Green Living’s third-annual Best of Arizona 2024, held on October 14 at SRP’s Pera Club in Tempe, brought together Arizona’s leaders in the green community to honor excellence in sustainability, wellness, and eco-conscious living. The evening also honored Indigenous Peoples’ Day by featuring vibrant performances and artistry by Indigenous creators. Highlights included a water blessing by Sarita Marquez Eto, hoop dancing from Shikeyah Torres, and live painting by Jim Covarrubias. Live drumming from Ken Koshio punctuated important moments within the live awards ceremony and added to the overall mystique of the evening.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and green Realtor Tammy Bossee were in attendance, accepting awards for Best Green Leader in Public Service and Best Green Realtor, respectively, for the third consecutive year. The evening also spotlighted stunning artistic works from Indigenous fashion designers and their lines, including Ruby Farias Designs, Mayume, DaWoozhii Designs, Devennsew, Calandra Etsitty, Norma Baker-Flyinghorse, and Loren Aragon.
Photos by Brett Prince
designer Deven Tso of Forge.
The evening recognized winners across 30 Best of Arizona categories, recognizing their exceptional contributions to sustainability, wellness and eco-conscious living across the state. Special thanks to event vendors and sponsors SRP, Denali, Urban Farming Education, Creating Cash from Trash, Green Light Solutions, Sustainability Advisors, PBC, Full Time to Travel Time Podcast, and RDT Worldwide for making this event possible.
