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Good Food Festival & Conference Returns to Los Angeles Nov. 2-4, 2012 to Support the Good Food Movement

Oct 25

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Events Include Urban Barn Raising with Will Allen at John Muir High School, Sustainable Food Panels at LACMA and Farm-to-Fork Localicious Celebration at Annenberg Community Beach House 

SANTA MONICA –  Oct 9, 2012  The Good Food Festival & Conference (GFFC) returns to Los Angeles for the second year Nov. 2-4, 2012. Produced by FamilyFarmed.org in cooperation with the Santa Monica Farmers Markets, the conference focuses on regional and national issues that are integral to building local and sustainable food systems and educating people about the Good Food Movement.

The GFFC begins with an “Urban Barn Raising” with Farmer, Founder and CEO of Growing Power, Inc. and Author of “The Good Food Revolution,” Will Allen, on Friday, November 2 at John Muir High School, continues with The Good Food Conference, a day of informative panel discussions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) featuring speakers such as Will Allen (The Good Food Revolution), Laura Avery (Santa Monica Farmers Markets), Andrew Kimbrell (Center for Food Safety) and Evan Kleiman (Good Food/KCRW) on Saturday, November 3 and culminates on Sunday, November 4 with Localicious, an evening of food and wine tasting on the beach with 30 chefs and 30 farmers at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Programming for GFFC will focus on issues that matter to Californians, such as community building, safe, healthy and economically viable food jobs and the California GMO labeling measure, Proposition 37.

“We received such an overwhelming response from the farmers and community last year, FamilyFarmed.org is pleased to bring our efforts to Los Angeles again this year,” said Jim Slama, president and founder of FamilyFarmed.org.  “We have an exciting lineup of speakers, events and chefs and hope to raise awareness for the movement.”

On Friday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., MacArthur Genius and Will Allen will host an “Urban Barn Raising” at John Muir High School in Pasadena. Members of the community, high school students and Allen’s team will construct a season-extending hoop house that will foster year-round education on food, agriculture and nutrition. The day’s activities will include workshops, farm fresh cuisine and one-on-one conversations with Allen and other influencers in the industry.

On Saturday, November 3, from Noon – 6 p.m., LACMA will co-host a series of panel discussions on building organic and sustainable food systems. Topics include: Building Community with Good Food, Good Food=Good Jobs, Is GMO Labeling Coming to California?

Confirmed speakers include: Andrew Kimbrell (Center for Food Safety), Arran Stephens (CEO Nature’s Path), Evan Kleiman (KCRW-FM/Good Food), Kelly Meyer (Teaching Garden), Laura Avery (Santa Monica Farmers Markets), Michael O’Gorman (Farmer-Veteran Coalition), Paula Daniels, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Los Angeles specializing in Food and Water Policy and Will Allen (Growing Power, Inc.).

Beginning at 10:30 a.m. and throughout the afternoon on Saturday complimentary tours of works of art related to food and dining in LACMA’s collection will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis (Trade and the Changing Palette of the Dutch and The European Table Transformed, Dining Out in 19th Century France and The Age of Elegance).  Admission to LACMA will be free of charge to GFFC ticket holders on November 3.

Localicious will serve as the culmination of the Good Food Festival & Conference on Sun., Nov. 4, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Guests will savor the freshest and best of the season with signature dishes prepared by Los Angeles’s leading culinary talents, paired with farmers from the Santa Monica Farmers Markets including: Coleman Organics, See Canyon Fruit Ranch, Fat Uncle Farms, Peacock Family Farms, Shiitake Happens, Weiser Family Farms, Harry’s Berries, Carpenter Family Farms, Schaner Family Farms, Phillip Green, Gloria’s, Flora Bella Farms, Windrose Farms, Rutiz Family Farms, Life’s A Choke Farms, Pudwill Farm, McGrath Family Farms, Jimenez Family Farms, and Tutti Frutti Farms.  Confirmed chefs include: Alex Moreno of Border Grill, Akasha Richmond of Akasha, Nyesha Arrington of Wilshire Restaurant, John-Carlos Kuramoto of Michael’s Santa Monica, Laurent Elmerich of Church and State, Jeremy Strubel of Rustic Canyon, Christina Olufson of Lucques/AOC/Tavern, Tin Vuong of Abigaile Restaurant, Benny Boehm of AMMO, Ray Garcia of FIG, Sassan Rostamian of Sauce on Hampton, Roxana Jullapat of Cook’s County, Brandon Boudet of Dominick’s/Tom Bergins, Gianfranco Minuz of Locanda del Lago, Paul Shoemaker of Savory, Bradley Miller of Inn of the Seventh Ray, Matt Dickson of FEED, Vardan Abgaryan of Public Kitchen, Sal Marino of Il Grano, Matt Biancanello of Roosevelt/Library Bar, Rich Mead of SAGE, Rian Brandenburg of Tender Greens, Mark Cannon and Elliott Rubin of The Curious Palate, Stefano DeLorenzo of La Botte, Collin Crannell of The Lobster and Joe Miller of Joe’s/Bar Pinxto.

The GFFC is produced by FamilyFarmed.org in cooperation with the Santa Monica Farmers Markets, support from the City of Santa Monica and the City of Pasadena and sponsored by Chipotle Mexican Grill, The California Endowment, LACMA, Whole Foods and Nature’s Path. Proceeds benefit FamilyFarmed.org. For more information, visit http://goodfoodfestivals.com/LA. Tickets and additional information can be found at http://2012goodfoodla.eventbrite.com/.

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About FamilyFarmed.org

FamilyFarmed.org’s mission is to expand the production, marketing and distribution of locally grown and responsibly produced food in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental health of our communities. FamilyFarmed.org is nationally recognized for “growing the market” for local and sustainable food and works with many of the country’s largest buyers of local and sustainably grown food. The Good Food Festival and Conference was created to link some of the best local farmers and family-owned producers of food and farm products with the public, trade buyers and leaders in the field to foster relationships that facilitate the growth of local food systems.

About Santa Monica Farmers Markets

The Santa Monica Farmers Markets are committed to promoting healthy eating and sustainable agriculture in California by providing fresh agricultural products direct from small farms to urban customers, thereby building community and preserving California farmland. It has since grown to be one of America’s leading farmers market programs with four weekly markets. An estimated 900,000 shoppers visit the markets each year. For More Information, please visit www.smgov.net/portals/farmersmarket

CALENDAR LISTINGS/ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

To Purchase Tickets:

http://2012goodfoodla.eventbrite.com/

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 – 10  a.m. – 5 p.m.

Urban Barn Raising, Muir High School- FREE

1905 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, Calif., 91103

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 – 10:30 a.m. -6 p.m. 

Good Food Conference, LACMA – $45, $35 for students, seniors and LACMA members

5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif., 90036        

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – 6 p.m. -9 p.m.

Localicious- $125 Annenberg Community Beach House

595 Pacific Coast Highway,Santa Monica,Calif.,90405

 

PRESS CONTACTS       

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310.497.6324                      323.252.5554

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FOOD FORWARD SPREADS ITS FRUITY LOVE WITH NEW FARMERS MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM

Sep 15

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LOS ANGELES – In August and September, 2012 Food Forward, Southern California’s largest harvesting-­‐for-­‐the hungry non-­‐profit, will launch its brand new Farmers Market Recovery Program, at three of the LA-­‐ area’s largest and most robust outdoor markets in Santa Monica, Hollywood and Studio City.

Building on Food Forward’s “100% to the hungry” motto, volunteer “Glean Teams” culled from each of the surrounding communities will gather unsold high-­‐grade produce directly from farmers at the close of each market, and donate it to agencies within 5-­‐7 miles of each market.

Laura Avery, Santa Monica Farmers Market Supervisor says, “The farmers who come to the Santa Monica Farmers Market are pleased to share their fresh picked produce with Food Forward through this exciting and efficient new partnership. We are especially pleased that Step Up on Second, serving homeless and mentally ill individuals living in Santa Monica, who might not otherwise have access to California’s abundant and nutritious fruits and vegetables, will be the recipient of the bounty we have to share.”

With initial funding from The Rosenthal Family Foundation, The Plum Foundation and Jason & Lauren Morphew, Food Forward hopes to scale this pilot program from three markets in year one, to nine markets in year two, and will grow the program from there.

Meg Glasser, Managing Director of Food Forward says, “We are thrilled to be able to work with farmers markets in the same way that we work with local property owners— gleaning excess produce to donate to Los Angeles’ hungry. We also are excited to bring food enthusiast, Mary Baldwin on as the Program Manager and we welcome her to the small but ever-­‐growing Food Forward team.”

In addition to collecting unsold produce from farmers, Food Forward’s Glean Team will also be accepting customer and local homeowners’ fresh produce donations during the last two hours of each market (excluding Santa Monica). Gleaning will occur at Santa Monica (Wednesday from 11:30–2); Studio City (Sundays from 11:30-­2); and Hollywood (Sundays from 11:30­‐2). They will make their first collections beginning in mid-­‐August and by the end of September they expect to have all three market recovery sites up and running.

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Food Forward’s vision is to reconnect our community with the abundance of food already present in our everyday lives, while creating change around the issues of urban hunger, food waste and food justice. For information on the program, joining the Glean Team, or donating produce please check our blog at
http://foodforward.org/blog/ Email: fmrecovery@foodforward.org, or call 818-­‐530-­‐4125.

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2012 Greening the Culture Campaign Convenes at the Brooklyn Borough Hall February 28, 2012; Discussion of "Jobs and Entrepreneurial Creation in the Urban Market"

Feb 13

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Contact: Shermaine Sacasa

Phone: (786) 355-4855

Greening the Culture Campaign PRESS CONFERENCE

NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 6, 2012 In its fifth year, The Greening the Culture Campaign continues to grow in scope, reach and purpose. With a timely and relevant theme of “Jobs and Entrepreneurship Creation in the Urban Market”, the 2012 NYC campaign events, including the Churches Go Green Initiative and the NYC Green Festival, is convening this press conference at The Brooklyn Borough Hall, at 10am on Feburary 28th 2012 to discuss this auspicious partnership intended to bring green jobs to the community. The pinnacle of this campaign, the UrbanGoGreen Green Economy Expo will be at the New York City Green Festival on April 21- 22, 2012 at the Javits Center North. This is made possible by a partnership with Green Festival, a project of Green America and Global Exchange.
The “Greening the Culture” campaign is an ongoing response-driven marketing initiative that uses social media, traditional marketing and special events to effectively educate the urban market about the opportunities and benefits of professional and personal engagement in the green economy. The 2012 “Greening the Culture” campaign is a collaborative partnership between UrbanGoGreen; The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); The Economic Literacy Coalition and the 2012 NYC Green Festival.

The 2012 “Greening the Culture” campaign seeks to ambitiously tackle unemployment. “said Rev. Dennis Dillon, campaign supporter and one of New York’s leading voices on issues of Black economic empowerment, labor and consumer spending.

Founder and CEO of UrbanGoGreen, Duval Osiris James states, “Green service providers need to market their products and services to reach new communities. Individuals and businesses need to save money and want to upgrade to green products and services. And there are a lot of unemployed people all over New York City that we can put to work right now, helping these green service providers to grow and reach this untapped market.”

In addition to promoting green and clean tech career opportunities and raising public awareness about the personal and community benefits of upgrading to green products and services, the campaign provides green and environmentally friendly companies with effective and affordable opportunities to reach a growing urban eco-conscious community.

A partner in this effort is the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). NYSERDA ’s role in this partnership will be to introduce its energy efficiency programs that help residential owners, renters, the low-income as well as small businesses reduce their energy use. By providing incentives to encourage participation in these programs, end users of NYSERDA’s programs not only reduce their carbon footprint but eventually produce a positive cash flow with work that ends up paying for itself through energy savings. NYSERDA also has a broad network of contracting companies that actually do the work, providing job opportunities as well as business growth. In addition, NYSERDA provides workforce development training on various aspects of the energy efficiency field.
The “Greening the Culture” campaign New York Church launch will bring together public private churches, community based organizations and seasoned environmental professionals.
Guests will include representatives from the fashion, banking, eco-arts, legal, real estate,
telecommunications, nonprofit, and entertainment industries. In addition to providing an
amazing event and serving as a fund-raiser for the organization, this event will showcase the
products and services of local green companies, entrepreneurs and artists.  The Churches Go Green speaking tour and seminar series challenges churches to save money by becoming more energy efficient and encourages their congregations to reduce their carbon footprint. The exhibitions will focus on the economic opportunities in the green economy and how churches can help members of their congregations to tap into the jobs and business opportunities.

UrbanGoGreen will partner with Green America to host the New York City Green Festival and present the UrbanGoGreen 2011 Green Economy Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan.  At NYC Green Festival, attendees learn how to green their homes, find a green job, hear inspiring speakers, participate in DIY workshops, see the latest in eco-fashion, taste delicious local foods, enjoy family activities, see a film festival and shop at the nation’s largest green marketplace with over 250 businesses committed to sustainable practices. UrbanGoGreen’s Green Economy Jobs and Opportunity Expo presents programming for entrepreneurs and citizens seeking
 to understand and benefit from sustainable economics and the opportunities of the green economy.

Contact:
To request information about the 2012 Greening the Culture Campaign contact: Shermaine Sacasa at 786-355-4855, premiumsn@gmail.com or info@urbangogreen.com
To learn how to sponsor or purchase vendor space contact:sponsor@urbangogreen.com.

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Ford Motor Company and Green Festival to Award Community Green Grant in Los Angeles, San Francisco

Oct 14

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“Do you live in or near Los Angeles or San Francisco? Do you have a great sustainable idea? Do you need a grant to possibly make it happen? Can you articulate that idea in 500 or less words? Well, theFord Motor Company and Green Festival have teamed up to award a grant to a sustainable idea. That idea could very well be yours.

The partnership will award a $5,000 Community Green Grant during the up and coming  Los Angeles and San Francisco Green Festivals. That’s a $5,000 Grant for an idea at each of the cities Green Festivals.

The idea can be almost anything, from almost anybody. Recipients could be a non-profit or an individual. The idea can be really big, or really small. The idea just has to be “original, innovative and capable of being implemented in your local community.”’

Ford Motor Company and Green Festival to Award Community Green Grant in Los Angeles, San Francisco via Jonathan Mariano - Triple Pundit

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Wangari Maathai: Death of a visionary

Sep 27

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“Wangari Maathai’s compelling life story is inextricably linked with the social and political changes that so much of Africa has been through since the idea of throwing off European colonialism began to gain traction shortly after World War II.

Her unique insight was that the lives of Kenyans – and, by extension, of people in many other developing countries – would be made better if economic and social progress went hand in hand with environmental protection.

The Green Belt Movement, which she founded in 1977, has planted an estimated 45 million trees around Kenya.

The straightforward environmental benefits of that would have been important enough on their own in a country whose population has grown more than 10-fold over the last century, creating huge pressure on land and water.

But what made the movement more remarkable was that it was also conceived as a source of employment in rural areas, and a way to give new skills to women who regularly came second to men in terms of power, education, nutrition and much else.

Now, she has succumbed to a battle with cancer. But if cancer was new to her, battle was definitely not; it was a way of life.

Opposing a major government-backed development in Nairobi, she was labelled a “crazy woman”; it was suggested that she should behave like a good African woman and do as she was told.

Her former husband made similar comments when suing for divorce: she was strong-willed, and could not be controlled.

This alone gives some idea of the battles Dr Maathai fought in the politically active phase of her life, which encompassed and indeed wove together the ideals of helping Kenya develop sustainably and helping Kenyan women achieve equality…”

Wangari Maathai: Death of a visionary by Richard Black via BBC News.

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Sierra Club Releases Spanish-Language TV Ad Criticizing Smog Protections Delay

Sep 16

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Washington, D.C. — Today the Sierra Club released a Spanish-language television ad rejecting President Obama’s decision to delay long overdue, life-saving protections from smog, an acidic air pollutant that contributes to bad air quality days, asthma attacks and severe respiratory illnesses.

The Spanish-language ad will be broadcast with high saturation in the Reno, Nevada market by Univision and Telemundo stations over the next four weeks to remind the Latino community of how the smog protection delay will threaten their health and their families. The ad will also run in limited rotation in Las Vegas.

“Almost half of Latinos – more than any other constituency in America – live in the areas of the country where the very act of breathing can be dangerous to your health,” said Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club.  “Asthma is already considered an epidemic among kids of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, and exposure to smog, a known trigger of asthma attacks, affects these children with particular intensity.”

“With this ad, we are speaking to some of the families most affected by pollution – Latinos and other communities of color, women and mothers – the folks who need our President to speak up and stand up for them,” said Brune.

The updated Environmental Protection Agency smog protection that President Obama decided to delay would have prevented as many as 12,000 premature deaths and 58,000 asthma attacks each year.  The measure would have saved the country $100 billion in health costs annually.

National polls conducted in recent years have confirmed that Latinos are deeply concerned about environmental and energy issues. The Sierra Club’s first-ever National Survey of Hispanics and the Environment in 2008 found that 83 percent of Latinos believe the environment has an effect on the quality of life of their families.

When asked what environmental issue concerned them the most, more than half answered air and water pollution.

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The full text of the ad:

The cruel grip of asthma attacks tens of thousands of Hispanic children, putting their American Dream at risk.

President Obama had the opportunity to clean the air but he decided that clean air and our children can wait.

Polluters won, our kids lost.

President Obama, keep your word and protect our kids from contamination.

SierraClub.org/accion.  Paid for by the Sierra Club.

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Green Festival Comes to Los Angeles

Aug 29

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“For the past ten years, the Green Festival has been an annual or bi-annual event in San Francisco.  The Green Festival has also taken place elsewhere across the country, with Chicago, Seattle, and Washington D.C. to name a few locations.  Now, for the first time in its decade of existence, the Green Festival is coming to Los Angeles.

The Green Festival will be in Los Angeles from October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities.  It’s where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.”’

Green Festival Comes to Los Angeles via Jonathan Mariano – Triple Pundit

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 29-30

Aug 23

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The nation’s largest green living event comes to Los Angeles Convention Center

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CONTACTS: Georgia Malki
Denise Hamler
Phone: 828-333-9403 x 125
202-872-5303
Georgia@sevenstarevents.com
denisehamler@greenamerica.org

Summer Eco-Fashion at Green Festival

LOS ANGELES – The nation’s premier green living event comes to Los Angeles October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year, Green Festival celebrates a ten year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities.

This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities.  It is where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.

“In Mayor’s Villaraigosa ongoing commitment to make Los Angeles one of the world’s Greenest Cities,  he is happy to welcome Green Festival  to Los Angeles and looks forward to opening the festival on October 29th, ” says Romel Pascual, Deputy Mayor of Environment for Los Angles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.

Ten stages and pavilions will host more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers and teachers, including: Dolores Huerta, Amy Goodman, Tom Hayden, Marianne Williamson, Rev. Lennox Yearwood and the Hip Hop Caucus, John Perkins, Starhawk, Mark Hertsgaard, David Korten, Jeffrey Smith, Jodie Evans and many more.

Spanish language programming will include Latino cooking demonstrations, greening your home and garden, and activities for the whole family at the Green Kid’s Zone.

“We are excited to host the inaugural Green Festival in Los Angeles and bring Angelenos together to learn how to bring sustainability into their lives,” says Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve Executive Director and a commissioner at the Department of Water & Power Board.  ”For those of us who care about Los Angeles and its future, the Green Festival is a place to talk about climate change and how to prepare to adapt.”

With the holiday season just around the corner, Green Festival is the perfect location to support local businesses all in one location.  The Green Marketplace profiles hundreds of green and socially responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse everything from green, non-toxic home furnishings to organic clothing to Fair Trade gifts, children’s toys and much more.

“Whether you go to shop, learn, or experience art and music, Green Festival has it all, it is a great place to celebrate what is working in our communities and find the sustainable solutions that fit your lifestyle,” says Denise Hamler, Green Festival Director.

Green Festival offers something for the entire family. Peruse the latest in earth-friendly casual wear and couture in the eco-fashion show. View socially and environmentally impactful film shorts at the Communications Revolution Stage and the Sierra Club Green Cinema. Discover the latest in environmentally responsible construction materials and methods in the Green Building Pavilion. Move and meditate in the Yoga and Movement Pavilion. Empower your inner entrepreneur and find your next green career with Green Business Seminars.

Check out the latest in all-electric and hybrid transportation at the Ford Pavilion and enjoy a test drive right at the Green Festival.  Join Ford in celebrating social and environmental innovation in the community and vote for local individuals and nonprofits to win a $5,000 Ford Community Green Grant.

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival is a non-profit 501c3 event to explore and build sustainable solutions for successful communities and a healthier environment.

Engage with Green Festivals online at www.GreenFestivals.org.

Connect with Green Festival on Facebook and Twitter @GreenFestival.

Sign up for the Green Festival Newsletter at www.greenfestivals.org/newsletter for program updates and giveaway opportunities.

Become a Green Festival volunteer and get free admission volunteer@greenfestivals.org.

Green Festival Partners make the event possible: Ford, The Los Angeles Times, Sierra Club, Earth Balance and Democracy Now.

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About Green America

Green 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 businesses screened for their social and environmental responsibility.  www.greenamerica.org

About Global Exchange

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. www.globalexchange.org

About Seven-Star, Inc.

Seven-Star, Inc. is the nation’s premier green full-service event company focusing exclusively on green events. Since 1999, Seven-Star has provided turn-key green event services for environmentally responsible and socially respectful (eR/sR) festivals, trade and consumer expositions, conferences and concerts. Events include the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, 2008 Democratic National Convention events, and Green Festivals. Seven-Star is the first event company to win the EPA’s Gold Waste Wise Award for Excellence in recognition for their proprietary system of event waste diversion, which has consistently achieved greater than 92%.www.sevenstarevents.com

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The Permaculture Movement Grows From Underground

Jul 29

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“As a way to save the world, digging a ditch next to a hillock of sheep dung would seem to be a modest start. Granted, the ditch was not just a ditch. It was meant to be a “swale,” an earthwork for slowing the flow of water down a slope on a hobby farm in western Wisconsin.

And the trenchers, far from being day laborers, had paid $1,300 to $1,500 for the privilege of working their spades on a cement-skied Tuesday morning in late June.

Fourteen of us had assembled to learn permaculture, a simple system for designing sustainable human settlements, restoring soil, planting year-round food landscapes, conserving water, redirecting the waste stream, forming more companionable communities and, if everything went according to plan, turning the earth’s looming resource crisis into a new age of happiness.”

The Permaculture Movement Grows From Underground via Michael Tortorello – NY Times

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VIDEO: Chicago author urges black community to go green

Jul 27

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“The green movement is more popular than ever, but experts say socioeconomic barriers like high crime and lower household income keep the trend from catching on in all communities.  When a tankless water heater costs $1,500 more than a standard one, environmentalism often takes a backseat to saving money. Kaitlin Meehan shares one local author’s quest to get the black community to go green.”

SEE VIDEO: Chicago author urges black community to go green via Medill Reports Chicago

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