Living Green in Seattle

I just wanted to make sure that everyone who is anyone knows about Seattle's Green Festival this weekend.  It is being held at the Washington State Convention Center on Saturday from 10-8 and on Sunday from 11-6pm.  Come and check out some the the Northwest's best "Green" services and products.  Meet with the companies face to face to get all of your questions answered.  There are usually lots of samples and goodies too.  There will be an abundance of speakers (more than 4 different ones to choose from each hour). 

Pricing is as follows:

$15 Festival Pass (per person)
Entry to all activities for one day or the entire weekend

You will also receive...

• 1 year FREE Co-op America membership (new members only). To redeem the FREE membership, visit the Co-op America booth at the festival.
• 10% off at a Global Exchange Store or the Global Exchange Booth at Green Festival
• Free subscriptions to The Nation (2 months) and Plenty (1 year)

$10 Discounted Festival Pass (available only at the door/per person)
Entry to all activities for one day or the entire weekend. Available for seniors, students (12 years of age or older), union members with ID and Green Festival Bike Valet participants to Green Festival.

You will also receive...

• 1 year FREE Co-op America membership (new members only). To redeem the FREE membership, visit the Co-op America booth at the festival.
• 10% off at a Global Exchange Store or Global Exchange Booth at the Green Festival
• Free subscriptions to The Nation (2 months) and Plenty (1 year)

Co-op America and Global Exchange Members, Green Festival Volunteers and Children under 12 are FREE.

Also, bring your household e-waste to the festival!  This includes laptops, cell phones, PDAs, CDs, and household batteries.  3R Technologies will be accepting these smaller items onsite at the event.  Do not bring large electronics.  If you need to dispose of large electronics, please see their website for more information: http://www.3rtechnology.com/.  I know I have a whole bag of things I have been waiting to properly dispose of...now is my chance.

Take in more than 350 exhibits:

• Shop for everything from natural home and health products to solar panels and Fair Trade gifts and crafts.
• Hang out with your kids as they play and learn in Organic Valley's Green Kids' Zone.
• Enjoy organic dining and sample local beers & wines. \
• Explore developments in green education, social investing and independent media.
• Learn about City resources for energy conservation, green power, climate action and more at the City of Seattle Pavilion.

See more than 125 dynamic speakers on 5 stages:

• Find inspiration from stories of collective and personal successes.
• Discover green techniques and strategies during great how-to workshops.
• Network with sustainable neighborhood groups.
• Enjoy a diverse program of live local music and performance.

To save money on the entrance fee:

Better World Books and Green Festival are partnering to offer $5 off Green Festival admission to attendees who bring in 3 or more books. Your donated books will be sold on BetterWorld.com to help fund girls' scholarships in developing countries in Asia through Room to Read. http://www.roomtoread.org/

I will be there the entire weekend, so I will have lots to blog about next week.  Talk to you all soon. 

BE THERE or BE SQUARE!!