Green Festival

Well for my Halloween weekend there were no parties (for me)…but on Sunday I took a walk down to the LA convention center for the Green Festival.

I really like going to expos and getting all the pamphlets and getting the opportunity to speak with other people on things that greatly interest me. In this case- green living- raw foods- fermented foods- solar power…and all things good and natural.

Since I don’t want to max out my blog with an overview of EVERYTHING- I will give a highlighted version of things that really interested me.

-Dharma Rescue: I think I stood at this booth for about 20-30 minutes talking to the wonderful Liana. I think this is my new favorite rescue group. Not only do they take in older and special needs pets- but all are fed a raw or homemade diet and all conditions treated holistically and naturally- with a practice of no vaccinations. If you can make a donation! I am seriously going here next time I adopt!

-Nutivia: So far I really like the products from this company. And I plan to order from them in the near future. But what I feel head over heels in love with was the Coconut Manna. My mouth waters just thinking about it! I could easily buy it by the case- and I love that is it is all organic products!

-Cal Earth: The only reason I really stopped by here was because I am already committed to building and living in one of these homes some day. So I wanted to stop by and see if they had any information that could help me. Instead I got side tracked talking to someone who actually built and lives in one. I did however pick up a flier for their seminars on building.

-Winston A. Price Foundation: I was first draw to this booth because I saw the campaign for raw milk info. But I got into speaking with a really nice woman (I am sorry that I didn’t get her name) about raw milk and the foundation. I took some information about it and am currently reading more. But so far it makes sense- and sounds delicious and sustainable. Something that I think I could really adapt into my lifestyle.  I have since been in touch with the local chapter and am looking forward to learning more and participating. (I will try to post updates as I get them O_-)

Here is a quick quote from the site:

“The Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. It supports a number of movements that contribute to this objective including accurate nutrition instruction, organic and biodynamic farming, pasture-feeding of livestock, community-supported farms, honest and informative labeling, prepared parenting and nurturing therapies. Specific goals include establishment of universal access to clean, certified raw milk and a ban on the use of soy formula for infants.”

There were a few more things that I liked- but I will talk more about those in other posts when I get the products!