Grab your tickets now for the October 15th Green Curbside Hop, a socially-distanced treasure hunt through the streets of Maplewood in search of delectable treats from a variety of Green Dining Alliance restaurants. Participants will also receive a gift bag full of items from St. Louis Earth Day Festival vendors (including portable metal straws, wildflower seeds, and much more). You can purchase tickets and learn more about the Green Curbside Hop here.

earthday365 members receive $5 off tickets!

Join us Sunday, October 18th, for an afternoon of engaging environmental thought leaders and activists addressing the impacts of climate change and what you can do about it.

1pm: Rev. Lorren Buck, Executive Director and Minister of InPower Institute, will share "Ecowomanist and The Great Cosmic Mother."

2pm: Zeke Hausfather, Director of Climate and Energy at The Breakthrough Institute, is a climate scientist and energy systems analyst and will share "What May Happen to the Climate This Century, and What We Can Do About It."

3pm: David Lobbig, Curator of Environmental Life at the Missouri History Museum, and Myra Jackson, Global Lead for the 2021 Global Freshwaters Summit, will discuss "Our River Conversations: Honoring the Great Rivers." 

4pm: Marlow Baines, Youth Director at Earth Guardians, will present "Community and the Climate Crisis - A Youth Leader's Perspective."

Our speakers will share insights and powerful action steps to move toward the future we want to see.

Give Back on Earth Day's Half-Birthday

Subaru gives back by sponsoring three socially-distanced volunteer cleanups around the St. Louis region for Earth Day's Half-Birthday. Gloves and bags will be provided, and each volunteer will receive a Festival Gift Bag. Registration and face masks required! Please register here.

• Saturday, October 17th, 9am - at Marquette Park, in collaboration with Dutchtown South Community Corporation's "So Fresh, So Clean, So Creative" program.
• Saturday, Oct 17th, 1pm - at the North County Agricultural Education Center, in collaboration with A Red Circle. Join the cleanup for a mini teach-in on North County environmental justice issues and Mayor Terry Epps on his green vision for Pine Lawn.
• Sunday, Oct 18th, 9am - at Deer Creek Park, Webster Groves.

Be Part of the Solution

Our new membership program has launched! Many thanks to our inaugural members who believe in earthday365 and want to see the St. Louis Earth Day Festival return stronger than ever post-COVID. Our members are partnering with us to build the kind of environmental movement they want to see in the St. Louis region - come Be Part of the Solution!

earthday365 membership benefits include Green Dining Alliance restaurant discounts, an Eco-Media Club, educational and volunteer opportunities, and especially discounts on tickets to events throughout the year, such as the upcoming Green Curbside Hop. Buy a membership, and receive $5 off the ticket price!

Become a member by October 18th and receive our digital earthday365 cookbook Taste of Green For Your Home Kitchen, compiled by the Young Friends, for free!

Or buy the $10 cookbook from our store here! Proceeds to benefit the Green Dining Alliance Relief Fund.

Tips For a Low-Waste, 
Low Risk Halloween

The scariest thing about Halloween isn’t the ghosts, or goblins, or ghouls. It’s the amount of waste generated in celebration of the holiday. Don’t get spooked yet though! As the St. Louis City Mayor announces Halloween is not canceled, the city has released official guidelines for a safe Halloween. Read our blog for more

aRRRe You Ready To Reduce Your Food Waste?

This virtual program gave solutions to decreasing food waste in the context of Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. For Recycle, Matt from BLH Farm presented on their Bokashi and composting processes. Kitchen House Coffee demonstrated creative options for using leftovers for Reuse. Finally, Margaret Lilly of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health presented strategies for Reducing Your Food Waste at home. Check out the entire program here!

Growing Health in your Backyard

In our latest virtual program you learned from local growers within our Local Food Movement, including Tyrean "Heru" Lewis of Heru Urban Farming, Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Farm, and Matt Lebon of Custom Foodscaping, who spoke on a panel about what they are doing, how you can support them, and tips for you. Crystal Stevens and Alex Queathem, co-founders of the Tend and Flourish School of Botanicals, presented Introduction to Community Herbalism. They discussed the ethics of herbalism, the importance of creating cultivated ecologies in our own backyards, herbal actions, native medicinals, and backyard herbalism. If you missed these programs or want a refresher, check them out here!