8th Annual Green Festival Hits D.C. - Join The Trendy Vegan!

The Nation’s Capital Welcomes the Eighth Annual Green Festival, the Largest, Longest-Running Green Consumer Event, September 29-30 --The premier sustainability event features national and local speakers, workshops, vendors and cultural programming –
WHAT:     Green Festival, the nation’s largest and most trusted environmental consumer event, returns to Washington DC on September 29-30, 2012. The weekend-long show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host leaders in the social justice and environmental community including authors, leaders and educators; an organic beer and wine pavilion, a Good Food Stage featuring delicious vegetarian cuisine as well as a dedicated kids’ area for learning about easy and fun ways to incorporate green at a young age.
In the center of it all is a unique marketplace of more than 300 eco-friendly businesses, featuring the latest and greatest in sustainable products and services. Hands-on workshops and sessions will teach the DMV how to invest in the local community, green their homes and how to identify products made with consideration of the earth and its people. Green Festival is the only national sustainability event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to social justice, sustainability and ecological balance using co-producer, Green America’s green business standards.
This year, FORD Motor and Green Festivals have partnered to fund a $5,000 Community Green Grant at the Washington DC Green Festival. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite project at the FORD Community Green Grants Booth during show hours.
The 2012 DC Green Festival will return to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall B.
Washington DC Green Festival 2012 Program Highlights:
·  Key note speakers include: Ralph Nader, Dennis Kucinich, Elizabeth Kucinich, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Amy Goodman, John Perkins, Greg Palast, Laura Flanders, Benjamin Todd Jealous, Medea Benjamin ·  Ford Ride and Drive opportunities ·  Do-It-Yourself Workshops ·  Green Kids Zone ·  Green Business Pavilion ·  Good Food Stage ·  Organic Beer and Wine Pavilion ·  Organic Local Food ·  Fair Trade Pavilion ·  Sierra Club Green Cinema ·  Eco-Fashion Showcase ·  Live Art Demonstration ·  Diverse Live Music
WHERE:  Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall B: 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest Washington, DC 20001
WHEN:  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012: 10 am – 7 pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012: 11 am – 6 pm
TICKETS:   $15- 25 when purchased at the event door, discounts given when purchased in advance, reduced admission for seniors. Free admission for those who ride a bike to the event and park with the bike valet, as well as youth under eighteen and union members with valid identification, Green America and Global Exchange members, Sierra Club members with membership card and volunteers. For volunteer opportunities, visit greenfestivals.org/volunteer.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.greenfestivals.org  or at the show. All tickets provide access to the entire exhibitor floor, all panel & speakers discussions along with all film presentations.
Press Contact: Erin Brunner/Kamila Kaminska organicworks PR (212) 253 – 0474/gf@organicworkspr.com