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| Boston GreenFest is organized by the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. As the region's largest multicultural environmental festival, Boston GreenFest celebrates the many ways we can create a better world by greening our lives and our communities. Turn your world around and have fun at the same time!
The Mayor endorses Boston GreenFest. more 
 Photo by Lazarusworks Photography Native American Drum & Dance Ceremony will launch Boston GreenFest 2012 on the Main Stage, Thursday, August 16th at 5 pm. Annawon Weeden will lead the ceremony with friends and family of Wampanoag and Narragansett heritage. GreenFilmFest A series of films about going green will be shown on Friday and Saturday, August 17th and 18th. The movies below were already shown. Stay posted for the new listings! More info
The One Gallon ChallengeTM is a "race" from Plymouth, MA to Boston GreenFest to see how long one gallon of gas will last. On display at City Hall Plaza will be a group of cars you've never seen before.
Pictured above, the ICARE is a Swiss-engineered wind/solar powered vehicle that came to us from Switzerland. more EcoThemes for 2012: Bring your own reuseable water bottle to GreenFest. To help raise awareness about the wastefulness of plastic water bottles, GreenFest will provide free drinking water to everyone. MWRA will help us provide fresh cold water for all festival goers using a special portable water fountain.  MWRA Sponsors the Portable Drinking Fountain at Boston GreenFest
Isaac's Moving Company will be at Boston GreenFest 2012 to help the exhibitors move into place.  As green as our lawns seem, they are far from "green". They account for significant amounts of water, energy and chemicals that add toxins to our watershed. Pearl's Premium reduces this considerably. Enjoy a 10% discount when you buy these seeds at the festival. 
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Boston GreenFest 2012 Thursday-Saturday, August 16-18, 2012 Welcome - Bienvenidos - Bienvenus - æ¡è¿Ž
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LIVE!! At Boston GreenFest 2012  Sanjaya American Idol Finalist  Boston Tap Company with Director Sean Fielder  Mamadou Boston's International Artist of the Year 2011  Gumbo Diablo Zydeco right here in Boston!  Joselin St. Aimee Arriving from Italy  Skyler  Abdou Mboup World Renown Cora Player  Tiz Kompa A Taste of Haiti in Boston EcoFashion 2012  EcoSalsa Fashion Photo of Lazarusworks Photography Boston Public Schools This year's contest is open! All Boston Public Schools are eligible to enter up to 5 digital photos that reflect an eco-friendly activity that a class, or the school engaged in. Entrants are judged on the criteria of the environmental aspect covered, the scope of participation (the class, school, families, the community) and the quality of the photos. Prizes include a special field trip program at the Boston Nature Center for the top 3 winners and the next two winners will receive gift certificates of $250 for environmental texts for their school library. Please contact info@bostongreenfest.org for more information. We are honored to announce the 2011 Winners of the 3rd Annual EcoPhoto Contest in our Boston Public Schools. and a tie for 2nd place: Urban Science Academy Two prizes for $300 certificates for environmental books for the school library from the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. and More Than Words: Tynan Elementary School  Mass Energy will match the electricity used to run our Famliy Stage with clean, local wind power. Mass Energy is a non-profit organization that works to make energy more affordable and sustainable. To green your own electricity use, visit www.massenergy.org. |
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Site updated and maintained by Monika Tambe and Karen Weber. Originally designed by Autumn Gedutis & Sarah Prouty. Please note that there is no commercial audio or video recording allowed during Boston GreenFest 2012 without prior written authorization. |
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