More than 50 writers, editors and producers who blog about environmental issues (or just like to travel) gathered at Environment Furniture in Los Angeles last year for the first-ever Green Blogger Convention (affectionately known and tweeted as GreenBlogCon), presented by Green Works Natural Cleaning Products.

The buzz is already starting on this year’s event. With free food, drinks and beauty treatments, plus a panel featuring some of the most respected names in the eco-industry, GreenBlogCon2010 will take place this October in New York City. Deets coming soon!

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During the meet-and-greet, guests sipped organic Cafe de Olla and nibbled piping hot churros from the Border Grill Truck, got hairspray-free updos that really stayed put from Steam Salon, grabbed a DBP-, formaldehyde- and toulene-free manicure from Sheswai Lacquer and enjoyed chemical-free mini-makeovers from Terra Firma Cosmetics. For the thirsty, water was provided by NIKA, which donates all proceeds to communities in third-world countries that have none; organic floral designs were by Wisteria Lane, and sparkles without chemicals by Greener Cleaner LA.

Guests Q&A’d the past, present and future of green blogging with a panel that included Kim Barnouin, co-author of New York Times Bestseller Skinny Bitch and founder of HealthyBitchDaily.com, Starre Vartan, environmental journalist, editor and publisher of Eco-Chick.com and author of the site’s companion book, “The Eco Chick Guide to Life: How to Be Fabulously Green,” who also writes for the Huffington Post, The Daily Green and Greenopia, Jen Boulden, co-founder of IdealBite.com, Jane Buckingham, trend forecaster and president of Trendera.com, founder of CAA’s The Intelligence Group, author and host of “The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life” books and series on the Style Network, “Green LA Girl” Siel Ju, contributing editor to BlogHer.com, blogger for MNN.com and Lime.com, and former editor of the Los Angeles Times’ environmental blog, Emerald City and Lauren Selman, founder & producer of Reel Green Media & “Sustainable Sirens;” associate producer of “EcoDivas” TV, moderated by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, founder & editor of EcoStiletto.com.

The event concluded with a Vegan Fashion Show featuring sustainable designs from ecoSkin, Doie, Deborah Lindquist and Stewart + Brown. Models were finalists from Project Green Search, which later announced their winner in Rachel Avalon, our superstar for the day.

All photos are by Sarah Strack.