7.21.09 - Education for Sustainable Development
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday July 21st, 6:30 to 9pm
The United Nations designated the decade of 2005-2015 as the "UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." This investment in our future strives for each respective country to ensure appropriate resources are made available for its development. Come learn about local education for sustainabilty efforts, from Early Childhood to Graduate Education.
$3 cover
6.16.09 - Water Conservation
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday June 16th, 6:30 to 9pm
What are the benefits of managing stormwater at home? Why would I want a rain barrel in my yard? What are graywater systems and are they legal? What's a green roof? Learn what's appropriate for your home, how to set up a water conservation system, and get answers to your questions.
This evening's seminar brings together experts from the Metropolitan Sewer District, Coalition for the Environment, and St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District, as well as a maker of green roof blocks and rainbarrels.
$3 cover
5.19.09 - StL Green Drinks' 4th Anniversary
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday May 19th, 6:30 to 9pm
St. Louis Green Drinks celebrates its fourth anniversary at a special Green Drinks from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19th with music, appetizers, a special organic birthday cake, and attendance prizes. Please join us as we reflect on the growth of green in St. Louis over the past four years, and brainstorm how we can keep the momentum going.
$5 cover
04.21.09 - Earth Day Happy Hour
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday April 21st, 6:30 to 9pm
Enjoy a special, sneak preview of the new Schlafly Organic Ale days before its release at the Earth Day Happy Hour. Mingle with a loose-knit network of environmentally-minded citizens, business people, and activists who meet monthly to discuss the Green movement and how to change the world together.
Organic Ale (Release date: April 24) Schlafly’s flagship beer brewed with certified organic ingredients. Amber in color, medium bodied and fairly hopped.
Suggested donation: $3
03.24.09 - Eco Trivia Night
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday March 24th, 6:30 to 9pm
How Green is Your Brain? Come play Eco Trivia and find out. We'll tease your memory with questions both serious and silly, from the obscure to the absurd! Tables of Four will compete to win drinks, Home Eco gift certificates and tickets to EarthWays Center. Plus, we'll have a Special Prize for the Best (weirdest, coolest, wackiest) Green Table Name!! Round up your friends or come alone and join an impromptu team. Either way, join us for St. Louis' Green Drinks' FIRST Eco-Trivia night at Schlafly Bottleworks.
Tickets are $5 each for this special evening and the opportunity to win great prizes!
02.17.09 - Recycling Electronics
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday February 17th, 6:30 to 9pm
So, you've made the digital conversion, but what to do with your parent's old TV set? Are you worried your neighbors will litter your alley with old TV's on bulk trash day?
St. Louis Green Drinks welcomes representatives from local and reputable electronics recyclers to answer your questions and share e-cycling solutions at our February meeting and happy hour. Learn which e-cyclers are in your neighborhood while sharing drinks, food and conversation with a group of environmentally-minded citizens, businesspeople and activists and our supportive hosts at the Bottleworks.
Please, DO NOT bring your electronics to this event. It is not a collection site. For more information on recycling collection days and sites in St. Louis City, contact Home-Eco at info@home-eco.com or ecycle St. Louis at www.ecyclestlouis.org.
Suggested donation: $3
01.13.09 - Talk to Us
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When:Tuesday January 13th, 6:30 to 9pm
Kick off 2009 with St. Louis Green Drinks at Schlafly Bottleworks. The topic this evening will be all about you! Grab some dinner, have a drink and give us some feedback.
What have you liked about past Green Drinks and what would you like to see in the future?
How can Green Drinks help you live a more sustainable life in 2009?
Let's celebrate the coming year and make plans for a greener future.
11.18.08 - Green Drinks Movie Night
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When:Tuesday November 18th, 6:30 to 9pm
Join your friends at Green Drinks on Tuesday November 18th, at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood, beginning at 6:30 p.m for conversation and drinks, followed by a viewing of a new social and environmental movie, TBA.
Suggested donation: $3.
10.21.08 - Connecting with Green Careers
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 6:30 to 9pm
Join your friends at Green Drinks on Tuesday October 21st, at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood, beginning at 6:30 p.m for a look at green jobs in St. Louis. What is a “green” job? Where are they? Who’s hiring? Find out how you can get started on the path to a career that makes a difference with organizations that pursue a positive impact on the planet. Suggested donation: $3.
NOTE: Job seekers and employers looking to hire are encouraged to register in advance, for name tags and to be included in take-away literature. Please call or email Terry at Home Eco, 314-351-2000; terry@home-eco.com (State “Green Jobs Fair” in subject line)
9.16.08 - Green Drinks Car Show
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When: Tuesday, September 16th, 6:30 to 9pm
Join your friends from St. Louis Green Drinks for our 4th annual Green Car Show at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, beginning at 6:30 p.m. See a wide range of alternative vehicles, the best of the traditional types, and talk with drivers and dealers about your transportation options for today and what’s on the horizon.
8.18.08 - Summer Social
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When: Monday August 18th, 6:30 to 9pm
St. Louis Green Drinks welcomes Drinking Liberally to our first informal happy hour and mixer of the year on Monday, August 18, 6:30-9:00 pm at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood.
The Green Drinks group is a loose knit network of environmentally-minded citizens, businesspeople, and activists that meet monthly to discuss the green movement and how we can change the world; the St. Louis chapter of Drinking Liberally is an informal, inclusive progressive social group that meets twice a month and gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics.
Come join both groups as we mix progressive politics, green living, and social networking over great food and drink. Suggested donation, $3.
6.27.08 - Near Zero Energy Home Tour
Where: Sage Homebuilder’s Showcase Home
29 Beacon Hill (Near the intersection of 270 & Ladue)
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
When: Friday,June 27, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sage Homebuilder’s Showcase “Near Zero Energy” home goes further than a typical green home to include many of the latest and best green features and will be both LEED-H and NAHB certified. Stop by for free drinks and a chance to tour this cutting edge home!
6.16.08 - The Sustainable Summer Table
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When: Monday,June 16, 2008 6:30 to 9 p.m.
panel from 7 to 8 p.m.
Cover: $3 suggested donation
Now that summer is here and transportation costs are soaring, it's prime time for turning our attention towards eating locally grown foods. Wendell Berry summed up the connection between our food choices and the health of the planet when he wrote: "Eaters...must understand that eating takes place inescapably in the world, that it is inescapably an agricultural act, and that how we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used."
Our panelists will give us a meaningful advice for connecting with where our food comes from and strategies toward creating a more sustainable table for each one of us:
- Beki Marsh, co-president of Slow Food St. Louis will introduce us to the roots and the concept of the Slow Food movement
- Andy Ayer, Owner/Chef Emeritus of Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar in the U. City Loop and local foods entrepreneur will help us understand the challenges of bringing local food from farm to retail shelf or restaurant table. More importantly, he'll also share with us the good news around town of how these barriers are being overcome.
- Nicola MacPherson, owner of Ozark Forest Mushrooms, grows certified organic shiitake and oyster mushrooms on her farm in Salem, Missouri. Nicola sells her products directly at markets, to restaurants, and to retailers. She will help us understand the struggle of the small American family farmer in the global marketplace.
If you can't make it to our event, check these out The American Table: The Science and History of the Way We Eat on June 17th at the History Museum
Drinks will be available in the Crown room. If you prefer to dine, please come early and eat in the dining room or on the patio. Table service is not available during the event.
5.20.08 - Green Drinks Movie Night
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6 to 9 p.m.
Cover: $3 suggested donation
Join your friends from Green Drinks at 6:00 p.m at the Schlafly Bottleworks for conversation and drinks, then stay for the 7:00 viewing of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and audience discussion afterwards.
St. Louis Green Drinks is a loose knit network of environmentally-minded citizens, businesspeople, and activists. We meet monthly to discuss the green movement and how we can change the world.
4.15.08 - StL Green Drinks 3rd Anniversary
Where: Wm. A. Kerr Foundation
21 O'Fallon St.
St. Louis, MO 63102
When: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6 to 9 p.m.
Cover: $5 (includes refreshments)
St. Louis Green Drinks celebrates its third anniversary at a special Green Drinks from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15th . at 21 O'Fallon Street, a LEED Platinum-certified green building just north of Laclede's Landing. Owned by the William A. Kerr Foundation, this once-neglected relic of another era now features solar panels and green roof blocks. Presenters from past Green Drinks will be on hand to discuss the environmental and social progress made in the past three years around St. Louis and the world, as well as continuing opportunities for change and improvement. Building tours, refreshments and music will be provided.
Directions: Arriving downtown, northbound I-70, exit Washington Ave., turn right (east) and proceed to Leonor K Sullivan Blvd. As you travel northbound past President Casino, street name will change to Lewis St. Building is on NW corner of Lewis & O'Fallon. Entrance on O'Fallon. Parking to east of building.
March Green Drinks - Cancelled
Due to some scheduling issues, we regret that the March edition of Green Drinks has been canceled. Never fear though, we are putting together very big plans for our anniversary party next month. Stay tuned!
2.19.08 - Screening: The Story of Stuff
What: The February edition of Green Drinks features the airing of a 20-minute film, The Story of Stuff, a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, followed by discussion and conversation.
When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Macklind Avenue Deli
4721 Macklind Avenue (at Nottingham)
St. Louis, MO 63109
Links and Resources from the Discussion
Reading list
Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Royte (Author)
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by William McDonough (Author), Michael Braungart (Author)
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (Paperback)
by Bill McKibben (Author)
Other resources
http://www.storyofstuff.com/resources.html
See the movie and other resources
http://www.coopamerica.org/
Check on companies: see who is green and who is not
http://www.buildstlouis.org
Find local businesses
http://culverwaycohousing.com/
Co-housing in St. Louis
https://www.fairshares.org/
CSA for St. Louis area
http://www.home-eco.com/
Local green general store
http://www.gigoit.org/
Recycling of IT equipment and other stuff. They’re a local company, but can recycle all over
http://www.freecycle.org/
Recycle everything
http://www.sustainstl.org/earthinst/courses/volsimp.htm
Voluntary Simplicity course in St. Louis
http://www.moenviron.org/Lobbyday.asp
2008 Conservation Lobby Day Tuesday, February 26
http://renewmo.org/
Renew Missouri is a non-profit corporation working for clean & safe (renewable) energy in Missouri. Watch for upcoming petition for MO Clean Energy Initiative.
http://www.thewastediet.com/
Follow the story of a family who put themselves on a "waste diet"
Upcoming events
March 8 - Coalition for the Environment Climate Action Summit
March 13 - King Corn
March 12 - Schlafly Bottleworks, The Real Dirt on Farmer John