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Eco-Friendly Sports Apparel Made from Bamboo Good 4 U — Good 4 The Planet!

Good Gear, an innovative concept in bamboo-based sports apparel, recently launched a line of products made 100% from white bamboo, the world’s fastest growing renewable resource. These products rival synthetic and chemical products in the market with their breathable, hypoallergenic and lightweight features.

Hartford, CT – April 6, 2011 Good Gear, an innovative concept in bamboo-based sports apparel, makes its debut at the San Francisco Green Festival April 9-10.

Good Gear recently launched a line of products made 100% from white bamboo, the world’s fastest growing renewable resource. These products rival synthetic and chemical products in the market with their breathable, hypoallergenic and lightweight features.

“We are thrilled to be part of San Francisco’s Green Festival this year,” said Torin Lee, Good Gear president. “Good Gear is a cutting-edge, growing, eco-friendly sports apparel line, and this venue will be a great opportunity for us to reach an audience that is very much in tune with our values and our concept: versatile, comfortable clothing for the active, environmentally conscious consumer.”

“Whether you are a competitive athlete, weekend warrior or active individual who has a passion for our environment, Good Gear products are comfortable, good for your athletic performance, and also good for the planet,” Lee said.

The environmental benefits of bamboo clothing are just as important as style and comfort, and far exceed the eco-utility of synthetic textiles.

  • Bamboo plants are very quick growers and do not require fertilizers or pesticides for a successful crop.
  • They require very little water and they can survive drought conditions as well as flooding.
  • Bamboo is a sustainable and renewable resource as the bamboo plant is self-replenishing.
  • It releases a significant amount of oxygen into the atmosphere, more so than trees.
  • Planting bamboo can help reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the air as well as reducing soil erosion.

“Bamboo and athletic apparel are both gaining in popularity,” Lee stated. “The demand for bamboo continues to increase every year due to its durability, texture and environmental benefits. Likewise, performance apparel is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global textile industry. By combining the two, we are offering a product that we believe is the right concept at the right time.”

To learn more about Good Gear and its products, please visit us at
BOOTH #113 at the San Francisco Green Festival
or go to http://www.mygoodgear.com.

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This Weekend: San Francisco’s Green Festival

“This weekend, on April 9th and 10th, the  Green Festival is making its way to San Francisco’s San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center.  The Green Festival is one of the most prime Eco events where people of every age, from sustainable business professionals to Eco-curious kids, come together to celebrate, educate, and showcase the many benefits and possibilities of green living and green business.

This year, there will be a guaranteed abundance of food, fashion, and more. Samples, DIY hands-on workshops, career seminars, and a vegetarian food court are reason enough to spend your weekend oogling and oggling over products and people that are passionate about being green and saving our planet. Plenty of speakers, music, and even a special “Green Kids Zone” for kids will be present to provide fun and enjoyment for everyone.

The Green Festival only happens twice a year (in the Spring and Fall) so be sure to save time and money by going online and purchasing your tickets now. We’ve got the down-low on the hook up at Green Box Top, a fellow sustainable business with groupon-like coolness. Green Box Top is currently selling GreenFest tickets for 50% OFF ($7.50!) Click here or head on over towww.greenboxtop.com before the deal is over!”

This Weekend: San Francisco’s Green Festival via Green By Design

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Get Ready For Festival 2011 [VIDEO]

Get Ready For Festival 2011 [VIDEO] via the Cool Vegetarian

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361. San Francisco Spring Green Festival

“It’s that time of year again. Spring time. And things are looking up as we’re seeing sun yet again in the nick of time for this great event.

San Francisco Spring Green Festival”

361. San Francisco Spring Green Festival via 365 in SF

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The Green Festival Neighborhood: SoMa – Best place to go green?

“Learn how to lend a hand at this year’s Green Festival, coming to San Francisco April 9-10. This two-day event which promotes sustainability includes speaker events, exhibitions, hands-on workshops, and a marketplace with over 300 local, natural, and sustainable vendors. Students, seniors, and public transportation users can grab tickets for a discounted rate.”

Best Place to Go Green? via Living Social

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 14-15

The nation’s largest green consumer living event returns to the Windy City for 7th year.

Attend Chicago Green Festival, May 14-15 at McCormick Place Lakeside

CHICAGO – March 28, 2011 The largest sustainability event in the nation celebrates 10 years, one million attendees at McCormick Place Lakeside May 14-15. 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 will host more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers and teachers, including Amy Goodman, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Jeffrey Smith, John Perkins, Colin Beavan (No-impact Man), Dr. Devra Davis, Hunter Lovins, Bianca Alexander and Dr. Sharif Abdullah.

The Green Marketplace showcases more than 300 green and socially-responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse everything from non-toxic home products to organic clothing to fair trade treats and décor.

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, Gluten Free Vegans, Sierra Club Chicago and more to receive free Green Festival tickets. Also, Green America and Global Exchange members always receive free admission to Green Festival.

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 Innovator Ford. Receive complimentary tickets when you visit your Chicago-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, Clear Channel and NBC.

Engage with Green Festivals online at www.GreenFestivals.org, www.Facebook.com/GreenFestival and www.Twitter.com/GreenFestival for the latest news about the Chicago 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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ROCKNSOCKS and GREEN FESTIVALS JOIN THE “11 IN 11” CAMPAIGN WITH A SHOE DRIVE TO BENEFIT SOLES4SOULS® Inc. AT SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL

Green Festival attendees are invited to recycle their ‘gently worn’ shoes in an effort to help distribute 11 million shoes in 2011 to people in need

San Francisco, CA – April 9-10 – RocknSocks wants your ‘gently worn’ shoes that you don’t wear so much these days.  RocknSocks will provide two pairs of socks to accompany any shoe donation. Donating gently worn shoes at the RocknSocks booth will earn you a 20% discount on your purchase at the festival.

RocknSocks are knit in the U.S.A. using a regenerated cotton blend that conserves land, energy, and water, by using recycled materials. Colorful stripes and unique patterns adorn our over the knee, knee high, crew and ankle styles in two sizes. RocknSocks are a great gift item for women or men. RocknSocks yarns are certified by Oeko-Tex 100 and Made in Green, meaning they guaranteed to be free of harmful chemicals and are manufactured under strict social standards.

RocknSocks will be exhibiting in Booth # 109 in the Eco-Fashion Section at San Francisco Green Festival. A 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. Festivities include presentations by more than 125 renowned authors, leaders and visionaries, informative how-to workshops, cutting-edge films, enriching kid’s activities, organic beer and wine, delicious organic vegan and vegetarian cuisine, diverse live music and an amazing marketplace of more than 300 green local and national businesses and organizations.

Soles4Souls Inc. has committed to collect and distribute 11 million shoes in 2011 to people living in extreme poverty and recovering from natural disasters through its “11 IN 11″ campaign. The shoe charity gives away one pair of shoes to a person in need every 7 seconds. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 12 million pairs of shoes because of the generosity and commitment of people and organizations like RocknSocks and Green Festival.

“With the earthquakes in countries like Haiti and Chile, on top of the enormous needs elsewhere, we can use the estimated 1.5 billion shoes taking up space in the closets of ordinary people to change the world one pair at a time,” said Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls, Wayne Elsey.

For every pair of shoes RocknSocks collects at the SF Green Festival, they will donate two pairs of socks to go with them to Japain, Haiti, Chile and other areas of the world in which Soles4Souls distributes shoes.

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About RocknSocks

RocknSocks are knit in the U.S.A. using a regenerated cotton blend that conserves land, energy, and water, by using recycled materials. Colorfulstripes and unique patterns adorn our over the kneeknee highcrew and ankle styles in two sizes. RocknSocks are a great gift item for women or men. More information at www.rocknsocks.com.

About Green Festival

A 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 Festival’s interactive marketplace and learning environment provides solutions to help make healthier lives – socially, economically and environmentally.

About Soles4Souls® & Clothes4Souls®

Soles4Souls collects, recycles and reuses shoes from warehouses of footwear companies and closets from individuals.  We distribute usable shoes to people in need around the world (we recycle less than 2% of donated footwear). Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 13 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently distributing one pair every 7 seconds).  The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including Haiti, Kenya, Nepal and the United States.Clothes4Souls, a new division of Soles4Souls, provides hope for hurting people through the gift of new clothing from manufacturers, designers, and retailers.  Those who graciously give (rather than destroy) unused inventory are assured their donations are distributed to people around the world living in desperate need. Donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org <http://www.giveshoes.org>  or www.clothes4souls.org <http://www.clothes4souls.org>  for more information.

For more information please contact:

Elizabeth Kirk, Soles4Souls, 615-391-5723, elizabethk@giveshoes.org

Misty Reilly, rocknsocks.com (415)385-7884, misty@rocknsocks.com

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

“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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Eco-friendly clothing company Synergy combines sustainability, fashion, community

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Synergy Clothing Inc, a local Bay Area women’s organic clothing company, will be exhibiting their clothing brand at the upcoming San Francisco Green Festival on April 9 and 10th. With a contemporary fashion forward design style, Synergy makes all of their clothing out of GOTS certified organic cotton that is dyed with low impact dyes. Synergy makes clothing that combines sustainability, with modern yet timeless design.

Synergy is based in Santa Cruz, California and is run by wife and husband team Kate Fisher and Henry Schwab. Together they have successfully built an eco friendly clothing brand by integrating her interest in textile and fashion design, with his experience of working for GreenPeace and The Waterwheel Foundation. With a shared vision of a sustainable business model and respect for the Earth, they are bringing Synergy into the future.

Synergy looks to the world around in its approach to design, with a respect and awareness for the natural world combined with both modern and ancient cultural influences. Their clothing is hand made in Nepal according to fair trade practices, verified by their long-term relationships with their manufacturers. They specialize in making clothing with applique hand-work details, that gives the Synergy line a signature look. The appliqué  work is done by Nepali women, who work for fair wages in the convenience of their homes, thereby creating employment opportunities in Nepal.

With a commitment to a sustainable business model, and an emphasis on community, the Green Festivals have proven to be an ideal environment to showcase Synergy’s products. The Green Festivals bring together a community of like-minded environmentally aware people, who are the quintessential Synergy customer.

Synergy is sold online and in over 300 stores in all 50 states, in addition to being sold in their first retail store that was opened in Santa Cruz, California in 2010. With an ever- growing fan base, Synergy’s goal is to make women feel good when they wear their clothing, while feeling good about the way it was made.

For more information about Synergy visit their web site http://www.synergyclothing.com/ or on Facebook .

Photo Credit: Olivia Hearley

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Green Festival Fashion

Eco-Company TV: Green Festival Fashion

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