2010–2011 Calendar of Events & Resources
Photo: Hope Breidenbach
EarthWays Center staff: (back row, left to right) Kim Petzing, Katy Mike Smaistrla, Glenda Abney, Joyce Gorrell, Emily Andrews; (front row, left to right) Hope Breidenbach, Gary Mackey, Jean Ponzi, Korey Hart. (Not pictured: Paul Englert).
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
7–9 p.m.
Preserving the Harvest Adult Class
Deliver the healthful wealth of your garden to your family’s table all year long! Leasburt, Missouri Master Gardener, teacher and veteran preserver, Laura Friz, will demonstrate basics and share expert tips covering canning, drying, and freezing all types of fresh produce and she’ll whip up a batch of microwave pickles!
Jean Ponzi and Laura Friz
Kemper Center Classroom
$20 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $25 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 CANCELLED
7–8:30 p.m.
Single-Origin Chocolate Tasting Adult Class
Does all chocolate taste the same? Doesn’t it all just taste like chocolate? You’ll discover flavors of chocolate you never knew existed, learn why some chocolate is better for the environment, and see why some chocolate shouldn’t be bought at all. A variety of samples will indulge every sweet tooth, and St. Louis chocolatier Brian Pelletier of Kakao, will aid in our discussion of chocolate sustainability, including history, production, fair trade and
more chocolate, of course!
Kim Petzing and Brian Pelletier
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$25 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $28 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 CANCELLED
6:30–8 p.m.
Cashing in on Home Comfort Adult Class
Make your home energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable while also saving money! We’ll discuss simple things you can do as well as the benefits of home energy assessments. The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program will also be explained. Pizza and drinks provided. Program is offered four times, need only attend one.
Korey Hart
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Saturday, August 21 & Sunday, August 22, 2010
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend:
“Urban Homesteading”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
During the August tours, we will highlight the “urban homesteading” movement, and show off all of the things everyone is doing in their personal life to move toward self-sufficiency. Are you interested in keeping bees? Raising chickens? Growing tomatoes? Preserving your veggies? See how it’s possible to settle on an ordinary city lot in a sustainable way.
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
7–8:30 p.m.
Backyard Chickens Adult Class
Interested in keeping a few chickens in the backyard? Raising chickens is a fun and exciting journey in any setting! Join this introductory session on how to raise and keep chickens in urban and suburban environments. Learn about the benefits of chickens, resources for coop building and hen selection, local ordinances, and more.
Julia Weese-Young
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$25 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $30 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
6:30–8 p.m.
Rain Barrel Workshop
Discover the benefits and logistics of having a rain barrel at your home. Members of the River des Peres Watershed Coalition will conduct a brief introductory discussion on placement, construction, and other considerations followed by a hands-on session where participants will make their own barrel to take home! Cost for class is cost/barrel constructed.
Kim Petzing and members of the River des Peres Watershed Coalition
The Green Center 8025 Blackberry Avenue, St. Louis
$50 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $62 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Special Social Event: Habitat Build Day
Have you ever wanted to be a part of a “build?” Come out to meet new people and join EarthWays docents and Missouri Botanical Garden supporters as we volunteer together. Our combined efforts can make a difference! We will meet at the EarthWays Center, and participants will carpool to the field trip destination.
Katy Mike Smaistrla, Habitat for Humanity staff and volunteers
Meet at EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis for further instructions, driving directions, and carpool arrangements to build site.
$5 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $8 nonmember
Advance registration is required and special waiver forms will need to be completed.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
2–3:30 p.m.
Green Parenting: Making a Sustainable Impact on Your Child’s School
Do you wish your child’s school was doing more to be green? There may be more that you can do than you realize! Meet with EarthWays staff plus faculty and parents from local schools to discover a variety of ways you can make an impact on your student; both at home and in school. Class recommended for parents only, but up to three accompanying children (ages 9 and over) allowed.
Kim Petzing and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$12 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $15 nonmember (price includes 1 adult and up to 3 children)
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Monday, September 13, 2010
6:30–8 p.m.
Composting Expanded: Vermicomposting
Already got an outdoor bin? No space to compost outside? Tired of just throwing out all of those food scraps? Consider composting in a more creative way! This fall, we will explore cutting edge composting systems: vermicomposting and bokashi.
In a vermicomposting system, worms process your food scraps to produce a natural fertilizer and soil conditioner that your houseplants will love. Each registered participant will make their own unique bin during these hands-on learning workshops to take home.
Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$45 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $55 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
11 a.m.–7 p.m.
EarthWays Center 5% Day at Whole Foods Markets
Plan your stock-up shopping or quick errands to either St. Louis Whole Foods Market locations on Thursday September 16 and 5% of your purchases will be donated to EarthWays Center! EarthWays staff and volunteers will present high-energy resource conservation activities and recycled-material art activities for kids throughout the day in the Whole Foods Galleria store at 1601 S. Brentwood Blvd. and Whole Foods Town and Country market at 1160 Town and 4 Pkwy Drive in Creve Coeur. Learn some Green as you give some Green to EWC on this special 5% Day at Whole Foods.
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2010
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend:
“A Sneak Peek at the Green Homes Festival”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
The September tours offer a great opportunity to beat the crowd the weekend before the largest EarthWays event of the year. It’s also a chance to learn more about a specific topic you have questions about and test run the children’s activities! We’ll also have hand-selected festival vendors and exhibitors on hand this weekend to demonstrate their goods and services.
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
7–8:30 p.m.
More About Seed: Seed Saving and Starting Seed
Be a part of the entire growing season of your plants, from seed to plant and back to seed. Discover the basics of seed saving to starting plants indoors along with tips for growing healthy starts to transplanting outdoors; where the whole process begins again!
Julia Weese-Young
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Green Homes Festival
Hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. Grandel Square, the urban home of the EarthWays Center, will become a Green Street Promenade of exhibitors, vendors and children’s activities. Expert workshops and demonstrations will cover topics including solar and wind energy, home and vehicle efficiency, urban farming, composting, and more.
Grandel Square between Grand Blvd. and Spring Ave., in mid-town St. Louis.
FREE!
To learn more visit www.greenhomesSTL.org or call 314-577-0220.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
3–4:30 p.m.
Rain Barrel Workshop
Discover the benefits and logistics of having a rain barrel at your home. Members of the River des Peres Watershed Coalition will conduct a brief introductory discussion on placement, construction, and other considerations followed by a hands-on session where participants will make their own barrel to take home! Cost for class is cost/barrel constructed. This class will take place outdoors, please dress for the weather. Note: In the event of rain, the workshop will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 16.
Kim Petzing and members of the River des Peres Watershed Coalition
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$50 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $62 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
5:30–9 p.m.
Planning Your New Green Home No “Greenwashing” Allowed! Adult Class
Ready to build your dream home? Maximize your investment by building green! You will leave this intensive workshop an informed consumer of nationally-established rating systems, able to apply eco-logic to your planning and construction processes, and avoid unsubstantiated green claims. Print resources cover many specific homebuilding elements. Pizza and beverages provided.
Jean Ponzi
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$20 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $25 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Monday, October 11, 2010
6:30–8:00pm
Composting Expanded: Bokashi
Already got an outdoor bin? No space to compost outside? Tired of just throwing out all of those food scraps? Consider composting in a more creative way! This fall, we will explore cutting edge composting systems: vermicomposting and bokashi.
In a space-saving bokashi system, effective microorganisms transform all kinds of kitchen waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Each registered participant will make their own unique bin during this hands-on workshop.
Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$45 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $55 nonmember
Advance registration is required.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
7–8:30 p.m.
Three Season Vegetable Gardening Adult Class
Extend your growing season as you learn a variety of techniques to warm the air and soil, the importance of plant choice and ways to keep fresh food in the garden longer.
Julia Weese-Young
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 2010
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend:
“Energy Awareness”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
Celebrate the USEPA’s Energy Awareness Month as you visit the EarthWays Center in October. While there, familiarize yourself with the latest energy conservation gadgets and practices that you can use in your own home!
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8:30–11:30a.m.
Field Trip: Where is “Away” Leaving for the Landfill Adult Class
In this popular adult outing, we’ll take a trip to see where it actually goes when you throw your trash “away.” We’ll tour a local landfill and see one of the biggest compost heaps in town. Morning munchies provided. Please arrive ready for your adventure, dressed for the weather in closed-toed shoes.
Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$13 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $20 nonmember
Advance registration is required.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
2:30–4 p.m.
Green Parenting: Fun in the Sun; Solar Energy for the Family Youth & Family Class
Discover the basics of how solar power works both in your own life and at the Garden. A variety of hands-on experiments and activities including creating artwork and making s’mores without a campfire will be sure to shed some light on the subject! Pricing includes one adult and up to three accompanying children allowed (ages 5 and older).
Kim Petzing
Kemper Center Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis
$28 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $35 nonmember (price includes 1 adult and up to 3 children)
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
7–8:30 p.m.
Solar Power A Missouri Reality! Adult Class
Advances in technology and fiscal incentives are jump-starting local solar power applications.
This expert presentation covers the how? and how much? of solar thermal and photovoltaic installations, stress the importance of investing in energy efficiency, and showcase the new solar electric system powering the Garden’s electric vehicles.
Guest Presenters from MicroGrid Energy
Kemper Center Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
1–4 p.m.
The Chicken and the Egg Adult Class
Interested in keeping a few chickens in the backyard? Join this introductory session on how to raise and keep chickens in urban and suburban environments while learning about the benefits of chickens, resources for coop building and hen selection, local ordinances, and more. And once you get your own set-up started, are you wondering what you will do with all those eggs? We have the answer! During the second half of the class, Jane Muscroft will give us advice, ideas (and samples!) on what to do with all of the eggs your chickens produce.
Julia Weese-Young and Jane Muscroft
Kemper Center Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis
$40 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $50 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
6:30–8 p.m.
Cashing in on Home Comfort Adult Class
Make your home energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable while also saving money! We’ll discuss simple things you can do as well as the benefits of a whole-house energy assessment. The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program will also be explained. Pizza and drinks provided. Program is offered four times, need only attend one.
Korey Hart
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21, 2010
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend:
“Celebrating a National Holiday: America Recycles Day”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
November 15 is “America Recycles Day” while November 18 is “Use Less Stuff Day”. Tour the EarthWays Center in November to revisit the 3-R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) and get new ideas on how you can make a difference. During the tour, some of the newest recycled products on the market will be on proud display.
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
1–3 p.m.
Green Parenting: Green Gifting for the Holidays Youth & Family Class
Join Jessica Kester of “Verde Kids” to create green gifts for your family and friends, while you take away oodles of ideas for ways to make your holidays more sustainable. Snacks and a quick scavenger hunt of EarthWays Center will also be a part of the day’s fun. Pricing includes one adult and up to three accompanying children allowed (ages 5 and older).
Jessica Kester
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$28 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $35 nonmember (price includes 1 adult and up to 3 children)
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Monday, December 6, 2010
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Eating Lower on the Food Chain: A Study in Culinary and Environmental Choices Adult Class
Every time we sit down to eat, we make choices regarding our health, and our personal and political beliefs. Join a vegetarian environmentalist and a professional chef for dinner as we share favorite meatless recipes and discuss the impact that eating locally and lower on the food chain can have. Perfect for the “veggie-curious!”
Katy Mike Smaistrla, with Special Guests
Kemper Center Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis
$32 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $40 nonmember
Advance registration is required.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
6:30–8 p.m.
Cashing in on Home Comfort Adult Class
Make your home energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable while also saving money! We’ll discuss simple things you can do as well as the benefits of a whole-house energy assessment. The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program will also be explained. Pizza and drinks provided. Program is offered four times, need only attend one.
Korey Hart
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, December 19, 2010
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend:
“Sustainably Staging: Your Home for the Holidays”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
Tour the EarthWays Center during December to see how the EarthWays staff has decorated the house with an eye for sustainability, and possibly borrow a few ideas from the demos and displays to use yourself. We won’t mind!
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
7–8:30 p.m.
Introduction to Permaculture Adult Class
What, exactly, is permaculture and how does it apply to you? Discover the origins of this gardening practice, basic design principles and concepts, and become familiar with premaculture ideas at work in present-day examples.
Julia Weese-Young
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
6:30–8 p.m.
Cashing in on Home Comfort Adult Class
Make your home energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable while also saving money! We’ll discuss simple things you can do as well as the benefits of a whole-house energy assessment. The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program will also be explained. Pizza and drinks provided. Program is offered four
times, need only attend one.
Korey Hart
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, January 15 and Sunday, January 16, 2011
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend: “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
During the January tours, learn how to reduce your winter heating bills with help from The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program. An efficient home can include much more than new windows and CFL light bulbs! Let the EarthWays staff and volunteers give you more ideas and suggestions to help you along your way to a high performance home!
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Monday, January 17, 2010
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Brew It Yourself Adult Class
Taking the “DIY” vibe of the urban homesteading movement a step further, the EarthWays Center is proud to offer its first home brewing class! Learn how to “Brew Your Own” with local experts from a city with a rich brewery tradition. Brewing your own beer and cider can shrink your environmental footprint through reducing packaging and transportation and reusing refillable jugs & bottles. Join us for a demonstration and lively discussion on the importance of drinking locally.
Katy Mike Smaistrla, with Special Guests
Kemper Center Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis
$24 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $30 nonmember
Advance registration is required. Must be 21 years or older to register.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
6:30–8:00 p.m.
White Roofs/Green Roofs - Adult Class
Different types of roof coverings can slow down storm water runoff, help keep buildings cool and even cool our cities! Get to the bottom of these building toppings with Jill Miller of “White Caps, Green Collars” and a national Green Roof expert, Kelly Luckett of “Green Roof Blocks.” Learn the benefits, practicality, and logistics of how solar-reflective roof coatings or plants might be a wonderful choice for your rooftop.
Jill Miller, White Caps, Green Collars and Kelly Luckett, Green Roof Blocks
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$25 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $30 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
5:30–9 p.m.
Planning Your New Green Home No “Greenwashing” Allowed! Adult Class
Ready to build your dream home? Maximize your investment by building green! You will leave this intensive workshop an informed consumer of nationally-established rating systems, able to apply eco-logic to your planning and construction processes, and avoid unsubstantiated green claims. Print resources cover many specific homebuilding elements. Pizza and beverages provided.
Jean Ponzi
Earthways Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$20 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $25 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
1:00–3:00p.m.
Green Parenting: Clean Kids Are Green Kids Youth & Famil
In this family-friendly class, Richelle White from Herb’n Maid will teach parents and children alike about creating a cleaner, greener indoor environment and making environmentally-responsible choices. We’ll talk about the importance of chores, and suitable chores for toddlers through teens to assist with general household clean-up. In the hands-on segment, while their children create an organizational bin, parents will learn to define “zones” throughout the home to identify what items belong where. An organized home is on the way to becoming a green home, simply by reducing waste and redundancy! Age-appropriate, informative, and fun! Pricing includes one adult and up to three accompanying children allowed (ages 5 and older).
Richelle White, Herb’n Maid
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$28 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $35 nonmember. (Price includes 1 adult and up to 3 children)
Advance registration is required.
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
7–8:30 p.m.
Rain Gardens: Fun and Functional Water-Saving Landscapes Adult Class
Just in time for spring garden planning, learn the basics of design, construction and maintaining a rain garden to minimize storm runoff from your property. Jennifer’s expertise includes native plant selection to collaboration with MSD on Habitat for Humanity home rain gardens.
Jennifer Schamber, Greenscape Gardens
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$12 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $15 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Friday, February 18, 2010
1–5 p.m.
Teacher Professional Development:
Eco-Art: The TreeHugger Project as a Case Study for Teachers
For Teachers (Grades 5–12)
Using the work of local artists Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo, creators of The TreeHuggers Project, we will explore ways to educate students to become sustainability natives through training in the arts and sciences.
The TreeHugger Project is an ongoing work of environmental art designed to help us rediscover our relationship with nature and affirm our stewardship of the planet. Using the sculptures as a stepping-stone to initiate learning around neighborhood development, transportation, and other “green” issues, this class will also serve as an introduction (or refresher!) on the medium’s form and technique.
In addition to a hands-on component, this shortened workshop will also include focused planning time to help you develop a more effective unit for your classroom.
Agnieszka Gradzik, Louis Lankford, Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, February 19, 2010
9a.m.–4 p.m.
Teacher Professional Development:
Eco-Art: Arts and Science Integration Without Even Trying
In this one-day workshop, we will explore the possibilities for integrating environmental issues into the art studio… But this opportunity is also open for educators willing to explore if a science lab can be an art studio too!
Examining the work of contemporary eco-artists will provide the foundation for the course: we will identify common mediums, interpret the artists’ statements and intentions, and then build up from the context and subject matter. Prior knowledge of “green” issues not required, but an open mind is.
In addition to a hands-on explorations of common mediums, this workshop will also include collaborative planning time to help you develop a more effective unit for your classroom.
Louis Lankford and Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Saturday, February 19 and Sunday, February 20, 2011
11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.
EarthWays Center Open House Public Tour Weekend: “Let the Sun Shine In”
Learn about low-cost, sustainable living options by taking a guided tour of EarthWays Center a Victorian home restored as a model of energy and resource efficiency. From repainting a room to rehabbing or building a new house ideas abound! No reservations needed, however groups of adults or youth require advance booking.
During the February tours, discover more about the basics of solar energy and how it works, and kids can take unique pictures using a film process known as cyanography. Visitors will be invited to discover small-scale renewable energy options for their home including current and future technology, local resources, and more.
EWC staff and volunteers
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free Missouri Botanical Garden member; $3 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Monday, February 21, 2010
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Teacher Professional Development:
Buildings As Teachers: Teaching the Arts and Sciences with the Built Environment
For Teachers Grades 5–12
The EarthWays Center is excited to share the lessons and curriculum designed for the successful summer experience, Camp EarthWays: Young Green Builders, with teachers! Using the programming as a method for integrating the arts & sciences allows teachers to meet their curriculum goals while engaging your students and looking at our community in a different way.
Participants will develop a personalized study unit to take back to school that uses a place-based approach to education, ideally integrating emerging technologies in the classroom (using modeling systems) as well as relying on local experts and other resources to support student inquiry.
An interdisciplinary vantage point provides an unique outlook for this workshop: looking at a building from the outside in, we will draw on art theory and technique. Looking from the inside out, we take a scientific approach to indoor environments, building technology and systems. Art educators are welcome as are teachers in every field of study!
Brief outdoor excursions, hands-on activities and focused planning time will help you tailor curriculum to your classroom’s needs, using the built environment as a teaching tool. Research has shown that more than 20% of America’s population that spends about six hours a day in a school building let’s turn those buildings themselves into instruments for engaging future generations.
Katy Mike Smaistrla
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
Free
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Wednesday, February 23, 2010
6:30–8 p.m.
Cashing in on Home Comfort Adult Class
Make your home energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable while also saving money! We’ll discuss simple things you can do as well as the benefits of a whole-house energy assessment. The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program will also be explained. Pizza and drinks provided. Program is offered four
times, need only attend one.
Korey Hart
EarthWays Center 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis
$16 Missouri Botanical Garden member; $20 nonmember
For questions call 314-577-0220 or email earthways.center@mobot.org.
Register online.
Other Related Events
Monthly programs of the U.S. Green Building Council–St. Louis Regional Chapter are open to the public as well as to chapter members active in the building professions; member and non-member admission fees apply. View upcoming USGBC–St. Louis program calendar at: http://www.usgbc-stl.org/calendar/
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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