Filmmaker Harold Linde has been a working on educational and environmental projects for several years, most recently serving as a producer on “The 11th Hour.” He's also worked on projects for Forest Ethics, Rainforest Action Network, and other non-profit organizations. Before a trip to Japan to represent "Forest Family Forever," an animated movie for kids on the value of the rainforest, he spoke with Greenopia about his work and living green in Los Angeles

Best part of your job?

Creating stories for our culture about living in harmony with the planet.

What is your favorite local green restaurant?

I like to go to Rawvolution.

Where do you shop for organic groceries?

Mostly farmer’s markets. I go to the one in Venice and the Santa Monica ones, on the Promenade and the one on Pico. Also, Wild Oats.

What are some of your favorite local green businesses?

Patagonia. But I’ve been avoiding shopping lately.

Is there a particular environmental non-profit you support?

Forest Ethics and the Rainforest Action Network.

What’s your favorite thing about living in the city? Least favorite?

I live in Venice and love that one direction is open and there’s fresh air and it’s cool. I love the proximity to good hiking. Least favorite: It’s completely unsustainable. We can’t last unless we change.

What would you say is the city’s undiscovered or underrated jewel?

The Museum for Jurassic Technology.

Where do you like to take out-of-town visitors?

I take them to the Museum of Jurassic Technology and to the Venice Canals. Also, the Lakeside Shrine.

What’s your favorite vacation destination?

The desert. I recently went to Joshua Tree. And I love the Salton Sea.

What’s your favorite weekend outdoor activity?

Hiking in the Santa Monica mountains. I’m also learning more and more not to do anything—to watch movies and chill.

What’s an eco-friendly gift you like to give?

Rawvolution's chocolate truffles are good and the ones from Café Gratitude in San Francisco are amazing.

Do you have a favorite environmental book?

I remember one that shocked me is Ishmael.

What’s the biggest green challenge in your personal life?

Eating fish. I love it.

Eco-friendly product you can’t live without?

The new Haagen-Dazs in Acai. I love subversive products like that.

If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?

My last name is kind of a tree name. A linden tree. I’m like a tree in human form.

Describe your path to green: how and when you became eco-conscious.

I got in a car accident in a rain forest in central Africa fifteen years ago and spent the night in a rain forest research station, then took a walk around the research station the next day. And that was it.