This event takes place Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Saint Louis Art Museum (One Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110).
Entrance to the Green Living Festival is included with regular entry to the Saint Louis Art Museum where general admission is FREE.
Directions and parking
Workshops
Located in the Education Center.
Advanced registration encouraged.
A Path to Success: Green Buildings and Green Dining
Maria Kveton, Saint Louis Art Museum
11 a.m.
The Saint Louis Art Museum’s Gold-LEED certified East Building celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Learn more about the building’s green design features and the LEED checklist that generated the building’s Gold-LEED certification. Panorama restaurant, located in the East Building, recently received a 5-star certification rating from the Green Dining Alliance (GDA). Walk through the steps taken to achieve this certification process and learn more about the GDA’s mission.
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Energy Efficiency: Bringing Comfort and Health Home
Richard Reilly, Missouri Botanical Garden
Noon
Learn how energy audits can help improve comfort, indoor air quality, and save money in the process by showing you where smart investments can be found.
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Garbology 101
Maggie McCoy, Missouri Botanical Garden
1 p.m.
Where is away? What is compost? What happens at a MRF? Ever ask yourself these questions? Interested in learning more about waste? How can we help the environment by always practicing our 3Rs? Get a basic understanding of waste—including an overview of landfills, recycling centers, and composting operations.
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Guided Walking Tours
Stone Sea Guided Experience
11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Gain new perspectives on Andy Goldsworthy’s Stone Sea as you walk throughout this large-scale outdoor sculpture. Using limestone from a local quarry, Goldsworthy constructed 25 unique arches employing ancient Roman dry-stone engineering.
Tours are located outdoors in the Courtyard. Eight person max per tour.
Drop-in, first come, first served. No pre-registration requested.
Tour of Art Hill Gardens
3 p.m.
Danielle Owens, Forest Park Forever Horticulturist
Join Danielle as she discusses the flower beds on each side of the Apotheosis of Saint Louis statue at the top of Art Hill, and the plants curated in them.
Tour will begin to the west of the Information Center in the Sculpture Hall. Look for the sign.
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Family-Friendly Activities
Located in Sculpture Hall
“Inspired by Nature” Scavenger Hunt and Painting Nature Take-and-Make Art Activity Kits
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Explore the galleries with a nature-themed scavenger hunt and take home a Painting Nature take-and-make art activity kit, available while supplies last.
Upcycled Envelopes Craft
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Can you reuse materials from around your home to make something new? Let’s make unique, colorful envelopes out of old calendar sheets!
Docent Ask Me Station
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Engage with the Saint Louis Art Museum docents to learn more about Andy Goldsworthy’s commissioned work of art, Stone Sea.
Exhibitors and Vendors
Ameren Missouri: energy efficiency programs
Davey Tree Expert Co.: plant health care, fertilization of trees and shrubs, tree work landscape
EFS Energy: solar energy design and installation
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri: free trees for public plantings
Forrest Keeling Nursery: native plants
Great Rivers Greenway: paved trails connecting communities
Missouri Department of Conservation: community and private land conservation assistance and access to nature
Missouri Gateway Green Building Council: green building education and outreach
St. Louis Composting: composting and organics recycling
The Sustainable Backyard Tour: creators of the Sustainable Backyard Tour
Green Living Festival Homepage
June 17: Saint Louis Science Center
July 22: Missouri History Museum
August 5: Missouri Botanical Garden