7:45 to 11:30 a.m.

The Hampshire House

85 Beacon Street, Boston

The Sustainable Business Network of  Greater Boston will hold its 19th Annual Conference on Thursday, April 17 from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. at The Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St., Boston. The theme is "Building Sustainable Businesses and Strong Local Economies." A full buffet breakfast will be served. The fee is $35 for SBN members, $50 for non-members.

For more information, call Steve Jones-D'Agostino at 508-791-0459 or e-mail him at srdagostino@charter.net.

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Boston University

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies invites you to this year's BALLE Conference to be held in our own backyard!  A powerful gathering of local business, government, and non-profit leaders working to build community wealth and well-being the conference is a life changing event. The theme is "Grow Deep: Business Leaders Building Strong Economies." Transforming our economy to more localized production and distribution by green and locally owned, independent businesses is key to addressing the challenges of climate change, peak oil and resource depletion and, of course, local economy!!

Hynes Convention Center

900 Boylston St.

Boston

Can toothbrushes, wine, worm poop, and handbags help save the world? Come to D2E – Down:2:Earth, an exposition of the latest environmentally responsible products and services, and an education forum exploring sustainable living. Learn about alternatives in food, fashion, transportation, energy, home, garden, and investing that tread lightly on the earth.

For more details and to register: Click here