Events

Hot Green Weekend: 2 of the Best Green Events in Philly!

TGIF!

Even though our post “summer” blues have started to kick in, Philly has two awesome events this weekend for you to attend!

MOM’s Organic Market: Philly Grand Opening

September 8th-10th
34 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

MOM’s Center City Philly is celebrating its grand opening this weekend from September 8th-10th!

A few of the coolest parts:

  • Meet and greets with Clean Air Council, City of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability, Green Philly, 5 Gyres, Audubon Pennsylvania, Fair Trade Philadelphia, and Overbrook Environmental Education Center.
  • See our table today from 3-7 PM!
  • Local tastings, kids’ activity, henna art, giveaways, and much more!
  • MOM’s will donate 5% of Grand Opening sales to Philadelphia Orchard Project and Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Feel good when you shop!
  • A recycling center for corks, eyeglasses, cell phones, household batteries, shoes, and plastic bags

  • ‘Yarn-bomb’ from Jessie Hemmons, local street artist who encourages conversation regarding women in street art and makes art accessible to people who may feel excluded from the fine art world.

Stop by MOM’s Center City at 34 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

GreenFest Philly

Sunday, September 10, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bainbridge Street, between 3rd and 5th Street

Visit over 100 exhibitors to learn about sustainability and have fun! GreenFest Philly is free to attend and all are welcome! (We’ll be a few tables down from DIY Workshops so say hi to get a free Green Philly plantable postcard and swag!)

Experience:
– Live Local Music
– Philly Swap Clothing Swap
– Beaucycled DIY Workshops
– Environmental Activism
– Vegan Cooking Demos
– Free Yoga
– Outdoor Beer Garden
– Organic Food and Drinks
– Toyota USA Hybrid Vehicle Test Drives
– Handmade and Green Shopping
– MOM’s Organic Market Kids’ Corner
– Twenty-five Foot Rock Wall
– Philadelphia Insurance Companies Bike Valet

See you this weekend!

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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