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How Blue Fish Studio Prints Tees – Demo at Chicago Green Festival Saturday May 18

May 10

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Since Blue Fish was founded in 1986, every garment has been been printed by an artisan’s hand. We have developed our own methods of printing, based on traditional block printing and including elements of mono-printing, & hand-painting.

Follow along as our artist creates a gorgeous floral design. Each piece printed at Blue Fish is a one-of-a-kind creation!

Step 1: The back block is sprayed with water before paint is applied.

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Step 2: Paint is carefully applied and built up on the block. For a colorful background to print on.

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Step 3: Blocks are pressed firmly and evenly by hand.

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Step 4: The back block is printed.

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Step 5: The top block is painted in swirls of neon paint…quickly.

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Step 6: Hand painting is brushed on to create highlights and make the colors pop.

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Step 7: The floral block is painted in very dark grey purple.

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Step 8: Our artist starts hand painting in colors and highlights.

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Step 9: A wearable work of art!

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Step 10: The finished tee ready to be heat pressed.

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Here’s a quick video of our process as well:

We will be doing a live demo on Saturday May 18th at 1:45pm – Come check it out in the Exhibitor Demo Area #1.

Or stop by our Blue Fish Booth# 1313 to see the painting demo any time during the show!

 

Blue Fish is committed to making comfortable, natural clothing, always made in the USA.

www.bluefishclothing.com

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Be a Green Attendee at Los Angeles Green Festival with the Burbank Green Alliance

Nov 2

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Jessica Aldridge
Executive Director
Burbank Green Alliance

Take the Zero Waste Attendee Pledge! Burbank Green Alliance wants to help you reduce our waste-print this November 17-18th. Be a Green Attendee by checking-off what you can do:

  • __ Reduce My Footprint! I will bike, carpool, or use public transportation. (If you bike to the event you get in FREE.)
  • __ Bring My Reusable Bag! I will say no to disposable bags.
  • __ Bring My Reusable Water Bottle! I will fill it up at home.
  • __ Bring My Reusable Utensils and Napkins! I will use my own.
  • __ Go Easy On Freebies! I will only take what I will use.
  • __ Save Paper! I will scan business cards on my phone. (There’s an App for that!)
  • __ Shop Smart! I will buy sustainable goods that are locally made, recycled, non-toxic, and/or minimally packaged.
  • __ Bring My Name Badge! I will bring my reusable name badge, so I won’t need to take a new one or I will remember to hand back the one they give me.
  • __ Read the Signs! I will be sure to sort my trash in the appropriate receptacles; if I don’t know, I will ask someone.
  • __ Say Thank You! I will thank vendors for doing their part to be green.
  • __ If you don’t yet own reusable utensils, water bottles, or bags no worries, you can purchase these environmentally friendly items from Green Festival Vendors.

Burbank Green Alliance is proud to be a nonprofit ally and wishes you a fun and sustainable event!

Have a fantastic time!

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Bioponica Introduces Organic Hydroponic Grow Table Complete with Aquaponic Tank for Sustainable Plants and Fish Production

Oct 29

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Find Bioponica products in Booth #1031 at San Francisco Green Festival, November 10-11 at the SF Concourse Exhibition Center

SAN FRANCISCO – October 29, 2012 Bioponica proudly introduces a brand new product – its one-of-a-kind organic hydroponic grow table, complete with aquaponic tank for sustainable plant production including the optional addition of fish.

The featured 4’x4’ Grow Table with aquaponic fish tank will be on display to demonstrate the Bioponica method of nutrient cycling to grow plants without store bought fertilizers.

This exhibit will show how to get nutrients from grass clippings and food waste. Fish are included but not required. While never before attempted in a commercial setting, the Bioponica method of nutrient cycling was conceived by studying a little known practice among Asian aqua culturists that has taken place for many centuries and continues to this day. Biogarden sizes range from a 1’ square foot aquarium unit to 160’ square foot vertical growing table with dual fish tanks.

All systems are easy to install, require little maintenance and may be used indoors or outdoors. For indoor growers, options include a metal frame to hold lighting and mylar drape for optimizing plant growth and light exposure.

Outdoor growers can use the frame or else a simple HDPE canopy as a cold frame to extend growing season in cooler months. Bioponica’s mission is to promote sustainable living through food and water self-sufficiency by providing education, resources and products to growers worldwide.

Sign up for the Bioponica newsletter (located at the bottom left corner of the homepage) between now and November 15 and enter a raffle for an Aquarium Biogarden for your home or classroom!

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About Bioponica

Bioponica™ was founded by David Epstein, D.O., a holistic physician and innovator, and Kenneth Lovell, P.E., a wastewater engineer and farmer.

Plants and water are our greatest resource and through aquatic nutrient cycling and soil-less ecosystems, plants and fish can be grown, at no cost.  Let us all learn from ancient cultures that practice living in harmony with the environment, and build upon a tradition of sustainability for future generations.

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Sportsbum Brings Eco-Friendly Athletic Gear to San Francisco Green Festival, November 10-11, 2012 – BOOTH 414

Oct 9

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SAN FRANCISCO – October 5, 2012 Do you enjoy working out in the most comfortable bamboo and organic cotton fabrics? Or perhaps attending your yoga class in an eco-friendly Capri-pant? What about going for your morning run in a moisture wicking t-shirt? Sportsbum gear is high quality, clean and best of all Green! The fabrics have been carefully selected to support our vision of providing eco-friendly high performance sports apparel. At Sportsbum, we offer clothing with a conscience. We follow and encourage a responsible and sustainable approach that delivers sports apparel with less impact on the world around us. Sportsbum is good for the earth and good for you! And Sportsbum gear is shipped in recyclable Oxo-biodegradable bags. Instead of lasting many years in a landfill, these bags can disappear within 12 months! At Sportsbum, we make every effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle in order to minimize our environmental impact.

Sportsbum looks forward to meeting you at the San Francisco Green Festival, November 10-11, 2012.  We’ll have lots of women’s and men’s selections to choose from, including:

  • Long sleeve hoodies for men and women
  • Bamboo/organic cotton sweat pants w/ cargo pocket
  • Bamboo/organic cotton lounge pant
  • Bamboo with spandex yoga andCapripants
  • Organic cotton short sleeve shirts
  • Bamboo/organic cotton short sleeve shirts
  • Bamboo/organic cotton aerobic tops
  • Organic cotton bucket caps and bamboo/organic cotton caps
  • Organic cotton tote bags

As the gift-giving season is quickly approaching, we are offering a great variety of high quality sports apparel made from sustainable produced fabrics with the use of low impact dyes. Specifically for Green Festival attendees, Sportsbum sports apparel is 10% off list price. We include a biodegradable bag with your purchase and will email you a receipt. Please stop in and visit us!

With other sports apparel options available to consumers, we hope you will choose our high quality eco-friendly merchandise while joining Sportsbum in a moving toward a Green America.

www.sportsbum.com

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Jewelry Trade-In Program: Recycle Your Diamonds and Old Metal into New Jewelry at LA Green Festival

Sep 6

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LA Green Festival Exhibitor Jewelry by Liza Shtromberg Provides Exquisitely Innovative Eco-Jewelry to the Green Consumer

LOS ANGELES – September 6, 2012 As an innovative source of original, handcrafted jewelry for the environmentally conscious consumer, Jewelry by Liza Shtromberg is a premier jewelry company which sets itself apart from the jewelry industry through its environmentally responsible practices. By applying a sustainable process, Jewelry by Liza Shtromberg offers a variety of ways to make mindful jewelry selections through an exclusive use of post-consumer recycled metals, non-conflict diamonds and responsibly sourced gemstones.

Bring your unwanted gold and platinum jewelry to LA Green Festival and trade it in at the Jewelry by Liza Shtromberg booth for store credit! At the event, Jewelry by Liza Shtromberg will be weighing and testing your gold jewelry to provide you with an offer for store credit which can be used at the event or at the store location in Los Feliz. You can also reset your diamonds into post-consumer recycled metal settings, an environmentally conscious alternative to mining for new diamonds.

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San Francisco Green Festival 10-year celebration 2011

Nov 29

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‘“The coconut spread is to die for,” raved the elderly lady next to me as we admired the spread of non-dairy butters. Her crimson felt hat suited for a royal wedding slightly obstructed my view. I took her advice and slathered a knife full of the coconut spread on a raisin bagel. Next to butter in a contest, I may have noticed a difference, but this Earth Balance coconut spread was velvety and rich and absolutely to die for. “Just don’t look at the calorie count,” she added, watching me savor the bite. “Sorry to interrupt your bliss.”

The San Francisco Greenfest is an event I would attend regardless of its newsworthiness. This event kicks so much butt I find it hard to decide where to go first. And it doesn’t just rock the green world, it rocks the social justice, political fairness, media integrity, earth-friendly food, international music and global awareness worlds too. For those who believe being “green” is just a tree hugger thing, this is an event that recognizes how related all of the above issues really are.”
San Francisco Green Festival 10-year celebration 2011 – San Francisco Environmental News | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/environmental-news-in-san-francisco/san-francisco-green-festival-10-year-celebration-2011-review-2#ixzz1f8EayRJG via Jenny Sherman – SF Environmental News Examiner

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Online Retailers Promote Cyber Monday

Nov 29

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“Cyber Monday. Green Tuesday. Black Friday. Magenta Saturday.

Chances are you won’t find any of these holidays on your calendar. Yet retailers are coming up with names for just about every day of the week during the holiday shopping season.

“…………Nonprofit Green America is launching “Green Tuesday” this week to encourage people to buy gifts with the environment and local communities in mind. The group is planning to push the event every Tuesday through December.”

Green America, which says it aims to support society and the environment through economic programs, plans to showcase deals on its website, including jewelry made from recycled nuclear bomb equipment from online retailer Fromwartopeace.com and a self-watering system for plants by Dri Water.

“Mass culture encourages people to run out of their house, now at midnight, and go shopping,” says Todd Larsen, director of corporate responsibility for Green America, which vetted the businesses it’s highlighting on its website to ensure they meet certain environmental and ethical standards. “Why not wait another day or more and buy something that helps others?”‘

Online Retailers Promote Cyber Monday via Associated Press – NPR

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The San Francisco 10th Annual Green Festival a huge success

Nov 29

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“It would be impossible to attend this festival and not leave with the feeling that action needs to be taken.  Whether your battle is to recycle and compost your waste, combat the 1%, or pledge to help the people of Africa, the Green Festival left visitors feeling moved.  Once you’ve been, you cannot stop going back and loyal festival goers who have attended for the last 10 years say the festival ‘just getting bigger and better’!

Who knows what the keynote speakers will be talking about in another 10 years, but we do know that the Green Festival is going to hit the east coast next. New York City will play host to the next set of inspiring keynote speakers on the 21-22nd April 2012 at Javits North.”

The San Francisco 10th Annual Green Festival a huge success via Emma Parker – Conference Hound

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Hip-Hop Musical with an Environmental Twist to Perform at Los Angeles Green Festival

Oct 20

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Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature Announces Live Performance Halloween Weekend

Los Angeles, CA (October 20, 2011) — Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature, a hip-hop musical story about a little girl named Pacha who saves the environment with the help of the world’s plants and animals, will take to the stage Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 pm at Los Angeles Green Festival’s Halloween weekend celebration. The live storytelling and musical youth workshop and performance led by Pacha’s Pajamas creators BALANCE Edutainment and an up-and-coming local youth star, takes place in Green Festival’s Green Kids’ Zone at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall G. All children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and dance along with the Pacha’s Pajamas costumed performers.

Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature is both a children’s book (www.amazon.com and www.pachaspajamas.com) and an upcoming hip-hop musical album, designed to bring music and storytelling together to share important messages about the environment and inspire positive action. The new album features well-known, soon-to-be-announced musical artists and talented youth.

“We believe that catalyzing change can happen in a fun way through socially-conscious music, stories about interdependence and by amplifying the voices of children,” said Aaron Ableman, musician, educator and co-founder of BALANCE Edutainment, the creator of Pacha’s Pajamas.

“Nature’s Rights is an issue that Pacha’s Pajamas aims to popularize through a message of unity across species, honoring the planet upon which humanity depends. We are thrilled to share Pacha’s story with the Green Festival and all the youth movements around the world!”

The Green Festival Green Kids’ Zone includes crafts, Halloween adventures, stories, music and much more throughout the weekend. Green Festival is an eco-friendly marketplace with over 300 exhibitors, live music and spoken word, yoga and movement classes and cutting edge film screenings. Ten stages and pavilions host more than 125 enthusiastic speakers and teachers offering in-depth presentations and short talks on the issues and practices for adults and children of all ages.

In addition to the Green Festival performance, the BALANCE Edutainment team will be making live appearances to perform the story and songs from the Pacha’s Pajamas ebook and album throughout the United States this fall and through 2012.  For more information, please visit www.pachaspajamas.com or www.balanceedutainment.com.

About BALANCE Edutainment, LLC

BALANCE Edutainment, LLC, is an Oakland, Calif.-based company that creates cause-related entertainment products—books, musical CDs, iPhone apps and more. Their debut products, Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature book and album, are the brainchild of BALANCE co-founders Aaron Ableman, an accomplished musician and educator, and Dave Room, a deep ecologist and social entrepreneur. BALANCE’s aim with Pacha’s Pajamas and future products is to educate children and the masses in a fun and entertaining way about important environmental and social issues. A portion of the proceeds from BALANCE Edutainment will be donated to aligned organizations.

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN SAN FRANCISCO

Oct 11

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CONTACT:
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Katy Saeger
katy@saegermediagroup.com
310.935.3883

Green Festival celebrates 10 years in San Francisco November 12-13, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO - The nation’s premier green living event returns to San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center November 12-13, 2011. 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’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.

San Francisco leaders are supporting the 10th anniversary.  According to Mayor Edwin M. Lee,   “I applaud Green Festival on its tenth anniversary of bringing together key environmental thought leaders and the best in green economy innovations.” Supervisor John Avalos of the Board of Supervisors commented, “We welcome Green Festival back to San Francisco, it’s a great event to bring your families.”

Ten stages and pavilions will host more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers, including Amy Goodman, Rev Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus, John Perkins, Frances Moore Lappe, Laura Flanders, Mark Hertsgaard, Anuradha Mittal, Q’orianka Kilcher, John Robbins, Jeffrey Smith, and a special tribute to Wangari Maathai.

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.

“By bringing together all the parts of the next economy—the green economy—the Green Festivals follow the core principle of Mother Nature: unity of diversity,” says Green Festival co-founder Kevin Danaher. “Instead of waiting for elites to reform the economy from the top down, we are constructing a new economic model from the grassroots up.”

“Whether you go to shop, learn, or experience art and music, Green Festival has it all, it’s a great place to celebrate what’s 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 fashions. View socially and environmentally impactful film shorts at the Sierra Club Green Cinema. Learn by doing at hands-on DIY workshops and gain practical green tips you can apply to your everyday life. Empower your inner entrepreneur with Green Business Seminars and find your next green career at the Green Career Resource Center.

With special performances by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company, Evelie Delino Sales Posch with the Spiral Dance Chorus and Band, Banana Slug String Band, Valerie Orth, David Young and DJ Sister Yasmin.

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 the finalists who will 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: Clif Bar, Ford Motor, Renewal by Anderson, Ben and Jerry’s, New York Times, O Organics/Bright Green, New Resource Bank, Earth Balance,  BRITA, Calvert, Consumer Reports, DotGreen, Essentia, Four Green Steps, Green Bash, Manitoba Harvest, Numi Tea, Zu-Kay, Book Publishing Company, 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.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. 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

San Francisco 2011 Green Festival Program Highlights:

  • Eco-Fashion Showcase
  • Sustainable Home and Garden Pavilion
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Green Kids’ Zone
  • Green Business Pavilion
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Green Investing
  • Green Building Pavilion
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer and Wine Pavilion
  • Organic Local Food
  • Ford Pavilion
  • Fair Trade Pavilion
  • Community Action Pavilion
  • Acoustic Music Café
  • Sierra Club Green Cinema
  • Youth Programs
  • Zero-waste Tour

San Francisco Green Festival

November 12-13

Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm

Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm

Concourse Exhibition Center

8th Street at Brannan, San Francisco

Pricing:

$10 all access weekendpass (online) with two gifts.

$10 day at the door

$15 weekend at the door

Green Festival Fan Package  – weekend pass for 2 — $48 (online) with gifts or $55 (at door)

Free Admission:
 Youth under 18, seniors, union members, cyclists (with use of bike valet), volunteers and Green America and Global Exchange members.

Event contact: June Brashares

Event phone contact: 415-425-3733

Event email contact: june@greenfestivals.org

Second Event Contact: Bryan Ting

Second Event phone contact: 925-788-7797

Second Event email contact: bryan.ting@greenfestivals.org

Event category: green, family, festival, education, expo

Ongoing Event (y or n)  Y – annual event

Short Event Description:

Green Festival, the nation’s largest and most trusted green living event returns to San Francisco for its 10th year on November 12-13, 2011. This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities. Festivities include presentations by more than 125 renowned authors and inspiring visionaries, DIY workshops, cutting-edge films, enriching kid’s and youth activities, organic beer and wine, delicious organic vegan and vegetarian cuisine, music and art and an amazing marketplace of hundreds of green local and national businesses and organizations.

Shorter Event Description:

Green Festival, the nation’s largest, most trusted green living event returns to San Francisco for its 10th year on November 12-13, 2011.  Meet and hear renowned authors and  inspiring visionaries. Participate in DIY workshops. Enjoy films, fun kid’s activities, organic vegan & vegetarian cuisine, local beer & wine, music & art and a diverse marketplace of green businesses & organizations.

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