San Francisco isn’t just one of the five major cities that hosts the Green Festival each year in November, it’s the birthplace. The Green Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, celebrating what is working in communities for people, businesses, and most importantly, the environment. Every year, the San Francisco Green Festival takes place in November, and this year, 2010, it will take place November 5-7 at the San Francisco Concourse Exposition Center.
Since its inception in 2002, The Green Festival has continued to grow in size and scope with more than 150 world-renowned speakers and more than 400 green businesses showcasing how the Bay Area community and city departments can work together to make the city a healthier place. place to live. The Green Festival begins with the search for solutions to help improve our lives, both economically and environmentally. Businesses along with individuals and San Francisco community leaders come together to discuss critical issues that will affect the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations and companies will exhibit their programs and products that will restore the planet and all its inhabitants.
Join the Green Festival at San Francisco’s premier sustainability event in the nation, where you’ll see the best in green. Enjoy 125 renowned leaders, authors, and educators; exhibits; practical workshops; fun activities for kids; avant-garde movies; delicious vegetarian cuisine; organic beer and wine and a wide range of live music. You’ll be able to shop in the exclusive marketplace of more than 350 eco-friendly businesses selling everything from all-natural body care products and Fair Trade gifts to cotton clothing and beautiful kitchen tiles made from renewable resources.
Come recharge your batteries with inspiration, hope and practical ideas at exhibits where you’ll see the latest developments in green technology and renewable energy; learn to invest in your community; sample Fair Trade coffee and chocolate, which really do taste better, and learn how to make your home greener and avoid products made in sweatshops.
Here are some facts about the Green Festival: it is the world’s largest sustainability event and continues to grow year after year; is the only green event that assesses all exhibitors’ commitment to sustainability, social justice and ecological balance using Green America’s green business standards; they offset 100 percent of electricity emissions with clean, renewable energy and lead by example by getting closer to being a zero-waste event each year.
