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Save The Date!
EarthWays Green Homes Festival and House Tour
Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30, 2007
New!
Green Homes Initiative features classes for homeowners and families
Continuing!
Home Performance With ENERGY STAR helps make homes more comfortable, healthy, safe, valuable and efficient
Energy and Recycling Classes offered free to St. Louis area schools
EarthWays Home
Public Tours
3rd Saturday & Sunday each month at 11 am • Noon • 1 pm • 2 pm; Admission: $3 per person, Missouri Botanical Garden
Members and Children
Age 12 & Under Free
Directions and Map
No reservations or purchase of tickets in advance are needed for public tour weekends. Note: EarthWays Center is in Grand Center, not on the main grounds of Missouri Botanical Garden.
Group Tours by Appointment
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The EarthWays Center staff invites you to learn and grow GREEN with us!
From left: Jean Ponzi, Glenda Abney, Julia Feder, Joyce Gorrell,
Emily Andrews, Katy Mike Smaistrla.
EarthWays Center 2007 – Promoting Sustainability Through Environmental Education & Improving the Built Environment
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Jan 20-21, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Feb 17-18, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Feb 27, Tues, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Adult Class
Re-Energy-ize Your Home! Is the temperature always comfortable in your home? Have any home allergy concerns? Need to reduce utility bills? We’ll explain the importance of whole house audits and subsequent home improvements that can help make existing homes more comfortable, healthy, safe and efficient. Your home is your biggest investment. Take care of it!
Taught by Glenda Abney, EarthWays Center Manager
EarthWays Center - 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
March 8, Thurs. – 5:30-9:30 p.m. – Adult Class
Greening Your Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed! Looking to build or buy a new ‘green’ home? Be careful of the greenwashing – claims of green that aren’t really green! Come learn the basics of true green building. You’ll go home with a listing to ensure you include true green building aspects into your next home decisions. Let us help you start the process! Pizza provided.
Taught by Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center Program Manager
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$10 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $15 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
March 17-18, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
March 17, Sat – 3 to 6 p.m. – Adult Class
Glass Project: Tumblers & Trivets
Missing Chihuly? Create your own glass art with a visiting guest artist as we create practical and beautiful tumblers & trivets. Please bring 4 clean, empty glass soda or beer bottles or 2 wine bottles as your artistic medium.
Taught by Katy Mike Smaistrla, EarthWays Center Education Coordinator
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$40 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $45 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
April 17, Tues – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Adult Class
Paper Project: Greeting Cards
According to some statistics, the average American uses about 749 pounds of paper and paper products each year. Instead of using virgin paper stock for your greeting cards this month, create and embellish your own high-quality paper products from used & discarded paper scraps from Sage Paper Store.
Taught by Katy Mike Smaistrla, EarthWays Center Education Coordinator
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$40 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $45 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
April 21-22, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour
April 22, Sun St. Louis Earth Day Festival
In St. Louis’ beautiful Forest Park. Details at www.stlouisearthday.org.
May 5, Sat. – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Adult Class
Greening Your Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed! Looking to build or buy a new ‘green’ home? Be careful of the greenwashing – claims of green that aren’t really green! Come learn the basics of true green building. You’ll go home with a listing to ensure you include true green building aspects into your next home decisions. Let us help you start the process! Pizza provided.
Taught by Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center Program Manager
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$10 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $15 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
May 8, Tues – 6:30 to 9 p.m. – Adult Class
Plastic Project: Jewelry
Not quite the same as your mother’s old Bakelite vintage plastic jewelry – but just as visually interesting! By manufacturing beads and bangles from old #2 plastic containers, we’ll create striking pieces of wearable art! Please bring a utility knife you can comfortably and responsibly handle as well as any other jewelry-making supplies you might already have.
Taught by Katy Mike Smaistrla, EarthWays Center Education Coordinator
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$40 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $45 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
May 12, Sat – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Adult Class
Clean, Green Energy Machines Have you heard that the Midwest is the Saudi Arabia of wind energy? What’s the buzz about biodiesel and ethanol? Learn about developments in renewable energy sources. Tour cutting edge energy projects in the St. Louis area. Lunch provided.
Led by Julia Feder, EarthWays Energy Education Coordinator
Meet at the EarthWays Center, 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$15 Missouri Botanical Garden members, $20 non-members
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
May 19-20, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
June 12, Tues, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Adult Class
Re-Energy-ize Your Home! Is the temperature always comfortable in your home? Have any home allergy concerns? Need to reduce utility bills? We’ll explain the importance of whole house audits and subsequent home improvements that can help make existing homes more comfortable, healthy, safe and efficient. Your home is your biggest investment. Take care of it!
Taught by Glenda Abney, EarthWays Center Manager
EarthWays Center - 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
June 16-17, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
June 16, Sat – 3 to 6 p.m. – Adult Class
Metal Project: Night Lights
First developed in Spain during the 1400s, this type of tin work was introduced to the Americas when Cortez and his men brought their tin works of art with them in the form of lanterns. To make Tin Luminarias with us, please bring your own hammer and pattern ideas.
Taught by Katy Mike Smaistrla, EarthWays Center Education Coordinator
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$40 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $45 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
July 19, Thurs. – 5:30-9:30 p.m. – Adult Class
Greening Your Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed! Looking to build or buy a new ‘green’ home? Be careful of the greenwashing – claims of green that aren’t really green! Come learn the basics of true green building. You’ll go home with a listing to ensure you include true green building aspects into your next home decisions. Let us help you start the process! Pizza provided.
Taught by Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center Program Manager
EarthWays Center – 3617 Grandel Sqare, ST. Louis
$10 Missouri Botanical Garden member, $15 nonmember
Call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org to register
July 21-22, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Aug. 15, Wed - 5:30-9:30 p.m. - Greening Your NEW Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed - Learn the basics of true Green Building. This concentrated short course includes resources to guide your planning process, tools to evaluate Green product and service claims, Q & A personalized for your NEW homebuilding project, plus pizza!
Instructor: Jean Ponzi
$15 per person, $10 Missouri Botanical Garden members.
Advance registration is required.
Aug 18-19, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
New! Buy-O-Diversity Workshops - “Green” begins with you & your wallet! Americans’ spending for personal consumption has nearly doubled since the mid-1950’s. Today we consume more than any previous generation and more than any nation on Earth – consumption patterns that severely overtax the environment. These workshops focus on two topics you can tackle to decrease your impact on natural systems while voting for sustainability with your dollars. Registration includes a free reusable shopping bag to support Green purchasing decisions.
Aug. 25, Sat - 9 am to 1 pm - Buy-O-Diversity Workshop - Home Plate: Exploring Local, Sustainable Food Options - Did you know that the average piece of food travels 1,500 miles before arriving on your plate? Explore environmental, economic, and nutritional impacts of our global food system. Investigate ways to reduce the resource-intensive distance your food travels by shopping at farmers markets, investing in community-supported agriculture (CSA) projects, and frequenting restaurants that feature local foods. We will connect with Missouri and Illinois farmers as we visit Saturday markets and tour an urban farm. The workshop concludes with lunch provided by a St. Louis restaurant known for serving local fare.
Instructor: Julia Feder
$25 per person, $20 for Missouri Botanical Garden members
Advance registration is required. |
Sept 15-16, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Sept. 29-30, Sat/Sun - 10am to 4pm - Expanded! Green Homes Resources
EarthWays Green Homes Festival and House Tour - Our 6th annual celebration of energy-saving - and more! If you plan to build a new home, remodel, redecorate, or just change your light bulbs, get to this gala gathering of green resources. With kids’ activities, expert chalk talks, demonstrations and exhibits and our Green Gift Bazaar, you’ll find a full house of learning and fun at EarthWays Center in mid-town St. Louis. New this year! Take a guided tour of St. Louis Green Homes – on your own or on a compressed natural gas-fueled Metro bus. Free Festival Admission – House Tour Tickets $10
Click here for useful resources from prior festivals.
Oct. 13, Sat - 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Greening Your NEW Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed - Learn the basics of true Green Building. This concentrated short course includes resources to guide your planning process, tools to evaluate Green product and service claims, Q & A personalized for your NEW homebuilding project, plus pizza!
Instructor: Jean Ponzi
$15 per person, $10 Missouri Botanical Garden members.
Advance registration is required.
Oct 20-21, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Oct. 22, Mon - 5:30-7:30pm - Re-Energy-Ize Your EXISTING Home
Is the temperature always comfortable in your home? Need to reduce utility bills? Does your family have allergy concerns? Learn the importance of whole-house audits to maximize home improvements to make EXISTING homes more comfortable, healthy and efficient. Your home is your biggest investment, take care of it!
Instructor: Glenda Abney
$10 per person, $5 Missouri Botanical Garden members
Advance registration is required.
New! Sustainable Living Discussion Forums
Beginning October 07, this discussion series will focus on various aspects of living sustainably and introduce choices and practices that are easily incorporated into everyday life. Information will build from one forum to the next. Begin this fall with Sustainability 101 and In 2008 we’ll explore carbon offsets, energy production, green investing, transportation efficiency and more.
Choose any or all of the series topics, but you must register for each session you plan to attend.
Oct. 25, Thurs - 7pm to 9pm - Beginning the Discussion: Sustainability 101
Global warming, carbon emissions, climate change. What’s the best light bulb to buy? Tell me the top 10 thing to do to live green! And the old question: paper or plastic? The news focuses daily on human impacts on the environment. How do you make sense of all these reports and what can you do about it in your everyday life? During this introductory discussion forum, participants will explore the basics of sustainable living. Facilitators will focus the conversation on low-cost ways to incorporate these practices into your daily routines.
Facilitators: EarthWays Center Staff
$5 per person |
Nov. 5, Mon - 5:30-7:30pm - Re-Energy-Ize Your EXISTING Home
Is the temperature always comfortable in your home? Need to reduce utility bills? Does your family have allergy concerns? Learn the importance of whole-house audits to maximize home improvements to make EXISTING homes more comfortable, healthy and efficient. Your home is your biggest investment, take care of it!
Instructor: Glenda Abney -
$10 per person, $5 Missouri Botanical Garden members
Advance registration is required.
New! Buy-O-Diversity Workshops - “Green” begins with you & your wallet! Americans’ spending for personal consumption has nearly doubled since the mid-1950’s. Today we consume more than any previous generation and more than any nation on Earth – consumption patterns that severely overtax the environment. These workshops focus on two topics you can tackle to decrease your impact on natural systems while voting for sustainability with your dollars. Registration includes a free reusable shopping bag to support Green purchasing decisions.
Nov. 8, Thurs - 7pm to 9pm - Buy-O-Diversity Workshop - Reduce: A Focus on the First “R” - Learn how you can be part of the solution by bringing less home in the first place! Helpful hints cover simple steps to reduce packaging waste to larger lifestyle changes like celebrating “Buy Nothing Day.” You’ll walk away with new ideas to save time, money, and natural resources. “He who knows he has enough is rich,” according to the ancient philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. Learn when and how enough is enough!
Instructor: Katy Mike Smaistrla
Free
Advance registration is required |
Nov. 14, Wed - 5:30-9:30 p.m. - Greening Your NEW Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed - Learn the basics of true Green Building. This concentrated short course includes resources to guide your planning process, tools to evaluate Green product and service claims, Q & A personalized for your NEW homebuilding project, plus pizza!
Instructor: Jean Ponzi,
$15 per person, $10 Missouri Botanical Garden members.
Advance registration is required.
Nov 17-18, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
 Green Tips for the Holidays
Dec. 6, Thurs - 5:30-9:30 p.m. - Greening Your NEW Home – No “Greenwashing” Allowed - Learn the basics of true Green Building. This concentrated short course includes resources to guide your planning process, tools to evaluate Green product and service claims, Q & A personalized for your NEW homebuilding project, plus pizza!
Instructor: Jean Ponzi,
$15 per person, $10 Missouri Botanical Garden members.
Advance registration is required.
Dec. 10, Mon - 5:30-7:30pm - Re-Energy-Ize Your EXISTING Home
Is the temperature always comfortable in your home? Need to reduce utility bills? Does your family have allergy concerns? Learn the importance of whole-house audits to maximize home improvements to make EXISTING homes more comfortable, healthy and efficient. Your home is your biggest investment, take care of it!
Instructor: Glenda Abney -
$10 per person, $5 Missouri Botanical Garden members
Advance registration is required.
Dec 15-16, Sat/Sun EarthWays Home Public Tour Days
Other Related Events
Monthly meetings of the St. Louis Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council – All are welcome, there are members and nonmember rates to attend. For meeting topics see http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/stlouis/programs_&_events.asp
EarthWays Home Public Tours
Guided Tours of EarthWays Center
See Green homebuilding and home improvement features, sustainable lifestyle options, indoors and out in a Victorian-era house renovated to demonstrate today’s best Green principles and practices. Directions and Map
EarthWays Public Tour Weekends
Third Saturday and Sunday of each month.
Guided tours begin at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 and 2 p.m.
$3 per person, free for Garden members and children under 12
No reservations needed for public tour weekends.
Group Tours of EarthWays Center
$3 per person, $45 minimum
Guided tours for adult and youth groups require two week advance booking. Use our convenient online reservation system.
No reservations or purchase of tickets in advance are needed for public tour weekends. Note: EarthWays Center is in Grand Center, not on the main grounds of Missouri Botanical Garden.
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