone and it’s been extra hard starting up a business. We appreciate all of our clients and have tried to make our services accessible to everyone, not just the big corporations with deep pockets. We hope to continue to make a change in the health of our population and our planet one day at a time!
Have a great, green day!
Sincerely,
Jennifer and Kendra Wise, Little Miss Save the Earth
An “Eecko” Halloween
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Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year; the changing seasons, the great decorations, and of course, the costumes! When we conjure up visions of this festive holiday, green usually doesn’t cross our minds (unless it’s on a witch’s face or caramel apple.) However, there are a few really good reasons and easy ways to have a greener Halloween this year!
First of all, this may rank as one of the least sustainable days of the whole year; throw-away candy bags, single-use costumes, and tons of plastic decorations add up to a lot of trash. An easy way to reduce your waste is to invest in or make reusable bags and decorations. If there is a gift or card store in your area, check to see if they stock locally crafted items. This will keep your money in your local economy and reduce greenhouse emissions associated with transportation. If you buy “live” decorations such as plants or pumpkins, patronize locally owned organic farms. If organic is not available or out of your price range, most small scale farms use significantly fewer toxins than their mass market counterparts. For costumes, try to think of things that can be made by accessorizing everyday clothes or go to the local thrift store- just make sure you go before everything has been picked over.
Another big issue associated with Halloween is the candy itself. Most of the special Halloween candy comes in several layers of plastic packaging, try to buy in bulk or give away fewer pieces of a larger treat to each child in order to reduce the waste generated and always look for local or organic items whenever possible. Among sweet treats, chocolate is the biggest criminal. With a longstanding history of child labor and extreme poverty surrounding most cocoa suppliers, if it’s not fair trade, it’s not worth it. While giving away toys or other non edible items can seem greener, consider the resource usage vs. the length of time these trinkets will actually be used. While a cute pencil will always be useful, those plastic spider rings rarely make it past the weekend. As you can see, there is a greener alternative to most every aspect of this holiday, all it takes is a little green thinking!
Here are some more great resources for an “Eecko” Halloween!
Globalexchange.org
Green Halloween.Org/
DIY Eco Costumes
YouTube Video on DIY Eco FacePaints
Our new site
Posted by: | CommentsHello, if you hadn’t noticed, we’ve recently overhauled our site. We hope to be able to bring you more information in an easier to access format! We will be adding new pages, links, and content throughout the next week, so make sure you keep checking back. We will have information about our efforts and events in your area on the local pages and we will start blogging regularly once we get the site completed; make sure you bookmark us and check back often. Thanks for your patience and any feedback is greatly appreciated!
