Announcing Natural State Expo 2006

The Natural State Expo, a one-day exhibition of green technology, eco-friendly products and services and community resources, is pleased to release the list of participants for the 2006 Expo.

Adama Farm

Alternative Health And Wellness Center

Agricultural Information Center

Anthropop

Arbonne International

Arkansas Climate Awareness Project

Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice

Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Arkansas Earth Day

Arkansas Environmental Education Association

Arkansas Forestry Commission Urban & Community Forestry

Arkansas Native Plant Society

Arkansas Recycling Coalition

Arkansas Sustainability Network

Arkansas Urban Garden Education Resources

Arkansas Women in Agriculture

Barren Fork Ranch, Inc.

Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas

Biobased Systems, LLC

Bioshift

Boulevard Bread

Box Turtle

Central Arkansas Master Naturalists

Central Arkansas Water

City of Little Rock Solid Waste Division

Co-Housing

Crossroads Green Consulting

Diesel/Greasel Conversion

Ecological Conservation Organization

EnviroGuard Technologies

Firehouse Hostel and Museum

Freckled Frog

The Freecycle Network

GRACE Factory Farm Project

Green & Associates

Hardin’s River Mercantile

Heifer International

Ifrah Financial Services, Inc.

Chef Karen Wiebe Catering

Little Rock Parks and Recreation

Little Rock Zoo Education

Livable Future Project

Localist Magazine

Lorenzen and Company Booksellers

Madison County Solid Waste and Recycling

Metroplan Regional Transportation

National Center for Appropriate Technology/ATTRA

Native Way Wilderness School

The Nature Conservancy

New Water Systems

Old Soul Organics

Organic One

Pamco

Partners for Pinnacle, Inc.

River City Tea and Coffee

Sierra Club of Arkansas

Smart Structures Distributing

Solar Splash

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Southern Region

Stellar Sun Solar Supply

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

US Green Building Council – Arkansas Chapter

The Vintage Trunk

Welcome Home Natives

Wild Goose Studios

Winrock International

Women’s Action for New Directions

The Expo will be a green event in that recycled materials will be used for set-up and solid waste and recycling for the event will be attended by Madison County Recycling. Fun youth activities are planned including a pedal powered generator, a recycled village, recycled art projects and hands-on educational activities provided by the Department of Environmental Quality. The Expo will also feature community forums on food and water and a solar energy workshop.

The Natural State Expo promotes a more sustainable, healthy and prosperous Arkansas by celebrating solutions for the 21^st century. The Expo is a program of the Arkansas Sustainability Network, a new Arkansas non-profit organization

with the mission to empower Arkansans to develop sustainable communities. ASN promotes understanding of sustainability and awareness of local, national and international resources that assist in achieving the goals of sustainable development.