Green Fest recap

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 -- 8:05 p.m.

I was only able to go for about an hour and a half, but I still had a ton of fun at the Green Festival at Navy Pier on Saturday!

It was great to see so many people there listening to speakers, talking to exhibitors and just walking around. To me, it seemed like there were a lot more booths on solar panels and other things to help greenify homes. I also loved all the great information on where/how to recycle cell phones and the local shops selling products.

This year, I was determined to try some food from the restaurants that had set up shop. Among them: Soul Vegetarian East, Chicago Diner and Cousin's Incredible Vitality. I ended up with a plate from Soul Veg, since I rarely get far enough south to try them. On it was some cooked kale, a corn muffin and seitan barbecue (or maybe ribs? Forgive me for not knowing my meat products!). They were out of the mac n' cheese :( But still delicious and very satisfying!

I also made a few purchases at Abbey Brown, a local soap shop--all their products are made in-house. Their soap smells divine, and I might have to end up at the West Loop shop again sometime in the future.

Sadly, I didn't have time for much else. But if anyone else had favorites from the Green Fest, I'd love to hear about them!