Green By the Lake

By Tim State in Arts & Entertainment on May 17, 2008 11:38PM

The Green Festival, the nation’s largest green living event, continues again tomorrow at Navy Pier. Healthy and green, you won’t find any elephant ears to snack on, or have to rub elbows with fat folks in this crowd. Instead, you’ll find organic snacks made with fair trade practices and vegan lasagna. There are all sorts of fashion accessories hand-crafted from hemp, or elephant dung paper, and stuff for your home like thermal shades or rooftop garden containers. It’s like a county fair, only there is no barn yard smell.

The festival, which started today, explores the latest in clean technology, green building, social responsible investing, eco-fashion, renewable energy, green careers and green collar jobs, natural foods, eco-tourism and more. They have workshops, speakers, and panels. So if you’re wondering just how green your household green initiatives really are, this is the place to check it out.

The Green Festival continues on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Navy Pier. Admission is $10 at the door with discounts for seniors, bike riders with Green Festival Bike Valet ticket, bus riders with transfer/bus pass.

Image of lawn flamingos that catch rain water by Timothy State.