A New Green Group Forms in Victoria 11/05/2009
From http://www.douglasmagazine.com/regional-news/item/202-a-new-green-group-forms-in-victoria.html (Douglas Staff) VICTORIA - It sounds like a farm, but the Green Collective is a group of retailers in Victoria who sell “sustainable products with green values.” That’s the claim they make together in their new brochure, pale green of course, that lists a dozen stores and a map of how to find them. The marketing effort began five years ago as a group advertising buy to multiply the power of the print ads they could buy, says Bill Finley of Hemp & Co., one of the first four. The others were Fiber Options, Narnia Farms and Granola Groovy (now Good Planet.) “We all it ‘co-opetition,’” says Finley, whose store competes on some things with other members of the collective, but believes working together creates more business for all of them. The initial group has been joined by Organic Spa and Free Spirit Botanicals on lower Johnson Street, Not Just Pretty and Plenty in the 1000-block Fort Street, Good Planet Baby store, Knotty by Nature, Organic Spa, Hair Garden Salon and the Soap Exchange. The expanded brochure also has a list of the group’s “favourite green eateries,” who don’t pay for the privilege but have agreed to display the pamphlet, says Finley. See www.greencollective.ca Summer Clearance at Fiber Options Naturals 07/18/2009
Summer Clearance on now at Fiber Options Naturals. Organic Islands Festival 06/30/2009
Join many of your favorite Green Collective retailers this weekend at the Organic Islands Festival! It is being on Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th, at the beautiful Glendale Gardens. The weekend will be filled with delicious organic foods, live entertainment, amazing shopping, and a wonderful sense of community. Click here for more information Enter to WIN \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"MOM\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" of the Month! 06/12/2009
NEW at The Hair Garden Salon!!! Enter to WIN "MOM" of the Month! Each month a Mom can enter to win a Makeover and her picture will be entered in SNAPS magazine! The picture would be with MOM and her kids! To enter the draw come on down to The Hair Garden Salon on the Mom Makeover MONDAY between the business hours 1-6pm! The draw will be closed on June 30th. The winner will be entered into SNAPS July issue!  June special! Book your "No Ammonia" Partial Highlights and Cut for only $90 at The Hair Garden Salon! www.thehairgardensalon.com $1200 Earth Day Shopping Spree Photo 05/15/2009
 Check out this great picture of the winner of the Green Collective's $1200 Earth Day Shopping Spree! Elizabeth, along with her baby, friend, and friendly Kabuki Cab driver spent the day visiting each of the Green Collective stores, and spending her $1200 Shopping Spree! SNAP Victoria, a monthly source of community and business events in the Victoria area, came and 'Snapped' a photo of our Great Green Goodie Giveaway. Click here to view the photo! Green Goodie Giveaway Winner Announced! 05/04/2009
The following release outlines the shopping spree that took place on April 22nd (Earthday). Congratulations to "Elizabeth Peters" for winning the grand prize and participating in the shopping spree! Great Green Goodie Giveaway! 04/12/2009
 WHY: To celebrate Earth Day *Green Collective Stores |