American’s pair wine with food, while Europeans pair wine with life. The numbers speak for themselves. Whether you’re like me, a novice with wine, or a connoisseur, the FACT IS:

Europeans drink 28 gallons of wine per year, per person. American’s drink 3 gallons of wine per year.

What can we embrace from other cultures that do both?; pair wine with food, and, pair wine with life.

Hear from the smallest, to the largest green wineries on Smart Green Travel, providing all kinds of ways to evaluate how they’re going green, and offering such great combination’s  of antiquated farming techniques, with modern technology to offer you authentic carbon-offsets.

A green winery is only as green as the companies values, consciousness and ethics. Meaning, does the winery invest in projects that truly reduce emissions, and at the same time benefit the employees,  local populations and Eco-systems?

If you miss Smart Green Travel every Saturday, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, on Green 960 AM or, on the Web at TheGreenMorning.com, then count on Hart of Green.com to help you connect with fresh green news, for example, we shine the eco-spotlight on….

• America’s first carbon-neutral winery
• Green wineries, sustainable using 100 percent solar and wind power
• Synthetic-chemical-free farming
• Integrated pest management - Now, there’s a reason to celebrate what’s organic at Green Wineries!

These Green Vineyard Thought Leaders, working each day in their gift, and with their love for living green, will leave your palette craving your favorite wine, and incentives to make immediate plans for a stay-cation at your next Green Winery close to home

Smart Green Travel is nudging you to get away from your work, for a day or so, grab the ones you love, and truly be in touch with your inner voice and nature, right here in our Bay Area backyard.

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LaRocca Vineyards
Founder
Phil La Rocca

Parducci Vineyards
Director
Paul Dolan

Sonoma Kutrar
Marketing Director
John Hudson

Navarro Vineyards
Founder
Debra Cahn

This Week’s GREEN IN-BETWEEN’S Sponsored by:

PlanetEarthSingles.com
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Jill Crosby

• What's Going Green in Amusement Parks? on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Yep, that's the "Harry Potter Forbidden Journey" ride at Universal in Florida. Buckle up and pull down your harness, for a virtual roller coaster ride on Green in Amusement Parks. Smart Green Travel, hears from America's biggest Amusement Parks and their Green steps to sustainability in the most wild places.......
• INTO NEVERLAND BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR, Interview with PETER PAN on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM with Jerry Hart I've had numerous people ask me, "Is it really that good?" ahhh...let me think about that for a minute.......AH YES!!! Listen to Smart Green Travel to understand why Peter Pan in the world's first 360-degree video projection for live theater flies both cast and audience over Edwardian London. The show......
• Green Adventures in the Air with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Have you seen this behemoth white whale in the sky over the Bay Area? FYI, I was also informed we are not to confuse Blimps, with a Zepplin Air Ship. Yes, at the top of that illustration to the left, the AirShip nearly dwarfs our largest jumbo jets. The Zepplin......
• Ernest Hemmingway once said that THIS BEACH was the World’s Best Beach - Best Green Beaches on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco National Geographic joins Smart Green Travel to reveal what is a Green Beach? Plus, I'll share my Top 10 beaches, the ones to get too, before they become certified green. I turned to the Clean Beaches Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that runs the Blue Wave beach program in......
• Menus across Cali go green while McDonalds fills up your belly and your battery by Jerry Hart Hey have you sat down at a restaurant and had the server hand you the calorie counts on their menus and indoor menu boards? You may know, California is the first state to enact such a law in the battle against America's expanding waistline. I've been tagged by Marie Calendars......

• Introducing The Las Cruces, Green Chamber Of Commerce. Elisa Cundiff works for Energy Concepts, a New Mexico Solar Company. She is also a member of the newly formed, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce. In Las Cruces, New Mexico we have just formed a “Green Chamber of Commerce”, representing the business interests of local, sustainably-minded companies. Already, over......
• Wine Collecting Hobby As long ago as in the 1700s, it was recognized that wine had a powerful hold on people, and that great friendships could spring from good wine. The art of wine and wine collecting has a truly long and interesting history dating as far back as 4000 years BC. There......
• A Taste of Fate: Meeting Winemaker Jacky Blot Wally August is the owner of a gift baskets business. Since 1987, this commitment to quality, beauty and service has made Fancifull Gift Baskets Hollywood's #1 gift basket company with a worldwide clientel. They have provided baskets and gifts for over 500 movies and TV shows. Wally said me: I......
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• Healthy Junk Food When I was a young child I wished chocolate chip cookie dough was “good for you." Actually, I still wish that, but I'm just a little more realistic now. However, perhaps that fantasy is closer to becoming true that I would have thought. An Israeli study observed that consuming specific......

Have you seen this behemoth white whale in the sky over the Bay Area? FYI, I was also informed we are not to confuse Blimps, with a Zepplin Air Ship. Yes, at the top of that illustration to the left, the AirShip nearly dwarfs our largest jumbo jets. The Zepplin company, that also built the Hindenburg, is not the same Airship our Great Grandpa’s engineered at the Zepplin plant back in 1925. And, it’s significantly Green, in many ways, one of the safest aircraft in the sky. Who knew? Blimps and Airships, how are they Green, and what’s the difference between the two?

The Zepplin is the largest, and only AirShip in North America, for the average Joe, like you and I, to see the Bay Area, like no other 360 degree visual experience possible.  Some have described it as a ‘personal cloud’ or ‘knowing what birds feel like’. Find out how Airships are a significant part of a post Green world, for example, right now,  one big-momma-of-a-Zepplin-Airship, is assisting in the clean up of our oil spill in the Gulf.

Hot Air Balloonitics - Welcome Aboard!
From Hang Gliding, to Gliders, to Green Hemp Hot Air Balloons, blowing hot air in Sonoma County, Smart Green Travel is soaring, with the help of the thermals, like a Falcon over Mt. Tamalpais, and will lift you to virtual heights. If you feel like someone else can do that crazy-in-the-air stuff, than Smart Green Travel, can serve as a reminder, of what it is you REALLY want.

It can give you courage and self-confidence to actually “GO FOR IT”, and know that personally, what you want to commit your life too, those far away dreams, CAN become reality in your life. A fresh new mindset of awakening, and self-love, to do the unexpected, for your sustainable soul. Now that’s what I call GREEN.

Come glide, fly, jump, balloon into this weeks Smart Green Travel, aired Saturday’s from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, with Jerry Hart, on Green 960 AM San Fransisco, or stream at www.TheGreenMorning.com

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Wine Country Balloons
Scott VanderHorst

Airship Ventures
Alex Hall

Quest Richlife
Bay Area Glider Rides

Hang Gliding
www.Hang-Gliding.com

• Sounds and Smells of Spring - Green 960 AM San Francisco - Show: Saturday March 20th, 2010 Show: Saturday March 20th, 2010 Sponsor: BetterHealthForDogs.com part 1 run time 26 minutes part 2 run time 26 minutes Guests: Renel  Brooks-Moon Voice of the San Francisco Giant Chris Dickerson CEO/Co-Founder "[Our] goal is to bring professional athletes together to inspire communities to build awareness of the growing environmental crisis.......
• Free passes to San Francisco's Green Festival this weekend Value $10 bucks As my way of thanking you for listening to Smart Green Travel on Green 960 enjoy this weekends Green Festival for FREE for the whole family. Print the pass right here on Hart of Green to your printer and take it to the Green Festival in San Francisco this......
• Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco: Saturday March 6th, 2010 Visit www.thegreenmorning.com to learn more about Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart Show: Saturday March 6th, 2010 Sponsor: BetterHealthForDogs.com Guests: Sam Friedman, Founder of Better Health for Dogs.com Kevin Fletcher of Audubon International Todd Stevens - Green Architect. Zach Conen of Green Key Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing......
• National Geographic's 411 on Family Eco-Vacations plus Waterfalls no one ever told you existed in Yosemite on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Find where waterfalls rarely visited in Yosemite are located and easy to walk too. And, I believe I've found the most perfect 3 day Family Staycations for Yosemite, under $200 bucks. OH! Your like me, and you want the 1-2-3 most easiest Yosemite Hikes for lazy people. Smart Green Travel......
• Ernest Hemmingway once said that THIS BEACH was the World’s Best Beach - Best Green Beaches on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco National Geographic joins Smart Green Travel to reveal what is a Green Beach? Plus, I'll share my Top 10 beaches, the ones to get too, before they become certified green. I turned to the Clean Beaches Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that runs the Blue Wave beach program in......

• From My Experience During Last Month - Why You Need Health Insurance. Trust me on this, if you are not carrying health insurance of any kind, you are playing a very dangerous game. Most of us go through life not thinking anything could ever happen to us; I think it is a coping mechanism of the human spirit because if we worried......
• The Best Home Improvements for Home Value Home improvement is a field that is relatively widespread in nature as there are a number of different ideas for you to choose from when it comes to choosing the best home improvements for your space. During the summer months, many people put thought into remodeling and improving their home,......
• GE going green with new LED bulb (NYSE: GE) General Electric recently introduced a new green technology, a nine watt Energy Smart LED bulb. This new energy efficient LED bulb is set to be a replacement for the regular 40 watt bulbs currently being used. This new GE LED bulb is expected to receive the Energy Star certification as......
• Green Building Materials Green Construction is the practice of building in a way that increases efficiency of the use of materials like energy, water and other materials and resources while reducing the impact on human health and the environment during the process of building through more efficient design, site selection, construction, operation, maintenance......
• Healthcare for Illegal Aliens - Wilson Was Right WASHINGTON: There are many who are digging into H.R. 3200, "America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009." (You can download entire bill here by right-clicking and save to disk. If you click directly on the link it may crash your browser.) H.R. 3200 has a very interesting statement of purpose: A......

BREAKING NEWS: Calif State Parks will only allow you in FREE to all STATE PARKS if you have an ACCESS PASS.  How to get one?? Find out on Smart Green Travel.

Mt. Tamalpais - means ‘Bay Mountain’ - the Coast Miwok Indian definition

Plus, Mom’s and Dad’s,  I have an excellent One Day, Mt. Tamalpais plan for your next, all day, and into the evening, family outing.  Mt. Tamalpais has one of the best Mountain Outdoor Theater, astrology shows. Can’t you see you and the kids, looking up at the stars, talking about Galileo? Do you know the history of the Gravity Railroad Cars at the East Peak of Mt. Tam?  Make it a family, Mt. Tam excursion, and explore the new museum on Mt. Tam where you envelope what life was like in the late 1800’s, for Bay Area residents on the Railroad Gravity Cars! There was no Disneyland back then, and this train was the “E” ticket.

Mt. Diablo
Did you know, 10% of California’s native plants are on Mt. Diablo, and, because Diablo means Devil, a coalition wants to change the name. WHAT? Find out why on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco or at www.TheGreenMorning.com. Get inspired to camp for one night on this easy access, clean mountain for camping, just minutes from the freeway, Rock City on Mt. Diablo.  Hike Mt. Diablo, even if you’re a rookie hiker, and never feel like your exercising or sweating just to enjoy one of California’s first State Parks.

Mt. Shasta
Joe Kidd, a really cool guy I met at San Francisco Green Drinks,  shares with you, their connection to nature, that changed them, after choosing to get one, with Shasta’s spiritual, serene, and surreal visual sensations.  Why get to Shasta in your lifetime? What’s the big deal with a mountain that John Muir called, the most unpredictable mountainess weather conditions, anywhere in the world? Less than seasoned hikers, show how in love they are with Mt. Shasta, on Smart Green Travel.  Green in the Mountains, revealing what a green hiker does, specifically, to reduce carbon footprints with every Mt. Shasta step.

The Grateful Dead & The Rocky Mountains - What did the Grateful Dead do in Denver that didn’t happen in any other city?  Is Denver really that Green? Prove it!!! Ok, they did, on Smart Green Travel, it’s all Denver clocking in at #2 for the most Green city I’ve discovered, other than San Francisco.  Denver is sooooooooooo couscous to Being Green. Within just a one mile radius, there are three sports green stadiums, the country’s second largest performing arts complex, an assortment of art and history museums, a mint producing 10 billion coins a year, a river offering whitewater rafting, the country’s only downtown amusement park, a new world-class aquarium, more than 8,000 hotel rooms and more than 300 restaurants, most organic beer brewed per day than any other American city and of course, the music. What the Grateful Dead did in Denver, that’s historical, only on Smart Green Travel, with Jerry Hart.

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Steve Sander
Director Marketing City of Denver
Rich Grant
Director of Communications
www.visitdenver.org Headquarters for all things Denver
www.denver365.org for events
www.greenprintdenver.com for what’s Green in Denver

Seth Adams
Director of Land Programs
www.SaveMtDiablo.org

Joe Kidd
Novice Shasta Hiker
Mt. Shasta

Arlene Halligan
Interpretive Associate
Mt. Tamalpais

• Greenest Cities in the World with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco [/caption] Who's recycling more and "trashing" less? Smart Green Travel visits the top green cities and few runners up who have made the most impressive strides toward eco-friendliness and sustainability. Factors are air, the climate, our health, the landscape and the habitat. When a city accepts as a mandate its......
• Free Family Event Summer Sailstice on Treasure Island on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Summer Sailstice for the family, on the Island we treasure, Treasure Island. Toss one of the Boat, Yacht, or Sailboat owners a small donation [for tight budgets, we're talking small, like 5 to 20 bucks] to support sailing schools for kids, and you're entire family can sail on all kinds......
• Ernest Hemmingway once said that THIS BEACH was the World’s Best Beach - Best Green Beaches on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco National Geographic joins Smart Green Travel to reveal what is a Green Beach? Plus, I'll share my Top 10 beaches, the ones to get too, before they become certified green. I turned to the Clean Beaches Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that runs the Blue Wave beach program in......
• Underground Portland Walking Tour, a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco So what is the Underground Portland Walking Tour? It's a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer. The dark and sordid side of Portland. A treat for lovers of all things sinister and you'll only hear it on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM, Saturday's starting at......
• National Geographic's 411 on Family Eco-Vacations plus Waterfalls no one ever told you existed in Yosemite on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Find where waterfalls rarely visited in Yosemite are located and easy to walk too. And, I believe I've found the most perfect 3 day Family Staycations for Yosemite, under $200 bucks. OH! Your like me, and you want the 1-2-3 most easiest Yosemite Hikes for lazy people. Smart Green Travel......

• San Francisco Tips for Traveling If you are planning on experiencing everything that San Francisco has to offer, then it would benefit you to have some San Francisco travel tips under your belt before you get the ball rolling on your travel. Here is a brief list of some of the most important San Francisco......
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• Top Travel Places to Go in 2010 reprinted from New York Times 2. Patagonia Wine Country Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with......
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National Geographic joins Smart Green Travel to reveal what is a Green Beach? Plus, I’ll share my Top 10 beaches, the ones to get too, before they become certified green.

I turned to the Clean Beaches Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that runs the Blue Wave beach program in the U.S. to identify the top 10 beaches.

Are you tanning with a green conscious? Ready for some swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, or none of that? Smart Green Travel is all about finding places where it’s just you and the sun - that’s all you need, huh?

I can see them, your buns planted firmly on a delightful beach, where the only oil you’re seeing is from a bottle with high SPF levels, so you can rub it on your legs.

For most beach-goers, assessing a beach is simple. Is the sand good for castle construction? Is ice cream readily available? Is the water warm and relatively jellyfish-free? If not, no problem–there are plenty of other beaches in the sea.

But what about a truly special beach? One with unique physical features–such as sand comprised of tiny, star-shaped shells or a stunning mountain backdrop–where the water is super clean and the sand isn’t in danger of vanishing because solid environmental management policies are in place? And let’s not forget the opportunity to swim with dolphins, snorkel over barrier reefs and spot birds and other local wildlife.

All ten beaches were chosen for their unique geologic features, innovative management practices and progressive environmental safeguards. None of them are currently designated Blue Flag or Blue Wave, for the most part because they haven’t been developed to the extent necessary for certification. We suggest you go before they are.

Click here for a look at a few of the world’s breathtaking beaches.

Are you a fan of Angel Island? TourismCares.org cleans up the island and hopes you can join their mission. Hear this amazing story of commitment to preserving our future.

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Guests:

Costas Christ
National Geographic Travelers Magazine
www.beyondgreentravel.com
http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/

Bruce Beckham, CTP
TourismCares.org
Executive Director/CEO

• Greenest Cities in the World with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco [/caption] Who's recycling more and "trashing" less? Smart Green Travel visits the top green cities and few runners up who have made the most impressive strides toward eco-friendliness and sustainability. Factors are air, the climate, our health, the landscape and the habitat. When a city accepts as a mandate its......
• Green Adventures in the Air with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Have you seen this behemoth white whale in the sky over the Bay Area? FYI, I was also informed we are not to confuse Blimps, with a Zepplin Air Ship. Yes, at the top of that illustration to the left, the AirShip nearly dwarfs our largest jumbo jets. The Zepplin......
• What's a Green Cruise? Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Show: Saturday April 10th, 2010 Green Cruises around the world part 1 run time 26 minutes part 2 run time 26 minutes The Cahill Foundation Sarah E. Moss, Regional Director sarah@GreenFestivals.org - 303.219.0639 office Green Festivals™, a joint 510(c)3 project of Global Exchange & Green America www.greenfestivals.org ~ Facebook: Search......
• What's Going Green in Amusement Parks? on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Yep, that's the "Harry Potter Forbidden Journey" ride at Universal in Florida. Buckle up and pull down your harness, for a virtual roller coaster ride on Green in Amusement Parks. Smart Green Travel, hears from America's biggest Amusement Parks and their Green steps to sustainability in the most wild places.......
• Free passes to San Francisco's Green Festival this weekend Value $10 bucks As my way of thanking you for listening to Smart Green Travel on Green 960 enjoy this weekends Green Festival for FREE for the whole family. Print the pass right here on Hart of Green to your printer and take it to the Green Festival in San Francisco this......

• Top Travel Places to Go in 2010 reprinted from New York Times 2. Patagonia Wine Country Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with......
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• Top 10 Travel Destinations of 2010 [/caption] Every year the travel book supergiant Lonely Planet releases its list of the coming year’s top travel locations, from new trends, to the classic vacation spots that have always been popular with tourists. Their top 10 list of the best destinations of 2010 held some a few surprises, and......
• Day at the Beach: Priceless Due to an errand being rearranged, I got home earlier than expected. It's in the low 70s where I'm at and the sun is out. Since I live across the street from the beach I decided to mix fun with pleasure. I tossed some laundry in and decided to......
• Fishing Report: June 11, 2010 Lakes/Saltwater Almanor: Trolling fishing the most successful in the area. Salmon toward the east side. Bass fishing has been decent, but inconsistent. Anderson: Those looking for good bass fishing will find it in Anderson. Fishermen using nearly every type of bait available and are catching bass. The north end of......