KeepGreenGoing

Expressing your green love towards friends and family can sometimes be a daunting task. But becoming an ambassador for living green is as easy as playing host for the night and planning accordingly. Here are three ideas to try out the next time you’re planning for the weekend.

1. Green Swap Party

We all have stuff we don’t use right? We’ll if you haven’t had the chance to sign up for an account on Gigoit.org (see article here), then this solution is for you. Ask your friends to bring over clothes, dishes, CDs, books, movies - anything really. When everyone arrives, set all the items out and let your friends pick what they want to take home. It’s simple, effective and guaranteed to be remembered as a unique night.

2. Keepin’ It Local Potluck

Inspired by the Locavores at www.locavores.com, we’re encouraging our readers to host a “locavore” potluck. The locavores are a group of people that make an effort to eat only foods grown or harvested within a 100-mile radius of San Francisco. Explain this concept to your friends, invite them over for the potluck and enjoying learning about the multitude of places people went to gather their dishes. If the potluck is a success, make it a monthly gathering to encourage people to keep things local.

3. Movie With a Message

If you’re like me, bars and clubs just don’t do the trick. My fiancée and I simple enjoy watching movies and hanging out with friends at coffee shops. So the next time you plan to watch a movie with another couple, make it a movie with meaning. Rent “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Who Killed the Electric Car,” “Blue Vinyl,” “Renewal,” or “Erin Brockovich.” If your friends aren’t down with documentaries… just pop it in and hit play - it’s bound to make them think in more ways than one. Plus, it’s always a good idea to switch up your normal movie watching routine.