Current Calendar
New Open House Hours - 3rd Saturday & Sunday each month • 11 am • Noon • 1 pm • 2 pm. Admission: $2 per person, Missouri Botanical Garden Members and Children Age 12 & Under Free.
Summary of 2004 Events
(See details below, at right.)
March 19-21, 2004
Finishings and Furnishings Open House Weekend April 16-17, 2004
Earth Day ‘Around Town' Event -Open House tours and recycled papermaking
June 17, 2004
Thurs Evening at EarthWays Home - A Ten-Year History
July 16-18, 2004
Renewable Energy Open House Weekend
August 19, 2004
Thurs Evening at EarthWays Home - Conversations on Pollution and Public Health
Sept. 22-23, 2004
Public lecture and book signing with special guest Mary Appelhof, master composter and author of "Worms Eat My Garbage"
Oct. 15-17, 2004
Third Annual EarthWays Home Energy Festival
Nov. 18, 2004
Thurs Evening at EarthWays Home - Conversations on Energy Costs
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Recycled-content treasures from the Missouri
Botanical Garden Gate Shop and the EarthWays Home showcase the
beauty and diversity of "green" products.
Photo by
Dale Dufer
EarthWays Home - A Center for Green Conversation
Throughout 2004, the Garden is celebrating the EarthWays Home 10th Anniversary with periodic special events, physical improvements and extensive community outreach. There is much to applaud, and ample reason to continually invest in early goals and visions that created the EarthWays Home.
 At a dedication ceremony on June 4, 1994, founders thanked dozens of contributors to the half-million dollar, landmark environmental project, and opened the building to educate the public. The EarthWays Home was developed around the belief that literally recycling an abandoned, once-elegant city dwelling into a model of resource-saving potentials would bring its conservation message home for visitors of every age, income and interest level. Informed consumers would then hold accountable lawmakers, business and their own lifestyle choices to prevent pollution and protect the environment. At the heart of these goals was a concept new to popular thinking: Sustainability.
The Missouri Botanical Garden's Gateway Center for Resource Efficiency carries on this dedicated work today, educating homeowners, business leaders, local government decision-makers and school children about the benefits of "going green." These diverse audiences meet at the EarthWays Home, where lively conversation leads to problem-solving changes in how individuals regard their environment. To celebrate the history, Gateway Center invites you to a series of events at the EarthWays Home - plan to come back often throughout the year, to continue the conversation.
2004 EarthWays Home
10th Anniversary Events
In addition to Open House public tours on the third Friday and Saturday of every month (tours starting at 10am, 11am, 12noon and 1pm), celebrate sustainability at these additional festive events, including Green Conversation Evenings at the EarthWays Home. For details visit www.earthwayshome.org or call 314-577-0220.
March 19-21, 2004, Fri-Sun Finishings and Furnishings Open House Weekend What's elegant, healthy and Green All Over? Missouri Botanical
Garden's EarthWays Home, especially during Finishings and Furnishings
Open House Weekend. The EarthWays Home will be open to the public
Friday through Sunday, March 19-21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all three
days, in our Grand Center, mid-town St. Louis location at 3617
Grandel Square.
Staff, docents and special exhibitors will be on hand to describe the beauties and benefits of a wide range of "green" products on display, including floor coverings, paints, cleaning products, wood treatments, appliances, plumbing fixtures, fabrics and more. These products are widely available, affordable consumer choices to eliminate indoor chemical toxicity and reduce consumption of water, energy and other natural resources. Visitors will see attractive demonstrations of environmental principles like recycled content, reuse, no-VOC emission and sustainable harvest or production. Today's "green" products enhance the health and beauty of our homes, while reducing demands on household budgets.
With exhibitors and information on sustainable home finishings and furnishings, including floor coverings, paints and strippers, cleaners, plumbing options, and more. 10am to 4pm each day. Finishings and Furnishings Open House Weekend is the first of a series of events planned for 2004 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the EarthWays Home. General admission is $2 per person, with Missouri Botanical members and children 12 and under admitted free. For more information call 314-577-0220 or email us. Explore product and service options! - with thanks to our sponsors!
April 16-17, 2004, Fri/Sat Earth Day ‘Around Town' Event -Open House tours and recycled papermaking. 10am to 2pm. Tour Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Home and make your own colorful recycled paper Earth Day card! This event is part of St. Louis Earth Day Around Town. Guided public tours begin on the hour at 10 and 11 a.m., Noon and 1 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 16-17. General admission of $2 per person is free for Garden members, children 12 and under and visitors who bring along their St. Louis Earth Day Treasure Map! The EarthWays Home is located at 3617 Grandel Square, in mid-town St. Louis. For more information, email us or call 314-577-0220.
April 24-25, 2004, Sat/Sun EarthWays Exhibits and Earth Day Events at Missouri Botanical Garden (Sat 10am to 3pm) and the Earth Day Festival in Forest Park (Sunday 10am to 6pm).
June 17, 2004, Thurs Evening at EarthWays Home - A Ten-Year History, with EarthWays Home founders and current supporters; reservations required, light refreshments, 6 pm to 8 pm Call 314-577-0220.
July 16-18, 2004 - Renewable Energy Open House Weekend - Featuring renewable energy options for the residential market, with displays, demonstrations, kids' activities and opportunities to talk with renewable energy experts representing government, business and non-profit energy expertise. Sponsors and resources ...
Renewable Energy Open House Weekend
Friday through Sunday - July 16-18, 2004 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The EarthWays Home - 3617 Grandel Square
in Grand Center Arts District - Mid-Town St. Louis
$2 per person - Garden members & children under 12 free
Event Sponsor - The Energy Savings Store, demonstrating:
Residential Hydrogen Fuel Cell Units
Solar Shingle Roof System
FutureWind®, a Green Tag program in support of Wind Energy
Additional Exhibits - Displays - Special Features
Geothermal Energy Providers
Biodiesel Vehicle Program
Residential Photovoltaic Providers
Info on Missouri and Illinois Renewable Energy Legislation
Green Roof Benefits - see the EarthWays Home's new Green Roof Pavilion!
Items for Sale
for kids: solar energy kits and solar paper
for adults: books on renewable energy, solar address signs
Solar Cooking Demonstrations
Info on Renewable Energy classes and organizations - and more! |
August 19, 2004, Thurs Evening at EarthWays Home - Conversations on Pollution and Public Health - 7pm to 9pm; reservations required. Call 314-577-0220.
September 17-18, 2004 - September Open House Days.
 September 22, 2004 - "Vermicomposting - Not Just Another Dirty Word!" -
a free public lecture by Master Composter and author Mary Applehof, 7-9 p.m. in the Schoenberg Auditorium of Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis). Refreshments and booksigning will follow, featuring "Compost Tea."
A biologist and former high school teacher, Michigan native Mary Applehof
has earned international recognition for her research and commitment to
promoting the value of vermicomposting (using worms in enclosed containers)
for soil health, farming self-sufficiency and environmental stewardship.
Her definitive how-to manual, Worms Eat My Garbage, (Flower Press, 1982) is
a gardening classic. A companion workbook and other publications for
children have made vermicomposting a powerful K-12 learning resource, in
schools here and abroad. Applehof's recent travels in Oregon, California
and Russia have generated new decomposition discoveries, which the "Worm
Woman" will share with St. Louis gardeners and educators.
 The Power of Worms!
Teachers: Are there worms in your school?
Learn how to get these mighty wigglers to
- Inspire your students
- Consume edible garbage
- Foster K-12 science and math learning
- Produce a valuable garden product
- Encourage earth stewardship
Right inside your classroom - quietly!
"Vermicomposting in the Classroom"
FREE After-School Workshop
Thursday, September 23, 2004
4:30 - 8 p.m.
Missouri Botanical Garden
with Master Composter Mary Applehof
Author of Worms Eat My Garbage
- Explore the world of worms in a low-cost, easy-to-make classroom compost bin
- Learn "Basics of Vermicomposting" through a T-Shirt Slideshow
- Compare compost produced in a worm-bin with compost produced outdoors
- See worm-bin creatures - ALIVE! - through a microscope
- Take home hands-on, standards-based activities and resources
Thanks To Our Sponsors
Madison County Planning and Development
St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center
Advance Registration is Required!
Contact Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center
to reserve your place today!
314-577-0220 - jean.ponzi@mobot.org
This workshop is free and open to all area
public and private school teachers
Light dinner and classroom materials included
Workshop Location:
Commerce Bank Education Center of Missouri Botanical Garden
Corner of Shaw and Kingshighway - St. Louis, MO
Exit I-44 east or westbound at Vandeventer - Turn south onto Vandeventer to Shaw Boulevard stop light - Turn right (west) onto Shaw - Go one block west -Turn right into Commerce Bank Education Center parking lot, at corner of Shaw and Kingshighway (across from O'Connell's Pub) |
September 23, 2004, Teacher Workshop with Mary Applehof:, details below:
Oct. 15-17, 2004, Fri-Sun Third Annual EarthWays Home Energy Festival - with exhibits, information and displays focusing on home energy efficiency. 10am to 4pm each day. No reservations required. $2 per person, free to MBG members. Details below ...
EarthWays Home Energy Festival
"BEAT the CHILL - CUT your BILL"
Download a flyer! (188k pdf)
Plug into three energizing days at the EARTHWAYS HOME, headquarters of Missouri Botanical Garden's environmental education division EarthWays Center. This handsome, renovated Victorian house demonstrates energy efficient systems, recycled products and sustainable lifestyle choices.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 15, 16 and 17, 2004
10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day
EarthWays Home - 3617 Grandel Square,
Located in the Grand Center arts district, mid-town St. Louis,
around the corner from Fox Theatre
Admission: $2 per person,
free to Garden Members and children 12 and under
Energy Festival Features
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St. Louis' Home Performance with Energy Star program kick off
- Demonstrations of air-sealing and duct sealing, use of infrared cameras & home blower door tests
- Enter a raffle for a free home audit, duct cleaning & duct sealing - a $2,000 value!
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EarthWays Home tours
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Energy exhibits and demonstrations
- Change-A-Light Bulb Sale - Buy ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs this weekend for $0.99 apiece! Sponsored by AmerenUE, GE, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & MO DNR Energy Center
- Pick up free magazines: "Natural Home" & "Organic Style"
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Check out hybrid vehicles
- Buy lunch on site from our local coffeehouse, Rhythm & Brews!
Energizing Fun for Kids
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Ride the energy bike
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Participate in fun energy activities
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Sample food cooked in a solar oven - have a solar s'more!
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Buy a solar car, put it together and see how far you can go!
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Paint your own light switch cover* to remind everyone to turn off lights, or paint a sun to take home! (Sat-Sun 12-4)
*small donation required
Sponsors and Exhibitors:
PLATINUM LEVEL
AmerenUE
Laclede Gas
Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Energy Center
Renewal Windows by Andersen
Home Performance with Energy Star Sponsors
Max Home Performance Contracting
Chapala Consulting, Inc.
Building Performance Institute, Inc.
UMB Bank
SILVER LEVEL
The Energy Savings Store
Gateway Foam Insulators
Iffrig Insulation - cellulose insulation provider
Saint Louis Geothermal
Missouri Valley Renewable Energy-photovoltaic providers
St. Louis Green Builders and Architects
US EPA, Region 7
The Healthy Planet
Rhythm & Brews - our local coffeehouse
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Nov. 18, 2004 - An Evening at EarthWays – Conversations on Energy Costs (see details below) . Downloadable Flyer (124k Adobe pdf)
Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center
presents the last of our events to celebrate
the 10th Anniversary of the EarthWays Home:
An Evening at EarthWays –
Conversations on Energy Costs
Thursday evening, November 18, 2004
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - EarthWays Home
3617 Grandel Square, in mid-town St. Louis,
one block North of Fox Theatre
Cost: FREE, reservations required call 314-577-0220
Why should you join us this evening to hear
from representatives of local energy companies?
- winter is fast approaching
- understand upcoming costs of natural gas, electricity and gasoline
- comprehend how these energy costs are actually determined
- assess what you can do to save energy at home
- determine how you can save money by addressing energy costs
Who will be there? Representatives from the following:
- Ameren
- Laclede Gas
- Peabody Coal
- Companies that Forecast Petroleum Prices
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