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The ACT has been a late follower to green living festivals, but greenies say the capital has finally caught up with the rest of the country.
And Canberra's first Living Green Festival, almost two years in the making, wasn't short of customers yesterday.
At the Albert Hall, hundreds flocked to more than 30 different market stalls which promoted ''green and cruelty-free food, products and services''.
What made the festival different from other sustainability festivals, organisers said, was that it focused on food.
From vegan cupcakes, organic fruit and vegetables, raw food to egg-free and dairy-free vegan delights, the Living Green Festival was about sharing the importance of leading a ''compassionate life''.
Festival organiser and 11-year vegan Jessica Ferry said dietary choices played a big role in determining carbon footprints.
''We thought it was about time we had our own festival,'' she said.
''Canberra has many sustainability festivals, but none of them focus on one of the biggest impacts on the carbon footprint - our food choices.''
Ms Ferry said the festival aimed to show locals how to make food choices that were kinder to the environment, animals and other people.
She believed the majority of Australians had ''very meat-heavy diets'' and said research showed omnivorous diets led to a higher carbon footprint.
A vegan lifestyle, Ms Ferry said, was a kinder way of living. The smaller the distance between where food is grown and eaten was ideal.
Ms Ferry said when people thought of vegans, vegetarians and green activists, dreadlocked hippies in tie-dyed clothing usually came to mind. But she and other festival organisers have noticed a growing green community of a different kind in Canberra.
''There have been a lot of people hanging out for something exactly like this,'' Ms Ferry said. ''We knew we had the market for it.''
Michael Pentony, co-owner of Choku Bai Jo, which sells fresh produce direct from the farmer to the consumer, said business was growing in the capital.
He recently opened a second store to keep up with demand.
''More people are after fresh produce,'' he said. ''They want to know exactly what they're getting.''
Gabrielle Carr has been baking vegan sweets and eats for four years.
Though her business Veganarchy is booming, she said five to 10 years ago there wouldn't have been a market for it.
''I never really thought it could be a business until I travelled to America and saw there were vegan bakeries overseas,'' she said.
''Now there is a market here for it ... there are more green businesses in Canberra.''