Welcome to the Seattle Green Festival®, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America. Named one of the top 10 green cities in the U.S. in 2005 by National Geographic’s The Green Guide, what better place to celebrate an urban community’s vision of green than Seattle? Led by the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, the City of Seattle is proud to co-host the Green Festival in the Pacific Northwest.

Discover some of the best green products and services the Northwest has to offer. And through Seattle Climate Action Now!, Clean & Green Seattle and the city’s many other climate projects, you’ll learn how neighbors, community nonprofits and city departments are working together to make their city a healthier place to live.

2010 Green Festivals:

Think of Green Festival® as a walk through a sustainable community. It begins with finding solutions to help make our lives healthier—socially, economically and environmentally. Individuals along with business and community leaders come together to discuss critical issues that impact us at home and abroad. Organizations and businesses showcase programs and products that restore the planet and all that inhabit it. Neighbor-to-neighbor connections are formed, and skills are shared to empower people to create positive change in the world.

Join us at the nation’s premier sustainability event, where you will see the best in green. Enjoy more than 125 renowned authors, leaders and educators; great how-to workshops; cutting-edge films; fun activities for kids; organic beer and wine; delicious vegetarian cuisine and diverse live music. Shop in our unique marketplace of more than 350 eco-friendly businesses—everything from all-natural body care products and organic cotton clothing to Fair Trade gifts and beautiful kitchen tiles made from renewable resources.

See the most recent developments in renewable energy and green technology; sample Fair Trade chocolate and coffee (yes, they really do taste better); and learn how to invest in your community, green your home and avoid products made in sweatshops.

Recharge your batteries with all the hope, inspiration and practical ideas you’ll find at the one and only Green Festival®.

Green Festival® Facts:

•     Green Festival® is the largest sustainability event in the world and continues to grow year after year.
•     Green Festival® is the only green event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using Green America’s green business standards.
•     Green Festival® offsets 100% of its electricity emissions with clean, renewable energy.
•     Green Festival® walks its talk: each year it gets closer to being a zero-waste event.

2010 Green Festivals:

San Francisco, Spring: April 10-11
Chicago: May 22-23
Seattle: June 5-6
Washinton, DC: October 23-24
San Francisco, Fall: November 5-7

More information about Green Festivals at: www.greenfestivals.org.

For more information about the two nonprofit organizations producing Green Festival®, visit www.globalexchange.org and www.greenamericatoday.org.