The Green Means Go Event


If you’ve ever been to a party or event in your life that made you feel guilty afterwards for the amount of waste and decadence that went into it, well, I’m here to tell you the Green Means Go event held in mid April in Beverly Hills just about made up for all those put together!

What began as a beautiful day in spring at one of the more posh places in Southern California soon turned into perhaps the most enlightening, eye-opening, earth-friendly events ever. Produced by an organization called Friends in High Places, their passion for trumpeting a “Green Agenda” was definitely on display as various products and services were there to pamper – and teach us a thing or two about the planet – around each and every corner.

Our first order of business was to sign up for facials and massages at the Tola Malibu Spa booth. While waiting, we scampered down a small flight of stairs and found Debbie, owner and designer of Dye 4 Gething. The only thing possibly more amazing than her made-to-fit dresses, which she creates from items like recycled placemats and doilies, was Debbie Gething herself. Oh, and she also makes lingerie!
www.oneoffdesign.com

Moving on, we then hit up the Shaklee Organic Household Products booth, where they have everything – and I do mean everything – to help make your home a clean, beautiful living space without damaging our bigger home, Earth. We found out they have recycled over one million pounds of cardboard and planted over six hundred thousand trees since inception. Think about that while scouring your stove or cleaning the scum off your shower walls while using their products.
www.shaklee.com

We then went to look at a line of eco-friendly home furnishings from Cisco Home. This furniture was all ultra-stylish and fun and, best of all, non-toxic and hand-made in South Central LA. Our favorites had to be the coffee tables made from recycled wrought iron and, of all things, tree stumps, which were auctioned off at then end of the three-day event.
www.ciscohome.net

After that, it was time for some chocolate. And what else, but green M&Ms? Not only were we given these cute little tins of green grass-colored M&Ms, but we also learned that the Mars Snack Food Company is helping to employ the parents of low-income families in a northern area of Mexico City (fashioning handbags and such from recycled candy wrappers) AND giving a portion of some of their sales to the Central Park Conservancy in New York to help restore and preserve that park.
www.mymms.com

When our dessert was over, we visited with Mathilde of Lady Muse. She’s a lovely French woman who makes these amazing coats with a little booklet attached to them (printed on tree-free paper with soy ink, of course) that tells you the story of how it’s your time to reclaim yourself and live up to your true potential. Now that’s what I call dressing for YOUR success!
www.ladymuse.com

We must have been in the midst of the fashion designers, because up next was Sledge Clothing. If you don’t know Sledge, than you must not be paying any attention at all to what the likes of Beyonce’ and Pam Anderson have been tooling around in lately. They make a really comfy, casual line of sweats, tees, and tanks with edgy, tribal and rock-inspired logos and graphics.
www.sledgeusa.com

Then…came…M…the Movement.  No, seriously. “M…the Movement” is his name and the overall appreciation of beauty and art, film, music is his game. And boy does he play it well, and to his own beat. His 100% organic line of clothing will soon be on display at his own store, Envi. Be sure to check it out…and be sure to feel “moved.”
www.mthemovement.com

Finally, it was time to get our spa treatments! Back upstairs to Tola Spa we went, where I received an amazing facial treatment (and my first one ever, mind you). The cool part was, we didn’t feel like a number in a line; Tola had us fill out a short questionnaire first to determine the correct essentials oils and products to use on us. Trust me, the pampering just got better and better – I would tell you more about it, but simply remembering the cushy robe I was in and the heating pad I was lying on makes me feel more like drifting off like a cloud…
www.tolamalibu.com

Wait, where was I? Oh yes, back at the house! After Tola, it was time for a really butt-kickin’ yoga session with Rochelle Balin. She’s been acting and teaching yoga to the masses (everyone from celebrities to kids in juvenile detention centers) on and off for 40 years. And trust me, she knows what she’s doing – she must, because within a short time she actually had me touching my nose to my toes.
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Maya Volk was next with her Hyperbaric Oxygen Tank. The idea of getting pure oxygen to the head was kind of scary but Rooco G went for it of course.
www.o2-beauty.com

I was deserving of a drink after that, so we strolled on over to Veev Vodka and has ourselves some organic vodka drinks and were given bracelets made from the pits of the acai berries. Acai is the hip new “super food” of the moment and it packs an antioxidant punch. The good folks at Veev donate one dollar from every bottle sold to help protect and replenish the Amazon rainforest. If you’re going to drink, why not make it good for you and good for the environment?
www.veevlife.com

More people- and earth-friendly products were given to us by Organoderm, makers of organic, natural, bio-active products such as Day Sun protector moisturizing face lotions. The products are great and they also, as a company, really push for the recycling of their materials, which is always a good thing.
www.organoderm.com

We next had the pleasure of meeting Troy Casey, his beautiful wife and his new baby. Troy is simply a fountain of youth, and I’m guessing most of this youth is from Amazon Herb Company products that he sells. They support the sustainability of rainforests, help reduce stress, cleanse, detox, recover and rebuild, boost immunity, enhance energy and productivity, and retain overall total health.
www.amazonherbsite.com

Outside on the balcony was the Green Society Juice Bar, where they were cutting open real coconuts and serving them with the juice inside. Then came organic chocolate balls with goji berries and lots of other wonderfully healthy ingredients.
www.mymms.com

Last, but certainly not least, we spoke to Sarah with Chae Organics. She sells an organic skin care line that tries to prevent breast cancer, depression, obesity, birth defects and heart disease all with the power of oxygen and the belief that better skin can be had without invasive cosmetic surgery. In fact, 1% of net profits go to the American Cancer Society.
www.chaeorganics.biz

 Solar City was there to teach us everything about solar power and how to live off the grid. The really had a lot of ideas on how to energizing our communities with clean affordable solar power and they can do it all for you, from design and installation through ongoing system monitoring in the most affordable ways. If you're ready to go solar, Solar City is ready to help.

We said our many good-byes and gathered our goody bags and headed out the door into the setting sun, relaxed, rejuvenated, educated – and perhaps, most important – smiling. We knew that there would be many wonderful days like this in the future, with more and more events planned by truly amazing people gathering companies, designers, and producers of products who not only have an eye on profits but also on a greener tomorrow.