It was an awesome display of truly inspiring, creative, resourceful and fun concepts, services and products from all the participating vendors and all participants. I got to meet some really wonderful people, both learning and sharing what it means to be sustainably conscious. Some of the main highlights included speakers: Paul Stamets, the mushroom man or mycologist; Alice Walker, need I say more?; vendors: the Green Office (Alex Szabo and Garrett Miller), Natural Logic (David Jaber - though he didn't have much of an audience when he spoke with the Green Office, he really knows his industry and I look forward to speaking/working with him in the future), the Blue Sky team (can't wait until these guy's are servicing the entire state of CA and beyond!), iReuse (again, can't wait to see these services throughout the state), Livity Outernational (stunning hemp products and one of the coolest innovators of new recycled textiles). Other noteables included: IdealBite.com, Lime.com, EcoTalk.net, Ecohaul.com, and the Green Business Program.

I'd also like to note that though Evo and SustainLane had quite the packaging, I wasn't too moved by their contributions to the core focus I felt this convention was targeting: the green, sustainable lifestyle and how to manifest it in one's own life. I found I really had to dig for any real nitty gritty info and many of their reps were as unsure about what they were selling as I was, upon reaching the farthest most depths of their content, concepts and what have you. I'll be sure to keep an eye on them as they draw closer to their own beta launches and look forward to a little more disclosure of their true (green) colors.

All in all, it was a fantastic wknd, great crowd and well orchestrated event especially considering the crowded numbers. Props to Co-op America, Global Exchange and Seven-Star.