Past Exhibitors

Whether you’re a home or business owner considering solar, a ski resort operator looking to harness the cold winds, or a school seeking to inspire students and lower energy costs, Alteris can make it possible. We will customize a solution for your location, energy needs, and budget, while using a craftsman’s eye to produce the best possible installation.  Our customers have made Alteris the number one solar and wind energy installer in the Northeast for homes and businesses.

AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, team-based residential program for men and women age 18–24.  AmeriCorps NCCC strengthens communities and develops leaders through direct, team-based national and community service. In partnership with non-profits—secular and faith based, local municipalities, state governments, federal government, national or state parks, Indian Tribes and schools—members complete service projects throughout the region they are assigned.

Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage is a self-developing community of 36 households creating an old-fashioned neighborhood of tightly clustered houses, on five of their 30 acres surrounded by rolling farmland two miles from downtown Belfast.

Dr. Bill Wolfe practices "Biological Dentistry" which emphasizes the use of bio-compatible materials and focuses on the influence that dental materials and toxins have on systemic health.

Learn more about the city’s many art, history and cultural destinations. Free information will be available to help you plan your visi to this historic and fun city!

With a population of approximately 100,000, the City of New Bedford is the world’s most famous whaling era seaport and the number one fishing port in America. This city is a wonderfully diverse, culturally rich community with a proud present, past and future.

Environmental Alchemest, Rhonda Fazio, is a graduate candidate for Art Education at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her work as a textile artisan and student led her to research the sustainable practices of ancient cultures and the developement of textile productions throughout early American history. Ms. Fazio currently has a studio in downtown New Bedford where she researches and specializes in the art and craft of natural pigments and sustainable textile design.

At Earthfrendz,we believe in fair trade practices. We work with underprivileged artisans and established manufacturers who practice fair trade throughout India. Our mission is give these people a global platform to display their talent by bringing to you sustainable, stylish, durable, highest quality eco-friendly products that you can feel good about incorporating into your daily life.

After discovering her first copy of an edible publication at the age of 43, Laurie Hepworth finally realized what she wanted to be when she grew up - the publisher of a magazine focusing on local foods within her own Southeastern Massachusetts. With Michael Hart, her longtime life partner and award-winning artist, she started traversing the South Shore in search of the stories that define their native homeland; a long overdue journey exploring the wonder in their own backyards. Thus was born edible SOUTH SHORE.

For over thirty years, Ellen Tadd has taught, lectured and counseled on the actualization of spiritual potential in everyday life. She is the author of Death and Letting Go, a guide for understanding death as a continuation of life, which was on the Boston Globe Best Seller List for Non-Fiction Paperback in 2003.

Through a transparent, community-based development process, we find holistic energy and sustainability solutions to address your technical, environmental, and economic challenges. Our team works within your community to help you profit from locally available resources.

Free Press is a national, nonpartisan, non-profit organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, quality journalism, and universal access to communications.

'Fridgecouch,’ a pilot project by New Bedford-based salvage deisgner Adrian Johnson, is a recycling-based design initiative. Adrian pushes the limits of re-use with new concepts for the recycling of short life-cycle, large-scale waste products.

The Marion Institute – in collaboration with local organizations, the New Bedford Economic Development Council, and the New Bedford Mayor's Office – has recently launched the Green Jobs, Green Economy Initiative (GJGEI). With a particular focus on driving demand for green products and services, as well as developing a well-trained local workforce, the GJGEI seeks to design and implement innovative models that maximize benefits and opportunities for local residents through the development of an inclusive green economy. Our belief is that by building an economy that reduces our impact on the environment and puts people back to work, there is an opportunity to strengthen our economy and our communities, and to restore the earth all at the same time.

IHP is a comparative international study abroad program for college undergraduates. Courses on environmental, social justice, health, globalization and urban studies. Programs are in three to four countries during a semester or two semesters. Academic credit.

Kada Imports brings you closer to the Himalayas with selected unique goods that not only support local economies, here and abroad, but also contribute to a green & healthy lifestyle. All the products are made (and used in everyday life) by Himalayan villagers, who are paid fairly and treated well. A substantial portion of the proceeds is reinvested back into the community through projects like the Taktse International School.

The Marlboro College MBA in Managing for Sustainability integrates rigorous business education with a systems-based understanding of social justice, ecological responsibility and holistic economics. Classes met one weekend per month in Brattleboro, Vt, supported by an online component.

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) mission is to ensure the long-term viability of local agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its strong partnerships with municipal and federal entities, farmers and farming associations, MDAR's services provide support for continued successful cultivation of a thriving and diversified agricultural industry, economically ad environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfilling agriculture's role in energy conservation and production.

The Massachusetts Green Jobs Coalition (MAGJC) is a statewide alliance that advocates for and actively creates a just and inclusive Green Economy that creates pathways out of poverty. We do this by convening, connecting, catalyzing and mobilizing for the creation of green industries, careers and entrepreneurial opportunities that heal the Earth and our communities.

The Mastate Charitable Foundation (MCF) works to advance benevolent, educational and scientific efforts in impoverished, subtropical regions of the world, with its efforts currently focused in and around the small rural community of Mastatal, Costa Rica. MCF strives to promote opportunities in the areas of education, research, community development, natural building, sustainable living and conservation as they relate to the local environment. Most recent projects include home and school improvements, educational travel scholarships and the construction of a Community Learning and Sharing Center (CLSC).

Domingo Talldog Monroe is an award winning jewelry artist of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. He works primarily with wampum and sterling silver, but also incorporates a variety of semi-precious stones and other metals in his pieces. The results of his endeavors are one-of-a-kind works of art that never fail to get noticed.

NEGEF is both a Funders/Activists’ Collaborative and a Community Network Builder. Our mission is: to energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities.

Since its inception 14 years ago, NEGEF has built up a core grantmaking program that has funded over 1,000 different community groups located in over 40% of New England’s cities and towns putting over $2.5 million directly into these communities. These grants are typically between $500 and $2,500 for its regionwide small grants program, with a range of $500 to $10,000 for its urban grants program: the Boston Grants Initiative. NEGEF invests in constituencies from rural, suburban and urban areas, working on a wide range of projects.

Oxib' B'atz'/Tres Hilos/Three Threads is a handicrafts cooperative formed by Maya women living in New Bedford. We are devoted to preserving traditional handicrafts and translating those designs into beautiful and useful products. The "three threads" stands for past, present, and future -- we who are alive today weave the knowledge of our ancestors to create new hope for the future.

Partners in Health works to bring health and social justice to poor communities in twelve countries around the world – not as an act of charity, but as a fulfillment of fundamental human rights. Through long-term partnerships with local governments and organizations, we provide comprehensive primary medical car services, as well as treatment for complex diseases like HIV and tuberculosis.

Phoenix Composting Toilets provide approved, safe, and effective aerobic stabilization of human waste for residences, public facilities, parks, schools, remote sites, and environmentally sensitive areas. Advanced Composting Systems, manufacturer of the Phoenix, is a dedicated green business that practices thoughtful energy and resource conservation strategies, and is soon to be a 100 percent off-the-grid manufacturing plant. Ben's Bins manufactures worm tea collecting worm bins in all sizes, and encourages the use of vermiculture and worm castings to recycle food and plant wastes, build microbial rich soils, and to offset the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We encourage the use of worm bins in the classroom as a teaching tool for lifecycle ecology, waste-stream ecology, responsible stewardship, farming and gardening, and numerous other topics. “We Have Worms

The Progressive Asset Management (PAM) Network is a national association of socially responsible investment advisors who provide individuals and institutions with a way to invest for financial return and social progress at the same time. PAM's commitment is to develop short and long-term financial strategies that are tailored to your needs and tolerance for risk. We provide balanced, prudent advice and are backed by state-of-the-art investment and social research.

Project Have Hope works with a group of 100 women in the Acholi Quarter of Uganda and helps them transform their lives and the lives of their families. Through the sale of their beautiful, handmade paper bead jewelry, the women can feed their families, send their children to school, and look forward to a richer future.

SIT Study Abroad programs examine critical global issues in a specific cultural and geographical context. Studying with host country faculty and living with families, students gain a deep appreciation for local cultures, develop language skills, and become immersed in diverse topics ranging from the politics of identity to post-conflict transformation, from global health to environmental policy.

Our mission is to make the world a cleaner place by offering our clients an eco-friendly way to get their laundry done.  Soapberries are a chemical free, a paraben free, and a fragrance free way to clean laundry.  If this piques your curiosity, read on, to learn more about what these great little berries can do for you and our earth--while also saving you money.

For over 40 years, the Solid Waste Association of North America has been the leading professional association in the solid waste field. The association serves over 8,000 members throughout North America, and thousands more with conferences, certifications, publications and technical training courses.

SEEAL, formed in 1997, is a program of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. Its mission is to support member organizations in their capacity to provide quality environmental education and stewardship in Southeastern Massachusetts.

SEMAP is dedicated to preserving and expanding access to local food and sustainable farming in Southeastern Massachusetts through research and education.

SRPEDD is the regional planning agency serving the 27 cities and towns in Southeastern Massachusetts. Our planning efforts reflect a regional perspective with a view to improving the quality of life and livability in the region. Our mission is to plan for a future of Southeastern Massachusetts that includes expansion of economic opportunities, protection of natural and historic resources, a well connected and sustainable transportation system and development of excellent physical and cultural amenities.

Publisher of books on Biodynamic Farming and Gardening, agriculture, nature, science, bees, nutrition, health, self development and works of Rudolf Steiner.

Cape Cod Community College’s Students for Sustainability advocates an increased awareness towards the value of living a more sustainable lifestyle.  The students learn about their choices in the diverse classes and activities hosted at the college. Opportunities in resource management from coastal zone issues to renewable energy technologies are popular.

Syracuse Cultural Workers is a peace and justice publisher founded in 1982 with the purpose of connecting art with activisim. We create and distribute products (posters, t-shirts, postcards, buttons and stickers) that inspire and nurture activism while raising awareness on current political and spiritual issues

Kada Imports brings you closer to the Himalayas with selected unique goods that not only support local economies, here and abroad, but also contribute to a green & healthy lifestyle. All the products are made (and used in everyday life) by Himalayan villagers, who are paid fairly and treated well.

The White Mountain School offers programs to teach children how to lead the way to a more sustainable world. Our Sustainablity Studies Department is most unique among college prep schools.

Our mission is to encourage everyone to take care of their own garbage using worms. When you have too many worms we will buy them back. Too many castings? We will buy those as well!

TS Designs is a custom t-shirt printer. In 1993, CEO Tom Sineath and President Eric Henry sought to align themselves with, and cater to, a then-fringe group of radical, leftist wackos: The Green Movement. Today, TS Designs still sells largely to the now-mainstream group of radical wackos that is The Green Movement, but also prints for any organization looking for a better quality product with a better environmental and social impact.

There is a crisis of obesity, type II diabetes, asthma, learning, behavioral and emotional disorders among America's children. Angrymoms.org seeks to establish an imperative for taking better care of our kids by offering better food in schools and cleaning up the school food environment. We advocate for making the school food environment a district-wide and nationwide priority.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth distinguishes itself as a vibrant public university actively engaged in personalized teaching and innovative research and acting as an intellectual catalyst for regional economic, social and cultural development.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth distinguishes itself as a vibrant public university actively engaged in personalized teaching and innovative research, acting as an intellectual catalyst for regional economic, social and cultural development.

Vermont Intercultural Semesters conducts high school and gap semesters programs in Ladakh, a mountainous region in the Indian Himalayan stage of Jammu and Kashmir. In both programs, participants live on a student-run solar-powered campus with peers from all over Ladakh, and together they explore environmental ethics, globalization, sustainable energy use and agricultural practices, and ways in which landscapes can shape character and politics.

Hand-crafted folk art dolls made from recycled and reclaimed materials, stuffed with new soft silky bamboo fiber. Each doll is hand sewn, individual, and unique work of textile art.

WCAI, the Cape & Islands NPR station, broadcasting on 90.1, 91.1, 94.3, and 89.7 HD3, combines the breadth and depth of WGBH Radio with news and programs that celebrate the communities of this region.

We are committed to helping take care of the world around us, and our active support of organic farming and sustainable agriculture helps protect our planet. And while we assist our global neighbors through our Whole Planet Foundation’s micro-lending operations, we also step out the back door of each of our stores to support food banks, sponsor neighborhood events and donate to local non-profit groups.

wowgreen’s mission is to free the world of toxic chemicals, one household at a time. wowgreen’s products are manufactured from a proprietary blend of enzymes that provide a safe, effective and all natural cleaning solution for every household need. To fulfill the company’s “green promise,” products are packaged in reusable containers and shipped in recyclable paper containers.