New faces lead St. Louis Earth Day Board

With the beginning of a new fiscal year, we welcomed new leadership to the St. Louis Earth Day Board of Directors. Brian Pelletier (of Kakao Chocolate fame) has taken the helm as Board President. Six others joined the board earlier this spring. Other new officers who assumed their duties beginning September 1st are...continue reading

Your help is needed!

St. Louis Earth Day is considering taking on a well known community project. There are just a couple of things we will need to arrange in short order if we are to do this. Please contact Jen Myerscough if you can help us with either of the following:

* Warehouse space, preferably with 2 docks, preferably in the South City or Midtown area (1000-1500 sf).

* An 18-ish ft. truck to use 4-5 days per week Nov-Feb.

Taste tickets selling fast--get yours NOW!

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Wednesday, October 26th
6 - 9 pm
Willow Event Space (10th and Locust)

Now that summer is about over, it's time to begin filling your dance card for fall. Enjoy samples for more than a dozen chefs from kitchens of restaurants in the Green Dining Alliance. All proceeds from this event will support the year-round programs of St. Louis Earth Day. See our website for more information about our new tasting event.

Sample beers from:

Urban Chestnut Brewery
Ferguson Brewing Company
Schlafly St. Louis Brewery

All sampled beers will be available for full pint purchase. Cash bar will be available.

Featured Restaurants:

Kakao Chocolate
Salt + Smoke
Porano Pasta
Moulin Events
The Dam
The Wolf
Small Batch
Shift Test Kitchen
Milque Toast Bar
Larder + Cupboard
Ices Plain and Fancy

Sponsor the 2017 Festival

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 2017 St. Louis Earth Day Festival, now a 2-day event - April 22-23, 2017! Contact Jen Myerscough at jen@stlouisearthday.org for more information.

Recycling On the Go Upcoming Events

Here are some of the upcoming events where you will find Recycling On the Go this season! The calendar is changing all the time - and filling up fast. Be sure to check the Recycling On the Go page of our website often for latest events, volunteer opportunities, or to request services for your own event!

Sauce Magazine’s Food Truck Friday October 7, 2016- Sign up here to volunteer
Twilight Tuesdaysand October 4- Sign up here to volunteer
Schlafly’s Great Pumpkin Harvest Festival November 12, 2016- Sign up here to volunteer
Girls On the Run November 12, 2016- Sign up here to volunteer

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Food Recovery Challenge

Food waste in landfills creates a significant amount of methane gas in the atmosphere, perpetuating global warming. 40% of all food in America is thrown out!

The Green Dining Alliance joined the EPA's Food Recovery Challenge as an Endorser, promoting the challenge through suggesting that our members to join up as Participants. Lean more about the challenge and see what more you can do to help...

Our newest and renewed GDA members:

See a full list of GDA-certified restaurants on our website:

www.greendiningalliance.org

Partner Events

Beer for Water October 9, 2016, 2-5 pm at St. Louis ArtWorks: a beer tasting to support the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.

Earthdance Farm's Farmers Formal October 14, 2016 at Union Station: a farm-inspired celebration featuring a locavore feast, a bumper crop of live and silent auction items, and toe-tappin’ live music. Feast, Bid, and Dance, to benefit St. Louis’ own nationally-recognized Organic Farm School!