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San Francisco Green Drinks April 5th, 2011-Spring Into Action

Apr 1

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SF Green Drinkers – We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday, April 5th as we mingle and discuss those key environmental topics that really put a pep in our step to keep fighting for Mother Nature. With all of the environmental ebbs and flows we see in our present world, it is important to stay engaged in the community and inspired to make daily choices that can change the course we are currently on.

April Sponsor

San Francisco Spring Green Festival
Celebrate Green Festival’s 10 Year Anniversary!
April 9th, 10:00am-7:00pm
April 10th, 11:00am-6:00pm
San Francisco, CA

Read More: http://sfgreendrinks.org/2011/newsletter-april-2011

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Green Festival Coming to Northern California

Apr 1

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“Green Festival is about you.  Your first Green Festival experience may be discovering how to grow your very own organic vegetables, or laughing and interacting with our children in the Green Kids’ Zone.  Or, after finding a new career last year in the Green Business Pavilion, your experience this year may be learning how to build your new home.  You might return to Green Festival year after year to indulge in responsible shopping, organic vegetarian cuisine and fair trade chocolate.  With 125 visionary speakers, 300 green exhibitors, live music, organic wine and beer, hands-on workshops and so much more, Green Festival is where your community comes together.  Recharge your batteries with all the hope, inspiration and practical ideas you’ll find at the one and only Green Festival.   The Nation’s Premier Sustainability Event:  San Francisco April 9-10, 2011 at the CONCOURSE EXHIBITION CENTER.   Visit: www.sfvenues.com or www.GreenFestivals.org for more information on this great event you and your family won’t want to miss.”

Green Festival Coming to Northern California via Local Food Tours

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3 reasons to go to the San Francisco Green Festival April 9th & 10th

Mar 14

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“Winter is on its way out the door and Spring is knocking on your door.  It’s time to think about opening your eyes to what you can do to change your purchasing power this year by attending the San Francisco Green Festival at the Concourse Exhibition Center on April 9th & 10th (635 8th Street (at Brannan St), San Francisco, CA 94103.

You will not be disappointed when you see with your own eyes how the vendors are creating products from recycled or repurposed materials. You will be inspired by the impressive list of speakers that are constantly on stage to make you aware of what is currently happening with the green and sustainable movement.”

3 reasons to go to the San Francisco Green Festival April 9th & 10th via Diana Dobbie – Examiner.com

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY APRIL 9 – 10

Mar 7

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The nation’s largest green consumer living event returns to the San Francisco Concourse

SAN FRANCISCO - March 7, 2011 The largest sustainability event in the world celebrates 10 years, one million attendees at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center April 9 – 10. This one-of-a-kind weekend experience offers opportunities for community members to meet their favorite authors, actors and community leaders; shop more than 300 eco-friendly exhibitors; participate in educational workshops; enjoy live music and local vegetarian cuisine; and sample organic chocolates, wine and beer.

Ten stages and pavilions feature more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers, including Amy Goodman, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, John Perkins, Dr. Sharif Abdullah, Zoe Weil, Favianna Rodriguez and Mark Hertsgaard, to name a few.

The Green Festival marketplace showcases more than 300 green and socially-responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse organic eco-fashion, green pet supplies, fair trade décor, nontoxic children’s products and much more.

Green Festival gives back GF Bucks to individuals who purchase tickets online or at the door. GF Bucks are the local Green Festival currency, and can be used the same-as-cash to shop in the Green Marketplace.

“Last fall, Green Festival stimulated the green economy by giving back $44,000 to local, regional and national sustainable businesses through the new “GF Bucks” admissions policy,” says Global Exchange and Green Festival Founder, Dr. Kevin Danaher.

Green Festival enables individuals to volunteer or donate to various local nonprofits in exchange for complimentary Green Festival admission through the “Pay it Forward, Get it Back” campaign. Engage with Green America, Global Exchange, San Francisco Food Bank, SF Education Fund, Green For All, San Francisco Green Film Festival, East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse and Bay Localize to receive free Green Festival tickets. Also, Green America and Global Exchange members always receive free admission to Green Festival.

The San Francisco Food Bank and KPIX CBS 5 host a food drive at Green Festival, in which community members bring nonperishable cans to donate for free admission. According to the Food Bank, 197,000 people struggle each day to feed themselves and their families in San Francisco.

“The generous donation of food collected at Green Festival will aid the SF Food Bank in delivering nutritious and delicious meals for over 35,000 families throughout San Francisco and Marin,” says Events and Food Drives Manager, Jessica Brittsan. “Every donation helps in the fight to end hunger in our community.”

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, two leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to environmental and social justice for more than 27 years, Green Festival inspires and promotes the connection between change and sustainable progress for people, communities and businesses. Green Festivals empowers people to live healthier lives—socially, economically and environmentally.

“Whether you go to shop, learn, try new organic foods or experience art and music, Green Festival has it all, with the goal to motivate every person to think, participate and make more planet-friendly, sustainable choices in their every day lives,” says Green America and Green Festival Founder, Denise Hamler.

Thank you to Corporate Innovators: Ford and Bon Ami. Receive complimentary tickets when you visit your San Francisco area Ford Dealer. Test drive one of Ford’s new green hybrid and electric vehicles right at the Green Festival.

Thank you to Green Festival partners: Clif Bar, KPIX CBS 5 and KCBS Alice Radio 97.3.

Engage with Green Festivals online at www.GreenFestivals.org, www.Facebook.com/GreenFestival and www.Twitter.com/GreenFestival for the latest news about San Francisco Green Festival and additional Green Festivals in 2011.

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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.greenamericatoday.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. From the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, to the 2008 Democratic National Convention events, to producing the nation’s largest consumer Green Festivals, Seven-Star has defined itself as the company for eR/sR event production. Seven-Star is the first event company to have won 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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9th Annual San Francisco Green Festival hosts over 34,000 participants, gives back to green economy and engages community year-round

Dec 6

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San Francisco – Green Festival hosted more than 34,000 socially and environmentally conscious participants on November 6-7, to celebrate what’s working in regional communities and engage in solutions to create a cleaner, greener and more socially-responsible world. Green Festival, the nation’s premier sustainability event, stimulated the green economy by giving back $24,000 to more than 300 local, regional and national sustainable businesses through the new “GF Bucks” admissions policy. Also, new this fall, Green Festival gave 10,000 free tickets, a $150,000 value, to local non profit organizations and asked community members to give back to their local communities in exchange for free admission.

Green Festival’s new admissions policy, “Pay it Forward, Get it Back at Green Festival,” engaged community members with 10 local non profit organizations to create year-round community involvement. These non profit allies engaged with new volunteers and donors by providing free Green Festival admission as incentive.

Highlights of the weekend included inspiring presentations from 350.0rg founder Bill Mckibben, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now and empowering activist Dolores Huerta.  Additional highlights included eco-fashion shows, a screening of the movie “Ghetto Physics” and fun interactive art projects, creepy crawly insects and reptiles in Annie’s Green Kid’s Zone

Green Festival partnered with T-Mobile to recycle old, unused cell phones in exchange for free admission. T-Mobile representatives were thrilled to report that 560 cell phones were collected at Green Festival for recycling, as well as a large amount of phone accessories, such as wall and car chargers. Recycling cell phones is incredibly important, as it aids the recycling of energy and preserves a significant amount of precious resource metals, including gold, silver, copper and palladium.

The San Francisco Food Bank and KPIX CBS 5 partnered with Green Festival to host a food drive in which nonperishable cans were donated for free admission. Over 3,000 lbs of food was collected and distributed to families in need in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the SF Foodbank, in San Francisco, 197,000 people struggle each day to feed themselves and their families.

“The generous donation of food collected at Green Festival will aid the SF Food Bank in delivering nutritious and delicious Thanksgiving meals for over 35,000 families throughout San Francisco and Marin,” says Events and Food Drives Manager, Jessica Brittsan. “Every donation helps in the fight to end hunger in our community.”

A project of Green America and Global Exchange, two leading non profit organiza­tions dedicated to environmental and social justice for more than twenty-six years, Green Festival serves as a foundation to explore and build sustainable solutions to benefit communities and the environment, discover new environmentally-friendly products and practices and connect with like minded individuals from all over the nation.

In a continuing commitment to green event management, Green Festival diverted over 31,000 lb. of waste over the weekend, for a 93.5% per cent diversion rat

Green Festival will return to San Francisco April 9th and 10th, 2011. For information and regular news updates, visit http://www.greenfestivals.org. Also, keep up with continuing news from exhibitors, partners and more on the new Green Festival press portal at http://www.greenfestivals.org/press or through Twitter @GreenFestival and Facebook.

Special thanks to: Made, Earthbound Farm, Park Merced, Nissan LEAF and KPFA.

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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.greenamericatoday.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. From the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, to the 2008 Democratic National Convention events, to producing the nation’s largest consumer Green Festivals, Seven-Star has defined itself as the company for eR/sR event production. Seven-Star is the first event company to have won 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 85%. www.sevenstarevents.com

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Sustainable Landscapes, Step-4: Eco-Responsible People, Products and Services

Oct 19

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Sustainable Landscapes, Step-4: Eco-Responsible People, Products and Services by Sylvia Wright via The Wright Scoop

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Sustainable Landscapes, Step-1: Accept Personal Accountability

Oct 13

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Sustainable Landscapes, Step-1: Accept Personal Accountability by Sylvia Wright via The Wright Scoop

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Free Wellness Classes at Tai Sophia Institute in September

Aug 20

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Tai Sophia Institute will be hosting two weeks of free introductory wellness classes beginning Monday, September 13. During Week 1, learn about acupuncture’s powerful role in supporting individuals with cancer before and after they undergo treatment, and harvest helpful “how-tos” about creating greater health and wellness with seasonal foods, herbs, and spices. Week 2 features introductory movement and meditation classes plus an interactive workshop on transformative practices for the workplace. All of the free classes will be held on the Tai Sophia campus at 7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, MD, 20723.

Acupuncture and Cancer: Supporting Patients and Families During and After Treatment
Monday, September 13
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Learn how acupuncture can support and re-balance the body; alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation; address the emotional aspects of living with cancer for both the patient and loved ones; and support overall health and wellness after treatment.

Healthy Eating with the Seasons: Fall Focus
Wednesday, September 15
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Learn which types of foods, preparation techniques, and meals best support overall health and nutrition during the fall months. Learn ways to preserve herbs, fruits, and vegetables (with drying, freezing, and pickling) so they can be incorporated into meals all fall and winter long. Go home with four easy, healthy recipes that incorporate seasonal produce.

Herbs & Spices for Nourishment and Health
Thursday, September 16
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Herbs and spices play an important and essential role in nourishment and health. They are a tasty and traditional part of any diet. Learn which herbs and spices enhance digestive and cognitive functions, which help relieve stress, and which you can grow at home. Participants will learn how to prepare a fall spice blend.

Qi Gong: Dance of the Phoenix
Monday, September 20
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Learn about and try Qi Gong (pronounced “chee gung”), a health and longevity exercise that leaves you feeling more refreshed, relaxed, and reinvigorated.

Transformative Practices for the Workplace Tuesday, September 21
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
The workplace is a place of increasing complexity and rapid change. Join Tai Sophia’s Transformative Leadership faculty in a lively, interactive dialogue about workplace best practices including how to skillfully and effectively navigate the turbulent waters of change. Learn concrete practices to positively address workplace breakdown and effectively manage the inevitable emotions that accompany change.

Introduction to Qi Gong: Medical Longevity Qi Gong and Three Jewels Qi Gong
Wednesday, September 22
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Attendees will learn how Qi Gong improves physical health and wellness, watch a demonstration of Qi Gong, and have the opportunity to try Qi Gong movements.

Yoga and Meditation
Thursday, September 23
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Explore yoga and the benefits of stillness through meditation and breath work in a class that is ideal for the new student and for those looking to deepen their foundational practice.

All classes will be held at 7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, MD, 20723. Register to reserve your seat at www.tai.edu (keyword: free wellness).

Tai Sophia Institute is a nonprofit, accredited educational institution for wellness-based studies. The Institute offers graduate-level academic programs in Acupuncture, Health and Wellness Coaching, Herbal Medicine, and Transformative Leadership and Social Change, as well as community wellness programs, continuing professional education, and clinical care. Tai Sophia’s 12-acre main campus houses the Natural Care Center, the Meeting Point bookstore, a library, the Himmelfarb Art Gallery, and herb and meditation gardens – all of which are open to the public.

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