Better Living Home Garden

& Lifestyle Show Features

Energy Trust Good Energy House

Step on in and make yourself comfortable. Get ideas for how you can improve your home and the planet with energy savings upgrades. Get advice on going solar right here in Portland. And see what to look for if you're shopping for a new home that's good for you and the environment. House Floor Plan & Product Resource Guide

Toyota's Highway to the Future: Mobile Experience

A fun, interactive way to learn about hybrid technologies and alternative fuels, and how using them can make the Earth a cleaner, greener place. It's a hands on technology museum that coming to Portland! Earn points and win prizes doing the interactive challenges, plus learn all about Toyota's hybrid vehicles--the Prius, Camry Hybrid and the Highlander Hybrid. Social responsibility has never been this fun before! More

The Burgerville Experience

Come along for a unique journey inside the story of one of the Northwest's most beloved restaurants. True to their innovative style, Burgerville is breaking ground at the show with an interactive experience where guests learn and share ideas. Explore new ways that fresh, local and sustainable values make a difference and contribute to thriving communities. You are invited to open up your creativity, contribute your voice and engage in fun activities.

Gardens Gone Wild!

Ever wanted to try your hand at permaculture? Or perhaps you dream of a relaxing oasis in your backyard. Trying to incorporate native plants into your landscape? You'll want to see how the finest landscape designers around tackle these topics to improve your yard, garden & patio.

Portland Fashion Week Spring Event

Portland Fashion Week 2007 was the first fashion week in the world which was produced all-green. Now PFW debuts a Spring event at the Better Living Show to keep eco-designers and Portland front and center in the fashion world. This Eco-Fashion Panel & Installation Fashion Show will explore green fashion practices with a very fashion-centric ethos. The panel discussion will be followed by an installation fashion show featuring nationally known eco-designers. Live models will feature the designers' collections on a beautifully built installation.

Conversation Cafe sponsored by Waste Management

When you put strangers, caffeine and ideas in the same room, brilliant things can happen. For that very reason, the British Parliament banned coffeehouses in the 1700s as hotbeds of sedition. Might we brew up a similar social liveliness now? With democracy, critical thinking and "the ties that bind" all under siege, this may be the most radical cup of coffee you ever drink. What is a Conversation Cafe?

Green Wedding Showcase

Have your cake and green it too! Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), a national non profit renewable energy organization based here in Portland, presents sustainable ways to turn your special occasion into a beautiful day for the earth as well. From sustainable wedding dresses to offsetting your travel emissions with clean, renewable energy, BEF will demonstrate ways to make your event more environmentally friendly.

EcoMetro Pavilion                                  

Come and see the Chinook Book in 3D as the pages are brought to life in this pavilion.  Discover many of the products and services that are offered through the book and see how they can help you live a better life today and save money at the same time!

Farmers' Market sponsored by Organic Valley

Everyone loves food straight from the farm! Stroll down this colorful row and take in some of the best from our local farms and food purveyors. Sample and buy home-made goodness. Gather details on markets opening right after the show so you know where to go for your fresh fruit and veggies all season long.

Planet Kids

Are your kids ready for something new during Spring Break? You looking for an affordable way to entertain them? Bring them to Planet Kids...a fun place to discover, explore and get your hands dirty! We've got daily hands-on activities for kids of all ages to get up close to nature like never before.

The Corner Bookstore

Food for thought abounds here. Great titles on green living and sustainability for your next reading adventure. Browse at the festival or visit our online store today. Check back for author appearance schedule. Note: Ed Begley, Jr will be signing copies of his new book, Living Like ED, on Friday, March 28 from 2-3pm at The Corner Bookstore.

Sisters On The Fly

These fun women believe in living life.  They restore old travel trailers and hit the road in a caravan to enjoy the outdoors and fly fish.  Want to meet these adventurers and see the trailers they have created?  Stop by their display and if you are interested, they may be willing to give you a quick fly fishing lesson as well.

Your Sustainable City

Several city of Portland bureaus are joining forces to present "Your Sustainable City," a lively exhibit space that will showcase the varied ways in which Portland's residents have contributed to make this the green city to watch, around the country and around the world - and to learn how we can do even more. A vibrant streetscape will illustrate the many ways in which Portlanders live sustainably every day - from much loved parks to multiple transportation options; from clean and thoughtful water management to leadership in recycling at home and at work.