Saint Patrick’s Day is quickly coming up – March 17th, so if you haven’t made plans there’s still time to green up your activities…

For some easy general ideas read:

• Green Your St. Patrick’s Day Party
• St. Patrick’s Day Blog Carnival
• Learn how to turn your organic brew green (yes the color green). Oooo festive.
• If you’re really advantageous, you can always recycle your beer cans into butterflies

If you’re specifically looking for information on greener brew to drink on the big day you can do one of the following:

Check your local yellow pages (or online) for a green pub near you. You’d be surprised how many organic and natural breweries are popping up. Three places I’ve lived have had one or two green pubs.

Look at the market for local organic beer. Even if your town is sans a totally organic brew pub, there’s a good chance that one or two local breweries still make and sell organic beer and wine.

There are some national brands as well. Some ideas…

• Green Beer for St. Patrick’s Day – ideas from the Sierra Club.
• All sorts of green alcohol companies from Co-op America.
• Organic Beverages for Your Green Wedding – ok yeah, for a wedding, but LOTS O’ ideas.
• Serve organic beer and organic mixers only.

What are you planning for St. Paddy’s Day?

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If you’re holding a New Year’s event, there’s still time to make it green.

1. Send e-mail invites.
2. Serve organic beer, organic mixers, organic champagne,  and organic wine. See a big ol’ article about organic alcohol.
3. If you must use disposables plates or napkins for snacks, make sure that they’re biodegradable and or recycled.
4. Skip fancy purchased decor – or make your own recycled decor items. No one is going to notice the decorations much anyhow.
5. Serve organic treats and food (you know, to sop up the alcohol).
6. Skip the fireworks – they’re not very green.
7. Go all out with a super eco-chic party.
8. Forget the party – head to New York for a sustainable New Year’s Eve at Times Square.

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