September 10th, 2009 · No Comments

From Green Right Now Reports

The City of Brotherly Love will be showing its nature-loving side this coming Sunday during GreenFest Philly at 2nd and South streets. The event, sponsored by Toyota and produced by the Urban Green Partnership, will feature a green film festival, an introduction to the Girl Scouts of America’s new Go Green Initiative and displays by some 200 enviromental groups and businesses.

About 25,000 people are expected to attend this year’s GreenFest Philly. This year’s theme is “food” and booths are expected to help educate the public on how to buy locally, eat vegetarian, grow your own food and support farmer’s markets.

Toyota will present the third generation Prius with its solar-panel roof. The green film festival will show Robert Kenner’s well-reviewed Food, Inc., and Miss Earth Pennsylvania will host an eco-fashion show. Performers will include Carolyn Malachi, PaperTrees, Singing for AJ, Bohemian Sunrise and April King.

And the environmental group, 350.org, will be advocating for support as it prepares both for an International Day of Climate Action in October and for the world climate talks in Copenhagen in December. (See their human-powered photo below.)

Another special activity at Philly GreenFest will allow guests to create their own pottery using local and recycled clay. Attendees will also be able to get a nutritional evaluation, if they bring a list of everything they’ve eaten over the last three to seven days.

The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Other sponsors, beyond Toyota, include: Dhyana Yoga; Zipcar; Juju Salon & Spa; Mugshots Coffee & Cafe; Sustainable Business Network; Kate Svitek Memorial; WMGK; Yoga Living, Grid Philly.

(Photo of Greenfest 2008 by Jen Bendik.)