Hello all! Just wanted to write a quick post to remind everyone that the Chicago Green Festival is this weekend at Navy Pier. CobraHead will be exhibiting in booth 1621.

The Green Festivals are organized by Co-op America and Global Exchange. They emphasize not just "green" trends, but also social and economic justice and fairly traded goods. The Green Fest will feature live music, renowned speakers, green films, a kid zone, organic food (and beer and wine!), and, of course, a variety of innovative green products (like the CobraHead!).

Bring the whole family, and join us for a fun-filled weekend!

This past Saturday, Geoff and I were fortunate enough to attend the first ever Garden Bloggers Spring Fling, which took place in Austin. I had an incredibly fun time meeting other bloggers and touring gardens. Unfortunately, I neglected to make sure my camera battery was charged, so I was unable to take any pictures. On the other hand, I was free to simply enjoy the gardens.

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Hey Pacific Northwesterners (and visitors)! Please join us next weekend at the first ever Seattle Green Festival. The event will be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center on April 12 & 13. Noel and I will be in booth 326 in the Natural Home and Garden Section.

The Green Festivals are a heck of a lot of fun (not to mention educational), so bring the whole family!

Well, I'm a little bit embarrassed that I haven't written any blog entries lately, but I think I can get away with using the "I've been busy" excuse. It's true! I have! We all have!

Since early February, CobraHead has had an event nearly every weekend. Garden show season started off with a bang for us at the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo in Madison. The next weekend, Geoff and I were off to Virginia Beach for the Mid-Atlantic Home & Flower Show. The show was definitely more "home" than "flower", but we still had a good time. One of the fun events at that show was a dog stunt show. Every performing dog had been rescued from a shelter, and they all performed amazing tricks.

Bad Pic, Neat Trick!

Anneliese and Geoff at the Booth

While in the area, we had the opportunity to visit the Norfolk Botanical Garden. The Camellias were in bloom, and they were lovely.

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Well folks, garden show season is officially upon us. Noel, Judy and I spent last weekend at the Alliant Energy Center exhibiting for the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo. As always, we had a great time.

Unless you've been living in a cave (or maybe just a different state), you should know that this year, Wisconsin has had one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record. Last weekend was particularly brutal. Temperatures were below zero (that's minus 18 or more, to you metric types), and wind chills were up to 40 below. Snow was blowing, and the roads were dangerously icy. But did that stop the die-hard Wisconsin crowd from coming to the garden show? Not a chance. The number of people there on Sunday was certainly on the slim side, but not nearly as slim as I'd expected. Like I said, they're die hards. I think most people wanted to attend the show just to see and buy things that reminded them of any other season but winter.

This past weekend Judy, Geoff and I were in California to promote our CobraHead garden tool at the San Francisco Green Festival.

Judy and Geoff at the Booth


If you're not familiar with Green Fest, it's a very fun and inspiring event that features eco-friendly and fairly traded products, organic and vegetarian food, renowned speakers and various other environmentally and socially responsible exhibitors. The Green Festival is sponsored by the non-profit groups Co-op America and Global Exchange.

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Just a reminder to any Northern Californians out there that the San Francisco Green Festival is next weekend (November 9, 10, 11) at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Judy, Geoff and Anneliese will all be attending, so please stop by booth 115 and say hello to us!