As the establishing frontrunner of Westside Atlanta’s emerging design district, Minneapolis-based furniture retailer Room & Board broke ground in May 2009 as the anchoring cornerstone tenant of the mixed-use White Provision development. Nationally acclaimed with a local point of view, Room & Board’s 11 U.S. stores actively support the protection of natural resources, from selecting wood harvested exclusively from well-managed local and regional forests to partnering with small, family-owned businesses sharing a passion for the tradition of American furniture-making.
Dedicated to harmonizing social, economic and environmental responsibility while crafting heirloom quality …

The Sustainable Brands Movement
August 12, 5-7PM
at Nelson Mullins
Sustainable Life Media just completed their Sustainable Brands conference in June. More than 700 brand leaders from around the country and internationally attended, including well-known global brands such as Best Buy, Clorox, The Coca-Cola Company, Del Monte Foods, Dell, eBay, Frito Lay, IDEO, Nokia, Nike, Panasonic, PepsiCo, SAP, Sierra Nevada, Starbucks, Staples, Target, Timberland, Unilever and Williams Sonoma.
Register today to reserve your place
KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, Founder of Sustainable Life Media, and John Marshall Roberts, CEO of Worldview Learning bring their sustainability knowledge to …

The 31st annual American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) Conference to be held at the Loudermilk Center in the heart of Atlanta, GA from August 5-8, 2010 will showcase the area’s community gardens and urban agriculture projects.  The 2010 conference theme is “Holistic Approach to Building Sustainable & Healthy Communities: The Choice is Yours.” Over 3 1/2 days, there will be workshops, concurrent sessions,  bicycling and bus tours to Atlanta’s diverse community gardens and other green sites, keynote speakers, a film festival, the …

Do you know a kid who is giving back to his or her community in a way that makes the environment better for the future? Nominate that girl or boy today to join Radio Disney’s Team Green!
Team Green winners receive:

a phone call from a Radio Disney DJ
a special recognition certificate
a $1,000 check given on their behalf to a charity

Each calendar month, Radio Disney holds a monthly contest to recognize a child of 14 or younger for a deed performed in the past 12 months (including a charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, …

Green Chamber of the South in Collaboration with BOMA Atlanta and C21
Presents: Going Green at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Come see a case study of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s $55 million LEED-certified expansion, including a state-of-the-art visitor center and parking deck.
On Thursday, June 24, come hear:
Stanley Daniels, renowned architect and partner – Jova Daniels Busby,
Mary Pat Matheson, executive director – Atlanta Botanical Garden
Elyse Hammett, vice president of client service – c21
as they dig through the marketing PR value of going green and how to use marketing PR initiatives to increase …

WHAT: 6th Annual SweetWater 420 Fest
WHEN: Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18
WHERE: Candler Park, Atlanta
TIME: Saturday- Noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday- 12:30 to 8 p.m.
COST: $5 for a wristband to purchase beer
Free admission if under 21 or don’t want to Buy beer
INFO: www.sweetwater420fest.com

Toast Earth Day with lip smackin’ brews, good tunes and a great time at the 6th Annual SweetWater 420 Fest! Boasting an impressive line-up of bands, eco-oriented activities for kids and adults, unique arts & crafts vendors, and award-winning SweetWater beers, SweetWater 420 Fest is …

Laura Seydel – Lisa Tush Event Co-Chairs and the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University invite you to an Enlightenment Lunch the second in a series of presentations on children’s health issues
Toxic Childhood: The Unique Effects of Chemicals on Our Children, Phil Landrigan, MD
Wednesday, February 24 – 12-2 p.m.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
Marriott Marquis, Imperial Room, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast Atlanta, GA 30303
$50 per person
Learn what you can do to promote healthy families, homes …

According to Georgia Organics the following restaurants and caterers have shown a commitment to sourcing sustainable and locally-grown food from Georgia farm:
5 Seasons Brewing
The 5 Seasons is an award winning, locally owned American restaurant and brewery. We purchase much of our produce and meats from many small, local, sustainable, and organic farms. From these wonderful ingredients we prepare 20 to 30 seasonal specials a day and pair them with our famous hand-crafted beer. The spent grain from making our amazing beer is used to make our fresh bread. We …

When it comes to “being green” in wine, it is an area of discussion fraught with confusion. Let us help you clear things up! What does it mean when a wine is ORGANIC? How is it different from a “normal” wine? Do organic wines taste better? See for yourself.
How are sulfites used in wine, and what is their impact on us? How are wineries using sustainable agriculture as a sustainable business practice? How is the “waste” from winemaking being re-used in remarkable ways? How do you know if a wine …

Old dawg, new tricks or vice versa?  The nation’s oldest “ag” school fields “Reclaiming Agriculture,” Georgia Organics’ 13th annual conference with keynote speaker Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement.  That’s right Dawgs, Georgia Organics will cover your campus like organically grown kudzu over the weekend of February 19 – 20.   Green thumbs and farm-fresh food fans will have to move fast in the ag-ed epicenter to take in all the garden-fresh offerings, including tours of farms, ag research stations, gardens and restaurants; presentations and exhibits; workshops and classes …

Americans will throw away about 35 million Christmas trees this year. The symbol of  joy and generosity becomes an “absolute urban disposal nightmare” according to some city foresters around nation.
Between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25% That’s one millions tons of waste Americans create in one month’s time!
So this year please think of recycling your trees, wrapping papers, shopping bags and food waste.
1. Christmas Trees – you can find recyling places for your christmas trees through earth911.com or call your local boy scout pack, …

Southeast Green announced its partnership with BOMA-Atlanta to present the inaugural GREEN Real Estate Summit (GRES), held Feb. 16 and 17, 2010 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta. As the first meeting of its kind in the state of Georgia, the Summit brings together commercial real estate owners, property managers, facility managers, building engineers and companies providing green products and services to learn about the benefits of utilizing sustainable practices. Specifically, the event will focus on sustainable operations and maintenance of existing buildings.
The Summit will feature educational seminars …

Each year the National Association of Home Builders honors those who excel in green residential design, construction practices and outstanding green advocacy efforts through the National Green Building Awards.
If you know that you’re on top of the green game then it’s time to grab your plans, fill out the forms and enter your company for a 2010 award!
Award categories include:

Advocate of the Year (Builder, Remodeler, Individual, Group)
Advocate of the Year (State or Local Government)
Green Project(s) of the Year (Single Family, Remodel, Multifamily)
Green Site Development of the Year
HBA Green Building Program …

BuildingGreen, LLC, publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News (EBN), announced its eighth annual Top-10 Green Building Products during the 2009 Greenbuild conference in Phoenix. The list recognizes the most exciting products drawn from recent additions to GreenSpec and coverage in EBN.

Pozzotive Plus concrete masonry units (CMUs) and concrete brick – Kingston Block
Thermafiber mineral wool insulation products – Thermalfiber
Invelope integrated wall insulation and rainscreen system – Build Better Walls
Baltix recycled- and biobased-content office furniture – Baltix
Project FROG modular green classrooms – Project Frog

Find the next 5 …

As many of you have heard, many Georgia organic farms were damaged severely by the floods. Fortunately none of the farmers at our market suffered major damage. Love is Love Farm in Douglassville was one of the worst hit. All of  their fall crops were washed away and along with them their potential income until next spring. Because the river flooded the farm, they have to have extensive testing done to determine if their soil has been contaminated. They had a work day at the farm today to start the …