Walk/Ride Day Kickoff & Annual Free “Green" Breakfast

Green Eggs and Ham! And much more green!

Please join us for a free, hot breakfast in Harvard Square. Come in your favorite "green" way - by bike, or feet, or skis or the T! -- to celebratethe Harvard Square Business Association's third annual "green" breakfast as we kickoff the Green Streets Initiative's "Walk/Ride Day" 2011 program! 

In what has become a Harvard Square tradition, the Green Streets Initiative and the Harvard Square Business Association are collaborating on the third annual Walk/Ride Day Free Hot Breakfast. Local restaurants and organizations will be in attendance with delectable, often green, breakfast offerings.

The breakfast will take place on Friday, Jan. 28 from 7 to 9 a.m. at Holyoke Center, 1350 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA.

According to Janie Katz-Christy, Executive Director and Founder of the GreenStreets Initiative, "the event is wonderful way to thank the people who "gogreen" and make our community more livable."

Walk Ride Days, which started in Cambridge in 2006, have been spreading throughout the Boston area, to other cities in the U.S., and abroad. A kind of monthly "earth day” for sustainable transportation, they take place year-round, on the last Friday of the month, and involve schools, companies and other organizations, governments and retailers.

More info at their website: www.GoGreenStreets.org

Green breakfast eaters will include, Cambridge Mayor David P. Maher, Cambridge School Superintendent Jeff Young, CPSD Sustainability Coordinator Kristen Von Hoffman, Police Commissioner Robert Haas, several Cambridge School Committee members and City Councillors, as well as Boston Bikes Director Nicole Freedman.

John Schall of Fire + Ice will once again be cooking up his now signature,vibrant, Dr. Seuss inspired Green Eggs and Ham. Kids and adults alike will delight in this colorful dish which can often be seen from a block away! 

Boloco will be serving up their Breakfast Burritos. If the past is any indication, these tinfoil wrapped burritos will fly off the serving pan almost as fast as the volunteers from Boloco can keep them coming! A certified green restaurant, Boloco is committed to the environment with innovations such as corn cups, bamboo bowls, naturally-raised meats, organic tofu and energy saving LED lighting. 

Chef Davis and Henrietta's Table will be delivering a platter of “green” pistachio scones that are both tasty and filling! As the Executive Chef for the Charles Hotel, Davis enthusiastically supports local farmers and local fisherman, buying only products that he hand-chooses with the assistance of local purveyors and refusing to use genetically-engineered food. Henrietta’s Table and the Charles Hotel have both been widely recognized for theirrecycling efforts over the past few years.

Coffee for the event is graciously donated by JP Licks! JP Licks utilizes various recycling programs for their containers, including their homemadeice cream.  In an effort to lower waste, they promote a discount when any travel mug is brought in for coffee. JP Licks began roasting coffee at the Firehouse in Jamaica Plain in 1999 and has been churning it out ever since.T hey roast down the middle; dark enough for a hearty brew but not so darkthat every bean tastes burnt.  

The Eliot Street Cafe/Dunkin Donuts will be donating special green donuts for the event!

Our partners, CycleKids (www.cyclekids.org), TROMP(www.trompcambridge.org), Friends of the Community Path (www.pathfriends.org), Urban Adventours (www.urbanadventours.com) and the Cambridge Community Development Department (www.cambridgema.gov) will be in attendance, in addition to: 

The Cambridge Energy Alliance is a not-for-profit organization created to save you money, while reducing Cambridge's carbon footprint. Information onhow to reduce your carbon footprint will be available. www.cambridgeenergyalliance.org

Cambridge Local First is a network of locally owned and independentbusinesses formed in October 2005 to build a strong Cambridge economy and avibrant community. www.cambridgelocalfirst.org

The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) promotes a bicycle-friendlyenvironment and encourages bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation.Find out more at the event! www.massbike.org

NuRide is a new service that rewards you for using greener transportationoptions. A representative will be on hand to sign up new customers andanswer any questions you may have. www.nuride.com

WalkBoston is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to improvingwalking conditions in cities and towns across Massachusetts.www.walkboston.org

ZipCar will be on hand to answer questions about car sharing in the Bostonarea. www.zipcar.com

For more information about this event and all Harvard Square events, pleaserefer to www.harvardsquare.com