How to throw an Eco-Friendly Party; GoingGreen!It’s the latest flavor in town to hold eco-friendly parties. Take a look on the how-to.

Green is in. Green is chic. Green is über cool. And, without a doubt, Green is eco-friendly that is here tostay. The party fever gets high as ever. And no matter what theme you choose to do with, or even if youplan to go simple, nothing beats the eco-friendly style of partying these days. Want to know more onhow to exactly organize an eco-friendly party with the right mixture of foods and drinks and fun-filledactivities then read on.

So here’s the way to party harder, albeit not at the expense of Mother Nature. Remember this, when youthrow a party you do get points from guests, but when you do that the eco-friendly style, you redeemdouble the points - for fun and saving-the-nature quotient. Understand that with any sort of merrimentwhich comes along with a party, also comes attached is a baggage of wastefulness. Wastage of manyresources; most of which being natural resources that could otherwise be put to a lot greener use. Andactually here’s the cream news - apart from being a nature-savior, eco-friendly party preps make youshell out less cash than normal with equal dose of flair, which would be in case of a regular party.

Four things to focus on - while organizing an eco-friendly party - are: Menu, Beverages, Décor and theFun-quotient. Let’s crack each one-by-one.

Deciding on the Food/ Menu for the Eco-friendly Party

Planning and executing a green brunch/ lunch/ dinner may seem a tad tedious at first glance, but thatreally isn’t the case. First and foremost, you must strike off any non-vegetarian delicacies included inyour menu. Because, being eco-friendly is really all about being friendly with nature and its habitants(the animals). So no non-vegan cuisine; cause, probably, most of your guests are already expecting anall-vegan menu.

Second most important thing to consider in the menu section is opting for maximum organic foodingredients as much possible. The best part of organic foodstuffs is that they are produced in the mostsustainable way. And many resources associated with them are either reused or recycled. Include a lot ofleafy stuff in the menu to really make the eco-friendly theme stand out. Besides, the more greener yourplate the better it will be for your health.

Another defining factor in your green menu is incorporation of current veggies and the ones locallyfound. Cheese, vegetables, and all other food sources that are naturally raised in the current seasonshould make it on your delicacy list. It isn’t that difficult to cook up a menu with limited ingredients.Consider choosing locally made ingredients than those shipped from other end of the world. You willobviously be easy on your pocket.

As for the desserts how about a bowl of fresh fruits in the form of a mélange?

Planning the Drinks intake for your Eco-friendly Party

Now you wouldn’t, literally, be expected to juice out green fruits, in order to live up to your party theme.But yes, in sync with the food choice, you could certainly pick up the fresh, seasonal fruits from themarket. Do pick up fruits that will be easily made into a juice at home. And yes, avoid readily availablefruit juices in the market - otherwise what’s the whole point of going eco-friendly anyway?

Lest, if you think without booze your party wouldn’t be party-party here are a few greener options,albeit with alcohol. Cocktails and mocktails will do the trick for you. Mocktails made from seasonal fruitsare a good way of relishing on the alcohol part. Think Piña Colada, Apple Martinis and Citrus Punch whenpicking the cocktails for the party. Some of the cocktails are really easy to make at home and extremelydelightful to the tongue.

Go for organic and biodynamic wine, when choosing for one. Local wine is also a good way of going eco-friendly. Even locally manufactured beer is a good way of costing oneself less. Think of it this way -shipping items from other parts of the world causes usage of extra fuels, when the same can be foundnear your residence. Glass and aluminum are a perfect example of recyclable items. Buy drinks bottledup in these make rather than plastic.

Talking of Eco-friendly Décor

Since it’s all about going green, try and make use of already available materials in your kitchen andbackyard for spicing up the décor. Other than already available at home stuff, flowers can be somethingthat will do very well with the go green theme. Local florists have ample flower options that can be longlasting in the current season. Flowers look and smell good on the dining table, completely elevating thetotal food ambience, thereby, created.

Baby trees, saplings and bonsais are befitting to be decorated as centerpieces on dining table.Additionally, if you buy a set of such plants for the party day, you could propel a plantation drive post thedinner. While reusable plates, cups and dinnerware will be the best choice to be used for the party. In anew development, it’s now possible to find eco-disposable tableware at leading grocery stores.

Alternately, certain plates and culinary ware are made out of recycled materials that are perfectly usableat the parties. Say goodbye to disposable plastic/ paper plates.

For designating dishes and reserved places for the guests, use could make use of already availablecardboard or paper, lying in your backyard. Make sure you use nontoxic permanent ink pen or maker towrite on the little cutouts.

Enjoying the Eco-friendly style

Environmental theme brings camping and woods-wandering in mind, most certainly. So if the naturallandscapes permit, you can go camping in the woods, or at least take a stroll through the woods as amark of respect towards Mother Nature. Fireplaces, marshmallows and organic foods will surely be aunique party for your guests. You could try the same in your background; of course, with an alreadysetup ambience of the same. Wood logs can be collected and brought well in time. The ashes remnantfrom the burnt wood can be later on sprinkled on the lawn for natural fertilization.

If that’s not feasible, then the all-time favorite piñata will surely come at your rescue. But this time, onlymake sure that you wrap the balloon with tree leaves!

All set for an eco-friendly party? Choices are many, and the extent of going creative with your go greenconcept is boundless. By the way, find below a few more ecological and economical party ideas.

- Use cloth napkins for wiping; avoid paper napkins and tissues.- Make use of tote bags if you need to. No to plastic.- Use recycled, handmade paper for invites and placards.- Otherwise, it is best to make use of online invites.- How’s this? For evening time light up with solar, colorful bulbs.