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featuring

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VISIONARY SPEAKERS GREEN EXHIBITORS

Van Jones

eat organic

Amy Goodman

be inspired

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

M AY 5 - 6 N AV Y P I E R

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welcome

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Dear Friends, Welcome to the nation’s premier sustainability event – our sixth annual Chicago Green Festival. Come out and celebrate with us as we return to Navy Pier!

staff directory

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chicago host committee

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chicago nonprofit allies

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admission

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vital information

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partner directory

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floorplans/stages

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saturday program schedule

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sunday program schedule

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main stage

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green living stage

24-25

fair trade stage

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new life for old bags

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bike tour

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• At the Community Acton Stage, Pandemonium Theatre & Silk Road Rising will present theatrical pieces on race, equality and issues of teen violence and bullying.

fashion show

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community action stage

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• Discover the work of New Life for Old Bags, where volunteers upcycle plastic bags into mats for the homeless.

BIG: blacks in green (stage A)

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sierra club green cinema

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green business stage

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good food stage

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• Test drive one of Ford’s new green hybrid and electric vehicles at Green Festival.

drive green stage

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green kids zone

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• At the Good Food Stage, see local chefs prepare easy healthy food that works for both your family and your wallet.

DIY stage

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musical performances

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yoga & movement pavilion

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exhibitor listings

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Green Festival is about you, your family, your community and our planet.

Your Green Festival experience may be discovering how to find a green job, finding locally produced foods, or learning to detoxify your home. You’ll find speakers, products, and DIY workshops to inspire your actions every day.

Green Festival is a celebration of what is working in our communities – it’s where your community comes together. Green Festival is about having fun!

Enjoy fun activities at the Green Kids Zone; screen documentary films; take a yoga class; listen to amazing presenters; sample organic beer and wine; feast on local, organic cuisine; and, shop at the nation’s largest green marketplace.

• DIY sessions on home brewing, hydro-aquaponics, student- workshops on paper making, green remodeling and detoxifying your home.

• Discover what’s happening regionally with issues like food deserts, waste reduction and energy savings in our schools.

• Stop by the Green Business Stage for great ideas to inspire a green workplace.

You won’t want to miss these special events:

• At the Green Kids Zone, check out eco-crafts and kids yoga!

• On the Main Stage, catch Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Van Jones, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Amy Goodman, Greg Palast, Jeffrey Smith, Karyn Calabrese, Reed Alexander and the T.H.R.E.A.D.S. Eco Fashion Show, presented by Conscious Living TV. Have fun, engage, learn a lot and make sure to support all the local green businesses.

For a better world for all,

Kevin Danaher,

Co-Founder, Global Exchange

Alisa Gravitz,

Executive Director, Green America

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staff directory

institute GREEN FESTIVAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BRYAN TING

KEVIN DANAHER, PH.D.

Event Designer/Staff Writer

Co-Founder, Global Exchange ALISA GRAVITZ

Executive Director, Green America DENISE HAMLER

Green Business Director, Green America KIRSTEN MOLLER

Co-Founder, Global Exchange

GREEN FESTIVALS SEVEN-STAR EVENTS TEAM KRISTEN ALLEN

Exhibit Sales & Relations

Regional Volunteer Coordinator ALAN VAN DE KAMP

CINDY WARLICK

Senior Sales and Relations

EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION TEAM DENISE HAMLER

Director, Green Festival GEORGIA MALKI

Executive Producer, Green Festival/CEO of Seven-Star Events GREG ROBERTS

Executive Producer, Green Festival DIANE KEEFE

MARK BETTIS

Associate Producer, Green Festival

MICHAEL BOOTZIN

PROGRAMMING TEAM

Creative Director Main Stage Host

HANS WOHLGEFAHRT

JOE CARISTO

Greening Engineer

National Program Director

JANINE CASTALDO

ALIX DAVIDSON

SARAH CHRISTY

LORA O’CONNOR

GF Store Manager Sales & Relations Associate KAREN FERREL

Exhibit Sales Manager

Senior Regional Director Curator/Catalyst ELIZABETH O’CONNELL

Green America DESIREE REESE

TAD FRANK

Green America

JENSEN GELFOND

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Compliance and Logistics Director IT Administrator RICHARD HAGEMAN

Staff Accountant SUZANNE HAGEMAN

Partner and Sponsor Relations TOM MITCHELL

Exhibit Sales & Relations SARA NEEDHAM

Social Media and Marketing Coordinator JAY OWEN

CIO and Web Development

ALIX DAVIDSON

Senior Regional Director ELSA M. JACOBSON

Chicago, IL

LAURIE KAUFMAN

Los Angeles, CA

PUBLIC RELATIONS: ORGANICWORKS CHERYL ROTH JOANNA BARBER ERIN BRUNNER DEFAUSHA HAMPTON

JOANNA POSTLETHWAITE

Program and Marketing Coordinator

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GREEN AMERICA DANA CHRISTIANSON SHAINA SHEALY LINDA CARPENTER ANDREW KORFHAGE TODD LARSEN NORA MARSH ELIZABETH O'CONNELL FRAN TEPLITZ DEANNA TILDEN DESIREE REESE

GLOBAL EXCHANGE CARLEEN PICKARD PAULA JENKINS COREY HILL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS MARI ZATMAN

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SPECIAL THANKS: ZARAKYAH AHMADIEL JOSH ALPER DAVID ARFA ELLIOT BENNETT ALIX DAVIDSON MISHA CLIVE CARLY EVANS SHARON FLATEN RENEE GABBETT RUSSELL GASKIN BERNDATTE MORALES GASKIN TISH KASHANI MARK HAESELER DERRICK HARRIS KASIA KOZIOL ED KUGLER MAREN MAIER SAM MATTONE AUBREY MCCORMICK JONAH MYTRO VALERIE PEJORO KRISTEN PRATT MARY BETH REBEDEAU TOM RUGINIS SAMEERA SAVARALA MOLESKA SMITH JOHN STODDEN JEN SWALLOW NANCY ZOOK GREEN FESTIVAL STREET TEAMS GREEN FESTIVAL NON-PROFIT ALLIES

chicago host committee Rhonda Adams Olivia Aguilar Bianca Alexander Gerri Alger Joshua Alper Mona Alshorah Ashley Anderson Christine Armand Veronica I. Arreola Sharon Authier Jocelyn Azada Valerie Balciak Nancy Balogh Fran Barrett David Aaron Bash Nanette Bell Pamela Bergdall Deeta Bernstein Meghan Bhatia Kelly Billips Leslie Blanchard Kathleen Boyle Tina Branyon- Ross Marco Bustillos Carole Caplan Matt Cardoni Linda Clarke Mimi Clayton Ken Cluskyy Sharon Cody Emily Conley Robert Corr Anna Costanza Frank J. Costanza Rachel Costanza Ana Cots Chad Curry Lauren Daniel Naomi Davis Ilene Deak Dona Denson Lili Dumelle Chris Eaves Nore Eccleston Naomi Echeandia Charles Engel Carly Evans Leah Everwine Revin Fellows Sharon Flaten Matthew Fox Leslie Freeman Alice Furumoto-Dawson Cecilia Gamba Ana Garcia-Doyle Debbie Gehl Nichole Gilbert Jaye Gipson Alix Gnoske Allison Graham Benjamin Grant Erin Griffin Holly Haddad Jenna Hadle Mark Haeseler Peggy Hall-Heineman D'Ana Hamilton

Derrick Harris Tiye Hayes Kimberly Haynes Eric Heineman Audrey Henderson Andres Hernandez Laura Estrella Herrera Sexton Kelsey Horton Erlene Howard Steven Hult Amy Hussain Peter Irie Alexandra Jamroz Matt Janes Christine John Kenyatta Johnson PK Johnson Arlene P. Jones Michael Jones Dennis A. Jose Lydia Kanthak Meg Karydes Hasina Khandker Ann Kim Bonita Kindle Michael Kipley Beth Kirshenberg George Kollar Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith Richard Kosmacher Kasia Koziol Gail Kimura Jill Krysinski Mary Krystinak Ken Kuchar Ed Kugler Jessica Kuter Erin Lamparter Jenn Lassa Sheila Lee Sue Lee Leah Lenardic Sarah Lovinger Nicole Lynn Stacey MacGregor Martin Macias Jr Lisa Marie Madrid Peggy Malecki Allison McClinton Anthony McClinton Richard McGinnis Deanna McMillan Marvin Meadors Dalila Mendez Terese Messman Elizabeth-Lulu Miranda Patricia Moore Maria Moreno Melanie Mudarth Qae-Dah Muhammad S.S. Zakiyyah S. Muhammad Rachel Neuman Christine Nyholm Lynn Olson Wendy Orsatt Ola Osunmakinde Lester Palmiano

Thank You... nonprofit allies

Devayani Pandav Henrietta Parker Mark Pawlicki Melissa Petty Carol Philips Donielle Philpott Katie Pichette Michael Piskur Linda Pitts Rebecca Pollock Diane Ponder Diane Quaadman Xristina Rahn Romy Ransom Melissa Reesh Lynn Reidl Margarita Reynes Donna Rice Catherine Roccaforte-Probasco Sarah Rolfes Bob Rosenstein Lesley Roth Lisa Rothman Tom Ruginis John Sacelli Licia Sahagun Dennis Salazar Jessica Sanchez Johnnie Savory Gail Schoenbacher Rose Scott Kim Seay Sean Sheridan Steve Sherman Christopher Donshale Simms Queen Sister Judy Smith Moleska Smith Mike Staffeldt Carol Stark Mike Steiff Shaundra Stephansen- Martin Jill Stites Linda Szarkowski Tony Taiwo Mike Tancredi Inez Teemer Kimberly Thompson Doinita Mary Toranzo Amika Tendaji Wen Tu Cecilia Ungari Robert Vagnieres Jr. Steve Vinezeano Sheela Vishwanath Yvonne Washington Cheryl Watson Donald Weiland Johanna Navari Welch Dr. Wanona Wellspring, DN Darlene Williams Mark Williams Jennifer Wise Wanda Wright Brian Zeid Jenni Zevallos Linda Zhou

Green Festival is made possible by the support of the local community of nonprofit organizations.

Thank you to our Green Festival Nonprofit Allies for making our communities better every day.

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admission Navy Pier | SHOW HOURS: Saturday: noon - 8pm | Sunday: 11am - 7pm

online purchase options DAY PASS $10 ✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

GREENFESTIVALS.ORG

WEEKEND PASS $15 ✓ $5 Green Fesitval Bucks** ✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

FESTIVAL FAN PASS $49 ✓ 2 All Access Passes for 2 days ✓ $10 Green Festival Bucks** ✓ 2 Eco Tote Bags ✓ 2 Recycled Fiber T-shirts

✓ 2 Drinks from Beer & Wine Garden or Café

at door purchase options DAY PASS $15

WEEKEND PASS $25

✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

SENIOR/STUDENT* DAY PASS $10 ✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

✓ $5 GF BUCK** ✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

FESTIVAL FAN PASS $65 ✓ 2 All Access Passes for 2 days ✓ $10 Green Festival Bucks** ✓ 2 Eco Tote Bags ✓ 2 Recycled Fiber T-shirts

SENIOR/STUDENT* WEEKEND PASS $15

✓ $5 Green Festival Bucks** ✓ 1 Eco Tote Bag

free at door

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Youth 18 and under Bicyclists using bike valet Green America members Global Exchange members Union members with card Sierra Club members (must show membership card)

✓ 2 Drinks from Beer & Wine Garden or Café

SENIOR/STUDENT* FESTIVAL FAN PASS $49

✓ 2 All Access Passes for 2 days ✓ $10 Green Festival Bucks** ✓ 2 Eco Tote Bags ✓ 2 Recycled Fiber T-shirts ✓ 2 Drinks from Beer & Wine Garden or Café

other options 2 for 1 admission for Natural Health subscribers (must present magazine as proof of subscription) 2 for 1 admission for E Magazine subscribers (must present magazine as proof of subscription)

* Students with student ID and Seniors age 62 and over

** Green Festival Bucks are just like currency to be used with Green Festival’s exhibitors and organic food vendors. Green Festival Bucks cannot be redeemed for cash at the box office.

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vital information May 5 - 6, 2012

lodging & transportation

Hours: Saturday 12 Noon - 8pm

Sunday 11am - 7pm

Navy Pier 600 East Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 FESTIVAL HALL A

included with entry ✔

Unique Green Marketplace Exhibitors and community organizations help to make Green Festival the core of the new green economy. Go to greenfestivals.org for our exhibitor listings.

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11 stages with 125 visionary speakers and performers that center on the many aspects of sustainable economy, ecological balance and social justice.

✔ Kids Activities ✔ Yoga and Movement ✔ Sustainable Beer, Wine and Mead Garden ✔ Local Organic Food and Drinks ✔ Environmental Short Films ✔ Eco-Fashion Show ✔ Book Signings hosted by Women and Children First ....and much more!

BIKE VALET Park your bike at the complimentary Green Festival Clif Bar Bike Valet and receive free one-day admission.

Bike Valet is located at Level 1, Entrance 1

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

RTA: Drive Less,Live More Visit drivelesslivemore.com, where you will find useful information on practical alternatives to driving and tips to help you live more fully.

CTA Bus Frequent bus service is available to Navy Pier with connections to the red, brown, blue, green, pink and orange lines. Information: (312) 836-7000 or transitchicago.com.

Metra Train Metra commuter rail is a convenient travel alternative. For Metra fare and schedule Information: (312) 836-7000. metrarail.com Trolley The Illinois-Grand Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) offers daily free trolley.

LODGING Special Group Rates For a complete list of participating hotels, please visit greenfestivals.org/chi/lodging

ATTENDEES GIVE GREEN FESTIVAL OR ITS DESIGNEE PERMISSION TO USE THEIR VOICE, IMAGE OR LIKENESS AS IT APPEARS IN ANY PHOTOGRAPHIC OR AUDIO RECORDING IN ANY MANNER, IN ALL MEDIA, IN PERPETUITY. GREEN FESTIVAL IS A TRADEMARK OF GREEN FESTIVALS, INC.

resource recovery partner Ford is the official sponsor of Green Festivals Resource Recovery.

Get the full experience by test driving a Ford vehicle located outside level 1 entrance of Navy Pier. (Follow signs) Stop by the Ford Pavilion to learn more about Ford’s current and future green vehicle lineup.

event greening Our amazing crew of staff and volunteers works hard to make Green Festival sustainable

✔ Diverting thousands of pounds of waste per event from landfills ✔ Recovering valuable materials ✔ Educating attendees about eco-friendly alternatives, composting and landfill diversion WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

✔ Last year the Chicago Green Festival total waste stream was 23,284 lbs ✔ We had a 92.5% resource recovery rate ✔ Saved 21,560 lbs. of materials from landfill by composting and recycling ✔ Only 7.5% of the total waste stream or 1,724 lbs. went to landfill

ASL To request or reserve a sign language interpreter for a specific session during Green Festival, please visit the ASL/English interpretation desk at the registration area.

Scan with Smart Phone for all the updated Green Festival information!

Green Festival is a non-profit event and project of Green America and Global Exchange.

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partners Green Festival Partners have passed a Green America screening process for leadership in social and environmental responsibility and have earned the Green America Seal of Approval for their commitment. Focused on business as a tool for positive change, these values-driven, green business leaders are committed to sustainable practices.

PARTNERS

NAME

BOOTH

Clif Bar 1001,1102,1100,1003 Dot Green 1213 Earth Balance 1203 Endangered Species Chocolate 1008 Global Exchange 907,1006 Green America 903,1002,901,1000 Naked Grape 1215 O'organics 1200,1202 Raaw Juice 1201,1300 SustainU

1209,1207 Women & Children First Bookstore

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WEBSITE

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103.5 KISS FM Chicago - 103.5 KISS FM the most listened to music station in Chicago AudioAcrobatﾮ- WomensRadioﾮ - Publishing WomensRadio.com/WomensCalendar.org/AudioAcrobat.com Conscious Living TV - Creating a just and sustainable world using the power of media Democracy Now! 1318 Independent, investigative news hour which airs daily Earth Garage - Earthgarage.com - Greener car. Fatter Wallet.

FamilyFarmed.org 129 We help farmers sell local food Greenopia 1219 Trusted Consumer Resource for Green Purchasing Information Hoy 1018 Hoy is Chicagoﾒs most prominent Spanish-language newspaper Lite FM 93.9 Chicago - 93.9 Lite fm is Chicagolands Favorite Workday Station!

Natural Awakenings Chicago 1306 Health, healing, inner growth and earth friendly living Natural Health 919 Helping readers feel good and look good Natural Solutions -

Natural Solutions: the leading consumer healthy-living magazine NBC, channel 5 - Committed to greener, healthier community year round Organic Spa Magazine - Organic Spa -- connecting spa wisdom with sustainability Project Onward 1314,1312 Sponsors challenged individuals through art Rebuild the Dream 9 Bottom-up/people-powered innovations to fix US Economy Sierra Club Green Cinema Cinema Sierra Club protects communities and the planet The Nation -

Weekly magazine of news, politics, culture + arts The Organic & Non-GMO Report - Information for a safe, healthy food supply Triple Pundit - Triple Pundit is an innovative new-media company Twingravity - twingravity.com creates quirky organic videos/websites V103 - An urban adult Chicago contemporary radio station WCPT AM & FM Chicago's Progressive Talk 1308 Independent Talk Radio for Your Progressive Life Yelp Chicago 1302 User Reviews & Recommendations for everything in Chicago LA

WEBSITE

1035kissfm.com womensradio.com consciouslivingtv.com democracynow.org Earthgarage.com FamilyFarmed.org greenopia.com tribunemediagroup.com/portfolio/hoy litefm.com MileHighNaturalAwakenings.com naturalhealthmag.com naturalsolutionsmag.com nbcchicago.com organicspamagazine.com projectonward.org rebuildthedream.com sierraclub.org thenation.com non-gmoreport.com triplepundit.com twingravity.com v103.com chicagoprogressivetalk.com yelp.com/chicago

Green Festival Corporate Innovators are companies moving toward social and environmental responsibility. Businesses can participate after passing a rigorous review process conducted by Green America’s Corporate Responsibility Program, and demonstrating they have made significant social and environmental commitments and innovations in their particular area of business.

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Bright Green Ford Community Green Grant Ford Motor Company New York Times Renewal By Anderson-Chicago

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1019, 1118

Ford Pavilion 1119,1218 915,1014,913,1012

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Bright Green™ offers effective home care products Helping to improve the community Driven to create sustainable solutions New York Times Covers Breaking Environmental News The exclusive window replacement division of Andersen Corporation

WEBSITE

action-marketing-group.com/greengrant ford.com nytimes.com renewalbyandersen.com/events

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Green Business Stage

Participant Registration

Sierra Club Cinema

Yoga Pavilion

Green Kids

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Fair Trade Stage

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Bodywork

Organic Food Court

Green Kids Organic Food & Agriculture

Organic Food & Agriculture Organic Food & Agriculture

Community Action

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DIY Stage

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Community Tables

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BIG: Blacks in Green (Stage A)

Fair Trade

Conservation

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CO-PRODUCERS

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COMMUNITY ACTION Community Action

NEW PRODUCT SHOWCASE Eco Art

KIDS ZONE Fair Trade

BEER & WINE GARDEN Travel

ORGANIC FOOD COURT Fair Trade

BOOK STORE

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INFORMATION

Green Building/Energy/Technology Green Education

FIRST AID

Body & Health

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MAIN ENTRANCE

Community Action

GREEN BUSINESS & FAIR TRADE STAGE

Home & Garden

GREEN FESTIVAL STORE & CAFE

Eco-Fashion

ASL INTERPRETATION

Home & Garden

RESTROOMS

SRI & Green Office

RESOURCE RECOVERY Green Media

SPEAKER STAGES

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LOST AND FOUND

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Eco-Fashion

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Green Festival is excited to partner with the Sierra Club on a collection of impactful shorts and trailers, produced by Emmy-Award Winning Sierra Club Productions and other independent filmmakers, covering a variety of social and environmental topics.

The Sierra Club Green Cinema is located in the Food Court. Sit back, relax, be informed and entertained!

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saturday program schedule | Saturday 12 Noon - 8pm

1PM

MAIN STAGE

1PM

THE POWER OF PLANTS: DISCOVERING THE BENEFITS OF A PLANT-BASED DIET Opening Presentation sponsored by Earth Balance

2PM

2PM

CREATING CHANGE AT SCHOOL ONE KEWL BITE AT A TIME Reed Alexander

GREEN LIVING STAGE

FAIR TRADE STAGE (UPSTAIRS)

1PM

1PM

WILD ABOUT WASTE-REDUCTION: BUILDING THE FAIR TRADE TOWNS OUR ZERO WASTE SCHOOL MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO DISTRICT Nancy Jones

Ana Garcia-Doyle, Bess Celio, Sophia Lyman, District 97 Green Ambassadors

2PM

THE GREEN RADIO GUYS Mike Nowak, Ron Cowgill

COMMUNITY ACTION STAGE

1PM

"NOT QUITE WHITE": A DOCUMENTARY AND TALK BACK Jamil Khoury

2PM

THE POWER OF COOPERATIVES Michelle King, Amanda White

2PM

SHOW 1 OL' TIME MISSISSIPPI FISH FRY + HIP HOP STORYTELLING REVIVAL...& RADIO SHOW (OR HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES) EPISODE 1: DON'T THROW THAT AWAY CHILE

GREEN BUSINESS STAGE (UPSTAIRS)

1PM

GROWING THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Aaron Gadiel

2PM

SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY SAVINGS (SBES) PROGRAM Dana Olden

Naomi Davis, Pearl Ramsey

3PM

3PM

OCCUPY THE DREAM - FROM SELMA TO CHICAGO - UNITING OUR COMMUNITIES NOW! Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., introduction

by Dr. Benjamin Chavis

4PM

4PM

REBUILD THE DREAM: THE NEXT AMERICAN ECONOMY Van Jones

3PM

PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN Katherine Darnstadt

3PM

ADVANCING COOPERATIVES IN THE US Mark Fick, Cafe Chicago

3PM A DAY AT THE BEACH!

Cathy Breitenbach, Frances Canonizado

3PM

GREEN MONEY FOR GREEN BUSINESSES: DO’S AND DON’TS FOR BANK FINANCING Jon A. Levey

4PM

SUSTAINABILITY & AFFORDABLE HOUSING; MAYBE OCCUPY IS ONTO SOMETHING Audrey Henderson

4PM

GREEN AND FAIR: THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF FAIR TRADE Holly Elzinga, Esther West

4PM

CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING FOR THE 99% David Arfa, Kyla Bourne

4PM

BUILDING THE CHICAGO GREEN BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PRESENTED BY THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL LIVING ECONOMIES (BALLE) Suzanne Keers

5PM

5PM

T’S TIME TO CONNECT THE DOTS Bill McKibben (Satellite Presentation)

5PM

WE CAN SAVE THE WORLD WHILE WE ARE YOUNG Chris Yura

5PM

FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION: "THE DARK SIDE OF CHOCOLATE" Elizabeth O'Connell

5PM

SAVE THE BEES, SAVE YOUR FOOD Alexandra Lesniak

5:15PM

DON’T PUT THAT IN YOUR MOUTH: THE DANGERS OF GMOS Jeffrey Smith

6PM

6PM

PILSEN: CHICAGO'S BATTLEGROUND FOR SUSTAINABILITY

6:30PM

T.H.R.E.A.D.S. ECO-FASHION SHOW

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Fernando Diaz, Rosalie Mancera, Joe Zekas

6PM

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT STREET PROTESTS Scott Mechanic

saturday program schedule GOOD FOOD STAGE

DIY STAGE

KIDS ZONE

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

NOON-8PM

ECO-CRAFTS FOR SPRING TIME

NOON-8PM

ARTTERRO BOOKMARK PROJECT LOVED BY KIDS AND CREATIVE ADULTS

NOON-8PM

BALANCE BOARDS AND BEAMS ACTIVITY

1PM

GROWING ORGANIC VEGETABLES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD Jeanne Pinsof Nolan

2PM

FAUX-FROMAGE FAVS: HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE VEGAN CHEESES

1PM

DON'T THROW THAT AWAY! RECYCLING AND HANDMADE PAPER

1PM

KIDS YOGA! PRESENTED BY TERES KIDS AND BUBBLE ACADEMY

Nancy Zook, Genifer Dean, Dominique Nash, Tykeya Townsend

2PM

HOME BREWING 101 Greg Fischer

2PM

HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO FOR PLANET EARTH!

Kat Barry

3PM

SPRING CLEAN YOUR FRIDGE! Lee Greene

11AM

DRIVE GREEN STAGE FORD MOTOR COMPANY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY John Viera

1-6PM

YOGA & MOVEMENT PAVILION FIND YOUR INNER BREATH AND STATE OF BLISS AS YOU STRETCH TO HARMONY!

2PM

DRIVE GREEN STAGE FORD MOTOR COMPANY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY John Viera

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BLACKS IN GREEN - STAGE A (UPSTAIRS) HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES GREEN-VILLAGEBUILDING: IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING!

THE "REPURPOSE" OF RECYCLING Saudia A. Davis

Programming by Naomi Davis

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GREEN JUSTICE ADVOCATE TEACHES SUSTAINABILITY & COOKS! Monica Brown Moss

4PM

REUSING FABRIC SCRAPS FOR COMFORT: AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTING Sister Zakiyyah S. Muhammad

4PM

HIPPO WORKS PRESENTS: “SIMON SAYS LET’S STOP CLIMATE CHANGE!”

4:30PM

PACHAS PAJAMAS

5PM

CHEF FORSYTHE’S STREAMLINED CUISINE OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE FOODS

5PM

NON-CHEMICAL HOUSEHOLD CLEANING WORKSHOP Qae-Dah Muhammad

Alex Forsythe

6PM

PRESTO PESTO'S CHEESY BREAD AND PIZZA RECIPES Bob Garbowicz

6PM

UPGRADE YOUR CONDO, SAVE THE WORLD, AVOID A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT

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sunday program schedule | Sunday 11am - 7pm

MAIN STAGE

GREEN LIVING STAGE

11AM

FAIR TRADE STAGE (UPSTAIRS)

COMMUNITY ACTION STAGE

GREEN BUSINESS STAGE (UPSTAIRS)

11:30AM

NOON

KARYN CALABRESE'S SECRETS FOR INNER HEALING & OUTER BEAUTY Karyn Calabrese

NOON

TRASH AND ENERGY ACTIONS FOR SCHOOLS

Suzanne Carlson, Grace CABP Itter, Eric Heineman

1PM

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BILLIONAIRE BALLOT BANDITS: THE THEFT OF 2012 Greg Palast

1PM

URBAN GREEN STRATEGIES: MIDWEST CITIES LEADING THE SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION

NOON

TALES OF COFFEE FROM THE SOURCE Geoff Watts

1PM

FAIR TRADE 101

Elizabeth O'Connell

Brandon Knight

NOON

THE COST OF CHEAP FOODS Helen Reddout, Karen Hudson

1PM

BREAK UP WITH YOUR MEGA-BANK – AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WHILE YOU’RE AT IT! Alisa Gravitz, Levoi Brown

1PM

DON'T MAKE IT PRETTY, MAKE IT WORK: HOW TO MAKE BRANDING AND MARKETING EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Rob Coleman, Allison Manley

2PM

2PM OCCUPY REALITY Laura Flanders

3PM

3PM DEMOCRACY NOW! Amy Goodman

2PM

CHICAGO FOOD DESERTS: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Bianca Alexander, Esq., Seamus Ford, Mari Gallagher, Sheelah Muhammad

3PM

GETTING PERSONAL: HEAL YOURSELF, HEAL THE PLANET Alisa Gravitz

2PM

STAND OUT: TIPS FOR BRANDING YOUR FAIR TRADE BUSINESS

Maureen Dunn, Rich Cohen

3PM

WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT AND TRIVIA GAME Fair Trade Resource Network

2PM NEW LIFE FOR OLD BAGS

Scott Glumm, Sandy Ramsey, Jeremy Nicholls, Mary Moy, Ruth Werstler

3PM

SHOW 2 OL' TIME MISSISSIPPI FISH FRY + HIP HOP STORYTELLING REVIVAL...& RADIO SHOW (OR HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES) EPISODE 2: PASSING GAS

2PM

MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN LAUNCHING AND GROWING YOUR GREEN BUSINESS Dennis Salazar

3PM

GREENGAIN: YOUR PERSONAL ONLINE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AND GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION Maren Maier

Naomi Davis, Pearl Ramsey

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OCCUPY THIS, OCCUPY THAT, OCCUPY THE FUTURE!: RELEASING OUR RADICAL IMAGINATIONS William Ayers and

4PM

BUILDING THE LOCAL GREEN ECONOMY Dr. Kevin Danaher

Bernardine Dohrn

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5D ELEMENTAL HEALING: WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE? Mimi Clayton, Bianca Alexander, Esq., Rebecca Pollock, Allen Walker

6PM

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PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CHICAGO AND BEYOND Lia Valerio, Laura Ng, Rachel Durchslag

5PM

SPECIAL PRESENTATION ILLINOIS ELECTRIC VEHICLE INITIATIVES Eric Heineman

4PM SAVE THE WORLD AT DINNER

Eloise Karlatiras, Helen Cameron, Jeff Maimon, Kassia Perpich

5PM

“SECONDS FROM SUICIDE”: BULLYING AND TEEN SUICIDE James A Teague, Cheryl Thomas, Dr. Edward Fajardo

4PM

GREENING YOUR BUSINESS 101: EASY, SMALL STEPS WITH A BIG IMPACT Rich Cohen, Marilyn Jones, Linda Zabors

sunday program schedule GOOD FOOD STAGE

DIY STAGE

KIDS ZONE

11AM-6PM

ECO-CRAFTS FOR SPRING TIME

11AM-6PM

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

11AM

DRIVE GREEN STAGE FORD MOTOR COMPANY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY John Viera

ARTTERRO BOOKMARK PROJECT LOVED BY KIDS AND CREATIVE ADULTS

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DELICIOUS NUTRITIOUS ADVENTURES AT THE FAMILY TABLE Melissa Graham and Thor Graham

1PM

EATING FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH & VITALITY WITH KARYN CALABRESE Karyn Calabrese

NOON

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S GARDEN – HYDRO-AQUAPONICS

Esther Alabi, Rosemarie Markopoulos, John Crooks, Jonnequa Willis

1PM

HERE'S A DIVERSION: BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF GREEN FESTIVAL ZERO WASTE EFFORTS – WORKING OUR WAY TO ZERO!

11AM-6PM

BALANCE BOARDS AND BEAMS ACTIVITY

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TERES KIDS AND BUBBLE ACADEMY PRESENT: KIDS YOGA!

NOON-5PM

YOGA & MOVEMENT PAVILION FIND YOUR INNER BREATH AND STATE OF BLISS AS YOU STRETCH TO HARMONY! (Classes start on the hour)

1PM

PLAYING WITH VEGGIES

Georgia Malki, Joe Caristo

2PM

MAKING JAMAICAN GINGER BEER Mary Krystinak

3PM

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE-MAKING CLASS Katherine Anne Duncan

2PM

FOOD AS MEDICINE: FERMENTED FOODS

2PM NATURES CREATURES ANIMAL SHOW

Dietrich & Andrea Mattson-McGaffey

3PM

SAVING WATER SAVES MONEY. START SAVING AT HOME. Amy Talbot

3PM

HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO FOR PLANET EARTH!

3PM

BLACKS IN GREEN - STAGE A (UPSTAIRS) HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES GREEN-VILLAGEBUILDING: IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING!

1-3PM

BIKE TOUR TO HERITAGE BICYCLES AND COFFEE BEGINS OUTSIDE BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO. John Greenfield

Programming by Naomi Davis

4PM

CANNING 101: PRESERVING FOOD AND TRADITION Chef David Blackmon, DeShon Carr, Kamaria James, Jo’Nique Morris

4PM

BICYCLE BASICS

Professor Paul Fitzgerald

4PM

HIPPO WORKS PRESENTS: “SIMON SAYS LET’S STOP CLIMATE CHANGE!”

4PM

DRIVE GREEN STAGE FORD MOTOR COMPANY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY John Viera

4:30PM

PACHAS PAJAMAS

5PM YOU CAN BAKE BREAD Deborah Niemann

5PM

MAKING MEAD, THE MOST SUSTAINABLE WINE ON EARTH Greg Fischer

5PM

DRIVE GREEN STAGE FORD COMMUNITY GREEN GRANT AWARD CEREMONY

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main stage Amazing keynote speakers, nationally and internationally renowned authors, activists, movement leaders and cultural icons cover all topics at Green Festival.

SATURDAY 1PM THE POWER OF PLANTS: DISCOVERING THE BENEFITS OF A PLANT-BASED DIET

Opening Presentation sponsored by Earth Balance Join our panel of experts for a discussion about the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. Speakers include Jeffrey Smith (Author and AntiGMO Activist, Institute for Responsible Technology), Marla Rose (Vegan Street, Writer and Activist), Karyn Calabrese (Vegan Restaurateur, Author, Holistic Health Advocate), Eric Sharer (RD and Culinary Expert), MK Seipke (Vice President, Integrated Marketing & Sponsorship, Harpo Studios, Inc.). Moderated by Jeff Golfman (The Cool Vegetarian).

SATURDAY 2PM CREATING CHANGE AT SCHOOL ONE KEWL BITE AT A TIME

Reed Alexander Embracing his passion for cooking at an early age, Reed Alexander, star of Nickelodeon's hit TV show iCarly, combines his on-camera talent with his affinity for nutritious and delicious recipes and has launched his own online virtual culinary destination, KewlBites. com. Recently launched at the President Obama's firstever national summit on health, Alexander’s recipes are now available in school lunchroom cafeterias in all 50 U.S. states, for more than 30 million students everyday!

SATURDAY 3PM OCCUPY THE DREAM - FROM SELMA TO CHICAGO UNITING OUR COMMUNITIES NOW!

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., introduction

by Dr. Benjamin Chavis Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Dr. Benjamin Chavis bring forward decades of work to promote a positive agenda of sustainable solutions for our communities.

After over 50 years of activism, Jackson continues to play a pivotal role in the movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice around the world. Occupy The Dream continues the modern day struggle for economic and social justice started with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

SATURDAY 4PM REBUILD THE DREAM: THE NEXT AMERICAN ECONOMY

Van Jones Right now the American Dream is under siege. Tens of millions of willing workers can’t find jobs. Millions of homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure.

Instead of investing in our shared future, politicians are giving tax breaks to the rich and then slashing vital services families depend on. A new movement is rising all across America to fight back. Join us for this special presentation and book launch for Van Jones’ Rebuild the Dream, available now by Nation Books.

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SATURDAY 5:00PM T’S TIME TO CONNECT THE DOTS Bill McKibben (Special Satellite Presentation) Connect the Dots is a project of 350.org and allies to clearly draw the connection between extreme weather and climate change. May 5, 2012 is Climate Impacts Day -- protest, educate, document and volunteer along with thousands of people around the world to support the communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.

SATURDAY 5:15PM DON’T PUT THAT IN YOUR MOUTH: THE DANGERS OF GMOS

Jeffrey Smith The American Academy of Environmental Medicine now urges all doctors to prescribe diets without any genetically modified foods. Find out about the serious health dangers of GMOs, and how scientists who discovered them were fired, gagged, and threatened.

Learn how to avoid GMOs, and most importantly, find out how we can eliminate GMOs from our food supply—quickly.

SATURDAY 6:30PM T.H.R.E.A.D.S. ECO-FASHION SHOW T.H.R.E.A.D.S. is a cutting-edge runway show highlighting the continuum of eco-conscious, fair trade fashion. Curated and produced by awardwinning fashion mavens Michael + Bianca Alexander of Conscious Living TV, T.H.R.E.A.D.S. showcases current eco-collections of some of the most talented and innovative green designers, from rising ready-towear stars using recycled materials to haute couturiers showcasing the luxurious side of renewable textiles.

SUNDAY 11:30AM KARYN CALABRESE'S SECRETS FOR INNER HEALING & OUTER BEAUTY

Karyn Calabrese Owner of Chicago restaurants Karyn’s Cooked, Karyn’s On Green, and Karyn’s Raw, the longest standing raw foods restaurant in the country, Karyn attributes her vitality and success to her raw diet and detoxification program. Karyn is the author of Soak Your Nuts, which outlines her four-week detox. Her second book, a two-in-one cooked and raw cookbook, comes out Spring 2012.

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SUNDAY 1PM BILLIONAIRE BALLOT BANDITS: THE THEFT OF 2012 Greg Palast The BBC reporter who busted Katherine Harris' fake felon purge tells weird, hilarious and sick stories of the billionaires who are bankrolling the GOP; with hot new info on the Koch Brothers as well as the filthy rich you've never heard of ––from his new "kick ass" [Nomi Prins, Demos] book Vultures' Picnic.

Van Jones,

bestselling author of The Green Collar eConomy, has done it again!

SUNDAY 2PM OCCUPY REALITY Laura Flanders There's a disconnect between the "real" world where people live, and the money-media's world which is increasingly out of touch. Bestselling author and broadcaster, Laura Flanders will take a look at media hits and misses of the last year - and what lies ahead.

SUNDAY 3PM DEMOCRACY NOW! Amy Goodman Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman breaks through corporate media lies, sound-bites and silence with passionate reporting as host of "Democracy Now!" Her latest bestseller Breaking the Sound Barrier, proves the power of independent journalism in the struggle for a better world. From community organizations in New Orleans, to those struggling to survive in Haiti, Goodman illuminates ordinary people who are standing up and speaking out. Goodman is the author of four New York Times bestsellers.

SUNDAY 4PM OCCUPY THIS, OCCUPY THAT, OCCUPY THE FUTURE!: RELEASING OUR RADICAL IMAGINATIONS William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn Crisis is becoming the new normal in all areas, catastrophe approaching, upheaval and resistance punctuating the air and echoing to the far horizons--these are the times that cry out for an opening of our wildest and most radical imaginations. Let's talk together about entering and re-framing the debates, unleashing and re-imagining the possible, reconnecting and organizing for a world in balance, powered by love, gesturing toward joy and justice and peace.

SEE VAN JONES ON THE GREEN FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE SATURDAY, MAY 5TH AT 4PM!

Van Jones pulls no punches in this timely, election year offering. Part memoir, part manifesto, Rebuild the Dream offers both a constructive critique of the Obama era and a powerful plan to renew the American Dream.

This book is essential reading for everyone who wants to understand how the “hope” bubble burst - and how we can re-energize the movement today.

By ordering NOW, you can help put a strong voice for social justice on the bestseller lists – and demonstrate the power of a movement reborn. http://amzn.to/zdixhd

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Van Jones has made it his life’s work to speak truth to power.

—nancy Pelosi in time Magazine

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green living stage Learn how to green your daily life - discover practical tips for everyday living and innovations that you can put to use today.

SATURDAY 1PM WILD ABOUT WASTE-REDUCTION: OUR ZERO WASTE SCHOOL DISTRICT Ana Garcia-Doyle (W. Beye Elementary), Bess Celio (Oliver Wending Holmes Elementary), Sophia Lyman (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary), District 97 Green Ambassadors

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is on its 4th year of zero waste and sustainability programming.

Since 2008, 4,000+ students have diverted 15+ tons of solid waste and reduced landfill waste by approximately half. They won a 2011 Environmental Hero Award from Governor Pat Quinn and a Village of Oak Park Green Award.

SATURDAY 2PM THE GREEN RADIO GUYS Mike Nowak (Illinois Master Gardener, Host of The Mike Nowak Show), Ron Cowgill (Certified Green Professional, Licensed General Contractor and Host of Mighty House)

Join WCPT AM & FM hosts Mike Nowak and Ron Cowgill as they offer advice on how to green your home inside and out! Nowak is the Chicago radio voice of gardening and the environment. Cowgill hosts the home improvement show Mighty House. They are your local Green Radio Guys with funny, friendly and practical advice on greener living.

Katherine Darnstadt (LATENT DESIGN)

Design is relational, not just about objects. It’s about being a catalyst to change human relationships and activities. 90% of architecture’s impact is not in construction; but in relationships, empowerment and activities created, plus bricks and mortar. Darnstadt will describe a process that seeks to design for social, environmental and economic impact with, by and for communities and individuals.

SATURDAY 4PM SUSTAINABILITY & AFFORDABLE HOUSING; MAYBE OCCUPY IS ONTO SOMETHING Audrey Henderson (Knowledge Empowerment)

The Occupy movement has evolved from streets and public parks to private homes under foreclosure threat or already lost. Occupy activists have worked to move families into vacated properties, an act of civil disobedience. Henderson proposes to re-occupy vacant homes – when they cannot be restored to previous owners – and describes associated legal, financial and logistical challenges.

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Chris Yura (SustainU)

Like the Greatest Generation, the Millennial Generation can lead the way in creating authentic change for our country and world. The ability to unify our country for altruistic change can come through conscious consumption with more sustainable business practices.

How these messages are presented and interpreted are of the utmost importance, with cross-demographic adoption being paramount.

SATURDAY 6PM PILSEN: CHICAGO'S BATTLEGROUND FOR SUSTAINABILITY Fernando Diaz (Hoy – Chicago), Rosalie Mancera (Pilsen Alliance), Joe Zekas (YoChicago)

The recent closing of the Fisk power plant in Pilsen eliminates a major Chicago polluter but portends to accelerate demographic changes in the predominantly Latino immigrant neighborhood. The panel will address what this means for the areas’ historic housing stock, the coal plant site and the community’s current residents.

SUNDAY NOON TRASH AND ENERGY ACTIONS FOR SCHOOLS

SATURDAY 3PM PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN

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SATURDAY 5PM WE CAN SAVE THE WORLD WHILE WE ARE YOUNG

Suzanne Carlson (Chicago Public Schools), Grace CABP Itter (Chicago Public Schools), Eric Heineman (Office of Governor Pat Quinn)

Parents, teachers, and students – do you wonder how you can cut down on trash and save energy in your school? Come hear specific strategies for reducing waste, recycling more, dialing back on energy use and pursuing State of Illinois resources. CPS schools can sign up for Green Locker Clean Out and Energy Shared Savings.

SUNDAY 1PM URBAN GREEN STRATEGIES: MIDWEST CITIES LEADING THE SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION Brandon Knight (Global Exchange)

Drawing from experience working in urban farming and renewable energy, campaign organizer and project leader, Brandon Knight, will explore scalable models and projects helping to change the Midwest landscape.

His vision includes plans on how we can solve economic inequity, unemployment and environmental degradation through community projects.

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SUNDAY 2PM CHICAGO FOOD DESERTS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Bianca Alexander, Esq. (Conscious Living TV), Seamus Ford (Root-Riot Urban Garden Network), Mari Gallagher (Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group; National Center for Public Research), Sheelah Muhammad (Food Desert Action; Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market)

Concerned about Chicago's food deserts? Attend this panel to hear breaking news about the crisis from top experts in the field--from researchers who say they are slowly decreasing, to urban gardeners and food truck purveyors who are providing grassroots solutions to the issue on the front lines of our communities.

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SUNDAY 3PM GETTING PERSONAL: HEAL YOURSELF, HEAL THE PLANET Alisa Gravitz (Green America)

Have you or a loved one had a health problem – asthma, autoimmune disease, cancer, diabetes – in which you believe environmental factors played a role?

Gravitz will share her personal story, while teaching people how to heal themselves and heal the planet.

SUNDAY 4PM BUILDING THE LOCAL GREEN ECONOMY Dr. Kevin Danaher (Co-Founder, Global Exchange and Outreach Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Environment)

Flying in your workforce from out of town isn't part of the sustainability plan. Learn how to build a strong local green economy with policies like local hire. Danaher will also highlight the importance of inclusion as well as ensuring the health and welfare of all of the diverse members of our community.

SUNDAY 5PM 5D ELEMENTAL HEALING: WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE? Mimi Clayton (Mimi's Organic Exchange, Holistic Transformations, The Convergence Project, Inc), Bianca Alexander, Esq. (Conscious Living TV), Rebecca Pollock (Harmony Wellness Group), Allen Walker (Chicago Integral Bodywork)

This panel will explore and exemplify the holistic principle of happiness through integration of healthy mind, body, and spirit. Discussion will include Lifestyle, Neuromuscular and Sports Massage, Psychophysical Healing, Reiki, Thai Yoga Bodywork, Energy, Nutrition, Movement Therapy, Herbs, and Prevention, plus exercises and meditation. Panelists will address taking health into your own hands, claiming your health, and becoming a self-healer.

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fair trade stage (located upstairs) Learn about positive local solutions available to put an end to global social injustices. Fair Trade is a commerce that focuses on producer empowerment, equality, and economic development. With fair trade products you support the world and the economy.

SATURDAY 1PM BUILDING THE FAIR TRADE TOWNS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO

SUNDAY 12 NOON TALES OF COFFEE FROM THE SOURCE Geoff Watts (Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Inc.)

Nancy Jones

Cities across the US are using the Fair Trade Towns Model from Europe to help spread the word about Fair Trade. Hear how Chicago Fair Trade achieved the five goals of Fair Trade Towns to become America’s largest Fair Trade City. Learn how to spread this idea throughout the metro area.

Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia, a Chicago-based coffee roaster and one of the pioneers of the direct trade movement, will share his stories from over 17 years of working with coffee communities around the world.

He will also share how Intelligentsia’s Direct Trade approach has not only created more opportunities for farmers but also changed the specialty coffee industry.

SATURDAY 2PM THE POWER OF COOPERATIVES

SUNDAY 1PM FAIR TRADE 101

Michelle King (Mata Traders), Amanda White (Divine Chocolate)

The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of the Cooperative. Producers coops have long been at the heart of Fair Trade, as a viable business model and a means to create socioeconomic development. Panelists will discuss how cooperatives work with specific examples from artisans in India and cocoa farmers in Ghana.

SATURDAY 3PM ADVANCING COOPERATIVES IN THE US Mark Fick (Center for Workplace Democracy), Cafe Chicago

One of the important features of Fair Trade is the emphasis placed on cooperative and democratic workplaces. However, this is not unique to Fair Trade.

Learn how the Center for Workplace Democracy is advancing the cooperative structure in Chicago, and hear from Café Chicago about how this works in action.

SATURDAY 4PM GREEN AND FAIR: THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF FAIR TRADE Holly Elzinga (Fair Earth), Esther West (Equal Exchange)

Fair Trade is best known for improving workers’ lives, but this movement also has a strong commitment to protecting the environment, and conserving natural resources. Learn how two Fair Trade businesses are working with farmers and artisans to produce sustainably, through farming practices or using recycled inputs.

SATURDAY 5PM FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION: "THE DARK SIDE OF CHOCOLATE" Elizabeth O'Connell (Green America)

This 45-minute 2010 documentary exposes ongoing workers' rights abuses in the West African cocoa sector.

Join a leader of the Raise the Bar, Hershey! campaign to learn more about this issue and how you can make a difference.

Elizabeth O'Connell (Green America)

Join Green America's Fair Trade Program as we explore commerce that focuses on producer empowerment, equality, and economic development. We'll cover the basics of Fair Trade, and then discuss fun ways to get you and your community involved.

SUNDAY 2PM STAND OUT: TIPS FOR BRANDING YOUR FAIR TRADE BUSINESS Maureen Dunn (Mata Traders), Rich Cohen (Distant Village Packaging)

Fair Trade is a system of trade that shares the story of the producer with consumers. Learn how two Chicagobased companies are telling their own stories to more effectively standout in the marketplace.

SUNDAY 3PM WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT AND TRIVIA GAME Fair Trade Resource Network

On May 6th, hundreds of people in North America will organize events to promote World Fair Trade Day. Come celebrate with us at the Fair Trade pavilion and play Fair Trade Trivia (prizes available!). We'll also be announcing the winners of the "Best in Fair Trade" Awards.

SUNDAY 4PM PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CHICAGO AND BEYOND Lia Valerio (Malia Designs), Laura Ng (Traffick Free), Rachel Durchslag (Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation)

Human trafficking, also called "modern day slavery," effects millions of people across the world, and in the United States. Panelists will speak to their efforts to combat human trafficking in Cambodia and the United States, as well as their efforts to raise awareness about this human rights issue.

SUNDAY 5PM - SPECIAL PRESENTATION ILLINOIS ELECTRIC VEHICLE INITIATIVES Eric Heineman (Office of Governor Pat Quinn)

Did you know Illinois has more quick charger stations than anywhere else in the country? (We have 26 and there are only 36 nationally.) Chicago and Illinois are really leading the country on Electric Vehicles. Come learn more and get your questions answered at this exciting presentation that takes a look at benefits, background, and recommendations, plus initiatives already underway or implemented.

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new life for old bags SUNDAY AT 2:00PM COMMUNITY ACTION STAGE COME TO THE COMMUNITY TABLES AREA AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE MATS FOR THE HOMELESS OUT OF USED PLASTIC BAGS! NLOB is a collaboration of folks of all ages and abilities who come together to make mats for the homeless to sleep on. The sleeping mats provide the homeless with some cushion and water resistance, while upcycling plastic bags and keeping them out of landfills and water sources. In Chicago, the mats are distributed by Cornerstone Community Outreach in the Uptown neighborhood. Check out the NLOB facebook @ New Life for Old Bags or email NLOB at nlob-join@hotmail.com.

Learn more about NLOB and Cornerstone Community Outreach at the Community Action Stage presentation on Sunday at 2:00pm.

fashion show SATURDAY 6:30PM - MAIN STAGE T.H.R.E.A.D.S. ECO-FASHION SHOW produced by Conscious Living TV

T.H.R.E.A.D.S. is a cutting-edge runway show highlighting the continuum of eco-conscious, fair trade fashion. Curated and produced by award-winning fashion mavens Michael + Bianca Alexander of Conscious Living TV, T.H.R.E.A.D.S. showcases current eco-collections of some of the most talented and innovative green designers, from rising ready-to-wear stars using recycled materials to haute couturiers showcasing the luxurious side of renewable textiles.

bike tour SUNDAY 1-3PM BIKE TOUR TO HERITAGE BICYCLES AND COFFEE

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Meet outside Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. at the west end of Navy Pier. Bike Rentals available nearby at Bike and Roll Chicago.

John Greenfield from the sustainable transportation blog GridChicago.com leads a ride to Heritage Bicycles and Coffee, Chicago's first bike shop / cafe, selling stylish, locally-made city bikes and accessories. On the 12-mile tour, we'll ride (10 MPH) on bicycle-friendly streets on the way there, stop for a short coffee break at the shop and cruise the scenic Lakefront Trail on the way back.

John Greenfield is cofounder of GridChicago. com, a daily blog about walking, biking and transit issues. He also writes "Checkerboard City," a weekly sustainable transportation column in Newcity magazine.

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community action stage Take your passion for sustainable living to the streets. Learn more about issues and opportunities in your community and beyond. This is the place to activate, engage and organize!

SATURDAY 1PM "NOT QUITE WHITE": A DOCUMENTARY AND TALK BACK Jamil Khoury (Founding Artistic Director, Silk Road Rising)

"Not Quite White" explores the complicated relationship of Arab and Slavic immigrants to American notions of whiteness. It expands the American conversation on race by zeroing in on whiteness as a constructed social and political category, a slippery slope that historically played favorites, advantaging Northern and Western European immigrants over immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe and the Middle East.

SATURDAY 2PM SHOW 1 OL' TIME MISSISSIPPI FISH FRY + HIP HOP STORYTELLING REVIVAL...& RADIO SHOW (OR HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES) EPISODE 1: DON'T THROW THAT AWAY CHILE Naomi Davis (Blacks in Green), Pearl Ramsey (The Descendants ~ Our Stories...Truth Fully)

Naomi and Pearl weave a program at the intersection of deep culture and green neighborhood revival. Poetry, commentary and acoustics that mimic Earth's yearning for humanity to recycle. From 2050, see how greenvillage-building saved us from the tipping point. Join the audience and the show! Now casting...you!

SATURDAY 3PM A DAY AT THE BEACH! Cathy Breitenbach (Director of Lakefront Operations, Chicago Park District Office of Green Initiatives), Frances Canonizado (Outreach Manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes)

Learn about Chicago’s beaches and water quality in Lake Michigan. Panelists will discuss what is being done to protect and improve water quality, inform the public, and engage volunteers in caring for our beaches.

SATURDAY 4PM CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING FOR THE 99% David Arfa (Stone Soup Cooperative Alum, ChicagoCoop.net), Kyla Bourne (student, University of Chicago; Occupy)

The principles of consensus decision making are used in settings as encompassing and political as Occupy Chicago and as particular and intimate as a cooperative household. Come learn the basics of this participatory and non-hierarchical style of governance that focuses on overlapping values. Participate in a consensus-style discussion and learn what all those hand gestures are about.

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SATURDAY 5PM SAVE THE BEES, SAVE YOUR FOOD Alexandra Lesniak (Peace Bees)

The focus of Peace Bees is honey bee advocacy. We educate about their importance to our way of life, not to fear them, and how to accept them into daily life. We teach that there are numerous benefits and valuable hive products, beyond honey. We explain ways people can help honey bees, from simple support to becoming a beekeeper.

SATURDAY 6PM HEALTH AND SAFETY AT STREET PROTESTS Scott Mechanic (Chicago Action Medical)

Stay Healthy So You Can Stay in the Streets/What every protester should know about health and safety at street protests: a presentation on how to prepare and what to expect

SUNDAY 12 NOON THE COST OF CHEAP FOODS Helen Reddout (President, CARE [Community Association for Restoration of the Environment], farmer-activist), Karen Hudson (President, FARM [Families Against Rural Messes], farmer-activist)

In pursuit of cheap food, we are destroying the air, land and water in our rural areas. This pollution spins off into urban life through the food we eat and affects our health. Reddout will show these operations in action, including recent rulings, while Hudson will discuss the health effects on both urban and rural life.

SUNDAY 1PM BREAK UP WITH YOUR MEGA-BANK – AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WHILE YOU’RE AT IT! Alisa Gravitz (Executive Director, Green America), Levoi Brown (Senior Vice President, Director of Commercial Banking, Urban Partnership Bank)

With high costs, impersonal service and minimal community connection, mega-banks have earned their poor reputation. You have real choice for banking, one that helps you make a difference in your financial life and community. Engage with experts on what community development banking means, how it strengthens struggling neighborhoods, and learn steps to break-up with mega-banks!

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SUNDAY 2PM NEW LIFE FOR OLD BAGS Scott Glumm (New Life for Old Bags), Sandy Ramsey (Cornerstone Community Outreach), Jeremy Nicholls (Cornerstone Community Outreach), Mary Moy (New Life for Old Bags), Ruth Werstler (New Life for Old Bags)

New Life for Old Bags (NLOB) is a collaboration of volunteers who transform used plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Mats are given to Cornerstone Community Outreach in Uptown and distributed to the homeless. Presenters will discuss the issue of homelessness, the effect of plastic bags on the environment, and the importance of collaboration in community.

SUNDAY 3PM SHOW 2 OL' TIME MISSISSIPPI FISH FRY + HIP HOP STORYTELLING REVIVAL...& RADIO SHOW (OR HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES) EPISODE 2: PASSING GAS Naomi Davis (Blacks in Green), Pearl Ramsey (The Descendants ~ Our Stories...Truth Fully)

Naomi and Pearl weave a program at the intersection of deep culture and green neighborhood revival. Passing gas is no laughing matter when others must smell your toxic fumes. A long overdue "Excuse Me." From 2050 see how green-villagebuilding saved us from the tipping point. Join the audience and the show! Now casting...you!

SUNDAY 4PM SAVE THE WORLD AT DINNER Eloise Karlatiras (Executive Director, Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition), Helen Cameron (Co-owner, Uncommon Ground), Jeff Maimon (Assistant to Chef Rick Bayless; Frontera Grill, Topolobampo & XOCO), Kassia Perpich (Sustainable Seafood Manager, John G. Shedd Aquarium)

Environmentally responsible foodie world leaders will highlight sustainable seafood, green restaurants, locally grown foods, and cooking with better ingredients, plus ways to vote with your dollars and support sustainable food system growth. "We may utilize the gifts of Nature just as we choose, but in her books the debts are always equal to the credits" - Mahatma Gandhi.

SUNDAY 5PM “SECONDS FROM SUICIDE:” BULLYING AND TEEN SUICIDE

BIG: blacks in green (stage A) STAGE A IS LOCATED UPSTAIRS SATURDAY 3PM AND SUNDAY 3PM HOW CHICAGO BECAME A CITY OF VILLAGES GREEN-VILLAGE-BUILDING: IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING! Programming by Naomi Davis (President & Founder of BIG: Blacks in Green)

A two hour, multi-media teach-in moderated

by Naomi Davis, featuring local experts, and punctuated with performance art by Pearl Ramsey’s Troupadours, "The Descendants."

Experience the legend from 2050 of how we “surthrived” the Age of Climate Crisis to become a city of villages. Take a walk through the first village where we connected the dots of The 8 Principles of Green-Village-Building.

Feel how conservation lifestyle policies/ practices were translated in Chicago’s blighted legacy communities to create beehives of “the beautiful life.” Understand how those solutions relate to the salvation of the place you call home. With greenhouse gas levels teetering at the tipping point, and cities sobered by the fact that the more energy we save the more we use ~ this is our metamorphosis moment.

These presentations include a special reprise of SHOW 1 (Saturday at 4pm) and SHOW 2 (Sunday at 5pm) from the Community Action Stage (see page 28-29 for descriptions).

The 8 Principles of Green-Village-Building: Money - Energy - Products - Homes - Culture - Organizing - Education - Commerce

sierra club green cinema Green Festival is excited to partner with the Sierra Club on a collection of impactful shorts and trailers, produced by the Emmy-Award Winning Sierra Club Productions, covering a variety of social and environmental topics. Sit back, relax, be informed and entertained!

Located at the Organic Food Court

James A Teague (Founder/Artistic Director Pandemonium Theatre Group), Cheryl Thomas (Production Manager/Playwright, Pandemonium Theatre Group), Dr. Edward Fajardo (MD: PSYD)

Pandemonium Theatre Group's Founder/Artistic Director and Production Manager/Playwright will discuss bullying, teen suicide and the 'It Gets Better' project, following an excerpted performance of their work in progress, Seconds from Suicide. Joining them will be licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Edward Fajardo.

Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by nature, we are 1.4 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet. sierraclub.org

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green business stage

(located upstairs)

Green America’s Green Business Network offers seminars on greening your operations, financing, marketing and social media.

SATURDAY 1PM GROWING THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Aaron Gadiel (Director of Community Development, Green Exchange)

The Green Exchange is the country’s largest sustainable business community. Imagine a place where socially and environmentally responsible businesses share ideas, services and customers under one giant green roof. Learn how this collaborative community will help your business grow. Connect with this vibrant community of business leaders and innovators.

SATURDAY 2PM SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY SAVINGS (SBES) PROGRAM Dana Olden (Trade Ally Liaison, ComEd, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas – Small Business Program)

Learn about the Small Business Energy Savings (SBES) program, a special service of ComEd, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas, and Peoples Gas. SBES designed to help reduce your energy use. This presentation shares information about the SBES free energy assessments and energy-saving products, a free comprehensive report of recommended energy-efficiency improvements, and incentives of up to 70% off costs.

SATURDAY 3PM GREEN MONEY FOR GREEN BUSINESSES: DO’S AND DON’TS FOR BANK FINANCING Jon A. Levey (Chief Lending Officer, GreenChoice Bank)

GreenChoice Bank’s Chief Lending Officer will be give an overview of financing options for small and sustainable businesses. Learn more about what a community bank can do for your business and what banks look for from prospective borrowers.

SATURDAY 4PM BUILDING THE CHICAGO GREEN BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PRESENTED BY THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL LIVING ECONOMIES (BALLE) Suzanne Keers (Local First Chicago)

Come hear how your business can be part of the greater Chicago-area sustainable business movement.

Discover resources to help build a thriving local living economy and connect with over local 3,000 businesses. Get involved in the Buy Local Campaign, ChicagoMade and more!

SUNDAY 1PM DON'T MAKE IT PRETTY, MAKE IT WORK: HOW TO MAKE BRANDING AND MARKETING EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Rob Coleman, Allison Manley (Rogue Element)

Your brand is not just about choosing the prettiest logo or coolest colors. Rob Coleman and Allison Manley of Rogue Element share how to use design, based in effective brand strategy, to build customer loyalty and help your bottom line. We’ll discuss common mistakes, and how to make your branding effective within your budget.

SUNDAY 2PM MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN LAUNCHING AND GROWING YOUR GREEN BUSINESS Dennis Salazar (Salazar Packaging)

Join Dennis Salazar, President and Co-Founder of Salazar Packaging, Inc. as he recounts the biggest lessons learned during the past five years. Hear about his rookie business owner decisions and how Dennis forged forward in one of the toughest economic climates that our country has seen. Follow Dennis along the path of success and avoid potential pitfalls.

SUNDAY 3PM GREENGAIN: YOUR PERSONAL ONLINE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AND GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION Maren Maier (Director of the Seal of Approval and Standards, Green America's Green Business Network)

Are you GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE? Green America’s GreenGain is an online sustainability tool and tiered certification system for small businesses. See how GreenGain helps you measure, improve, and report your sustainability efforts, while saving time and money. This trusted Seal of Approval sets you apart from competitors and brings more customers to your door.

SUNDAY 4PM GREENING YOUR BUSINESS 101: EASY, SMALL STEPS WITH A BIG IMPACT Rich Cohen (Distant Village Packaging), Marilyn Jones (Consolidated Printing), Linda Zabors (Green Irene Eco-Consultant)

Save energy, resources and money by taking steps to green your workplace. Whether you work in an office at home or in a more traditional office environment, our panel of experts will give you basic steps to green your business operations. Learn how sustainable business practices can lead to a healthier workplace and give you a competitive advantage.

The Green Business Pavilion is produced by the Green Business Network at Green America. To learn more visit GreenBusinessNetwork.org.

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good food stage Think fresh, and be inspired with culinary creations! Come and see local chefs and kitchen connoisseurs demonstrate how to make healthy, delicious foods right in front of you!

SATURDAY 1PM GROWING ORGANIC VEGETABLES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

SATURDAY 6PM PRESTO PESTO'S CHEESY BREAD AND PIZZA RECIPES

Jeanne Pinsof Nolan (The Organic Gardener Ltd.)

Bob Garbowicz (Presto Pesto)

Learn basic principals of organic gardening.

Novices get started with the very real and rewarding experience of growing their own food.

More experienced gardeners will get advice on techniques and soil improvement. Nolan’s presentation will cover what to grow, when to plant, maintenance, harvesting, clean up, and how to ensure your vegetable garden flourishes!

SATURDAY 2PM FAUX-FROMAGE FAVS: HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE VEGAN CHEESES Kat Barry (Kat’s Hot Cakes)

Is your cheese addiction keeping you from cutting back on dairy? Kat’s easy vegan creations will make you feel satisfied and slim! She will demonstrate her two favorite staples: raw cashew basil spread, and tofu ricotta. Both of these recipes utilize fresh ingredients like garlic, basil, and spinach, can be made in minutes, and have a variety of uses.

SATURDAY 3PM SPRING CLEAN YOUR FRIDGE! Lee Greene (The Scrumptious Pantry)

Carrots, beets, parsnips and other hardy veggies have been hanging out in your fridge for the season. Convinced you cannot take another dish using roots & kale? We will show you some simple, but delicious ways to use these veggies on the last mile before the arrival of spring, so you can make room for the new season’s bounty!

SATURDAY 4PM GREEN JUSTICE ADVOCATE TEACHES SUSTAINABILITY & COOKS! Monica Brown Moss (Vegan Chef, Cancer Survivor, Food Justice Advocate)

A cancer survivor and vegan chef, Monica will engage in dialogue about the necessity to cook healthy food and exercise, sharing everyday sustainable living skills while preparing scrumptious “Honey-soaked Quinoa Salad.” This nutritious easy dish incorporates the healthy benefits of fresh cherries with protein-rich quinoa. She will create vinaigrette to pair with leafy greens, cashews, grapes and apricots.

SATURDAY 5PM CHEF FORSYTHE’S STREAMLINED CUISINE OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE FOODS Alex Forsythe (chef)

Chef Alex Forsythe will delve into past, present, and future foods and where they come from; he teaches the efficiency of cooking through old practices, modern technology, and future cuisine called Streamlined Cuisine®. The nutrient-dense tasting will include quinoa, sweet peppers, vegan cheese and pumpkin seeds.

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Presto Pesto demonstrates some of the more popular uses of their pesto. It's not just for pasta or bread. It can be used as a condiment, marinade, dip, sauce, or in addition to your favorite sauce such as alfredo.

This demonstration includes their cheesy bread and Presto Pesto pizza.

SUNDAY 12 NOON DELICIOUS NUTRITIOUS ADVENTURES AT THE FAMILY TABLE Melissa Graham and Thor Graham (Purple Asparagus)

Searching for meals that both you and your kids will love? Looking to make peace at the dinner table?

Melissa Graham, Founding Executive Director, of Purple Asparagus will show you how to make meals that will keep all members of the family satisfied.

Joining her is her 8-year old, Thor, who will share his adventures at the family table.

SUNDAY 1PM EATING FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH & VITALITY WITH KARYN CALABRESE Karyn Calabrese (Vegan Restaurateur, Author, Holistic Health Advocate)

Karyn Calabrese, owner of plant-based Chicago restaurants Karyn’s Cooked, Karyn’s On Green, and Karyn’s Raw, the longest standing raw foods restaurant in the country, will exhibit a variety of delicious raw and cooked vegan dishes. Watch as Karyn prepares her raw spinach ravioli with marinara, raw fruit cake and scrambled Mexican tofu.

SUNDAY 2PM MAKING JAMAICAN GINGER BEER Mary Krystinak (Mary's Wholesome Living)

This demonstration will show you how to make your own non-alcoholic Ginger Beer. Fresh ginger root, limes and organic cane sugar are prepared with a Vitamix. Samples will be available. Attendees are eligible for 10% off future class.

SUNDAY 3PM CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE-MAKING CLASS Katherine Anne Duncan (Katherine Anne Confections)

Join chocolatier Katherine Duncan from Katherine Anne Confections as she teaches the art of trufflemaking. Learn how to measure, melt, chill, scoop, and roll classic hand-rolled chocolate truffles. You'll leave with recipes, a source sheet, and ideas for fun, unique truffles. Volunteers will be able to roll truffles with Katherine's guidance.

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SUNDAY 4PM CANNING 101: PRESERVING FOOD AND TRADITION Chef David Blackmon (Chicago Public Schools), DeShon Carr (Community Christian Alternative Academy), Kamaria James (Community Services West Career Academy), Jo’Nique Morris (Community Services West Career Academy)

In spite of the global food market, nothing compares to the fresh taste of local foods.

There’s no better way to safely capture those flavors than canning. This kitchen technique is woven in family heritage to so many people and just the topic alone brings back memories of stocking pantry shelves and enjoying them long after the season is ended.

SUNDAY 5PM YOU CAN BAKE BREAD

SATURDAY 11AM AND 2PM SUNDAY 11AM AND 4PM FORD MOTOR COMPANY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY John Viera (Global Director of Sustainability & Vehicle Environmental Matters

John Viera, the Global Director of Sustainability & Vehicle Environmental Matters, will talk about Ford's current and future electrified vehicle fleet, how organically-based sustainable materials are being incorporated into Ford vehicles, and how Ford is looking to the future of personal mobility in a world facing the limits of growth.

Deborah Niemann (self-sufficiency expert and author)

Does yeast scare you? Have you tried and failed to make bread? Even if you are sure you can't do it, Deborah will show you how to make delicious homemade bread. You don't need dozens of recipes or a culinary degree, just four to six ingredients and a little knowledge, and you'll be baking bread when you get home tonight!

SUNDAY 5PM FORD COMMUNITY GREEN GRANT AWARD CEREMONY Vote for your favorite local nonprofit at Green Festival to receive a $5,000 Community Green Grant! Finalists will convene to present their innovative, actionable ideas to better the local community, and need your vote to help them get started. The winner will be awarded at 5pm on Sunday.

Every vote counts!

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Collective Roots, winner of the 2011 San Francisco Community Green Grant.

To learn more about the amazing community groups that have won see videos at greenfestivals.org

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green kids zone Zone! Get them interested The real party is at the Green Kids and educational activities, in the natural world with engaging eco-friendly crafts and more.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY SATURDAY NOON-8PM SUNDAY 11AM-6PM ECO-CRAFTS FOR SPRING TIME Get your craft on and celebrate spring with the Green Parents Network. This fun and creative craft project will provide a colorful souvenir to take a little of Green Festival home with you! greenparentsnetwork.com

SATURDAY NOON-8PM SUNDAY 11AM-6PM BALANCE BOARDS AND BEAMS In the movement area, enjoy high-fun, low-tech activities provided by an assortment of balance boards and beams! Simultaneously invigorating and relaxing, kids of all ages will enjoy this activity. balanceboardsandbeams.com

SATURDAY NOON-8PM SUNDAY 11AM-6PM ARTTERRO BOOKMARK PROJECT LOVED BY KIDS AND CREATIVE ADULTS Use some of Artterro’s beautiful and natural materials to design a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Start with handmade papers, and add wood & glass beads and sequins to create a marvelous bookmark to aid in your reading adventures. artterro.com

SATURDAY 2PM SUNDAY 3PM HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO FOR PLANET EARTH! This fun and engaging kids program is based on the book Loui Saves the Earth and helps kids understand they can make a big difference to the world. Chicago author and writer Alexandra Gnoske reads, plays games, and shows the kids how simple actions matter.

Everyone will take home an 'Action Plan' and books and non-toxic stickers will be available. louisavestheearth.com

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 4:30PM PACHAS PAJAMAS

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 4PM HIPPO WORKS PRESENTS: “SIMON SAYS LET’S STOP CLIMATE CHANGE!” Featuring the Hippo Works gang in an edu-taining adventure that illuminates topics such as the greenhouse effect, global warming, the food chain, and carbon footprints. The film also highlights important eco-habits such as the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), composting and carbon offsetting. hippoworks.com

SATURDAY 1PM SUNDAY 12PM TERES KIDS AND BUBBLE ACADEMY PRESENT: KIDS YOGA! Teres Kids, makers of the world’s most comfortable children’s clothing, is bringing children’s yoga to the 2012 Chicago Green Festival. Teacher Lauren Huber from Chicago’s own Bubble Academy will be leading stretchy fun with yoga classes in the Kid’s Zone. Teres Kids clothing helps all children stay happy and active. bubblesacademy.com tereskids.com

SUNDAY ONLY SUNDAY 1PM PLAYING WITH VEGGIES Mellissa MacGill of Purple Asparagus and her son Thor will be demonstrating a fun, healthy meal that kids and parents can cook together. purpleasparagus.com

SUNDAY 2PM NATURES CREATURES ANIMAL SHOW Join Erin Yanz and her amazing assortment of rescued animals! Through stories and demonstrations, she teaches families to be more responsible in their pet choices. naturescreatures.net

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Pacha is a little girl with big dreams. One night, the animals and plants on Pacha’s new pajamas come to life. Entering her dream, she comes upon an unlikely group of creatures, all feeling sad about the state of the world. They decide to throw the greatest festival on Earth and unite with the intention to bring balance to the planet. Pacha’s Pajamas helps young people become aware of their relationships with other species and ecosystems, and to more fully appreciate Nature.

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DIY stage Learn by doing with hands-on how-to workshops in urban gardening, bicycle maintenance, home brewing and making mead, installing water saving devices and more.

SATURDAY 1PM DON'T THROW THAT AWAY! RECYCLING AND HANDMADE PAPER

SATURDAY 6PM UPGRADE YOUR CONDO, SAVE THE WORLD, AVOID A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT

Nancy Zook (Art Instructor, CCA Academy), Genifer Dean (senior, CCA Academy), Dominique Nash (senior, CCA Academy), Tykeya Townsend (junior, CCA Academy)

Jon Parrish (Midwestern Lighting Design Manager, Johnson Controls)

After a basic explanation of tools and vocabulary, participants will step through the process of creating paper from post-consumer waste (used paper).

Questions addressed include: how much/what types of paper to use, how long to blend pulp, sizing/ watermarks, pulp painting/layering, embedding, adding botanicals, two-toned paper, paper embossing, product creation and set-up costs. Handouts provided.

SATURDAY 2PM HOME BREWING 101 Greg Fischer (Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery)

Experience the joy of home brewing! Greg Fischer, a brewer since 1980, and the owner of Beverage Art Brewer & Winemaker Supply in Chicago, will take you through the step-by-step process of brewing your first beer.

SATURDAY 3PM THE "REPURPOSE" OF RECYCLING Saudia A. Davis (Executive Director and Founder of Smarty Pants Are Leaders)

The presentation focuses on the PURPOSE of recycling by demonstrating how to RePURPOSE items - clothes, metals…everything! Be one of three lucky "green folks" to participate live on stage. Sign up for a raffle for the hands-on repurposing demo! You also WIN what you "REcreate" and learn the "purpose" of REpurposing!

SATURDAY 4PM REUSING FABRIC SCRAPS FOR COMFORT: AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTING Sister Zakiyyah S. Muhammad (cultural activist)

A history of quilting in the African American tradition will be discussed. Participants can create their own message or design in a patch, or stitch together some patches to start their own quilt.

SATURDAY 5PM NON-CHEMICAL HOUSEHOLD CLEANING WORKSHOP Qae-Dah Muhammad (Chicago Conservation Corps [C3] Leader/Speaker)

Green cleaning is on the up-rise. Qae-Dah Muhammad will share hidden unhealthy secrets about your commonly used cleaning products. You’re invited to make and use safe home cleaning products and make a difference in your health and the environment.

Improve the indoor air quality in your home and office.

There is a solution to indoor pollution!

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Chicago condo common spaces are some of the most energy wasteful in the region; they are routinely left on 24/7/365. Parrish will detail upgrading his own condo building common space (with no prior electrical installation experience), reducing common area monthly electrical bills from $220 to $75 a month (the equivalent of removing one household’s yearly electrical use).

SUNDAY 12 NOON NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S GARDEN – HYDRO-AQUAPONICS Esther Alabi (Teacher, Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, CSW Career Academy), Rosemarie Markopoulos (Teacher, Environmental Science, Physical Science, and Math, CCA Academy), John Crooks (junior, CCA Academy), Jonnequa Willis (senior, CCA Academy)

After a basic explanation of the tools and vocabulary needed, we’ll demonstrate how to put together an aquaponics system for a 10-gallon fish tank. Topics such as filtration, water chemistry, types of fish appropriate for the system, and how to properly plants seedlings will be covered. An in-depth instruction manual and where to go for supplies will be provided.

SUNDAY 1PM HERE'S A DIVERSION: BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF GREEN FESTIVAL ZERO WASTE EFFORTS – WORKING OUR WAY TO ZERO! Georgia Malki (CEO, Seven-Star, Inc.), Joe Caristo (Greening Engineer, Green Festival)

You, the Green Festival visitor, play a vital role by cooperating with staff and volunteers to minimize waste. The diversion rate at our 2011 Chicago Green Festival was 92%: only 1,724 lbs went to landfill. We work hard to recover materials and educate about eco-friendly alternatives, composting and landfill diversion. Join this demo and tour to see how we do it!

SUNDAY 2PM FOOD AS MEDICINE: FERMENTED FOODS Dietrich & Andrea Mattson-McGaffey (Edible Alchemy)

Explore your most crucial medical arsenal: what you put into/onto your body. Learn properties of common kitchen items, how to apply them when cooking, and international medicinal traditions. Then, focus on local foods and plants, and urban solutions for nutritious healthy eating. Find out how easy it is to transform your garden and kitchen into a modern apothecary. Sample whole food remedies!

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SUNDAY 3PM SAVING WATER SAVES MONEY. START SAVING AT HOME. Amy Talbot (Chicago Conservation Corps [C3] Leader)

1 in 8 people on planet earth lack access to fresh drinking water. We are fortunate in Chicago to have one of the largest fresh water sources in the world.

But, we shouldn’t take it for granted. Attend this workshop and learn simple techniques to save water in your home. You’ll conserve future drinking water and lower your water bill.

musical performances Drawing from the melting pot of Chicago's communities and the diversity of our Midwestern cultural heritage, enjoy acoustic music of all sorts at Green Festival. This year, music is in the air throughout the event! Whether traditional, with a look back in history, or contemporary, with innovative vision, get your party started or keep it going with awesome tunes at Green Festival. Move and groove with performances from talented artists to keep you entertained and inspired all weekend!

SUNDAY 4PM BICYCLE BASICS WITH PROFESSOR PAUL FITZGERALD Paul Fitzgerald (Mechanic, Working Bikes)

Get ready to go over basic tuning, cycling safety, and what you can do to ensure smooth riding for you and your bike! Bring your bike, your queries and your concerns. Bring along a notepad and a wrench if you’ve got one! You're going to ride away with confidence!

SUNDAY 5PM MAKING MEAD, THE MOST SUSTAINABLE WINE ON EARTH Greg Fischer (Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery)

A demonstration and hands on mead making experience with Greg Fischer, a winemaker and apiarist for over 30 years, and the owner of Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery, the only winery in Chicago and the only meadery in Illinois.

yoga & movement pavilion

Find your inner breath and state of bliss as you stretch yourself to harmony in the Green Festival's Yoga and Movement Pavilion. A robust schedule of free classes and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the weekend, including yoga, Zumba, and much more.

Come join us!

Classes start on the hour from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Noon - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

We'll have something for all ages and all skill levels!

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AMY GOODMAN LIVE ON THE MAINSTAGE 3PM SUNDAY, MAY 06, 2012

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Award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González cover the day’s top news with in-depth interviews, live on the ground reports, debates and analysis from a diversity of voices critically important to understanding our world.

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exhibitor directory Green Festival exhibitors have passed the Green America screening process for leadership in social and environmental responsibility, and have earned the Green America Seal of Approval for their commitment. Focused on business as a tool for positive change, these value-driven green business leaders are committed to sustainable practices. *Below are Green Festival exhibitors at the time of print; many more will be posted online and in our onsite addendum

New green products, see display near main entrance BOLD = Partners

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Global Exchange (co-producer)

707, 806

Shop without sweat shops

Green America (co-producer)

701, 703, 800, 802

Economic actions for a just planet

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Alive & Well Naturally Chiro One Wellness Centers Vital Ki Holistic Center

59 314 60

A wellness center providing various modalities for healthy living Developing extraordinary wellness for families and individuals Find us in the bodywork section.

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Beyond Nuclear

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Advocating for a clean, non-nuclear, energy future

WEBSITE

globalexchange.com greenamerica.org

BODYWORKS WEBSITE

aliveandwellnaturally.com chiroone.net kichicago.com

COMMUNITY ACTION WEBSITE

beyondnuclear.org

Camp Kupugani Multicultural Camp 2

Fun camp unites kids & provides empowerment & community-building

kupugani.com

Earthwatch Institute

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Environmental research expeditions you can join!

earthwatch.org

Harmony House for Cats

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Cageless No-Kill Shelter for Cats

Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA-USA)

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Enabling social change for sustainable futures in communities

Lights for Learning

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Energy efficiency educational outreach and fundraising program

Mercy For Animals

729

A non-profit farmed animal advocacy organization

MercyForAnimals.org

Oxfam America

15

International relief and development organization

oxfamamerica.org

PETA-People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

7

The world's largest animal rights organization

hhforcats.org ica-usa.org lights4learning.org

peta.org

Project Onward

Sponsors challenged individuals through art

projectonward.org

Rainbow PUSH Coalition

14

Social Justice organization founded by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Rebuild the Dream

9

Bottom-up/people-powered innovations to fix US Economy

Snow Leopard Trust

5

Non-profit organization dedicated to snow leopard conservation

snowleopard.org

Socially Responsible AG Project

17, 18

Protect the environment, human health, and rural quality of life

sraproject.org

The Zeitgeist Movement Illinois Chapter

731

A sustainability advocacy movement doing community based activism

Tree House Humane Society

16

Chicago's largest no-kill, cageless cat shelter

Your Voice for Health

4

Grassroots activists for health freedom

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Chicago Textile Recycling

1323

Green fundraising for your organization

rainbowpush.org rebuildthedream.com

tzmillinois.org TreeHouseAnimals.org yourvoiceforhealth.com

CONSERVATION/RECYCLING WEBSITE

chicagotextilerecycling.com

Green Planet Bottling

1319

Water bottles made of 100% plants. No Petroleum, chemicals or BPA

I-GO Car Sharing

1223, 1322

Access to hundreds of eco-friendly cars in Chicago & suburbs

greenplanetbottling.com

Klean Kanteen

1222

Stainless steel reusable solutions

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Blue Hill By Hand

830

Recycled Eco-friendly Earrings

Ecowood Designs

828

Eco-friendly Reusable Bags

Kreative Kem

829

Unique hand-made wearable art of african & native america cultures

One Strange Bird

831

Sells handmade goods by local artists and hosts art classes

Terra Natural Designs

833

Eco-friendly & uses tropical seeds nuts to create amazing jewelry

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

B-Attitudes

720

Helping people help themselves through handcrafts

b-attitudes.net

Green Label Organic

718

Organic T-shirts with a point of view

greenlabel.com

Koru Street

721

Eco-friendly accessories from around the world

korustreet.com

igocars.org kleankanteen.com

ECO-ART WEBSITE

bluehillbyhand.com ecowooddesigns.com onestrangebird.com terranaturaldesigns.com

ECO-FASHION WEBSITE

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41

exhibitor directory ECO-FASHION - CONTINUED NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Krochet Kids International

712

Buy a hat change a life

Mixed Bag Designs

702

Eco-friendly Reusable Bags

mixedbagdesigns.com

Sattva Vibrant Living

713

Organic cotton active wear

luminousorganics.com

SustainU

USA made apparel from 100% recycled materials

WEBSITE

krochetkids.org

sustainuclothing.com

FAIR TRADE NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Bright Endeavors

1032

Eco-friendly, candle/spa social enterprise helping women

Divine Chocolate

928

First fair trade, farmer owned chocolate company

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps

1028

Health is Our Greatest Wealth. We're ALL-ONE or none! Since 1948

Equal Exchange Fundraising

929

Fairly-traded food/crafts-40% profit to your group!

eSutras Organics

231

USDA Organic vegetarian specialty foods and health products

Francis Ellis Candles

932

Biodegradable & organic NON-GMO Soy massage candles

Liz Alig

933

Fair Trade fashion made from recycled materials

Malia Designs

1033

Fair Trade handbags, accessories & clothing out of cambodia & bol

Mata Traders

1027

Fair trade handmade women's clothing and accessories

Minga Fair Trade Imports

1130, 1128

Fair Trade Wholesaler of South American goods

Trade Justice Mission

1132

TJM is a non-profit that uplifts the world's marginalized women

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

WEBSITE

brightendeavors.org divinechocolateusa.com drbronner.com equalexchange.coop/fundraiser esutras.com franciselliscandles.com lizalig.com maliadesigns.com matatraders.com mingaimports.com tradejusticemission.org

GREEN BUILDING NAME

WEBSITE

Environmental Law & Policy Center 415

Protecting the Midwests environment and natural heritage

elpc.org

KC Solutions, Inc.

502

An industry leader in cost-effective energy saving solutions

yourenergybarrier.com

Latent Design

418

Innovative design solutions with/by/for social impact

Leafguard Chicago, LLC

607

LeafGuard Gutter Systems Protect Your Home. Get It & Forget It

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Bard College

430

MBA in Sustainability & MS in Climate Science/Environment Policy

Conserve School

1221

Environmentally focused high school semester

ConserveSchool.org

Trinity School of Natural Health

428

Study Natural Health out of your own home

trinityschool.org

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

BabyMantra

91

Organic body care products

Happy Family

89

Organic superfoods for the entire family

Teres Kids

72

Organic cotton kids clothing. Made in America

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

latentdesign.net leafguard.com

Renewal by Anderson

GREEN CAREERS/EDUCATION WEBSITE

bard.edu/gps

GREEN KIDS WEBSITE

babymantra.com happyfamilybrands.com tereskids.com

GREEN MEDIA NAME

103.5 KISS FM Chicago

103.5 KISS FM the most listened to music station in Chicago

AudioAcrobatﾮ- WomensRadioﾮ

Publishing WomensRadio.com/WomensCalendar.org/AudioAcrobat.com

Book Publishing Company

Community owned, independent press publishes vegan books

1423

Conscious Living TV

Creating a just and sustainable world using the power of media

Democracy Now!

Independent, investigative news hour which airs daily

WEBSITE

1035kissfm.com womensradio.com bookpubco.com consciouslivingtv.com democracynow.org

Dot Green Greenopia

Trusted Consumer Resource for Green Purchasing Information

Hoy

Hoy is Chicagoﾒs most prominent Spanish-language newspaper

Lite FM 93.9 Chicago

93.9 Lite fm is Chicagolands Favorite Workday Station

Natural Awakenings Chicago

Health, healing, inner growth and earth friendly living

Natural Health

Helping readers feel good and look good

Natural Solutions

Natural Solutions: the leading consumer healthy-living magazine

2004

New York Times

42

GreenFestivals.org

New York Times Covers Breaking Environmental News

greenopia.com tribunemediagroup.com/portfolio/hoy litefm.com MileHighNaturalAwakenings.com naturalhealthmag.com naturalsolutionsmag.com nytimes.com

exhibitor directory GREEN MEDIA - CONTINUED NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

WEBSITE

Organic Spa Magazine

Organic Spa -- connecting spa wisdom with sustainability

Sierra Club Green Cinema

Sierra Club protects communities and the planet

sierraclub.org

The Nation

Weekly magazine of news, politics, culture + arts

thenation.com

1005

organicspamagazine.com

The Organic & Non-GMO Report

Information for a safe, healthy food supply

Triple Pundit

Triple Pundit is an innovative new-media company

non-gmoreport.com triplepundit.com

Twingravity

Twingravity.com creates quirky organic videos/websites

twingravity.com

V103

An urban adult Chicago contemporary radio station

WCPT AM & FM Chicago's Progressive Talk

Independent Talk Radio for Your Progressive Life

v103.com

chicagoprogressivetalk.com Women & Children First

Shop as independently as you think

Yelp Chicago

User Reviews & Recommendations for everything in Chicago LA

womenandchildrenfirst.com yelp.com/chicago

GREEN PETS NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Honest Pet Products

622

Eco-friendly natural pet toys and accessories

WEBSITE

Swheat Scoop

615

Swheat Scoop Natural Wheat Litter

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Back to the Roots

604

Grow-it-at-home gourmet oyster mushroom kits

Christy Webber Landscapes Farm & Garden Center

611

Chicago's center for organic gardening, landscaping/urban farming

Dakota Stove

621A

If your stove is square, get it out of there-more heat, less fuel

Esse Bags with Our Children Our Earth

603

Toys, lunchware, shopping systems & more. Dispose of disposables

Essential Safe Products

620

Cookware, Bakeware, H2O Bottles, Food Storage & Cooks' Tools

Fresh Wave

606

Natural Odor Eliminators - non-toxic odor removal products

Gift It Green

605

Eco-chic, fabric gift boxes that are reusable, fun and unique

Leafguard Chicago, LLC

607

LeafGuard Gutter Systems Protect Your Home. Get It & Forget It

Nature's Head

602

We manufacture self-contained composting toilets in the US

Swheat Scoop

615

Swheat Scoop Natural Wheat Litter

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

honestpetproducts.com swheatscoop.com

HOME & GARDEN WEBSITE

backtotheroots.com christywebber.com dakotastove.com essereusablebags.com liveESP.com freshwaveworks.com giftitgreen.com leafguard.com natureshead.net swheatscoop.com

ORGANIC BEER & WINE NAME

Naked Grape

WEBSITE

Natural, fresh from the vine flavor

thenakedgrapewine.com

ORGANIC BODY/HEALTH NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

360 Health LLC

310

Turn your Life Around!

WEBSITE

Body Karma

1515

Vegan products to promote wellness for your body, home and pet

Chiro One Wellness Centers

314

Developing extraordinary wellness for families and individuals

EZ Wyp, Inc.

305

All Natural Bio Degradable Wet Wipes

Hawaiian Moon

307

Hawaiian Moon Organic Aloe Skin Cream

Love at First Sit / Nada Chair

323

Portable ergonomic back support systems - fair trade made

Massaging Insoles

313

World's best therapeutic massaging shoe insoles

massaginginsoles.com

Natural Fitness

315

Premium yoga & fitness gear with minimum environmental impact

naturalfitnessinc.com

Natural Passion

1521

Natural personal care products based on the seasons for everyone

naturalpassion.us

NYR Organic

400

Celebrating 30 years making award-winning natural skincare

us.nyrorganic.com

Peak Performance Healthcare

319

Relieve pain and live to the fullest

Shea Butter Secrets

301

The secret to beautiful healthy skin

Splendor Organic Salon & Spa

322

Organic hair color, skin, beauty, body care products and candles

Spoonk Space Ltd

311

Acupuncture mats - a natural solution to stress and pain relief

myariix.com/thepetlady bodykarma.org chiroone.net ezwyp.com aloecream.biz loveatfirstsit.com

pphcc.com sheabuttersecrets.com splendorsalon.com spoonkspace.com

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43

exhibitor directory ORGANIC BODY/HEALTH - CONTINUED NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Sweet Beginnings, LLC

312

Made in Chicago, raw, natural skin care

Thank God I'm Natural (tgin)

318

Manufacturer of natural products for hair, body & home

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Amafruits

115

Organic Acai Berry Purees

Amazing Grass

211

Grower-Direct, Organic, Green SuperFoods

WEBSITE

beelinestore.com thankgodimnatural.com

ORGANIC FOODS

Clif Bar

A Simple Approach to Energy Bars

Cousin Mary Jane

101

Organic grown hemp food products and 100% hand-made hemp wears

Door to Door Organics

200

Chicagoland's organic fruit and veggie delivery service

Earth Balance

Plant-based natural food products

WEBSITE

amafruits.com AmazingGrass.com clifbar.com CousinMaryJane.com chicago.doortodoororganics.com earthbalancenatural.com

Endangered Species Chocolate eSutras Organics

231

USDA Organic Vegetarian Specialty Foods, Health Products

FamilyFarmed.org

We help farmers sell local food

Food & Water Watch

Fighting for safe, accessible, sustainable food and water

202

Honest Tea

Be real. Get Honest.

Kitchen Kraft

Waterless Cookware

221, 223

The Chicago Diner veggiediner.com F4

Chicago's favorite vegetarian vegan restaurant diner

Original Soul Vegetarian

Vegan Soul Food Restaurant-Food for the Soul

F1

Raaw Juice

Delicious and 100% Naturally Healthy

Taste-a-thon

218/212/222

Consumer direct marketing of organic/natural foods

The Scrumptious Pantry

214

Small Farms. Big Taste!

Theo Chocolate, Inc.

105

Organic and Fair Trade Certified Chocolate Maker

Vega

210

Plant-based natural health and performance products

NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Earth Wind and Solar Energy, LLC

506

Installing, Designing Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Energy Auditing

Helios Solar Works

514

Milwaukee based solar panel manufacturer

Midwestern Renewable Energy Association

512

Promoting renewable energy, efficiency and sustainability

Solar LED Innovations

414

A limitless supply of clean, safe, renewable lighting

Solar Service Inc.

410, 412

Chicago's premier solar energy provider since 1977

Tremont Electric

519

Kinetic Energy

esutras.com FamilyFarmed.org foodandwaterwatch.org Honesttea.com kitchencraftcookware.com veggiediner.com raawfoods.com/ organicfoodclub.com scrumptiouspantry.com theochocolate.com myvega.com

RENEWABLE ENERGY WEBSITE

earthwindandsolarenergy.com heliossolarworks.com midwestrenew.org solargoose.com solarserviceinc.com npowerpeg.com

RESPONSIBLE INVESTING (SRI) NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

DM Group Associates

822

Building Sustainable Communities. A Lifestyle, not a Trend

First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC

812

Transformative Investing for Socially Conscious Investors

Green Choice Bank

810

A community bank that is conscious about more than your money

Iroquois Valley Farms LLC

821

Sustainable Farmland Investments since 2007. Impact your health

Mindful Money Financial Counsel

814

Chicago certified financial planner. Sustainable investing

Progressive Asset Management

818

Socially and Environmentally Responsible Investing Services

WEBSITE

dmgroup1.com firstaffirmative.com greenchoicebank.com workingfarmscapital.com mindfulmoneyfinancial.com progressiveassetmanagement.com

TRANSPORTATION NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Ford Community Green Grant

Helping to improve the community

Ford Motor Company

Driven to create sustainable solutions

WEBSITE

action-marketing-group.com/greengrant ford.com

TRAVEL NAME

BOOTH

DESCRIPTION

Camp Rawnora

1020 A

A living food retreat & wellness center. Healthy at its most fun

Intrepid Travel

1022

Intrepid Travel, 1000 trips in 100 countries

44

GreenFestivals.org

WEBSITE

rawnora.com intrepidtravel.com

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