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Green Friends at BlogHer 12 in New York City

 

Groovy Green Livin Stonyfield Organics Party [1]

The Stonyfield Gang (L to R) Chandra, Carrie, Kristina, me, Micaela from Mindful Momma

Whew. I just returned from a crazy fun weekend in New York City.  BlogHer 2012 [2] has come to a close after much laughter, sweat (incredibly hot and humid), reconnecting with old friends and making new. BlogHer is the largest blogging conference and this year was a big crowd with over 5,000  bloggers, speakers, brands and others.

Getting to NY was a breeze. I took the Acela (high speed train) from Boston  for the first time and loved it. After a 3 1/2 hour ride with WiFi and a few of my Stonyfield friends I found myself in Penn Station. After  quick cab ride to the hotel I was ready to enjoy my weekend.

My first night in New York was spent at a small, intimate party hosted by Stonyfield Organics [3] and Healthy Child Healthy World [4].  Micaela Preston from Mindful Momma [5] and I were blogger ambassadors for the party. I had a chance to address the group and spoke a bit about how both organizations hold a place near and dear to my heart.  As some of you may know, I’m a Yo-Getter ambassador [6] for Stonyfield and I’m a Parent Ambassador for Healthy Child Healthy World.

The party made a huge conference feel much more manageable by bringing together a small group of  active, green, like-minded and passionate people.

Groovy Green Livin Stonyfield Organics party green friends [7]

Photo: Lindsay Dahl (Safer Chemicals Healthy Families [8]), Micaela Preston (Mindful Momma [9]), Anna Hackman (Green Talk [10]), Karen Lee (Eco Karen [11]) and me

After the party a small group of us were treated to dinner at Chelsea’s Table – a new restaurant opened by Stonyfield founder Gary Hirshberg.

Groovy Green Livin Stonyfield Organics Dinner [12]

The chef brought out course after course of delicious food.

Groovy Green Livin Organic green salad [13]

And that was only the first night……more details of my fabulous weekend in New York coming soon.

Big thank you to Stonyfield Organics for sponsoring my trip to BlogHer12. I also received a complementary pair of Neuaura Mulberry shoes from Compassion Couture Shop [14] which kept my feet happy at BlogHer. All opinions and comments are my very own.