2010 Festival

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2010 Festival Info & Highlights

The 21st Annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival took place Sunday, April 25th from 11am to 6pm on the MUNY Grounds of Forest Park. The community was well represented in the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with two stages of live music, cultural performances, local food and hands-on activities for the whole family. Over 300 eco-artists, educational exhibitors, food vendors, businesses and organizations shared how they are living Earth Day Every Day, and how you can too!

News Channel 5 KSDK: Mayor Francis Slay makes a plug for the Earth Day Festival to open his interview with Art Holliday.

Fox 2 news: Area Events Prepare for Rain or Shine

KMOV Channel 4, Great Day St. Louis: Sue Blandford of the Teacher’s Recycling Center demonstrates the “Think Outside the Box” Activity taking place in the Eco Art area of the Festival
Fox 2 news: 9am with TIm Ezell- Earth Day Director features green products showcased at the Festival

FM 88.1 KDHX: Earthworms Enviro-talk Show with Jean Ponzi

You can check out the program in pdf form here, as seen in The Healthy Planet magazine!

ENTERTAINMENT!

Erin Bode joined the long list of local entertainers that participated in the 2010 Festival, including a special performance by the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. Musical performances began at 11am and continued all day.Mayor Francis Slay kicked-off the Festival with the All Species Parade.

ACTIVITIES!

Highlights of the festival include “Think Outside the Box”, an open art area where children and adults created a one-of-a-kind container to remind them to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, and The Earth Day Challenge, which encouraged everyone to bring a bag for purchases, a water bottle to re-fill and use alternative transportation to get to Forest Park. Visitors who accomplished two of the three challenges received an eco-friendly prize at the Information Booth.

NEIGHBORHOODS!

A themed-neighborhood layout made it easy for visitors to navigate the Festival and experience all the celebration had to offer. Visitors explored the following neighborhoods at the Festival: Energy; Pet Care and Wildlife; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; Arts and Crafts; Wellness; the Earth Day Café; Nature; Home; Transportation; and, the Farmer’s Market. Each neighborhood featured seating areas, providing a space for discussion, exchange and brief respite. Additionally, visitors were invited to reflect upon their experiences, and learn about spiritual connections with the Earth at the Peace Garden.

FOOD & DRINK!

There were over 20 food vendors present, offering diverse cuisine ranging from vegetarian jambalaya and mushroom ravioli to organic lamb and chicken gyros. No trans-fat, highly processed or high fructose corn syrup menu items were allowed! Also on site were vendors of locally brewed beer, locally distilled rum and wine crafted locally with local grapes! Pet watering stations were also available in the Pet Care Neighborhood and at several water fountains on the site.

TRANSPORTATION!

St. Louis Earth Day encouraged Festival attendees to use alternative methods of transportation to make the event more environmentally friendly and to reduce the heavy traffic into Forest Park.  The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation offered free valet bike parking on site.

2010 Entertainment

Erin Bode joined the long list of local entertainers that participated in the 2010 Festival, along with a special performance by the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis.

Sign Language Interpreting Services were available at the Cafe and Main Stages.

EARTH DAY MAIN STAGE
11:00 Performance: Cordao de Ouro Capoeira

11:45 Welcome Remarks by David Wilson, St. Louis Earth Day Board of Directors and Mark Templeton, Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

12:00 Festival Commencement by The Honorable Francis G. Slay, Mayor of the City of St. Louis, who will kick off theAll Species Parade, led by Joia World Percussion Ensemble

12:15 Speaker: Creve Coeur Mayor Dielmann – Climate Action Plan

12:30 Performance: Bach to the Future

1:15 Speaker: Congressman Russ Carnahan – Food Policy and Green Building

1:35 Performance: Last to Show First to Go

2:20 Speaker: Dr. Robert Criss, Washington University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences – Water Issues, Local and Global

2:40 Performance: Erin Bode

3:40 Speaker: Solae Representative – The Role of Soy Protein in a Sustainable Future

3:55 Performance: Grant Garland

4:45 Speaker: Jean Ponzi, Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center and KDHX “Earthworms” – Good Groundwork, Many Advancement Options: Humans Encouraged to Apply

5:05 Performance: Rhyme or Reason

EARTH DAY CAFÉ STAGE
11:00 Airplanes
11:50 The Jenny Kavanaugh Band
12:50 Teddy Presberg
1:45 Following the Water
2:40 Lyal Strickland
3:35 Angry Panda
4:30 The Jox
5:30 DJ Alexis and the Sound Federation

PERFORMANCE PAVILION

11:00 St. Louis Academy of Dance
11:30 Exotic Rhythms Belly Dance
12:10 The Blue Lemmings Band
12:50 Joia World Percussion
1:30 Mandara Caravan
2:05 Tribe Ayaka 2:50 Belly Dance by Sumaiya, Cora, Noelani and Anna
3:15 Desert Moon Dance Company
3:55 Bryson Gerard – Hammered Dulcimer
4:30 Aalim Dance
5:00 All the World’s a Stage… Scenes from Shakespeare by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

Roving Performance – Hiroshi Tada, Top Spinning Artist

2010 Booth Listing

Download the 2010 program here:  St. Louis Earth Day Festival Program

Sponsors are highlighted in BOLD.

Alternative Transportation & Fuels
ECOS Motors
Gateway Electric Vehicle Association
Greenpeace Lead Activist Network, Climate Action STL
Juiced Wheels
Paul Cerame Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
Saint Louis BicycleWORKS
Saint Louis Regional Bicycle Federation
Wiese USA

Arts, Crafts, Jewelry, Clothes
Architecture For Humanity- Saint Louis
Artesanias Indigenas Baja Boutique
Beltshazzar Jewels
Bottled Rainbows
Caprice Designs
Cell or Sell Out
Chichua Crafts
Cosmic Cornucopia
Erin’s Glassworks
FOCUS St. Louis
Henna Expressions
International Institute St. Louis
Jim Rathert Photography
John MacEnulty
Lana Trans Import LLC
Mary Mac Creation
Melaleuca
Melamun
Menache Music, LLC
Michele Katz-Reichlin & Heather Dawson-Heavey
Mirroz Gallery
Mississippi Moon/Magic Sling
Pasquale’d Italian Ice
Pride St. Louis, Inc.
Random Acts of Glass
Revamped Fashion
Rootid Jewelry
Scentsy Wickless Candles
Sew Sack Sew
Spirit Seeker Magazine
Stellar Batik
Sun Ministries
The Key of A
Total Meltdown
Two Rivers Greens/Nations Discussion Group

Central Corridor
100.3 The Sound, 103.3 KLOU & Z107-7
Advanced Energy Solutions Group
ALIVE Magazine
AmerenUE
EcoLifeSTL.com
Home Eco Solar Van
Laclede Gas Company
Pedro’s Planet
Radio Disney
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Covered Walkway
Ameling Chiropractic & Acupuncture, LLC
Beads of Hope Africa
BUILD St. Louis
Delta Spinal Care
Eckankar/Missouri Satsang Society
Everything S.A.M.
Grand Chiropractic
Great Rivers Daylighting
Green It!
h2only water purification
Healing Arts Center
Healthy Harvest Gardens, Inc
Herb’n Maid
Kakao Chocolate
Lafayette Square Chiropractic Centre
M. T. Barry Studios
MacroSun International
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Mexican Artisans & Guatamalan Crafts
Millennium Hotel St. Louis
Missouri American Water
Natural Fibers LLC
NU Peru
Office of Congressman Russ Carnahan
Pairabelles
Plowsharing Crafts
Posh Pendants
Pro Doc Group
Raintree Learning Community
Rakhma
Sappington Farmers Market
Silpada Jewelry
St. Louis Cardinals L.L.C
St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU
The Arnone Clinic
The Healthy Planet Magazine
The Kabbalah Centre/ SG St. Louis
The MUNY
Thermaline Solutions
Thomas Construction
U’SAgain LLC
Viva Vox Organization
Whole Foods Market
Young Living

Earth Day Cafe
The following food vendors were present at the 2010 St. Louis Earth Day Festival, offering diverse cuisine ranging from vegetarian jambalaya and mushroom ravioli to organic lamb and chicken gyros. Also on site will be vendors of locally brewed beer, locally distilled rum and wine crafted locally with local grapes! No trans-fat, highly processed or high fructose corn syrup menu items are allowed! St. Louis Earth Day guidelines ban trans-fat, high-fructose corn syrup and other highly processed or fried foods typically found at Festivals. All serving containers and utensils are recyclable or compostable. Bring a picnic blanket and stay for the day to enjoy non-stop live music!

Amalgamated Brewing/85 Lashes Rum
MENU: Locally Distilled Artisan Rum

Atomic Cowboy (located by Farmers Market)
MENU: Beef/Chicken/Veggie Tacos & Burritos, Chips w/Salsa & Guacamole, Mojitos, Margaritas

Aure Foundation  (3 P’s)
MENU: Chicken Teriyaki Kabob, Vegetarian Stir Fry Noodles, Natural Fries, Cajun Turkey Sandwich, Pulled Pork, Caldereta, Sweet Potato & Purple Yam Drop Cake, Tropical Slush

Bayou Seasoning & Catering
MENU: Vegetarian Jambalaya, Organic Bourbon Chicken, Crawfish Etouffee, Organic Veggies, Organic Fruit Kabob

Buck’s Good Eats LLC
MENU: Mediterranean Veggie Burritos, Veggie Gyro, Chicken Kabobs

Hawkins Mediterranean
MENU: Greek Salad, Gyro, Shish Kabob, Hummus, Fresh Fruit Smoothies, Corn on Cob

Hot City Franks
MENU: Veggie & Kosher Beef Hot Dogs, Grilled Asparagus, Green Tea

Isaac Vending (located in Home/Family/Spirituality)
MENU: Fat-free, Dairy-free, HFCS-free Italian Ice

Kettle Korn & More
MENU: Sugar Coated Popped Corn

Labeebee’s
MENU: Falafel Wrap, Chicken Wrap, Shish Kafta Wrap (lamb), Hummus, Tabouli, Pita Bread, Baklava

Les Bourgeois Vineyards (located in the Farmers Market)
MENU: Riverboat Red (sweet red), Riverboat White (sweet white), Pink Fox (sweet rose), LaBelle (semi dry white), Solay (dry white), Jeanette Rouge (dry red)

Local Harvest Café
MENU: Vegan Chili, Vegan Chili Nachos, Hummus Plates, Vegan Cookies

Mangia Italiano
MENU: Conchiglie Noodles with Pesto; Mushroom Ravioli w/ Smoked Tomato Cream Sauce

Persimmon Hill Berry Farm
MENU: Shiitake Mushroom Quesadilla, Pulled Pork Sandwich (w/farm-produced blueberry, blackberry or raspberry BBQ sauce) “Cumuloblubus” (blueberry muffin filled w/ice cream & topped w/whipped cream)

Phillips Concession
MENU: Lemon, Orange & Strawberry Shake Ups, Iced Tea

RAMS 5 Star Kettle Korn, LLC (located in Farmers Market)
MENU: Sugar Coated Popped Corn

Rearn Thai Restaurant
MENU: Vegetarian Pad Thai-Rice Noodle, Chicken Sa-Tay, Thai Ice Tea

Schlafly (also located by Farmers Market)
MENU: Organic Ale & Other Schlafly Favorites

Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Schnucks is proud to return to the St. Louis Earth Day Festival and to re-affirm its commitment to offering customers the kind of eco-friendly choices they now expect from the supermarket. Preview the expanded Full Circle Organic line, including paper products, household cleansers and the popular Full Circle Organic Pizza, sold piping hot by the slice. Produce and Floral departments will be on hand, offering bargain-priced bedding plants and hanging baskets for your home, as well as organic strawberries, apples and bananas for wholesome snacking as you roam the festival grounds.

Sierra Club
MENU: Fresh-squeezed Lemonade

St. Louis Animal Rights Team
MENU: Veggie Burgers, Veggie Chili, Chips, Fresh Fruit Skewers, Iced Tea

TANGO Argentina Food
MENU: Empanadas de Carne (meat pie), Empanadas de Espinaca (spinach pie), Empanadas de Humita (creamy corn pie), Empanadas de Jamon y Queso (ham & cheese pie)

Tivanov Catering Company
MENU: Lamb Gyro (Hallall lamb, organic yogurt sauce, home grown tomatoes and onions) Organic Chicken Gyro

Urban Eats Café
MENU: Smoothies, Italian Vegetarian Wrap with Mozzarella, Asian Turkey Wrap

We’re All Nuts (located in Home/Family/Spirituality)
MENU: Almonds, Pecans, Cashews, Cinnamon, Water

Additional Earth Day Cafe Booths include:
AmerenUE’s Pure Power
Casual Prophets LLC
Green Tribes

Eco-Art
Greenway Network, Inc
Achieving Recovery Through Creativity
Ariana Bauer Digital Art and Photography
Art Glass Array
Bird on a Wire
Buffalo Moon Arts
Candy Calamity
EarBoBs Jewlery
Edge Services
Farmhouse 1807
Gengrafix
Hart Attack Designs
Impish Grin Face Art
Jill’s Weavings
JP Designs
Off The Cuff Bracelet
Orchids and Ladybugs
Ramadia (Green Jute)
Sew Good and Trendy
ShowMe Etsy
St Louis Teachers Recycle Center, Inc.
Tina Lieberman

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
AmerenUE Smart House
Blue Sky
Clean Energy Works
Energy Smart Homes
Frederic Roofing Co.
Home Green Home
J’s Solar Charge
Microgrid Energy
Missouri Botanical Garden EarthWays Center
Missouri Renewable Energy
Renewal by Andersen
Show Me Solar
Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group
St. Clair Corporation
The College School
The Evergreen Institute
USGBC-St. Louis Regional Chapter
StraightUp Solar

Farmers’ Market
Atomic Cowboy
Better Life & Pi
Chipotle Mexican Grill
EarthDance
Eastern MO Beekeepers Association
Jasbo´s Salsa & Crafts
Les Bourgeois Vineyards
Little Pleasures Foods
Our Garden
RAMS 5 Star Kettle Korn, LLC
Schlafly
Slow Food St. Louis

Health, Nutrition, Beauty
American Grassfed Beef
Backdoor Harvest
Ballas Chiropractic & Nutrition Centre
Birth & Wellness Center
Bunky’s Blend, LLC
Community Acupuncture
Foundation for Wellness Professionals
Greater St Louis NORML
Greenthoughts Garden
Henna Creation
Independent Shaklee Distributor
Juice Plus+
Lionheart Fitness
Manna Builders
Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Monavie
NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Foundation
Neighborhood Acupuncture
NYR Organic
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region
QIAGEN/The Digene HPV Test
Salinas Enterprises
Scrucious
Slice Of Nature
St. Louis Chiropractic Society
St. Louis T’ai Chi Ch’uan Association
The Healing Center
Yelp St. Louis

Home, Family, Spirituality
3949 Lindell Apartment (Mills Properties)
American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter
Americans United for Separation of Church & State
Bath Fitter
Child Hunger Ends Here
Christian Vegetarian Association
Church of Scientology
Cotton Babies
Culver Way Ecovillage
The Empowerment Institute
DiaperFreeBaby
Droege Tree Care, Inc.
Dutchtown South Community Corp
Ethical Society Mid Rivers & St. Louis
Foundation Grounds Coffee House & Café
Friends of Missouri Midwives
Green Frog Eco-Service, LLC
Hague Quality Water
Indigo Massage & Wellness
ISKCON St. Louis
Jacob Sunroom and Exteriors
Jewish Environmental Initiative/JCRC
Listen Live Entertainment
Midtown Home Improvements
Midwest Leaf Filter
Metro Lighting
Park Station (Mills Properties)
R3 Saint Louis
Renaissance St. Louis, Inc.
Robinson’s Rain Barrels, LLC
School of Metaphysics
Shining Rivers Waldorf School
St. Louis County Air Pollution Control
St. Louis County Healthy Homes
St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
St. Louis Falun Dafa Group
St. Mary’s High School
StLouisGreen.com
St. Patrick Center
The Center for Pragmatic Buddhism
Usborne Books/Reading Habit(at)
White Caps, Green Collars, LLC
Yelp St. Louis

Nature, Natural Resources, Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Shop
AmeriCorps Trail Rangers
Barat Academy
Butterfly Sonatas
City of St. Louis Air Pollution Control
Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary
The Scott Foundation
Crown Valley Winery
Ginkgo Adventures
Great Rivers Greenway District
J-SERVE (CAJE, BBYO, JSU, NCSY,NFTY & USY)
Labadie Environmental Organization
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
MO Stream Team
New Concept MDs
REI
River des Peres Watershed Coalition
River Kids,  New City School
Save the Confluence
St. Charles County Parks & Recreation
The Confluence Partnership
The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region
Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Wild Canid Survival & Research Center
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscape

Pet Care & Wildlife
Four Muddy Paws: The Healthy Pet Market
Gateway Children’s Nature Connection
Gateway Pet Guardians
Humane Society of Missouri
Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
Mutton Chops Pet Services
Pound Pals
St. Louis/Midwest Turtle & Tortoise Society
Tenth Life Cat Rescue
The Wildlife Center of Missouri
Treats Unleashed
True-Dose Pets
US Army Corps of Engineers
National Great Rivers Research
Animal House Fund

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
City of University City
Clean the Lou
EPC, Inc.
Restore, Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
Shoeman Water Projects
St. Louis Composting
Veolia Environmental Services
Waste Management

Sponsors are highlighted in BOLD.