Mendoza Gets Eco-friendly at the Green Market

On Saturday, March 15, Mendoza hosted its second edition of the Green Market in San Martin Park – a small fair that gathers together local businesses with an eco-friendly edge.

The fair hosted numerous stands selling delicious bites to eat (such as vegan, vegetarian, organic, and local culinary creations), yoga classes, healthy cooking workshops, live music, and art classes for small children.

In a country practically founded on red meat and potatoes, it´s easy to assume that there is no space in the kitchen for ingredients such as quinoa, chia seeds, soy nuts and seaweed.  And yes, you´d be hard-pressed to find a family packing their pantry with sheets of nori.  However, the consciousness is changing.

In Mendoza, a veritable hub of fresh veggies and fruit, more and more people are making room on their plates for wholefoods and healthy flavors.  But the changes aren’t only taking place in the kitchen.

Stands sold eco-friendly cleaning products, Japanese style houseplants, books on “green” living and offered free yoga classes in the fresh cut grass.  A walk through the gauntlet of stands was a type of reeducation, an inspirational look at how holistic the movement really is.  Some of the highlights of the fair included:

• Artisan Ice creams from Dolcezza
• Earth friendly hygiene products from BioGreen
• Organic fruits & veggies from the Gourmet Garden
• Pre-made vegan food from Manen Restaurant
• Organic gardening equipment from Wise Garden

Event organizers estimated that over 10,000 people (locals and tourists alike) strolled through the stands on Saturday.  An impressive turnout for an event so new on the local scene.  But the eco-friendly movement is not new to Mendoza, it has existed underground for quite some time.

Only recently has it surfaced in the form of the Green Fair – a unified group of numerous businesses all sharing one common goal: providing products that are good for you and good for the earth.

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