The 6th Annual Green Gifts Fair

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  • SHOP 70+ local retailers and artists for green, recycled, fair trade and organic gifts. Visit the full list of vendors here. 
  • LEARN about green holiday decorating, wrapping, food & party ideas, and homemade gifts.
  • EAT lunch or dinner at many of the restaurants at the market and sample low carbon holiday foods with local chef demos.
  • CELEBRATE the new 2012 Do It Green! Magazine themed The Ultimate Toolkit for Sustainable Living (great gift idea!).
  • ATTEND the eco fashion show, low carbon food cook off, art and cooking demos, and listen to local musicians on our main stage.
  • REDUCE bring your own cloth shopping bags, reusable coffee mug for $1.50 coffee at Mapps Coffee & Tea in the market, and silverware and cloth napkins to reduce waste if you eat in the market and get 10% from listed vendors (they only serve styrofoam and plastic!).
  • RECYCLE your holiday lights at the fair and test your toys and child for lead
  • COME CAR-LESS Come by bike, bus, walking or carpool and get a gift! Download a Metro Transit Go Greener Pass for FREE the week of the event. There is also free parking for up to three hours in the parking ramp off of 10th Street with a market purchase.

NOTE: Vendors will be accepting cash or check only. There is an ATM in the market.

Saturday, November 19, 2011
10am-5pm
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55407