Green festivals incorporate environmental considerations to minimize their negative impacts through reduction of waste, water, and energy, use of fair trade or organic food, incorporating local suppliers and locally sourced products, and providing education about environmental impacts. A green festival is so much fun! This year’s Green Festival Expo in San Francisco will take place November [&hellip. MORE

The awards are intended acknowledge those who are leading the way in tackling climate change through education and innovation, and the London Green Fair was chosen as the leading festival above some stiff competition. Sinclair Eiloart, Festival Director, said, “It’s a great honour to accept this award on behalf of all the volunteers who work year round to make the festival a reality. Its aim is to communicate green issues and inspire behaviour change. · MORE

Join us this weekend in bringing the best green lifestyle event to Portland! The Green Festival is at the Oregon Convention Center December 9-11 and we'll be there too! The post Green Festival Portland is Coming This Weekend! appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Green Lifestyle events Green Festival non-profits Portland MORE

TNC’s Alphonce Mallya (in green cap) turned Earth Day into an educational opportunity when he organized a Picnic for Earth and wildlife safari at Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park for 40 students from 8 Arusha high schools. New Yorkers shared their pledges for Earth at the Green Festival in NYC. A huge Earth Day thank you to everyone who participated and made Picnic for Earth a worldwide celebration. From Washington, D.C. MORE

4Food, Earth’s first socially networked and socially responsible quick serve restaurant company, announced today that it is co-hosting the after-party for this week’s Green Festival, with UrbanGoGreen’s “Greening the Culture” Campaign. It marks the launch of 4food‘s Green Chart, a sustainable fundraising initiative, which leverages the ultra-viral success of the 4food BuildBoard Chart - which ranks burgers created and marketed by 4foodies to other 4foodies. MORE

Recently, Important Media traveled to Portland, Oregon, for the Green Festival and encountered a great company, Caboo, that certainly has. The post Sustainable Toilet Paper Option: Caboo for Your Caboose appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Green Lifestyle baby wipes eco-friendly Green sustainable toilet paperPerhaps you haven’t given a great deal of thought to where those white squares spinning off the roll several times a day come from. MORE

This new educational festival and multi-cultural entertainment event will keynote pressing environmental issues & promote solution oriented community action. Exhibitions, hands on workshops and solution-based talks on eco-green topics are major components of the event in our Permaculture Zone, Clean Energy Zone, Holistic Wellness Zone and Youth in Action Zone. Full Disclosure Statement: The GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW received no compensation for any component of this article MORE

This year’s Earth Day theme is Green Citites. You can also join the Billion Acts of Green Campaign or Mobilize the Earth Campaign. Other Earth Day events in the Washington DC area include Earth Day at the National Zoo (April 22), Earth Day at the United States Botanical Gardens (April 25) Thee Green living Expo at George Mason University (April 26), and Earth Day in Alexandria at Ben Brenman Park (April 26). This year’s festival theme is Go GreenArmy. MORE

The Green Festival San Francisco is here again! Join one of the best events in SF this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for all you need for sustainable living. The post Green Festival San Francisco 2015 is Here! appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Green Business Green Inspirations Green Resources bike commute events Green Festival Green Festival San Francisco sustainable living MORE

The Green Festival, the nation’s premier green living event, comes to L.A. It’s where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green […] Los Angeles: a festival of green reasons to go is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. Green Festival 2014 Los Angeles Green Festival 2014 | Earth Friendly L.A. | MORE

A shift in perspective is underway, from desiring a standard of living defined by possessions and financial wealth to a quality of life defined by experiences and genuine well-being. Community involvement can be immediately local and place-based, or it can be virtual (on the Internet) or temporal (at a Green Festival or renewable energy fair). Spend less, live more. Tags: Life-style Green Living-values MORE