In the past, you could learn all about eco-friendly living at the Nashville Earth Day Festival, but you couldn't actually buy any green products to put all your new Earth Day knowlede into practice.
But now, for the first time ever, the Merchant Village makes its debut at the Nashville Earth Day Festival, giving you a chance to buy eco-friendly products straight from the producers.
All the products at the 20 Merchant Village booths are eco-friendly. Some are made from all natural ingredients. Others are created using reclaimed wood or recycled fabrics.
Among the merchants in the Village you'll find a wide array of products, including all-natural cosmetica and skincare products made in Knoxville (along with a makeup artist to help perform green makeovers) and all-natural toothpaste from a dentist in Murfreesboro.
In the past festival organizers were reluctant to allow product sales at the festival for fear of inadvertently selling 'greenwashed' products. But this year local entrepeneur Jennifer Casale, proprietor of East Nashville eco-emporium The Green Wagon stepped up to organize the Merchant Village.
"We have all kinds of amazing people participating in the Merchant Village," says Casale. "These are people who are making sustainable products that support the Environment and health of the people who use them."
So come on out to the Festival, learn about how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and then shop the Merchant Village to find Earth-friendly products you can take home to incorporate in your daily routines.
The Merchant Village should be easy to find at the Festival. All the merchants will be grouped together under a huge 80-foot long tent which should be open for business throughout the day from 11 am to 7 pm.
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Have a great time at the festival! I'd be there, if my schedule was clear today.
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