San Francisco Green Drinks (SFGD) invites the Bay Area green community to Green Generations, our 2nd annual benefit event for established organizations that provide environmental education to under-served children.

When: Tuesday, August 3, 2010. 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Where: 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

Who: Anyone who wants to connect, have fun, and support the future of our green community!

What: The most meaningful party of the summer!

• Live DJ set by Below Zero
• Savory organic and local appetizers, green drink specials, bike-powered smoothies
• Silent auction: restaurant certificates, nature vacations, gift packages, etc
• Networking opportunities, and much more!

Why: “One of the greatest contributions toward ensuring a green future is the support of eco-education, especially for our youth,” said Missi Hirt, Founder of Green Generations.  “This special event will unite the green community in the common goal of connecting our youth with the wonder and importance of their natural world.”

Non-profit beneficiaries will be on-hand to discuss volunteer opportunities and provide information about the inspiring work they are doing:

• SF Nature Education focuses on providing educational enrichment to students from under-served communities through its school program Science and Nature for Under-served Youth.
• Pie Ranch Youth Education connects rural and urban youth to sustainable farming and the source of their food.
• Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School specializes in environmental education and is dedicated to enriching the lives of students through outdoor education.

Cost: Minimum suggested donation $15. All proceeds donated!

MAJOR SPONSOR: BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

Sponsors: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Bioneers, Earth Island Presents…

Event Donors: Aquarium of the Bay, Purity.Organic

San Francisco Green Drinks
July 6th
“Independence from Oil”

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, July 6th for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month we as you to create a day of “Independence from Oil” with us!  Ride your bike, conserve energy, buy local - you name it, let’s do it!  Imagine a day when we are free from our dependence on oil.  Green Drinkers and citizens across the globe have been outraged and disturbed by the disaster in the Gulf. The BP disaster has already become the worst oil spill in U.S. history at “roughly 2.5 million gallons of oil a day, and it means an amount equal to the Exxon Valdez spill could be gushing from the well about every four days”.  (NY Times, 6/15/10)  It is easy to feel overwhelmed by how profoundly we, and the environment, will be effected by this disaster for many years to come.  But this is also an opportunity.  An opportunity to take a stand against off-shore oil drilling and to take a stand against our dependence on oil!  Come celebrate Independence Day!

This month we are asking attendees to share: “What is your green interest?”

July Sponsors:  Bioneers & Earth Island Presents…

Bioneers, a global nonprofit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and the planet, will hold its 21st annual conference at the Marin Center in San Rafael, California on October 15-17, 2010.  The Bioneers Conference features experts and innovators in areas including conservation, climate change, food and farming, technology, and social justice, who work to solve the world’s most urgent social and environmental challenges. Speakers include Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace; Dr. James Hansen, head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies; and Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and CEO of Stonyfield Farm. From how mushrooms can save the world to how Google Earth is protecting tropical forests, the solutions that come from the Bioneers Conference are fostering positive change and building local communities. Register now for 10% off the listed price on the website, or become a Bioneers member and get 15% off the 2010 conference fee! To register:  www.bioneers.org/conference

Earth Island Presents… In conjunction with the Earth Island Journal: In Deepwater: A report-back from the Gulf with Riki Ott + Diane Wilson on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 7:00PM in The David Brower Center, Downtown Berkeley.  Interested in finding out what’s really happening in the Gulf? Hear from two experts who have been in the region since the blowout occurred. Texan shrimper-turned- activist Diane Wilson and Exxon Valdez survivor and marine biologist Riki Ott take a break from their ongoing work in the Gulf to report on the clean-up effort, the effects on the environment and local communities, and how BP can be held accountable. Wilson is the author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and Ott is the author of Not One Drop. Together, they’ll provide an unflinching look at one of the worst environmental disasters of our time, with an emphasis on what we’re going to do about it. www.earthisland.org/events

Ongoing Partnership: The Hub Bay Area

The Hub Bay Area is a coworking space, event series, and professional toolset for changemakers.  The Hub is located in San Francisco at 901 Mission St, in Berkeley at The David Brower Center, and at 22 other international locations across 5 continents.  During the day, The Hub is a dynamic, collision-rich work and meeting space designed by its members for productivity and value exchange.   At night, The Hub transforms into an event platform for member driven collaborations, lectures, screenings, innovation labs, and some of the most compelling and imaginative minds from around the world.   Stop by for a tour and learn more about becoming a member The Hub; where you will find your next project, partner, funder, or muse.  www.hubbayarea.com

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, July 6th
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your green flyers, announcements, job postings, etc for the Community Board. And of course, bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30pm
DJ Tyer Reed will play a delectable downtempo set.

7:30 - 9:30pm (Live Set!)
The Real Dionysus, a San Francisco music composer, will be playing a live set that incorporates Jazz, Drum n’ Bass, House.

Special Drinks of the Month:

The Purist Lemondrop - $5
Rim two chilled martini glasses with a fresh lemon twist and dip into sugar. Fill a metal shaker w/ice, 2 oz of premium organic vodka and 8 oz of Purity.Organic Lemonade. Shake and Pour.

Strawberry Fields - $5
Fill a metal shaker w/ice, 2oz premium organic vodka, 8 oz Purity.Organic Strawberry Paradise, and 3 crushed fresh mint leaves. Shake and pour into two chilled martini glasses.  Also delicious when blended!

Community

* Green Generations, the 2nd annual benefit event to fund environmental education for under-served children, will be hosted by SFGD on Tuesday, August 3rd.  Don’t miss it!

* SFGD is thrilled to announce an ongoing community partnership with Hub Bay Area!

* Special thanks to Purity.Organic and 18 Rabbits for their tasty contributions!

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.

* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011.  If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 6th!

- The Green Drinks Team

SFGD is thrilled to announce the beginning of an ongoing Community Partnership with the HUB Bay Area. The HUB will provide a dynamic work environment for our monthly meetings as well as an exciting partner within our environmental community. To find out more about the Hub and their coworking space, event series, and professional toolset, please find them at the July Green Drinks. bayarea.the-hub.net

San Francisco Green Drinks
June 1st
“Water - A Precious Resource”

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, June 1st for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we invite members to think about their own actions around water conservation and protection. Water plays a critical role in our environmental, social and economic well-being.

Did you know:

• A typical home with no water saving devices uses about 72 gallons per person per day
• Two-thirds of US estuaries and bays are polluted from eutrophication (nitrogen and phosphorus)

Our global community shares a responsibility to conserve water and protect this precious resource. We are all accountable for the quality of our ground water, fresh water and ocean water.

This month we are asking attendees to tell us: “How do you protect water?”

June Sponsors:  EcoloBlue & Earth Island Presents…

EcoloBlue manufactures water coolers that extracts humidity from the air and produces, filters, then purifies up to eight gallons of pure drinking water every day.  We are dedicated to providing people with pure, sustainable, and affordable drinking water solutions.  Water is the most important organic compound on Earth.  Yet, the World over, pure, uncontaminated drinking water is becoming harder, and harder to come by.  It doesn’t have to be this way.  There is more water in the air than in our Oceans.  And at EcoloBlue we have developed a unique, powerful, and responsible way to tap into this vast resource.  Imagine offering your employees a continuous supply of ultra pure drinking water without the hassle of bottled water.  With an EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generator you can and at an average cost of only 20 cents per gallon!  Please visit our website for more information about Atmospheric Water Generators and our environmental friendly products.  ecoloblue.com

Earth Island Presents … The Value of Stuff: Raj Patel in Conversation with Annie Leonard on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 at 7:00PM in The David Brower Center, Downtown Berkeley.  Annie Leonard refreshed the national discussion about the dangers of our consumer-driven society when her smart and funny film, The Story of Stuff, became an Internet phenomenon. With his bestselling book, The Value of Nothing, Raj Patel showed how we’ve let economics take over our lives. Each author has offered a powerful warning of what we lose when consumption eclipses community.  When they meet in conversation, the result promises to be a lively and provocative dialogue; book-signing to follow.  Come stop by our table at Green Drinks and hear more about Earth Island Institute, our environmental projects and our monthly series: Earth Island Presents… www.earthisland.org/events

June Partner: Sustainable Brands 2010

Sustainable Brands ‘10 is just around the corner and in our own backyard!  Now is the time to make the commitment to join brand leaders from the Bay Area - including HP, Gap, Clorox, Yahoo, Williams Sonoma, PG&E, Intuit and more  - along with others from across the country and overseas!  Why wait to join them?   Building brands takes new ideas, new tools, and new collaborators and the leaders of tomorrow will all be at SB’10.  Take a minute to secure your seat as you get inspired and equipped to be a sustainable brand leader of tomorrow. Remember, the Green Drinks Community still qualifies for a 20% Discount so don’t forget to register with discount code: sfgrnsb10 www.sustainablelifemedia.com/events/sb10

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, June 1st
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your green flyers, announcements, job postings, etc for the Community Board. And of course, bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30pm
DJ Solprovider (aka Miquel Solari) will spin a very special choice of head bobbing cuts and all things funky.

7:30 - 9:30pm
DJ Freya spins warm danceflooor drum & bass and funky breaks.

Special Drinks of the Month:

MÁS Merlot 2006 - $5 + free tastings
Rich aromas and flavors of rose, black currant, plum and clove with a toasty oak finish.

MÁS Chardonnay 2007 - $5 + free tastings
Lightly oaked and medium bodied with aromas and flavors of ripe pear, green apple, lemon meringue, pineapple and banana.

Pink Lemonade - $5
Guayaki Revel Berry, Reyka Icelandic Vodka, Squeezed Lemon

Mateirinha - $5
Guayaki Lemon Elation, Sagatiba Cachaca, House-made Sweet & Sour

Community

* Green Generations, the 2nd annual benefit event to fund environmental education for under-served children, will be hosted by SFGD on Tuesday, August 3rd.  Don’t miss it!

* Congratulations to the following five lucky winners of our May Green Drinks raffle - each won a Sustainable Life Media Virtual Event Pass for SB’10: Ryan L - Nuheat, Dan G - Bison Organic Beer, David N - Runka.com, Vikas G – Innovalight, Sarah K - Clean Tech Law Partners.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.

* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 1st!

- The Green Drinks Team

San Francisco Green Drinks
May 4th
“Spring into Action”

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, May 4th for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we are celebrating the coming of the Spring season, a time of new beginnings and new opportunities to “Spring” into action. We are asking our members to look at what they are doing to improve the environment.  Awaken from your winter slumber to network, inspire, and share action-oriented opportunities with one another.  Or just come for a FREE organic beer tasting and tell us about your Earth Day!

Our question of the month is: How are you taking environmental action?

Green Drinks is your hub for connecting with our environmental community!

May Sponsors: Ecohaus & Earth Island Presents…

Ecohaus has been offering eco-friendly building and finish materials since 1992, and now we are open in San Francisco! Our model of sustainability incorporates consideration for the environmental, health, and local impacts of the products we choose to carry. Come see our complete selection of sustainable cabinets, flooring, paint, insulation, dual flush toilets and more at 9th and Bryant or online.  A beautiful home. A better world. We make the connection.  www.ecohaus.com

Earth Island Presents… encourages environmentalists, academicians, business and community leaders to collaborate together to engage the public in an open forum by sharing the most thought-provoking environmental issues of the day.  Earth Island Presents… is honored to invite the San Francisco Green Drinks community to our inaugural launch on May 20, 2010 for Lyman vs. Niman: Can You Be a ‘Good Environmentalist’ and Still Eat Meat? To thank SFGD for their support, any member of the community that registers for the May 20th debate at the May 4th Green Drinks will receive a coupon good for one free organic drink at Gather Restaurant.  Don’t miss Lyman vs Niman!  Beginning in May, continue to join us every Third Thursday at The David Brower Center as we grow environmental activism one story at a time.  www.earthisland.org/events

May Partner: Sustainable Brands 2010

Sustainable Brands ‘10 is right around the corner (just 6 weeks away) and we have published the complete SB10 Program for your review.  Over 300 attendees are already committed to make the journey to Monterey to attend dozens of sessions and hear 100+ speakers at SB’10. Among them are some of the most recognizable names in big brand sustainability today. For a select list of your peers and competitors already signed up, take a look at our “Who Coming” page. Remember the Green Drinks community receives s 20% off conference passes.  www.sustainablebrands10.com

Use discount code sfgrnsb to save 20% off Sustainable Brand ’10 conference passes!

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, May 4th
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your green flyers, announcements, job postings, etc for the Community Board.  And of course, bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30
DJ Signe Bray (Caltech DJ Club) Crafting up smooth and delicious downtempo beats.

7 :30- 9:30
DJ Bodhi (Caltech DJ Club) Spinning glitchy downtempo, dub, house, and indie-dance.

Special Drinks of the Month - free tastings for everyone!

• Bison Organic Chocolate Stout - $3 + tastings
  This richly textured, roasty dry stout has a boost of bitter and charismatic flavor from the addition of cocoa powder in the mash.

• Bison Organic India Pale Ale - $3 + tastings
  Our recipe blends 4 hop varieties together into 4 kettle additions plus a blended dry hopping in the fermenter, and another dry hopping in the fermenter and another dry hopping in the cellar.
  

Community

* Green Drinks is celebrating its one year anniversary at 111 Minna. Be sure to thank your bartenders for hosting.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.

* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 4th!

- The Green Drinks Team