Slow Food Nation

Slow Food Nation

I volunteered a few hours of manual labor to help plant the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden in the San Francisco Civic Center. There has been a million and one great articles written about the project such as this New York Times article.

If you would like to get involved there is still a need for volunteers:
Email shireen@slowfoodnation.org to find out how you can help distribute information in San Francisco and in your neighborhood.

Also, don’t forget about Slow Food Nation 2008 from August 29th to September 1. Our favorite San Francisco hotel the Carlton, is one of the participating venues and hotels. They are a certified Green Business and are a carbon neutral hotel – that’s something to really make you sleep well.

Twirl of Clementine

This summer has been flying by. But as a San Francisco resident, I am looking forward to the sunnier days of Fall just around the corner.

At Twirl we are working on a lot of projects that are more “promote green event planning” than directly for clients. Our newest project is a co-conspiring with Clementine Events in Sonoma County. We are going to be hosting Eco-Parties for professionals in the event planning industry, breaking down the process of going green, highlighting some fabulous vendors and locations that can help keep your event cutting edge and elegant, while illustrating that going green doesn’t mean going brown.

So the concept is this:

1 Green Venue
1 Green Food
1 Green Beverage
1 Green Product
1 Green lesson

This equals a fabulous party and an opportunity to meet that sustainable caviar farmer that is only a few counties away while sipping on a solar powered California sparkling.

The idea came out of meeting and working with vendors who wanted to offer their eco-friendly products to event planners (understanding their massive purchasing power). Instead of setting up individual meetings, we figured that it would be much more fun to show by doing and experiencing.

We will be launching the website soon and announcing dates. Come hop with us around the Bay Area as we take you to venues you may not have expected to be green or even a venue.