The Healthy Planet – April, 2013

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“But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.”--Rachel Carson

“In Wilderness is thePreservation of The World.”--Henry David Thoreau

“The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.”-- Chief Seattle

“One Touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”-- John Muir

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”-- Mahatma Gandhi

“COMMON PLACE”

St. Louis Earth Day Festival April 21 In Forest Park See page 3 & Back Cover

April 2013

20 Years Of Solid Waste DistrictGrants Grow Jobs & Community

“Solid Waste grants have helped our business grow full circle.Customers send us their food waste and rely on the quality of ourproducts.” Roy Gross - St. Louis Composting story page 5

Green Ball...pages 6-7 • Chesterfield Earth Day...pages 10-11 • Camp Guide...pages 16-19 • Craft Beer Guide...pages 20-23

St. Louis Composting Hosts International Compost Awareness Week...pages 26-27

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very day is Earth Day. That is agreat mantra to live by. Buy I amglad we have one day set aside to

celebrate the planet that sustains us. The bigquestion is will we sustain the Mother Earth inreturn. I have to laugh a bit when GlobalWarming skeptics pick a cold day in March andsay, “Yea, so much for Global Warming.” Isometimes wonder if they have ever listenedand learned past their own skewed ideology. Iprefer to use the term Global Climate Change.So much of the global economy is based onpredictable climate patterns for the growing ofcrops and other important commerce. When thewarming of the Earth’s atmosphere goes upeven by a tenth of a degree, weather patternscan change. Suddenly orange groves in Floridasuffer hard freezes and other areas are hit withdroughts or floods. The ice caps and glaciersare melting causing the oceans to rise.Hurricane patterns and strengths change, too.There is no doubt that we have contributed waytoo much carbon to our atmosphere causingwhat some call the “greenhouse effect”. Mostscientists don’t waste their time debating cli-mate change anymore. The data is so over-whelming even the most strident opponent hasto choke on the olive in their martini. Whywould someone oppose the concept of climate

change? Do they think it is some secret liberalgovernment conspiracy to destroy theAmerican industrial complex and put peopleout of work? What would climate change sci-entists have to gain by trying to save the plan-et? Oh, yes, THE PLANET! There is so muchtalk of not leaving huge financial deficits to ourchildren and grandchildren. Why then can’t webe just as concerned about leaving our futuregenerations a planet that is at least in the samecondition we found it. There was a saying inBoy Scouts, “Leave the area cleaner than it waswhen you came.” I would like to think that wecan all be good scouts and do the same.Somewhere along the line, the topic of climatechange and other green concerns became polit-ical footballs. I think this mentality is such adisservice to those conservatives over the yearslike Barry Goldwater and others who were andare staunch conservationists. Those who have arespect for the land and nature don’t have trou-ble with environmental issues so long as theyleave politics at the door. And over the years wehave allowed our politicians to take issues likethe environment and health care and turn theminto bargaining chips and political collateral.How could we allow the air we breathe, thewater we drink, the grass we lie on and themountains we hold in majesty, to become fod-der to fuel the political angst in Washington.We need to keep up the work to improve boththe process and product we call democracy.Our elected officials need to hear from us bothon the phone, by email and in the voting booth.It won’t matter if our grandchildren are bur-dened by a huge national debt if there is no sus-tainable plan for the planet we live on. Thereare political issues and there are human issues.The health of our people and our planet shouldbe governed by our human compassion and notour ego-driven ideologies.

Happy Earth Day, J.B. Lester; Publisher

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ather in St. Louis’ favorite commonplace for this year’s Earth Day celebra-tion on Sunday, April 21st from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. on the Muny Grounds of Forest

Park. At the 24th annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival,enjoy three stages of entertainment, learn about sustainableproducts and services offered by local businesses, meetarea non-profits that share the mission of Earth Day, andparticipate in a variety of hands-on educational activities.

A collection event for hard-to-recycle items returns tothe Festival for a third year, including the DEA MedicationTake-Back Initiative. The Recycling Extravaganza willtake place in the parking lot of the St. Louis CommunityCollege Forest Park campus, off Oakland Avenue, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. A full list of acceptable items, including every-thing from mattresses and appliances to batteries and car-pet, is updated regularly online so you can plan your springcleaning accordingly.

Start the celebration early at Earth Day Eve – a fami-ly-friendly evening with food and music on the Festivalgrounds, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the corner of McKinley andTheatre Drives in the Earth Day Café neighborhood, pre-sented by Wells Fargo. All are welcome and a donation of$5 is suggested to support St. Louis Earth Day. Big BrotherThunder and the MasterBlasters headline the event withtheir soulful energy and funky tunes.

Before the Festival opens, join Trailnet at the MissouriHistory Museum for a guided bicycle tour of Forest Park’secosystems. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the ridebegins at 9:30 a.m. After your bicycle tour, head over to theCommunity Stage for free yoga, face painting, henna andan eco-art activity, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Return to theCommunity Stage area, just East of The Muny coveredwalkway, for the St. Louis Teachers’ Recycle Center’s“Great Green Re-Read Outside”. Throughout the day, vis-itors can select a book to keep and explore areas of the parkwhere you can read outside, sponsored by Great RiversGreenway.

At 12 p.m., join the Honorable Mayor Francis G. Slayat the KDHX Main Stage for the opening ceremony, whenEarth Day Action Grants will be awarded to successfulprojects. The Festival officially kicks off with the AllSpecies Parade. All are welcome to join this costume

pedestrian parade through the event grounds, led by theJoia World Percussion Ensemble.

A themed-neighborhood layout makes it easy for visi-tors to navigate the Festival and experience all the celebra-tion has to offer. Visitors can explore the following neigh-borhoods: Alternative Transportation and Fuels byAmeren; Arts and Crafts; the Earth Day Café; Energy andGreen Building; the Farmers Market by Chipotle; Homeand Pets by Purina; Nature, Recreation and Wildlife;Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; and, Wellness and Spirituality.Visitors are also invited to reflect upon their experiencesand connect with the Earth at the Peace Garden, whereactivities will take place throughout the day.

Over 30 Educational Exhibitors are scattered through-out the grounds, present in almost every neighborhoodwith a wide range of hands-on activities for kids andadults. Visitors can engage with ecosystem models, role-playing games, or create something beautiful with ‘trash’.All are invited to help paint a Metro bus with Metro Artsin Transit and Firecracker Press, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The

Ameren exhibit provides information about energy effi-ciency and conservation, and the Chipotle Cinema in theFarmers Market area features short films about cultivatinga better world.

Over twenty food and beverage vendors will be serv-ing up diverse, local cuisine and drinks throughout theFestival. Schnucks will be showcasing products from itsFull Circle organic line in the Earth Day Café where youwill find organic vegetarian jambalaya, empanadas, St.Louis style barbeque and everything in-between. SchlaflyBeer will be serving Organic Pale Ale and other favorites.Stop by the Nature’s Own booth and enter for a chance towin free bread for an entire year!

Presented by Nature’s Own, the 88.1 KDHX MainStage will feature Andy Coco’s Rhythm Section RoadShow and Little Rachel and The Loot Rock Gang; and, youcan enjoy The Root Diggers, Shannon Wurst, Banjo Kellieand many more on the Folk School of St. Louis CaféStage! Musical performances begin at 11 a.m. and contin-ue all day on both stages. The Green Strum Band Scramble

will close the Café Stage when participating musicians puttheir upcycled instruments to the test in front of localcelebrity judges—hosted by Ryan Spearman and KellyWells of The Lulus.

The Worm’s Way Community Stage features a varietyof local entertainment, including dance troupes, a cappellaperformances, and theater groups, with special program-ming from the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis EducationalTour and the Wild Bird Sanctuary.

St. Louis Earth Day encourages visitors to use alterna-tive methods of transportation to reduce the event’s envi-ronmental impact and to reduce traffic in Forest Park.Metro is “Your Official Ride to Earth Day”, and the ForestPark/DeBaliviere Metrolink station is only a half-milefrom the Festival, with the Forest Park Trolley connectingriders to the Muny Grounds. Trailnet will be offering freebike valet parking in two locations at the Festival.

Park at St. Louis Community College to utilize ourfree shuttle service – hop on the St. Louis LambertInternational Airport biodiesel bus or Super Park com-pressed natural gas (CNG) bus, leaving every 15 minuteson the hour between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Take the Earth Day Challenge by bringing a reusablebag, refillable water bottle or using alternative transporta-tion to get to Forest Park. Visitors who accomplish two ofthe three challenges receive an eco-friendly prize, likeCFLs from Metro Lighting, Better Life products or MetroTransit day passes.

St. Louis Earth Day is a non-profit 501c3 organizationwhose mission is to make every day earth day by cultivat-ing environmental stewardship and engaging individuals,governments, businesses, schools and the non-profit sectorin celebration, education and action to support a healthyand sustainable future.

The St. Louis Earth Day Festival is grateful for thesupport and partnership of many local businesses, compa-nies and organizations. This event is presented by Nature’sOwn, Ameren Missouri, and Metro Transit and sponsored,in part, by Chipotle Mexican Grill, The City of St. Louis,KPLR 11/Fox 2, Missouri American Water, MODepartment of Conservation, Schlafly Beer, USAgain,Schnucks and The Healthy Planet magazine. For detailedinformation and a complete list of sponsors, or to volun-teer, visit www.stlouisearthday.org.

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ature has transformative powers.Sprouting cucumbers, bloomingsquashes, and sweet ripe tomatoestransform kids into veggie-lovers,

neighbors into friends, and neighborhoods intocommunities while building healthy bodies, healthysoil, healthier economies, and stronger ecosystems.Growing food exemplifies the wisdom of takingcare of oneself and the environment, and nourishingcommunity. Gardens achieve all of those goals.

Communities that need healing benefit innumerous ways from growing food. One of themost recent inspirational stories can be seen in RonFinley’s Ted Talk about Guerilla Gardening in southLA. Finley’s talk on “gangsta gardening” hasreceived nearly half a million views on YouTubesince it was posted in March. In an urban fooddesert Mr. Finley has inspired a community to growits own healthy food. He describes his work trans-forming 7 foot easements into attractive food plotsas “eco-lutionary.” St. Louis has its own communi-ty of people advancing healthy, local food on urbanlots, in window sills, front yards and road sides.

Whether you view growing food as an act ofnurturing or of defiance, your options are huge.Plant a small potted garden, join a community gar-den, or convert your lawn to a garden. The St.Louis Metro hosts a vibrant local food scene withgardeners happy to share advice and often seeds.You will be taking an important stand againstprocessed, industrial food, destructive farm pollu-tion, patented seeds, and dietary diseases like dia-betes, heart disease and obesity. You’ll becomemore attuned to the cycles of nature, to your ecosys-tem, and your food. And of course, you’ll eat thefruits of your labor.

For more inspiration, plan your trip to the BakerCreek Spring Harvest Festival set for May 5-6 thisyear in Mansfield, Missouri. Join thousands ofgrowers, activists, artists, musicians, crafters, and aslate of informative speakers while your buy heir-loom vegetable starts and home-baked goodies.

http://rareseeds.com/spring-planting-festival/You can also help transform the nation’s food

policy by encouraging Congress to pass a Farm Billthis year that puts soil health and land stewardshipfront and center. The current market with recordprices for corn and soybeans has skewed produc-tion toward those high-paying commodities anddriven the conversion of unsuitable marginal landsunder the plow as farmers seek more acres. Nativeprairie ecosystems and wetlands fall victim whenprices are high. Amidst the market pressures to cul-tivate more and more marginal land, Farm Bill con-servation programs that offer some incentives toprotect soil and water quality have been cut repeat-edly, while crop insurance programs assure farmersof income even when marginal lands produce pre-dictably marginal or losing yields. As a result, thebulk of the incentives are skewed toward destruc-tion. America loses ecosystems that infiltrate water,build soil health, support wildlife, and reduce pollu-tion and taxpayers pay more to subsidize escalatingcrop insurance costs. Frankly we’ve seen the conse-quence of these scenarios before and we called it theDust Bowl. Part of the solution is re-establishing thelink between conservation standards and crop insur-ance subsidies in the Farm Bill, while reaffirmingmeasures that prohibit subsidies on convertedprairie and wetlands. The other part of the solutionis for all of us to buy food from farmers we know,to rebuild local food markets, to enforce lawsagainst monopolies, and learn more about our foodand farmers.

You can start by planting a seed. Join theMissouri Coalition for the Environment athttp://www.moenviron.org. Happy Earth Day!

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first pulled the Better World Shopping Guideout of my purse in a grocery story in 2007 –and it immediately changed my buyinghabits.

I had a first-edition copy for a radio inter-view with author Ellis Jones, a sociology Ph.D. whohas applied the book’s motto, “Every Dollar Makes ADifference,” in thousands of hours of research and dis-tilled his findings into a format that has nowsold over 100,000 copies and influenced cor-porate as well as consumer behaviors.

The 4th edition of this pocket power-house today ranks over 2,000 products. Thequick-read format covers 72 common-prod-uct categories, lists them by company, andgives each one an A to F letter grade. Gradesare a compilation of company performancein five areas of impact: human rights, the environ-ment, animal protection, community involvement andsocial justice.

Clever and efficient, this handbook helps youquickly tell the ‘good guys’ from the ‘bad guys’ andturn your shopping list into a socio-economic game-change. With an average of $22,000 spent by each ofus American consumers each year, our purchasingchoices translate into dollar-votes that do – and couldeven more profoundly, with broader awareness andshopper participation - affect the corporations thatcurrently seem to rule our lives.

The book’s great strength is the depth and integri-ty of its information. Ellis Jones uses only data fromindependent third-party sources, no reports from com-panies, or from company-funded sources. He hasabout 50 sources today, combined into one BetterWorld database. Jones told me in a recent interviewthat he has two “really gold-standard sources, GreenerAmerica and the fairly new B Corporation. These tend

to cite smaller companies with big integrity, and any-one who nails these certifications is GOOD.” He reg-ularly checks the veracity of his sources as well asreviewing potential new ones.

In addition to the product report cards, theShopping Guide portrays Consumer America’s supplychain with a eye-opening and horrifically fun to readbatch of Top Ten Lists: Biggest SuccessStories/Disappointments, Bailouts, Lobbying, SmallBut Beautiful, Things To Change. Every product cate-gory page profiles a Green Hero and a CorporateVillain and gives you related websites and a capsuleWhat You Need To Know about each product type.

It was this last bit of info that arrested me, fiveyears ago, standing in the frozen treats supermarketaisle. I loved Dove brand dark chocolate-coated

French vanilla ice cream bites, and I wasabout to stock up on several yummy packswhile they were on sale. I flipped to theCHOCOLATE page of my brand new BetterWorld Shopping Guide.

I was disappointed to see Dove productsgraded only D, but it was that page’s Need ToKnow part that hit me with a factoid like a tonof cocoa bricks: at least 40% of commercial-

ly produced chocolate consumed in the United Statesis produced by (emphasis mine) CHILD SLAVELABOR.

Wouldn’t any of us use our buying power tochange that shocking fact, if we knew the story behindthe companies selling us those not-so-sweets? Wouldwe change our choices in every other store aisle?

Now I only get my chocolate from sustainablesources. And in my public education work, a BetterWorld Shopping Guide is on my table of talking-propsalongside a Snickers bar and a box from KakaoChocolates, my favorite local confectioner. And EllisJones’ 4th edition of research is in my purse, right nextto my wallet.

Dr. Ellis Jones will speak at Our Lady of theSnows Shrine in Belleville on Saturday, April 20 from9-11:30 a.m. Tickets are available at www.snows.org.Catch a podcast of Jean Ponzi’s KDHX-FM“Earthworms” conversation with Ellis Jones atwww.kdhx.org/ondemand.

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etropolitan Square, the largestoffice building in St Louis, used aSt. Louis-Jefferson Solid WasteManagement District (SWMD)

grant to launch a workplace composting program in2011. Tenant design firm HOK teamed up with on-site property manager Jones Lang LaSalle to edu-cate other tenants and integrate organics recyclinginto existing single-stream collection. Over 48 tons offood waste was diverted from landfills in this pro-gram’s first year, averaging 4 tons per month.Program leaders have shared their process throughthe St. Louis Green Business Challenge, providinga template now in use by other businesses and com-mercial buildings.

A few blocks away, tenants in the Laclede GasBuilding have also merged building-wide compost-ing with recycling and conventional trash collection.Design firm Arcturis joined forces with the LacledeGas, McCormack Baron Companies and UrbanStrategies green teams and their building manage-ment firm to obtain contracts for integrated wastemanagement services.

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Locally owned hauling companies Blue SkiesRecycling and Always Green are multiplying thevalue of their SWMD grants through commercial col-lection contracts that support more than 15 steadyjobs. Their recycling and composting services areflexible and efficient, meeting customer needs thatrange from single sites to high-rise properties toentire corporate and institutional campuses.

St. Louis Composting has leveraged SWMD grantsto ramp up processing capacity as food waste aug-ments the organics they’ve composted since yardwaste was banned from Missouri landfills in 1991.Compost collection business planning and marketingsavvy yields environmental and economic benefits.Full-circle customers like Washington Universityand Missouri Botanical Garden are keeping food-service waste out of landfills, then buying and usingcomposted products. The rising profile of compostingin public waste management services is motivating abroad range of customers to switch from commercial(and often toxic) fertilizers to locally-producedorganic soil amendments, for uses from backyardgardening and urban farming to RainScaping andstabilizing soil erosion.

SWMD grants have helped non-profit St. LouisEarth Day establish programs that deliver high-pro-

file public education along with recycling services.Recycling On the Go now partners with almost 70annual public events to recover recyclables andorganics. The Green Dining Alliance is helping arearestaurants reduce waste and boost sustainabilityoverall. In the last year these programs touched near-ly a million people with positive demonstrations ofgreen practices in fun, festive settings. This worksupports two full-time and two part-time positionsand 13 seasonal staff, including clients of St. PatrickCenter through their Veterans Go Green job-trainingprogram.

SWMD grants and technical support for Lambert St.Louis International Airport are yielding top-flightresults. The millions of people who travel through or

work with the airport encounter highly visible recy-cling systems. Our visitors meet sustainability in theirfirst impression of metro St. Louis and the state ofMissouri. Lambert is one of this region’s top eco-nomic engines, employing about 10,000 peoplethrough airlines, tenants, vendors and operationalstaff, who now engage with strong green standards.With SWMD grant assistance, airport staff have alsoestablished a food waste composting partnership withconcessionaire HMS Host, Inc., diverting nearly 10tons of organics in this program’s pilot phase.Lambert’s sustainable measures impact aviation,manufacturing, tourism and other key economic sec-tors, and are receiving extensive coverage in local,national and trade media outlets.

Learn more at www.swmd.net.

Missouri’s Solid Waste District Grants 20 Years of Investments with a High Return• Over $5 million invested in Missouri’s economy annually• 25,000 jobs generated statewide• Tens of millions into state and local tax revenues• Educating more than a million Missourians• 50% waste diversion rate• Thousands of citizen volunteers engaged

Thanks to the St. Louis-Jefferson SWMD... • Curbside and drop-off recycling are available region-wide.• Convenient single-stream recycling is provided in most communities.• Food-waste composting added to yard-waste collection is boostingdiversion of organics that make up nearly 20% of municipal waste streams.

• Regional special collections safely dispose of waste tires, electronics, household hazardous waste.

• Local enterprises have built systems to recycle garden pots, mattresses, holiday lights, asphalt shingles, construction waste,

pharmaceuticals, carpet – and more!• Re-Use entrepreneurs distribute medical equipment, building materials, manufacturing and household discards – and more!• $40 million in recycling grants have leveraged over $60 million in additional investments over 20 years.• Over 900 waste-reducing projects have been implemented in our region.

• Technical expertise is continually provided to communities, business-es and non-profits.

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Recycling is an anchor of local-government sustainability plans. SWMD grants have helped the City ofSt. Louis and municipalities in St. Louis County, Jefferson County and St. Charles County serve res-idents with convenient single-stream recycling.

SWMD grants help many kinds of locally-owned businesses meet changing recycling needs, bysupporting equipment purchases, facility upgrades and job creation.

As recycling and food-waste compostingbecome the norm at public events like the Bestof Missouri Market, St. Louisans of all ages,from all walks of life, get the green-living mes-sage - festively!

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by Katie Rietz, Growing Green Awards Committee Co-Chair

n March 28th the Missouri GatewayChapter of the U.S. Green BuildingCouncil held their fifth annualGrowing Green Awards banquet atthe Palladium to announce and cele-

brate 2013 winners. Nearly 200 attendees joined to cel-ebrate the accomplishments of all the nominees.Winners and nominees are outstanding individuals andorganizations that are active in transforming the builtenvironment. They share a passion for making ourregion more sustainable.

THE CoMMUniTy CHAMpion AWArdwent to old north St. Louis restoration Group. ForOld North, community is more than a collection ofbuildings and sustainability is more than the built envi-ronment. As a result they have developed programsand activities to cultivate relationships among long-time residents and newcomers. Many programs, suchas a farmers' market, community gardens, and a neigh-borhood-owned grocery co-op enable residents toenjoy healthier lifestyles and enhance community con-nections. These are a few examples of Old North’scommitment, community spirit, and leadership in cre-ating a diverse, vibrant and sustainable community inthe city of St. Louis.

Southwestern illinois College won theEdUCATion AWArd. The Sustainability and GreenEconomy Center at SWIC provides leadership, guid-

ance and resources to help the college implement sus-tainability projects, which fall into five areas: greencurriculum, green campuses, green communities, greencollaborations, and green careers. SWIC is recognizedas a statewide leader in sustainability and runs its cam-pus in ways that minimize environmental impact whilereducing costs. The Liberal Arts Building Addition wasdesigned to comply with LEED Gold Certificationstandards.

rECoGniTion For innovATion wasawarded to SWT design for their commitment to sus-tainable design and environmental stewardshipthrough their involvement in the Sustainable SITESInitiativeTM (SITES). For over 15 years SWT Designhas sought after and implemented innovative technolo-gies to solve complex design problems. Solutions havebrought to fruition environmental, social and financialadvances in the St. Louis region with impacts recog-nized worldwide. The firm led the site design and con-struction of Novus International Headquarters, one ofthe first projects to be certified by SITES. As of today,this 3-star rated project is currently the highest-ratedlandscape project in the world. SWT Design becamethe first design firm whose campus certified underSITES, earning a two star rating. SWT Design’s teammembers have played an integral role in the advance-ment and adaptation of the SITES rating system, usingmeasurable evidence from its projects as examples.

Courtney Howard from Cannon design wasawarded the EMErGinG LEAdEr AWArd.Courtney volunteers at community gardens in St. Louisand has chosen to reduce her own carbon footprint bynot having a personal vehicle. Instead, she gets aroundtown by walking, riding the Metrolink or using ahybrid WeCar. At work, Courtney is also in the processof developing a food waste composting system that canbe implemented by a 100 person office. Courtney'sdedication and enthusiasm prove that she is an emerg-ing leader in initiatives to improve to the environment.

The award for opErATionAL ExCELLEnCEwent to parkway School district. Due to their dili-gence and dedication to improving the environment,Parkway saw a 1.2 million kilowatt hour reduction inelectricity use in 2012. Also in 2012, Parkway con-tracted the largest solar project in the state, enacted sin-gle stream recycling and composting programs thattogether topped 960 tons of materials diverted fromlandfills, and developed a water bottle filler programthat logs the number of bottles of water that have beenavoided since installation. Parkway School Districtmodels sustainability for all of us. Even more impres-sive, they are instilling habits in their students that willlast a lifetime.

patty Maher from Tiger Lily development wonthe rESTorATion CATEGory for her dedicationto city revitalization by preserving St. Louis’ architec-tural treasures. Tiger Lily Development has been com-mitted to preserving historical properties by applyingMissouri Preservation Historical and ENERGY STARstandards. This ensures that the restorations have costeffective utilities while maintaining the buildings his-torical integrity. Patty is dedicated to continuing quali-ty craftsmanship which can only come from hiringquality trades people. This focus ensures that thesehomes will outlast us; their longevity measured in cen-turies rather than decades.

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter congratulatesall the 2013 Growing Green Award winners and nomi-nees for their work to make the built environment amore environmentally friendly, prosperous and healthyplace to live, work and learn.

Learn more about the winners and nominees atwww.usgbc-mogateway.org.

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and deserts, Lindy-hopping

to music of The Trip

Daddys and the chance to

mix with our town’s

mover-and-shaker cham-

pions of Green. The

Green Ball benefits theEarthWays Center ofMissouri BotanicalGarden, supporting some

of our region’s best sus-

tainability education

work. And Garden mem-ber tickets are just $40each.

A Green Ball highlight

returns this year: the fabu-

lous and funky GreenFashion Contest. An

expert panel of fashion

and style judges will

award Best Dressed prizes

to three winners. Whether

you wear recycled, hand-

made, eco-friendly, vin-

tage or simply and

superbly colored green,

your creative attire is

encouraged. Shine in the

spotlight of sustainable

design!

The Moonrise Hotel, located at 6177

Delmar in the Loop, employs extensive green

efforts including hotel-wide composting and

recycling, a solar-powered rooftop bar and

rotating “moon” and an electric vehicle

charging station.

“We’re extremely pleased to partner with

the Moonrise for this fourth year on the

Green Ball to raise awareness of sustainabil-

ity and Missouri Botanical Garden’s efforts

in this area,” says Glenda Abney, director of

the EarthWays Center. “We’re looking for-

ward to a great turnout to demonstrate how

our choices that affect the environment can

be exciting, beautiful and fun!”

To highlight the importance of sustainable

events, the Green Ballwill be Earth Friendly.Carbon offsets for travel

and electricity will be pro-

vided. Materials will be

printed on recycled paper

and food waste will be

composted. Decor will be

eco-friendly, paper and

glass waste will be recy-

cled and guests will enjoy

“St. Louis’ Finest” tap

water instead of drinking

from single-use bottles.

Free valet parking will

treat carpools with four or

more Green Ball guests.

Guests may purchase

raffle tickets for premium

baskets featuring eco-

friendly goods, gift certifi-

cates and weekend get-

aways donated by local

businesses.

All raffle proceeds will

also benefit the

EarthWays Center.While Missouri Botan-

ical Garden’s mission is to protect and pre-

serve plants, the EarthWays Center focuses

on educating and motivating the greatest

threat to plants and the environment: people!

EarthWays provides sustainable living pro-

grams for students, teachers, community

leaders, businesses, municipalities, and green

building professionals and contractors in

Missouri and Illinois. Discover EarthWays

Resources at www.mobot.org/sustainability.

Go paperless: purchase your Green Ball

tickets online at www.mobot.org/greenball or

by calling 314-577-0291. Find 2013 Green

Ball updates on Facebook.

See you on the Green carpet, Friday

evening April 26th, at the 2013 Green Ball!

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Make your Green BAll date for Food, Fashion, Philanthropy, Fun!

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Friday, April 26th • 7-11 p.m. • Moonrise Hotel • 6177 Delmar

(above) Jean Ponzi, Green Fashion Contest MC, addresses the crowd.

(below) Two EarthWays Center volunteers donned in special green garb.

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Join us for the fourth annual Green Ball A celebration of all things GREEN in St. Louis

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Friday, April 26, 2013 from 7–11 pmThe Moonrise Hotel—6177 Delmar in The Loop

Creative green attire encouraged$50 general public; $40 Garden members

For tickets or more information visitwww.mobot.org/greenball

314.577.0291

Carpool with four or more for complimentary valet parking

Try your luck—amazing ra�e and silent auction

Enjoy Vivant Entertainment and Lindy Hop St. Louis

Savor cuisine featuring locally-sourced delicacies

Sip creative cocktails, local beer and wine—open bar

Be creative with reuse in the Green Fashion Contest

Swing to live music by The Trip Daddys

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don’t Buy Plastic Bottled WaterBottled water is extremely harmful to the

environment. A lot of fossil fuels are used tomanufacture plastic water bottles and theypollute our world. In America alone, we pur-chase 29 billion water bottles each year, usingabout 17 million barrels of crude oil. If werecycle all of those bottles, this would helpprevent them from ending up in landfills orpolluting our beautiful streams, lakes, riversand oceans. However, only one out of everysix water bottles is actually recycled, and theprocess of recycling takes energy. Instead,purchase a reusable water bottle and use waterfrom the tap. Water from the faucet is safe(local governments regulate it) and is betterfor our bodies than sugary beverages.

Purchase local FoodI hate to sound like a broken record, but

the importance of buying locally cannot beoverstated. If we purchase foods that havebeen grown or raised right here in St. Louis,we’re cutting down on our “food miles,”which is the distance our food must travel. Wecan reduce our carbon-footprint by purchas-ing food close to us, which supports our localfarmers. Additionally, purchasing items at oneof the many St. Louis area farmers’ marketswill ensure that we’re getting an ample supplyof fresh, colorful fruits, vegetables and otherhealthy foods.

Stick to Seasonal StuffIf we purchase our produce according to

when it’s in season, we’re doing our environ-ment a favor. By purchasing produce during

its peak season, we’ll not only savemoney because we don’t have toincur the cost of shipping, we’llsave our environment by cuttingdown on consumption of fossilfuels used to haul those fruits andvegetables from where they are inseason to us here in St. Louis,where they may not be in season.

Purchase Sustainable SeafoodSeafood is good for us because it’s low in

fat and the type of fat it does contain is thehealthy kind (omega-3 fats). Choose sustain-able seafood that isn’t overfished and won’thave the biodiversity of its habitat negativelyaffected. According to the MarineStewardship Council, seek out fish and shell-fish that come from a healthy population, arecaught or farmed utilizing methods that won’tharm marine life and come from farms orfisheries that are managed responsibly.

This month, the Girl Scouts of EasternMissouri are hosting April Showers, a person-al-care item collection that will be distributedby Operation Food Search. Such items areimportant to health, hygiene and self-esteem.Please donate at Dierbergs Markets.

For more information on Operation FoodSearch, please call (314) 726-5355 or visitour web site www.operationfoodsearch.org.

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tart making plans now to attend the22nd Annual Earth Day event inChesterfield to be held at theChesterfield Amphitheater. The

Chesterfield Citizens Committee for theEnvironment will host the event on Saturday,April 27 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Festival will beat the Chesterfield Amphitheater at 631 Veteran’sPlace Drive and the drive-thru recycling collec-tion will be held on the parking lot at CentralPark located at 16365 Lydia Hill Drive.

New features this year include live music bythe Woo Daddies, a found-item musical perfor-mance for children called Recycled Sounds –Chesterfield Stomp. Petropolis will be doing adog tricks and enrichment demonstration. Alsonew this year is a youth science competition.Several food trucks will be on-site offeringrefreshments. All of this is in addition to thealready-popular features of our annual event,including drive-thru recycling and environmentalvendors.

At the drive-thru recycling collection, resi-dents can bring nearly anything you can think ofto be recycled including:

• appliances & electronics• cardboard, plastic, newspaper, and glass• tennis shoes, clothing, and other textiles• tool batteries• light bulbs • new and used building materials• buttons, beads, board games,

and children’s booksFree confidential document shredding will be

provided by Cintas (five-box limit). The CitizensAlliance for Positive Youth (CAPY) and theChesterfield Police Department will be collectingprescription and over-the-counter medications,

inhalers, ointments and patches. Additionally,the Girl Scouts will have a collection point forOperation Food Search.

ON sTAgE ACTiviTiEs iNCluDE:9:00 a.m.– Opening Ceremonies & Tree CityUSA presentation

9:30 a.m.– Performance of Recycled Sounds– Chesterfield Stomp

10:00 a.m.– Petropolis Dog Tricks & Enrichment10:30 a.m.– Performance by Soorya DanceCompany

11:15 a.m.– Musical Performance by the Woo DaddiesNoon– Winners of Science Competition Announced

12:15p.m.– Musical Performance Continuesby the Woo Daddies

1:00 p.m.– Serengeti Steve– Reptile Education ShowThe event will include numerous vendors and

exhibitors offering recycled / eco-friendly prod-ucts for sale and environmental information.

The Committee will be giving away nativetrees and plants, and native flower seeds whilesupplies last. Craft activities for kids will be ledby Chesterfield Arts, Home Depot, and St. LouisTeachers Recycle Center. There’s something foreveryone!

For more information on the event and recy-cling in Chesterfield, go to the websitewww.chesterfield.mo.us and click on the EarthDay button or call 636-537-4000.

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There’s something for everyone:• eco-friendly products for sale • educational exhibitors • on-stage entertainment • youth science competition

Stop by and get a free native tree!

Drive through our free recycling area, where you can properly dispose of: expired/unwanted medications; confidential document shredding; newspaper, glass, plastic, and cardboard; household electronics and appliances; tool batteries; light bulbs (fluorescent and CFL); textiles such as clothing, towels, rugs, and athletic shoes; new and used building materials and supplies; buttons, beads, board games, and children’s books.

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10:00: Petropolis Dog Tricks & Enrichment10:30: Performance by Soorya Dance Company11:15: Musical Performance by the Woo DaddiesNoon: Winners of Science Competition Announced12:15: Musical Performance Continues by the Woo Daddies

1:00: Serengeti Steve—Reptile Education Show2:00: Festival ends

The event is hosted by the Chesterfield Citizen’s Committee for the Environment. Event will occur rain or shine. Giveaways are first-come, first-served, while supplies last.

Event location: Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veteran’s Place Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017Drive-thu recycling: Chesterfield Central Park parking lot, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017

For more information visit http://www.chesterfield.mo.us/earth-day-event.html, or call 636-537-4000.

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Primordial Sound Meditationa program developed By deepak Chopra, M.d.

Dr. Deepak Chopra, best selling author and leader in the holistic health field,has revived Primordial Sound Meditation. This ancient form of meditationuses mantras, or Primordial Sounds, which are selected for each individual.This simple mantra technique, which is practiced twice daily, allows ourawareness to go beyond the activity of our mind to the stillness of our spirit.This process allows our bodies to gain the deep rest necessary to release stressand fatigue. The result can be improved health, more satisfying relationships,increased creativity, and renewed enthusiasm for life.

Primordial Sound Meditation can be learned by people of any age, culture, and educational background. It is recommended for anyone who wishes to enjoy greater peace, freedom and fulfillment.

About the Instructor, Shirley Stoll, B.S., M.A. - Shirley has been involved with meditation since 1995 and is certified by Dr. Deepak Chopra as a Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor and affiliated with the Chopra Centerin Carlsbad, California. As a former teacher, she combines her love for teaching with her commitment to meditation.

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Our next class will be April 13 & 14 at the Mercy Center in St. Louis (800) 796-1144 • [email protected] • www.meditationconnect.com

LEARN & EARNwith HYPNOSISHypnosis Certification Classes through Mitchell Institute of Professional HypnosisThree Options Available:1) Traditional Classroom and Clinical Practice SessionsNational Guild of Hypnotists Curriculum as well as the textbook, Handbook of Hypnotic Phenomenon inPsychotherapy by Dr. Edgette.All students will hypnotize volunteers from outside the class as well as otherstudents.

Hypnosis Certification Training 101-103In St. Louis, MO, June 17-22 9am-6pm • Cost: $1,500 Books $250. Advanced Classes for Practitioners2) Shadow Class – Hypnosis Training in Clinic. Students observe clinical sessions conducted by William Mitchell and will hypnotize actual clinic clients. Cost: $1800. Books $250.

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Education & Enrichment

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everal years ago, Eddie Weller D.C.,

found himself facing a life threaten-

ing illness. After developing a heart

arrhythmia in his 30’s, Dr. Weller visited spe-

cialists looking for a cause and a treatment. He

underwent countless tests yet

no one seemed to be able to

explain or treat the problem.

He had witnessed traditional

medicine fail and knew that

there had to be a better way

to heal his body. He also

knew that developing this

treatment would give way to

methods to treat other people

facing the same dilemma.

He consulted cutting-

edge research of physicians

around the world and real-

ized the need for this practice

to be brought to the Midwest.

What he developed was a program called bio-

individual nutrition or “eating for your DNA.”

This treatment plan uses the patients’ blood

sample to define a genetic baseline and identi-

fy chemical imbalances that cause disease.

Their proprietary blood panel is more compre-

hensive than traditional blood work and looks

at biology as well as pathology. This practice

is currently used by high-level athletes to

reach peak performance but has a more wide-

spread application in treating and preventing

disease. By looking at this chart of bio-mark-

ers, he is able to formulate a regimen that

treats a patients specific DNA to avoid dis-

ease- despite family history.

“As an upper cervical chiropractor, I

understand that there are many components to

health. I teach patients how to

make their nervous system

function optimally so that they

feel better,” says Weller.

“What I needed to know was

how to use nutrition to fuel my

body to function as well as my

nervous system.” Dr. Weller

has spent the past 3 years com-

piling this plan to use DNA as a

map to better fuel his body and

cure his arrhythmia.

He treats patients with ail-

ments ranging from Cancer to

Alzheimer’s, anxiety to lethar-

gy, in his office in Ballwin. He

also teaches a health and wellness event,

called The Agape Lifecourse. The lifecourse

incorporates the same methodology and

inspires participants to take control of their

health naturally. The lifecourse will be held

April 20, 2013 and will feature speakers such

as biological dentist, Dr. Michael Rehme.

Anyone experiencing an unresolved health

diagnosis is instructed to visit

Agapelifecourse.com or to call Dr. Weller at

(866) 585-0732.

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to take control

of their health

naturally.

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Education & Enrichment

by Julie Evans-Vitale

ecently there’s been talk that vitamins and antiox-

idant supplements may do more harm than good.

This is both true and false. The deciding factor being the

type of supplements: whole food or synthetic.

A whole food supplement – one made from real food

sources – is distinguished by the ingredients listed on the

label. You should see things such as carrots, beets, kale,

spinach, etc. In natural sources like these, the vitamin,

mineral, and antioxidant ratios are perfectly balanced to

meet your nutritional and functional requirements. It’s the

package of nutrition that’s available in food sources that

nature intended for you to eat that is essential for you to

live and live healthfully.

Vitamins aren’t just chemicals; they are organic

complexes which are essential for life. Each one plays a

unique and important role in the body. Vitamins are made

up of many components: enzymes, coenzymes, trace ele-

ment activators, minerals, and antioxidants. These compo-

nents are synergistic, meaning they cannot do their job

without all of the components. As you can see from the list

above, antioxidants are just one part of the vitamin com-

plex.

How can you tell the difference? If the ingredients

on the label are things like thiamin, riboflavin, toco-

pherols, etc., your vitamins are most likely synthetic. The

“recommended dietary allowance” (RDA) on these vita-

min labels may be impressively high – 1000% for exam-

ple. The truth is that your body cannot absorb that much at

one time. As much as 90% of these vitamins will be dis-

carded by your body. An easy check is that your urine will

often be “radioactive yellow” when taking a vitamin based

on synthetic vitamins. Also, don’t be fooled by the use of

the word “natural.” This can be used on the label when

only 10% of the ingredients are natural.

As a nation we are becoming more conscious of

chemicals in our foods and household items, but we are

ingesting them in mass quantities in our supplements;

thinking we are doing our body good! The common phar-

maceutical practice is to isolate a part of the vitamin com-

plex, multiply the quantity, and load up on what amounts

to a partial vitamin. When single components are isolated

and concentrated like this, you frequently don’t get the

expected results.

Vitamin C is an excellent example of this. We asso-

ciate vitamin C with ascorbic acid. In reality, ascorbic

acid is only one part of the vitamin C complex. There are

at least seven other components of the vitamin C complex

that are needed by your body to properly utilize the ascor-

bic acid. If you don’t supply the body with the necessary

components, the body will find them elsewhere, usually in

the tissues, bones, and cells. So as you load up on ascor-

bic acid, you slowly become deficient in other nutrients.

It’s a little like eating an eggshell instead of the egg.

I have only scratched the surface of this subject to

alert you that there is a big difference between supple-

ments. Our bodies are amazing, and the role that vitamin

complexes play in sustaining life is extremely important.

Remember that synergy and potency are much more effec-

tive than quantity. Don’t buy four tires, when what you

really want is a car. Finally, one size doesn’t fit all with

respect to vitamins any more than it applies to shoes. You

have specific and individual nutritional needs. Make an

appointment with a nutritionist to see what vitamins you

should be taking.

For more information please contact Nutrition Clinic

at 636-386-3333 or visit www.Nutrition-Clinic.com.

Supplements: Friend or Foe?

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“Anticipation”Carly Simon had a hit song that was on the charts

for a long time titled “Anticipation”. As a love song,it had a great appeal. Some of the lyrics are:

We can never know about the days to comeBut we think about them anyway, yayAnd I wonder if I'm really with you nowOr just chasin' after some finer day

Anticipation, anticipationIs makin' me lateIs keepin' me waitin'

Anticipation! When it is attached to hope, positivedreams and acceptance of things in the moment, it canbe a good thing. The song ends on a positivenote…..even though the outcome of her dream is notknown…..

She stays focused on the now:So I'll try and see into your eyes right nowAnd stay right here 'cause these are the good olddays (These are the good old days)

So, are these the good old days for you? Or, hasyour anticipation turned into something very different,something very negative and painful?

When I was a Hospice Chaplain, I learned somevaluable lessons about anticipation…anticipation thatcan be very difficult to deal with. Families and some-times even the patient would get caught up in what Iwould call “Anticipatory Grief” They would be soabsorbed in the pending loss that was coming; theycould not be in the moment with each other. Theylived in the pain, fear and trauma before it really hap-pened. They couldn’t stay with the opportunities thatwere still available for love, joy, connection and mean-ing. They couldn’t be in the now. They were in thefuture living the anticipated pain. It was almost impos-sible to console them or help them. I often felt so pow-erless.

In my work now as a Chaplain in HolisticMedicine I see another disturbing manifestation ofanticipation.

• Anticipation that I won’t get better,Anticipatory Guilt,

Anticipatory Failure and AnticipatoryRejection

These are just a few. These dynamics are sodestructive and painful. People end up living in a per-petual state of “Flight or Fight” so that it is impossi-ble for them to maintain “Purpose”, “Meaning” and“Hope”. They become detached from their spiritualityand end up inflicting their bodies with a load of toxic,negative emotion that fosters illness and disease.

If you are struggling with negative anticipation, Ican teach you how to eliminate these destructivedynamics and to be available for the “NOW” of yourlife. For more information, please feel free to contactme,

Blessings and Peace,Chaplain Paul

Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div.Director for Medical Spiritual Wellness

Prevention and Healing, Inc.Office 314-432-7802 • Cell 314-440-1527

E-mail [email protected]

with Chaplain Paul

A Gathering PlaceMassage School

Seeking Massage Training?A Gathering Place offers training and services

in bodywork and massage, providing healing for

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Call 314-739-5559Wellness Education Center/Healing Specialties

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AbRA-KID-AbRA CAMpSMake a person magically appear! Ride a unicycle!Twist animal balloons to take home! Sound fun?This is only the tip of the iceberg at Abra-Kid-Abra’s one-week entertainment camps! We offerfour different programs at community centers andschools throughout St. Louis, all summer: magic,circus stars, comedy, and balloonatics. Half or fullday. Ages 6-12. Each culminates with the kidsputting on a family show! Plus, you often get anightly show of new tricks they learned that day!Goals are to develop presentation skills in front ofa group, build confidence, and have fun! For sched-ule & details visit www.abrakid.com or call 314-961-6912.

AnIMAL CAMp / Cub CReeK SCIenCe CAMpAnimals ... Animals . . . Animals . . .The only summer camp of its kind anywhere!Campers feed monkeys, walk llamas, hold babykangaroo, play with puppies and so much more.

Our Jr Vet program is a perfect fitfor anyone who is thinking aboutbecoming a veterinarian (and itlooks GREAT on college applica-tions.) We offer over 100 activitychoices including two Zip-Lines,Climbing Walls , Archery, Riflery,Survival Skills, Crafts, Pottery,Cooking, Crime Science, Theater,Animal Care and More. Visit www.MyAnimalCamp.comor call: 573-458-2125 and requestyour free brochure.

CRAft ALLIAnCe SuMMeR ARt CAMpSThis summer, have fun in creative artcamps for ages 4-18 at Craft Alliancein the Delmar Loop and Grand Center. One weekmorning and afternoon camps and late afternoonteen camps are available June 3-August 9. Explore

hot glass, pottery wheel, jewelrymaking, digital darkroom, fashionand textile design, painting anddrawing and more. Teens 15-18can become a Summer CampIntern and work with the youngercampers and our artist instructors.New this year is a two week highschool immersion camp in collab-oration with Saint LouisUniversity, July 22-Aug 2. Visitwww.craftalliance.org for moreinformation.

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Our younger campers will enjoy daily pony rides,water play, Montessori class time and art activi-ties. Countryside offers a ten-week summer campfrom June 3rd -August 9th. Camp hours: 8:15a.m.-12:15 p.m. with a Full Day Option (8:15a.m.-3:15 p.m.) or Extended Hours (7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) You can register for as little as twoweeks or for all ten weeks! Countryside is locat-ed at 12226 Ladue Road in Creve Coeur and wasestablished in 1964. Call 314-434-2821 or visitwww.montessori4children.com to learn more.

Gifted ReSOuRCe COunCiLSuMMeR aCadeMieSChoose from six great Summer Academies atGifted Resource Council. Academy Americanawill recreate the CHANGE that permeated theearly 20th century, while Ancient Academy re-vis-its Ancient Egypt. ECO Academy entrepreneurscreate and run an environmentally friendly busi-ness. Space Academy cadets launch their ownrockets and explore the significance of robotics asthey study space. Jr. Science Searchers andMath, Marvels & More students delve intooceans, rainforests, math, science and creativeexpression. Extraordinary teachers, field trips,

experiments, simulations, and a fantastic physicalactivity component make it an unforgettable sum-mer. Three two-week, full-day sessions areoffered at centrally located Crossroads CollegePreparatory School, for students in kindergartenthrough 8th grade. Extended care is available. Call 314-962-5920 for brochure/application. www.giftedresourcecouncil.org.

HuMane SOCiety SuMMeR PROGRaMSCALLING ALL KIDS! Do you love animals? Doyou want to have fun and learn lots of fantasticfacts about animals? We have the perfect classesfor you. Don’t worry…NO homework or tests!The Humane Society of Missouri’s AnimalAdventures programs are three-hour “animalencounters” where you’ll learn about yourfavorite finned, furry or feathered friends andmake a great keepsake to take home. Check outthe fun and register at www.hsmo.org or call314/951-1572. Tell all your friends! It’s a coolway to spend part of a hot, summer day!

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path and into the mysterious and fascinating wilds of our city.

Whether trekking through the forest at Castlewood or running

through fl owering prairies at Shaw Nature Reserve, campers

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Lewis & CLarkinstitute summerPrograms

The Lewis & Clark Institute is celebrating 31years of “getting kids excited about learning.”The summer program for grades K to 8 offersclasses in animation, cooking, ceramics, moviemaking, chemistry, aviation & engineering, cre-ative writing, glass masters, Mississippi Riverecology, woodworking, stained glass, and more.The camps are offered in two, three-week longsessions. First session is June 3 – June 21. Secondsession is June 24 – July 12. Program will be atEmmanuel Episcopal Church, 9 S. Bompart,Webster Groves. Call 314-918-1400 x. 25 forbrochure or visit www.lci-stl.org.

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From prairies to riverbanks, woodland to wet-lands, young adventurers will see it all. Camperswill go off the beaten path as they explore the wildside of our city. Whether trekking through the for-est at Castlewood or running through floweringprairies at Shaw, campers will learn the scienceand art of our great outdoors. Raintree’sWildlands Trek is guided by degreed and certifiedteachers who will help each young child explorethe mysteries and magic of the outdoors. Withfield trips every week, special guests, art encoun-ters, science experiments, and community service,it’s sure to be a fascinating summer at Raintree!

rosati-kain summer CamPCome have fun and learn a new sport or hobby atRosati-Kain High School! R-K is offering fiveweeks of full or half-day camps for sixth througheighth-grade girls beginning the week of June 3(camp will not be held the week of July 4). Inaddition to traditional athletic camps, R-K willalso feature exciting new specialty camps includ-ing: art, knitting, cheerleading, jewelry making,cooking, photography and a “Master Class” the-ater camp. R-K camps are a great opportunity foryoung women to discover their full potential and

to build lasting friendships. Registration and thecamp brochure are online at Rosati-Kain.org. For more information, please [email protected].

st. Louis Languageimmersion sChooL’s summer CamPs

Immerse your child into language and culture this sum-mer at The St.Louis Language Immersion School’sSummer Camps. Camp Voilá (French) is June 24-28,Camp Ni Hao (Chinese) is July 8-12, Camp Olé(Spanish) is July 15-19 and July 22-26 and CampFreunde (German) is July 29-Aug. 2. Explore a differ-ent language and culture each week with fun games,crafts, music, activities and field trips. Camps are from9am-4pm daily with before and aftercare available.Registration forms online at www.sllis.org or contactAnne Carr (314) 533-2001 or [email protected] for moreinformation. Early bird discount ends April 5th!

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YMCA Camp Lakewood

JCC Summer Programs

Ackermann’s Swim Program

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Camps are offered all summer at a community center or school near you!Choose from Magic Camp, Circus Camp,

Comedy Camp or Balloonatics Camp

6-12 years - throughout St. Louiswww.abrakid.com

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parties, too!

Magic Camp Balloonatics Circus Camp Comedy Camp

Animal Adventures Summer Classes

• 3-hour animal encounters• Learn about finned, furry & feathered friends• Play fun pet-related games & make crafts• A cool way to spend a hot day!

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Saint LouiS Science centerSummer Science BLaStGet ready to have a blast! Sign up for Summer ScienceBlast at the Saint Louis Science Center and find amaz-ing summer adventures. Learn to fly a real airplane.Design and build your own robot. Build and launchyour very own rocket! Explore the science behindcooking and more! For 2013 we are offering a full sum-mer of our popular early childhood programs! Campopens June 3 through August 2. We offer camps forages 4-18. Halfday, fullday, and flexible extended careoptions. Online registration now available! Call (314)-289-4439 or visit http://www.slsc.org/Just4Kids/SummerScienceBlast.aspx to get a brochure.

Ymca of Greater St. LouiSDaY campSTIME TO BE A KID. For more than 130 years, Ycamps have been providing kids opportunities to learn,have fun, and create lasting friendships. Y camps havesomething for every interest – from traditional outdoorcamps to dozens of “specialty” camps involving excit-ing adventures and themes, sports, games, arts, dance,and much more. Sign up at any one of 17 Y branchesthat offer camps. Ages 3 to 16. Camps run all summerfrom May 28 to August 9. Half-day and full-day campsavailable. Check out our DISCOUNTS! Call 314-436-1177 or register online at ymcastlouis.org.

encore acaDemY, ScHooL of performinG artSEnter the world of the theater for the child interested inperforming! Our camps explore musical theater, dramaand improv, through the use of drama games, skits,dressing in costume to create characters, and learningsongs from Broadway and Disney movies. There isalways a performance for family and friends on the lastday of camp! Most camps are held in Webster Grovesfor children 4 to 13. All camp information is on ourwebsite www.encoreacademystl.com or you can callDiane Reeves at 314 651-3801 or email [email protected].

Ymca camp LaKeWooDYMCA Camp Lakewood is an overnight co-ed summercamp for children ages 6-17 of all abilities. Campers

experience life lessons through setting and accomplish-ing goals, making new friends, building character,experiencing cultural diversity, and having FUN!Located 75 miles south of St. Louis near Potosi, MO,with 5,000 wooded acres and a 360-acre private lake,Camp Lakewood is a place where lifetime memoriesare made. From archery to water activities, arts & craftsto zip lines and so much more, each child is nurtured toreach their full potential guided by core values ofCaring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Faith.www.camplakewood.org, 1-888-FUN-YMCA.

cHeSterfieLD monteSSoriSummer proGramChesterfield Montessori School offers a quality, fun-filled summer program for children ages 2-1/2 –12. Wehave a beautiful facility on five acres with a largeswimming pool and two tennis courts. CMS offers agood balance of indoor and outdoor activities, includ-ing swimming and tennis lessons, gardening and anAMI Montessori education. Enrollment is half or fullday. Extended care and catered lunch are available atadditional cost. Sessions run from June 3rd throughAugust 16th. For students elementary age and older,special programs include Kitchen Science, Fine Arts,and Dramatic Arts. Enrollments are being accepted. Tolearn more about this exceptional summer program,contact Chesterfield Montessori School [email protected] or (314) 469-7150.

acKermann’S SWim proGram Teaching children 4-11 the life skill of swimming andwater safety in Kirkwood for over 60 years. Providingchildren a non-competitive, safe, teaching environmentin which to build confidence and self-esteem. Groupswim lessons in 4 heated pools with different water lev-els for progressive safe learning. Enrollment by one ortwo week sessions. Hours 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday. Well organized program withlarge playground. Red Cross Certified Teaching Staff.CPO on staff. Drop off and Pick up at curb. VisitASPKirkwood.com and download application. 1044Curran Avenue, Kirkwood, Mo 63122. email:[email protected].

J DaY campS J Day Camps: a camp for every kid, pre-K throughgrade 10, from May 28 – August 9! New this summer:Water Park Camp, LEGO® camp, Girls Field Hockey,Maryville University Basketball Camp and expandedsports and arts camps, too! Campers swim in oursparkling pools nearly every day, and receive RedCross swim instruction. Kids love our awesome staffand parents love our beautiful facilities, two convenientlocations, pre- and post-care, and lunch-for-purchaseoption. Inclusion services are available. Register nowfor our popular specialty camps. Everyone is welcomeat the J! Download brochure at jccstl.org. Questions?Contact Sara: 314.442.3432 or [email protected].

St. Louis Language Immersion School’s Summer Camps

Rosati-Kain Summer Camps

Craft Alliance Summer Art Camps

Saint Louis Science Center Summer Science Blast

Chesterfield Montessori Summer Camp

Ackermannʼs Swim Program

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CRAFT BEER GUIDE

BreweriesAlpha Brewing Company

14091 Washington Ave., St. Louis.

Anheuser-Busch, inc.

One Busch Place, St. Louis.

Augusta Brewing Company

5521 Water Street, Augusta.

Buffalo Brewing Company

3100 Olive Street, St. Louis.

Cathedral square Brewery

3914 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis.

Crown Valley Brewing Company

St. Genevieve, MO.

exit #6 Brewery

5055 Highway North, St. Charles.

4 Hands Brewing Company

1220 8th Street, Saint Louis.

Granite City Food & Brewery

11411 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur.

Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Co. -

The Griesedieck family has been

involved in the brewing industry

for over 245 years, spanning two

continents, surviving the

Napoleonic Wars, two World Wars

and Prohibition. At its peak, Griesedieck Brothers

Brewery produced over 1 million barrels of beer and

was the hometown brewery of St. Louis, preferred over

all other local brands until the brewery's sale to Falstaff

in 1957. Revived in 2002 by the 8th generation of

Griesedieck brewers, the new GB proudly continues St.

Louis' rich brewing heritage. PO Box 31203, St. Louis.

63131. www.gb-beer.com. 314-966-6061.

Hill Brewing Company

11970 Borman Dr. Suite 250, St. Louis.

Kirkwood station Brewing Company

105 East Jefferson, Kirkwood.

Morgan street Brewery

Brewing for nearly two decades,

Morgan Street Brewery is an

award-winning craft microbrewery

that hand-crafts 1,400 barrels of

their own distinctive beer. We pro-

duce styles in every color spectrum, including Honey

Wheat, Maibock, and Oatmeal Stout. We also brew sea-

sonal beers that compliment the changing St. Louis sea-

sons. Morgan Street’s Golden Pilsner won the World

Beer Cup Championship in 2010. The Honey Wheat is

also one of our top sellers, followed closely by Vienna

and Maibock. Enjoy a "Brewski", which is a sample of

five of our beers currently on tap, along with an excel-

lent variety of foods prepared by Culinary Institute

graduate Trisha Donze in one of the oldest buildings on

Laclede's Landing. Beers are now available in six-

packs and are also available on tap at other fine dining

establishments around town. Learn more at www.mor-

ganstreetbrewery.com, call 314-231-9970, or stop in at

721 N. 2nd St., St. Louis, MO 63102.

O'Fallon Brewery

26 West Industrial Drive, O'Fallon.

Perennial Artisan Ales

8125 Michigan Ave, St. Louis.

saint Louis Brewery / schlafly Tap room -

2100 Locust Street, St.

Louis, 63103.

www.schafly.com.

schlafly Bottleworks

7260 Southwest Ave,

St. Louis, 63143.

www.schlafly.com.

Established in 1991, Schlafly Beer has always had a

simple mission: to brew great beer and throw great par-

ties. Today, Schlafly brews over 50 styles of beer each

year, from its flagship Pale Ale, to seasonal favorites

including Summer Lager and Pumpkin Ale. It has two

brewery restaurants in St. Louis: the Schlafly Tap

Room, built into a reclaimed turn of the century print-

ing house, and Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood,

which features a solar panel array, an organic vegetable

garden, and regular farmers markets. For more infor-

mation about Schlafly Beer and events, visit

www.schlafly.com.

shock Top

Shock Top is a traditional Belgian-Style wheat ale.

Available in six different varieties including Belgian

Wheat, Raspberry Wheat, Wheat IPA, Lemon Shandy,

Pumpkin Wheat, and Midnight Wheat. Shock Top is

left unfiltered creating a natural

cloudiness. Some of the ingredients

that give Shock Top its unique flavor

include coriander and other spices

along with fresh orange, lemon, and

lime peels. Shock Top has received

awards in consecutive years at the North American Beer

Festival. Enjoy the refreshing taste of Shock Top at

many local restaurants and pubs. You can also purchase

Shock Top at area grocery stores, convenience stores,

and other retail locations.

Visit www.ShockTopBeer.com to learn more and to find

out where to purchase Shock Top today.

six row Brewing Company

3690 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis.

square One Brewery

1727 Park Avenue, St. Louis.

The Civil Life Brewing Company

3714 Holt Ave, St. Louis.

Trailhead Brewing Company -

921 South Riverside Drive, St. Charles.

Urban Chestnut Brewing Company

is a craft brewery located in the

city of St. Louis, MO. It is our

ambition to be a consistent and

meaningful contributor to the

vibrant craft beer culture and gen-

eral community of St. Louis. In

January 2011, we began brewing our beers, which are

Where Beer Is Brewed & Imbibed In The St. Louis Area

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Morgan Street BreweryWhere a Good Time Is Always Brewing!

Restaurant • Brewery • Banquets

WHAT’S ON TAPGolden Pilsner

PumpkinSummit This, Summit That

Black BearHoney Wheat

DoppelbockLacto-Vision

TAPS ON DECKEdwin Budding

Edwin Budding LagerIrish Stout

Maibock

ON THE MENUBeef Tenderloin BruschettaHummus With Smoked DuckGrilled Portabella SaladFresh Veggie & Herbed Orzo Pasta Pan Roasted SalmonHickory Bacon-Wrapped MeatloafCountry Fried Chicken BreastPork TenderloinBrew Burger

Six-packs now available!

When We’re Open:Mon:Closed – Open for Private EventsTues – Sun: 11am-2:30am

721 N. 2nd St. St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: 314-231-9970

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Morgan Street BreweryWhere a Good Time Is Always Brewing!

Restaurant • Brewery • Banquets

WHAT’S ON TAPPumpkin

Summit This, Summit ThatUnbendable Girder

Black BearHoney Wheat

Doppelbock

TAPS ON DECKMunich Helles

Edwin Budding LagerIrish Stout

ON THE MENUBeef Tenderloin BruschettaHummus With Smoked DuckGrilled Portabella SaladFresh Veggie & Herbed Orzo Pasta Pan Roasted SalmonHickory Bacon-Wrapped MeatloafCountry Fried Chicken BreastPork TenderloinBrew Burger

When We’re Open:Mon:Closed – Open for Private EventsTues – Sun: 11am-2:30am

721 N. 2nd St. St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: 314-231-9970

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available around the St. Louis area both on draught, and

in bottles. Our taste room and large outdoor biergarten

combine to create a unique destination; a casual place to

hang out and experience a 'litte bit of Bavaria', offering

a wide selection of beers accompanied by small plates

of cheeses, meats, featuring authentic German serving-

ware (glasses /steins), imported biergarten tables and of

course traditional German biers.

Prost! David Wolfe. www.urbanchestnut.com

3229 Washington Ave, St. Louis.

William K Busch Brewing Company

9216 Clayton Rd Ste 119, St. Louis

BreW PuBs/restaurantsCicero’s

Family owned and operated since 1977. Cicero's is one

of the pioneers of the St. Louis craft

beer scene with more than 200 beers

from around the world, including 55

on draught, since 1996. They also

offer award winning pizza, pastas,

desserts and wraps. Full dinner menu

until 12:30am Monday through Saturday and 11pm on

Sunday. One of St. Louis' first live music venues. they

still host shows throughout the week from local as well

as touring bands from all over the world. Cicero's offers

excellent Italian cuisine with American stylings. On

Wednesdays Cicero's has a free beer school where you

have the opportunity to learn about the large number of

beers they offer. 6691 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO

63130.(314) 862-0009. www.ciceros-stl.com

International tap House

161 Long Rd. #107, Chesterfield

1711 S. 9th Street, St. Louis

Bridge tap House and Wine Bar

1004 Locust, St. Louis

Iron Barley

5510 Virginia, St. Louis

the scottish arms

6-10 South Sarah St., St. Louis

Dressel's

419 N Euclid Ave., St. Louis

Llywelyn's PubLlywelyn’s Pub is a true Celtic pubserving up Celtic /American fare &world-class spirits. If you're lookingfor a place to watch the next big game,we offer HD TV's, free Wi-Fi, and over60+ domestic & craft beers to choose

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In January 2011, we beganbrewing our beers, which are avail-able around the St. Louis area bothon draught and in bottles. OurMidtown taste room and large out-door biergarten combine to createa unique destination; a casual placeto hang out and experience a 'littlebit of Bavaria' where we offer awide selection of traditionalGerman biers and American craftbeers accompanied by small platesof locally produced cheeses andmeats in a setting that featuresimported biergarten tables andauthentic German glassware andsteins.

Florian Kuplent, our Bavarian-born and educated brewmaster, provides over two decadesof international brewing expertise to our beers. We like tocall our brewing philosophy, “Beer Divergency” – a ‘newworld meets old world’ brewing approach wherein UCBCcontributes to the ‘revolution’ of craft beer through arti-sanal creations of modern American beers, and pays ‘rev-erence’ to the heritage of beer with classically-craftedofferings of timeless, European beer styles.

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by Linda Wiggen Kraft

here is an intimate connection between

sculptures, gardens, landscape and peo-

ple at the two block long Citygarden in

downtown St. Louis.

The interplay of nature

in woodland area,

grassy hills, steep rock

walls, grass, water, and

sky with the hard sur-

faces of sky scrapers,

red abstract lines of

metal, a giant hollow

head, a horse with a 3D

star on its back, white

rabbits, media screens

and other totally

hands-on sculptures

lets us enjoy a unique

and internationally

acclaimed urban art

garden in an expanded

way. The art is not lim-

ited to the sculptures.

The trees, plants and

hardscape of the gar-

den are all chosen for

their shape, line, col-

ors, and in some cases

fragrance. The native

plants and landforms

are sculptures in them-

selves and like all parts of Citygarden, worthy of

spending some slow time experiencing.

What is “slow time” experiencing? Most of us

don’t remember how we took a walk as a toddler.

Each step revealed a new wonder that caught our

attention. We were filled with delight and curiosity

about small treasures found in each step. It took a

long long time to walk even a few feet. We looked

closely and examined bits of our surroundings close-

up and sometimes upside down. But as we grew older

speed replaced the toddler’s pace and slow time look-

ing disappeared.

There is one day of the year dedicated to slow

time looking at art, like what we did as toddlers, but

with the added awareness of adults. Slow Art Day is

an international event held in over 200 locations

around the world on the same day in April. Groups of

people gather at museums,

galleries and sculpture

parks to experience art in a

different way. Participants

arrive and are given a list

by volunteer hosts of

about five pieces of art to

spend slow time with.

Each piece is experienced

for ten minutes or more by

looking, touching (at

Citygarden sculptures are

hands-on), smelling (if

appropriate), tasting

(maybe not a good idea

here), listening to, writing

about, sketching, contem-

plating and maybe even

meditating upon. After all

the art is slowly observed,

participants gather to

share lunch and experi-

ences. For many it is like

the first time experiencing

a slow food feast versus

always having fast food,

except this is slow art that

feeds the soul.

Slow Art Day in St. Louis will be held at

Citygarden on Saturday April 27th. To experience the

gardens and art of Citygarden slowly, sign up online

at www.SlowArtDay.com. All participants must reg-

ister via the website under St. Louis venue. More info

is on the site.

Linda Wiggen Kraft is a garden designer and

artist. This is her fourth year as co-host of Slow Art

Day St. Louis. Her work can be seen at her website

and blog at ww.CreativityForTheSoul.com. She can

be contacted at 314 504-4266.

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Linda Wiggen Kraft • Green & Growing Editor hether experiencedor aspiring, St.Louis Compostingencourages garden-

ers from across the bi-state area tojoin in celebrating InternationalCompost Awareness Week(ICAW), May 5-11, 2013! Thisyear’s theme is “Compost...Nature’s Way to Grow!”

Planned activities span theglobe with events scheduledacross the United States, Canada,the United Kingdom, Ireland,Europe and Australia. Compost-ing advocates will encourageeveryone, everywhere, to compost.

St. Louis Composting is doingits part by hosting communityevents May 7 and at two of ourcomposting centers plus a work-shop May 11 at Valley Park.Enjoy complimentary BBQ, snacks and veg-gies that grow GREAT in St. LouisComposting’s compost and soil blends. Allevents start at 11 a.m.

May 7 at the Fort Bellefontaine CompostFacility in Florissant, Mo. (13060 CountyPark Road)

May 8 at the Belleville, IL Facility (3521Centreville Ave.) and

Then, at noon, Saturday,

May 11 at Valley Park, St. Louis

Composting will present its popu-

lar “Give Compost a GROW at

Home” workshop. Learn all

about compost from the experts –

including alternative composting

methods and options – and how

to start your own compost pile.

Home composters will be avail-

able to order plus those who

complete the workshop will

receive one free cubic yard of

compost to take home!

(Free compost available only

May 11, 2013.)If you’d like to put your garden on the path

to producing an abundant crop in 2013 andbeyond, this is the workshop to attend! No

registration required. Just show upready to COMPOST!

For many families in the bi-stateregion, “Nature’s Way to Grow”means planting a backyard veg-etable garden – the ultimate way togo green and assure that the pro-duce they set on their tables issame-day fresh and packed withnutrition. As any seasoned veg-etable gardener will attest, the bestway to boost yields is to conditiongarden soil with compost. Compostdelivers four primary benefits, allof which are beneficial to the envi-ronment.

• Compost improves plant/turfquality. Compost reduces springtransplant shock and over the longterm, decreases plant stressresponse to drought, disease andinsects. Because compost pilesgenerate intense heat, compost is

free of weeds, insects and insect eggs/larvae.Compost also reduces salt damage and pro-vides nutritional balance.

• Compost helps soil stay productive yearafter year. Water, whether from clouds orfrom a sprinkler, leaches chemical fertilizersout of soil, quickly stripping it of nutritionalproperties. Conversely, compost binds withsoil and releases its nutrients over multipleyears.

• Compost “fixes” problem soils. Compostreduces compaction in heavy soil, enhancesthe productivity of sandy soil and increasestop-soil and soil fertility in rebuilding worn-out soil. Over time, compost makes any typeof soil easier to work.

• Compost holds six times its weight inwater. This magical property reduces the needfor irrigation during periods of drought.

But, perhaps most important to rememberwhen planting is that using all-natural, STA-certified compost completes a 100% efficientrecycling cycle!

Join St. Louis Composting in gettinghands-on with a heaping helping of compostMay 7-11, 2013. If you are unable to attendany of our ICAW commemorative events, par-ticipate at home! Take a stab at starting yourown compost pile or stop by for some of ourBlack Gold Compost to incorporate into yourlawn, landscape beds and/or garden. You’llsee the benefits!

To learn more, visit our website at www.stl-compost.com.

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St. Louis Composting Celebrates InternationalCompost Awareness Week (ICAW) With a Heaping

Helping of Community Events May 7-11

Free BBQ May7, 8 & 11 in

Florissant, MO,Belleville, Ill.

and Valley Park, MO

Slow Art Day in St. Louis will be held

at Citygarden on Saturday April 27th.


More details at www.stlcompost.com

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NATURE’S WAY TO GROW

Visit St. Louis Composting on May 7, 8, & 11 for lunch and learning during International Compost Awareness Week!

Lunch at Fort Bellefontaine Compost Facility May 7 at 11am

Lunch at Belleville Facility May 8 at 11am

Lunch and Learning at Valley Park Facility May 11 at 12pm

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by Cindy Gilberg

ur gardens are ready to burst forth with

all their bounty and soon we can enjoy

fresh-picked edible crops. Take eating

local a step further and explore native edible plants,

including edible flowers. Edible flowers rank high on

the list of eye-appealing additions to gourmet dishes

and add color and subtle flavor to many of our com-

monly prepared dishes.

Many edible native plants are

also ornamental, making them

excellent choices for developing

an edible landscape. Buy plants

from a reputable source rather

than foraging for plants whose

identity you are unsure of. The

plants mentioned here are easy

to find. Ask at your favorite local

garden center. Refer to the

Buyers’ Guide list at www.grow-

native.org which includes not only

garden centers but also nurseries mail order, etc. Add to

your calendar the annual Shaw Nature Reserve

Wildflower Market—May 10th & May 11th ( info at

www.shawnature.org). Prior to using edible native

plants, always research how to identify, harvest and

prepare them, since some are quite specific.

At the top of my list is a delightful spring flower—

the violet. While many gardeners try to get rid of vio-

lets, I cherish mine. Each year I anxiously await the

arrival of violet flowers to sprinkle on top of my spring

green salads and soups. This beautiful addition

enhances the presentation of so simple a dish. They can

be added to ice cream, yogurt, cakes and are used in

making jelly. The leaves are also edible, though should

be eaten in small quantities. Violets are the host plant

for various fritillary butterflies, a plus if you like but-

terflies. (Who doesn’t?) Another great, yet overlooked,

edible flower makes its appearance in spring—the red-

bud. This small native tree is one of the earliest to

bloom in our woodlands with branches enveloped in

clusters of mildly sweet pink flowers. Add these to

everything from salads to desserts; sometimes I add

both violets and redbuds for a color explosion in my

otherwise drab salads.

The petals of native roses, such as the wild prairie

rose, can be used to add color and a mild sweet flavor

to desserts and jellies. The flower petals of both pink

beebalm (Monarda) and blue anise hyssop (Agastache

foeniculum) are yet other summer-blooming flowers

that add a variety of color. Anise hyssop has an intrigu-

ing licorice flavor while beebalm tends to have a mild

minty flavor. The large perennial hibiscus is a source of

large flowers that come in white, pink and sometimes

even red. These flowers can be brewed for tea or sliced

and added fresh to dishes for

additional color.

The list of more unusual

flowers to try includes elderber-

ry, a large shrub that grows in

moist soil. Large umbels of

white flowers appear in sum-

mer, followed by rich purple

berries later on. Note that most

of the elderberry plant—roots,

shoots, stems and leaves—is

poisonous! Remove the flower

umbel just as the florets are opening, dip in a fritter bat-

ter and then dust with powdered sugar. This makes a

delightful dessert! One that I have not yet tried is milk-

weed. All milkweeds have a very bitter white sap. Pick

the flower clusters while they are still in tight bud,

place them in hot water, bring to a boil for a few min-

utes and then rinse. Repeat the hot water/boil treatment

two more times to remove the bitter sap and serve with

butter.

There are many more edible native plants to look

into as well as a number of non-native edible flowers.

A quick internet search will yield all sorts or informa-

tion. Remember—identify the plant, the plant part to be

used, how to prepare it, wash it before using and start

with small quantities if you have never eaten it before.

And then, enjoy! Cindy Gilberg is a Missouri native and horticultur-

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t's just about springtime and we

are all excited about leaving our

winter cocoons and blossoming

into backyard explorers, often

joined by our beloved pets,

either dog or cat. The first issue

regards updating your annual examinations and

immunizations. Each veterinarian will host their

own healthcare program for your pets, so take the

time to visit, have your pets examined and update

the appropriate and needed immunizations, per

direction. If your cats explore the outdoors unsu-

pervised, or even stay outdoors during spring and

summer, be sure to have them tested for feline

leukemia and feline immunologic virus(FIV).

Follow up with proper vaccinations for the feline

leukemia. Unfortunately, most vets will not

honor the value of FIV, or FIP(feline infectious

peritonitis), vaccines as being useful. Rabies is a

vaccine required by law, as humans can be

infected by the same strains of virus that affect

our pets, or wild animal carriers like skunks,

foxes, bats, and more.

Fecal examinations are also a necessary part

of the annual, or better, the biannual visits to

your veterinarian. Parasite infestations can go

undetected for years sometimes, until your pet

undergoes other disease or stress that suppresses

the immune system, and allows a recrudescence

of clinical disease associated with any number of

internal parasites like hookworms, roundworms,

whipworms or protozoan coccidia. A fresh sam-

ple is always best, not dried or not much older

than a few hours.

Ticks and soon after, fleas, begin to appear in

the woodlands and grasslands. As we explore

our yard spaces, guess what. Our critters pick up

these parasites, we call ectoparasites. Ticks can

spread any number of diseases like Lymes(not in

Missouri, officially), Erlichiosis, and more.

Most exams include a heartworm blood test for

mosquito borne disease, but also may include

testing for these other tick borne diseases as well.

They can be very insidious regarding their clini-

cal onset, as they tend to hide inside body cells or

blood cells, and again, with undue stress, they

may invigorate themselves and become a prob-

lem. Signs and symptoms may be very general-

ized, showing only fever spikes, lethar-

gy, loss of interest in play and a

decrease in activity overall. Again,

these issues are often ruled out in the

course of your physical examination. I

usually encourage folks to initiate pre-

ventative tick and flea products by early

to mid April, depending on the weather

conditions. Wet and warm will encourage the

seasonal presence of ticks and again, fleas a bit

later.

Heartworm disease is most usually treated

with preventatives year round. That is our own

clinic recommendation, and likely, what you will

hear from your own vet as well. There are a

number of products on the market, and again,

visit to your vet will clarify any number of alter-

natives. All products also provide preventative

protection against intestinal parasites mentioned

above. Newest products have expanded protec-

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parasite to discover on very intermittent fecal

exams. All in all, preventative care for your pets,

including the one or two times annual exams, go

a long way to protect your pet's health and well

being; and, ensures a safe and fun time in the

yard and surrounding woodlands.

Have a great and enjoyable spring season!

Fondly,

Dr. Doug Pernikoff

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by Teresa Garden, DVM

iabetes is a common

endocrine disorder in

dogs. The disease devel-

ops when beta cells with-

in the pancreas are destroyed via an

immune-mediated process. This

results in impaired insulin secretion from the

pancreas. Genetics and other diseases may be

implicated in causing diabetes. Breeds at

increased risk are German Shepherds, Golden

Retrievers, Samoyeds, Beagles, Schnauzers,

Miniature and Toy Poodles, and Pugs. Females

are at three times greater risk than male dogs.

Average age of onset is 7-9 years. Diabetes can

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hypothyroidism, pancreatitis, and neoplasia.

Dogs are afflicted with type 1 diabetes which is

insulin-dependent.

Clinical symptoms pet owners will notice

are increases in drinking, urination and appetite,

lethargy, weakness, or blindness from cataracts.

Your veterinarian can readily diagnose diabetes

by performing blood and urine tests which will

show increased blood glucose and the presence

of glucose in urine. Diabetes in our pet pooches

is treated with insulin, diet, exercise, and sup-

plements. The goals of treatment are to elimi-

nate clinical signs, slow or prevent cataracts,

treat concurrent illness, and prevent blindness.

Intermediate-acting insulins given twice

daily are chosen to treat dogs with diabetes.

Vetsulin is a good choice for a newly diagnosed

diabetic dog. It is a zinc insulin derived from

pork which is very similar to the dog's own

insulin. Another insulin commonly used is

Humulin N, a human origin insulin. Insulin

must be kept refrigerated. Prior to injection, the

bottle of insulin must be rocked gently back and

forth to fully mix the crystalline solution. The

dosage is measured accurately with an appro-

priately matched insulin syringe. Insulin is

injected under the skin and it is important to

change or rotate injections sites for better

absorption. Insulin should be given at regular

12 hour intervals after your dog has eaten her

meal. Your veterinarian or veterinary techni-

cian will teach you how to give the injections.

While the challenge is daunting in the begin-

ning, most pet owners become very proficient

and confident giving insulin to their pet. Some

dogs will look forward to their injection since

they can be rewarded with their favorite treat or

toy afterward.

Diet also plays a role in the successful treat-

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as Hill's, Royal Canin, Purina, and

Iam's make various diets to assist in

treatment of diabetes. These diets help

with gluco-modulation while aiming to

achieve optimal body weight. They

often are higher in fiber and protein and lower

in starch and fat. It is advised to feed two meals

daily at regular times. The insulin is then given

after your pet has eaten her meal. Regular exer-

cise is advised. It can promote weight loss in

overweight diabetics and may increase glucose

transport.

At Animal Health & Healing we employ

supplements to help our diabetic patients have a

better response to insulin therapy. Various

antioxidants can alleviate stress on many tissues

and organ systems and improve overall health.

Cataracts, uveitis, and retinopathy can be treat-

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acids EPA and DHA are given to increase

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thy. Glandular therapy can decrease destruction

of pancreatic beta cells if employed soon after

onset of disease. Pancreatrophin PMG by

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The response to treatment can be monitored

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sive drinking and urination within 2-3 weeks of

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4-legged friends.

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t is estimated that 80% of the pop-ulation has some form of hor-monal dysregulation or imbal-ance. Hormones are chemical

messengers within the endocrine sys-tem that play a significant role in theregulation of body functions. Hormoneimbalances and thyroid conditions are atepidemic levels- this means that for manywomen, their present state of health is nega-tively affecting their relationships, job, energy,finances, sleep and general happiness.

Optimization of thyroid hormones can beof great benefit for reproductive hormone bal-ance. A lack of proper thyroid hormone levelsinfluences PMS, irregular cycles, low libido,infertility, miscarriage, endometriosis, PCOS,uterine fibroids, dysfunctional bleeding,severe menopause, and osteoporosis. AtWellness Alternatives, we have seen hormonalsymptoms completely disappear without fur-ther female hormone intervention simplythrough the proper thyroid care alone.However, for patients with more complex pat-terns of hormone dysregulation, a more satis-factory endocrine balance can be attained bytesting, finding the root cause of the imbal-ances and regulating thyroid AND femalereproductive hormones.

Genetic tendencies drive our endocrinesystems but dietary factors, stress and envi-ronmental turn them off and on.

It is very important for the person who isalready diagnosed or who suspects they mayhave thyroid symptoms be evaluated and treat-ed for female hormone imbalances. The inter-

action between these two endocrinesystems is extremely significant and yetit is often over-simplified and under-evaluated. According to Dr. DavidPeterson at Wellness Alternatives, “Inour practice, we counsel many womenwho are confused about the interactionsbetween their thyroid hormones andtheir female hormone balance. Geneticsmay load the gun, but nutrition, stress,

and the environment pulls the trigger.Managing hormones for patients with thyroidconditions requires the physician and thepatient working together to find the goldilockszone.”

Do you suspect that you may have hor-mone issues in addition to a thyroid problem?Achieving optimal endocrine health and well-being requires testing and identifying theinfluencing factors contributing to hormoneimbalance. Some of the many components thatcontribute to overall hormone disruption areenvironmental triggers, stress, adrenal fatigue,inflammation, diet, nutritional deficiencies,contraception, overweight, aging, autoim-mune conditions, and compromised gastroin-testinal health (which occurs when the naturalflora is destroyed with antibiotic use orinflammatory GI conditions). Get tested; gettreated; get better.

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By Simon Yu, MD

f you have chronic medical problemswith many unexplainable symptoms andif you have been told you have an incur-able medical condition and if you wakeup in the morning feeling constantly

overwhelmed with a sense of impending doomand a sense of hopelessness, consider readingDr. Wayne W. Dyer’s book, Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life. It may truly change your life. I justfinished his book. This book is his interpretation ofChinese philosopher Lao-tzu’s work, the Tao Te Ching.

Change Your Thought-Change Your Life, WayneDyer’s lesser well known book among many books hewrote on self-help is full of wisdom based on the easternphilosophy of Taoism. Five hundred years before thebirth of Jesus, Lao-tzu in China dictated 81 verses whichare regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on thenature of our existence.

The classic text of these verses, called the Tao TeChing or the Great Way, offers advice and guidance thatis balanced, moral, spiritual, and always concerned withworking for the good. Some of the quotes include: (Youmay substitute Tao with God or Universal Force)

1st verse: The Tao that can be told is not the eternalTao. The Tao is both named and nameless. As namelessit is the origin of all things; as named it is the Mother of10,000 things.

7th verse: Heaven is eternal- the earth endures.18th verse: When the greatness of the Tao is present,

action arises from one’s own heart. When the greatnessof Tao is absent, action comes from the rules of “kind-ness and justice.” If you need rules to be kind and just, ifyou act virtuous, this is a sure sign that virtue is absent.Thus we see the great hypocrisy.

38th verse: A truly good man is not aware of hisgoodness and is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be

good and therefore not good…The highest virtueis to act without a sense of self. The highest kind-ness is to give without condition. The highest jus-tice is to see without preference.

41st verse: The Tao is hidden and nameless;the Tao alone nourishes and brings everything tofulfillment.

45th verse: The greatest perfection seemsimperfect, and yet its use is inexhaustible. The

greatest fullness seems empty, and yet its use is endless.58th verse: When the ruler (Government /Congress)

knows his own heart, the people are simple and pure.When he meddles with their lives, they become restlessand disturbed.

63rd verse: Practice non-action. Work withoutdoing. Taste the tasteless…See simplicity in the compli-cated. Achieve greatness in little things.

67th verse: I have three treasures, which I hold fastand watch closely. The first is mercy (compassion andlove). The second is frugality (moderation and simplici-ty). The third is humility. From mercy comes courage.From frugality comes generosity. From humility comesleadership.

71st verse: Knowing ignorance is strength. Ignoringknowledge is sickness. Only when we are sick of oursickness shall we cease to be sick. The sage is not sickbut sick of sickness; this is the secret of health.

79th verse: One with true virtue always seeks a wayto give. One who lacks true virtue always seeks a way toget. To the giver comes the fullness of life; to the taker,just an empty hand.

81st verse (last verse): True words are not beauti-ful; beautiful words are not true. Those who have virtuedo not look for faults; those who look for faults have novirtue….Heaven does good to all, doing no evil to any-one.

I hope you tasted and enjoyed the short random ver-sions. I just highlighted some of the important teachings

of Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching to stir your interest. Dr. WayneW. Dyer did a wonderful job on the interpretation of theTao Te Ching in the context of modern day spiritualgrowth and the Inspiration of Life.

If you feel overwhelmed with unresolved emotionalconflict with guilt, shame, anger, blame, jealousy, or fear,your chronic medical illness may not be what you think,what you have been told, or what has been diagnosed. Itis good to start reading Wayne Dyer’s Change YourThoughts-Change Your Life. Re-connect with your past,present, and the future. Get counseling with your priest,rabbi, spiritual leader, or counselor.

If you are not affiliated with any religious group,check out Phyllis Spark’s Soul-Esteem Center. Rev.Phyllis Spark will take you to a new dimension of meta-physics and spirituality. Be inspired! Chaplain PaulJohnson is available at our Prevention and Healing Clinicto guide you in your Medical Spiritual Wellness. He andI conduct a Medical Spiritual Wellness support group

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According to Quantum Physics and QuantumEffects, you can create your own reality: It can be theRude Awakening of your reality and/or you can ChangeYour Thoughts and Change Your Life.

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dental journal article described,at length, the Oral-Systemicconnection, i.e. the influencethe teeth and gums have on the

whole body (the “system”) and vice-versa. Itreferred to the overwhelming attention thistopic is receiving in both the dental and medical litera-tures.

As an example, the common knowledge in dentistryis that, if left untreated, periodontitis (inflammation ofthe gums) causes progressive bone loss around teeth,looseness of the teeth and eventual tooth loss.Periodontitis is a very common disease affectingapproximately 50% of U.S. adults over the age of 30years.

As if that’s not bad enough, here’s an even strongermessage. The author of the article listed numerous unfa-vorable effects of periodontitis on the rest of the body:heart disease, stroke, pulmonary dysfunction, preterm,low-birth weight babies, osteoporotic diseases, diabetesmellitus, and even neuropathological syndromes suchas Alzheimer’s disease.

Understanding the Oral-Systemic connection in thedental community is a huge breakthrough. I was excit-ed to see what I have been practicing for many yearsfinally come to light in a mainstream dental journal.

However, I was sorely disappointed (that’s why I’mnot naming the article). The article repeatedly focusedon “preventative periodontal management” and to“maintain regular periodontal checkups.” By doing so,the article reported, potential systemic complicationswill be reduced significantly. What a disappointment.The article started with an incredibly important premiseand totally avoided the real conclusion.

Ask yourself: If we continue to manage the condi-tion are we solving the problem? Chronic, systemicinflammation will continue to persist throughout thebody until we learn how to balance body chemistry.Proper body chemistry is imperative to good health.When your body is balanced you’ll have good health.When your body is imbalanced you’ll have disease.

Answer this: Where can you see your own skele-

ton? Seriously, you can see your skeleton. Theanswer: When you smile or open your mouth.Your teeth are the only visible part of yourskeleton. Your mouth is the easiest place to seewhat is happening, not only to your teeth andgums, but to your health in general.

The junction formed by your teeth and thebiologic seal around them is very sensitive toblood-sugar, hormonal, immune and stress

changes, to name a few. This gummy junction serves asa good monitor of inflammation and connective tissuebreakdown both in the mouth and elsewhere.

If your diet deviates 10% from your biologicalnorm, it may show up first as dental disease, inflamedgums or dental decay. If it deviates more, you may getarthritis. Even greater deviation and you may suffer aheart attack or even get cancer. These diseases oftenindicate a lifestyle and diet which is not healthy and forwhich your whole body is no longer able to compen-sate.

I don’t believe periodontal disease is the underlyingcause of many systemic problems. I believe it is asymptom that manifests itself along with other imbal-ances or chronic diseases that are occurring elsewherein the body. There is however, a common link that mayhelp solve most imbalances that lead to disease: nutri-tion.

Nutritional support is one step in the process of cor-recting imbalances in the teeth, gums, and body. As youunderstand the undeniable importance of this “Oral-Systemic” connection, your motivation for nutritionalsupport will dramatically increase.

Dr. Michael Rehme, DDS, CCN is one of the fewDentists in the U.S. that are Certified ClinicalNutritionists (CCN). He practices Biological Dentistrythat includes mercury free, tooth colored fillings;healthy dental materials; balancing body chemistry;and nutritional therapy. For articles and informationabout Biological Dentistry and patient success storiesvisit www.ToothBody.com or call his office 314-997-2550. Attend a free monthly presentation and discussionby Dr. Rehme on Biological Dentistry the third Tuesdayeach month at 6:30 pm. Please call to verify the dateand reserve your space.

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Art & Tweed BikeRide, April 13

hile in Milwaukee last summer, Iheaded out for a nice walk alongbeautiful Lake Michigan.There’s a great park area that

edges the lakefront there, the kind of space that inviteswalking, reading, Frisbee-tossing and any number offun events. Cresting a hill, I came upon the most fun,maybe craziest, event ever—a festival of bicycles. Butit wasn’t just any festival; it was the Tour de Fat, aptlynamed to celebrate vintage bicycles with fat tires (andthere may have been some of that brew by the samename also involved). The festival had packed the lake-front with bicycle enthusiasts of all ages, sizes, fitnesslevels, and garb. Truly, people had gone over the top todecorate their bicycles and themselves. Helmets cov-ered in leaves, Viking helmets, costumes, bicycles withwheels woven with ribbons; bicycle frames coveredwith fake leopard fur---nothing was off-the-rack here!And clearly EVERYONE was into the art and the funof the festival. One area featured artist-modified bicy-cles, some with square “wheels,” others with multiplewheels (really, one bike had six wheels) or shoes

instead of treads, and people trying to ride them, just toexperience these artistic variations on the theme. Whena fantastic band took the stage and began a set that goteveryone dancing—and I mean everyone—it was justsimply irresistible. Forget the walk, I joined the danc-ing.

What do bicycles have to do with art? Clearly, childrenunderstand the joyful connection of bikes to art. WhenI was a child, my bicycle had colorful streamers thatfluttered off the handlebars. And surely you, too, knewkids who painted their own bikes, stuck decals all overthem, or tucked baseball cards into the spokes to makea clattery noise. Every school picnic began with aparade featuring bicycles decorated with crepe paperand flowers.

In the late 1800’s, European bicycle posters raisedadvertising to the level of fine art. Just look at thoseposters for Cycle Plasson, Manege Tivoli or the

famous Cycle Gladiator – oh, wow! These posters,formerly pasted in shop windows, now hold places ofhonor in art museums.

Now, to get to the point, I’ve told you all that to tell youthis: On Saturday, April 13, the first-ever Art andTweed Bike Ride comes to St. Louis………and you’llwant to be a part of it. Dress in your finest knickers andcaps to experience art and history. (For safety’s sake,wear a helmet over your cap). Participation is free but,for $5, there are commemorative T-shirts while the sup-ply lasts. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and cyclistspedal off at 10:30 a.m. starting from the Mildred LaneKemper Art Museum on the Washington Universitycampus. Then cycle onward to the St. Louis ArtMuseum in Forest Park, the Contemporary ArtMuseum and The Pulitzer Foundation for the Artson Washington and finishes at the World Chess Hall ofFame in the Central West End. There will be anorigami workshop at The Pulitzer, inspired by the dis-

played work of artist Sophie Calle. Complimentarysnacks will also be provided. It’s a totally ‘green’ andhealthy way to add some art to your weekend. Supportfor the route and the ride organized by Trailnet; moreinfo can be found at www.trailnet.org. Cycle on!!

Last month, to a packed house at The Sheldon,Regional Arts Commission announced the results oftheir groundbreaking Artists Count survey. With inputfrom over 3,000 area artists (that’s right---there are aLOT of artists in the St. Louis area), the data collectedis impressive and prompted RAC to consider whatartists need most to be creative. RAC realized that thecliché of “starving artists” is too often too true. Theartist’s life is not always easy, and usually involvesmultiple jobs (at the same time) to keep afloat. To assistartists with the purchase of equipment, supplies, travelto galleries and shows, etc., etc., RAC announced itwill annually award each of ten selected artists with a$20,000 fellowship AND provide artists support grantsof $500 to $3,000 to fund projects, creative opportuni-ties and needs. Funding is typically given to agencies;the idea to directly fund individual artists is novel-----much needed and so much appreciated. RAC’s incomeis derived from hotel tax: the arts attract tourists;tourists provide the tax funding---it’s one beautiful cir-cle for St. Louis! Thank you, Regional ArtsCommission, for your strong support of artists.

WARTful LivingSt. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts

Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor

NEW EXHIBITSThrough April 12A MODEST OCCUPATIONPresented by threewalls (Chicago) and Luminary Center forthe Arts; 2644 Cherokee; www.theluminaryarts.com. Through April 13BRAVE NEW WONDERLANDHunt Gallery, 8342 Big Bend; for info, call 314-968-7171.Through April 18BEYOND THE HORIZON, ACROSS THE DIVIDEJuried works documenting travel; Framations Gallery, 218 N.Main in St. Charles; for info, call 636-724-8313 or visitwww.framations.com. Through April 20SHIFTING GROUNDThe Gallery at Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar; forinfo visit www.stlrac.org. Through April 28WILLIAM E. JONES: “KILLED”New Media Series; Gallery 301, St. Louis Art Museum; forinfo, visit www.slam.org. April 5-May 3LIZ GILBERT: HISTORIES IN AFRICA, 20 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHYOpening reception, 5-7 p.m.; May Gallery; Big Bend; forinfo, call 314-246-7673.April 5-May 4ALEX COUWENBERG: SWELLCARMON COLANGELO: GLOCAL DIPTYCHSCHRIS KAHLER: DISEQUENCINGERIC MINH SWENSON: THE MAKING OF LA FONDAOpening reception, 5-9 p.m.; Bruno David Gallery, 3721Washington; 314-531-3030 www.brunodavidgallery.com. April 5-May 7EVERYDAY BEAUTYWorks by Julie Wiegand and Nancy Pierson; opening recep-tion 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Bonsack Gallery at John BurroughsSchool on Price Road; [email protected]. April 5-June 16TRACECHARAK GALLERY: TAMMIE RUBINWorks by artists from Korea; opening reception, 6-8 p.m.;Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar; for info, call 314-725-1177 orvisit www.craftalliance.org. April 12-May 11A BROKE LINE: GREG EDMONDSONReception on May 11, 6-10 p.m.; Good Citizen Gallery, 2247Gravois; 314-348-4587 or www.goodcitizenstl.com. April 18-May 6STUDENT EXHIBITIONSt. Louis Community College at Wildwood, 2645Generations Dr.; 636-422-2000 or visit www.stlcc.edu. April 19-May 14NILA PETTY: CERAMICSANDY VAN DER TUIN: ANIMAL MASKSOpening reception, 6-10 p.m.; East Gallery, Third DegreeGlass Factory, 5200 Delmar; for info, call 314-367-4527visitwww.stlglass.com. April 19-May 8JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITIONOpening reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; StLCC-MeramecContemporary Art Gallery.

FUN THINGS TO DOApril 3-6FROM WARRIORS TO ARTISTSCREATIVE CONVERSATIONS UNITING VETERANS& COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTSStarting at 10 a.m. daily; free; Regional Arts Commission,6128 Delmar; for info, visit www.combatpaper.org &www.veteranprintproject.com. April 5FIRST FRIDAYGrand Center galleries and venues; 5-9 p.m.; free; DJSuperconductor Anna Zachritz spins British pop & rock at theContemporary; www.firstfridaysgrandcenter.org. April 5ALIENS & ASTRONAUTSLet your creative inner-alien out; come dressed in costume tocelebrate the Planetarium’s 50th anniversary; St. LouisScience Center; 5050 Oakland; for info, visit www.slsc.org. April 5-6SEEING SOUND: VISUAL MUSIC FILMSCo-sponsored by New Music Circle; free screening on April6; Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood; for info, visithttp://www.webster.edu/filmseries. April 5-7EURYDICEConservatory of Theatre Arts Productions; 7:30 & 2 p.m.,respectively; Emerson Theatre; for info, call 314-968-6929. April 6TeamSTAGES: BROADWAY OUR WAYYouth troupe; 11 a.m.; $10; Sheldon Concert Hall,Washington; 314-533-9900 or www.TheSheldon.org.

April 7MUSIC OF ROBERTCHAMBERLIN2 p.m.; free; Christ ChurchCathedral, 1210 Locust; forinfo, call 314-968-7032. April 7, 14, 21, 28FAMILY SUNDAYS:CREATURE FEATURESFree activities for all ages;1-4 p.m.; St. Louis ArtMuseum; www.slam.org. April 8MARTHA HART & PAULA KASICA: CHAMBER MUSICFOR THE VOICE & HARP7 p.m.; Moore Aud., 470 E.Lockwood;314-968-7032. April 10ARCHITECTURETOUR

Learn about Tadao Ando’sbuilding; The Pulitzer; 3716Washington; 7-8:30 pm; toregister, call 314-446-2057 or visit www.pulitzerarts.org.

April 11-13LEVERAGE DANCE THEATRE DEBUT: SEEN UnSEEN8 p.m.; Krantzberg Arts Center in Grand Center; for ticketinfo, 314-772-7778 www.leveragedancetheater.org. April 12BACH’S LUNCHNoon; free; Moore Aud., 470 E. Lockwood; 314-968-7032.April 12-13CHARIS CONCERT: 20 SEASONS OF LOVESt. Louis Women’s Chorus celebrates 20 yrs. of making a dif-ference in the LGBT community; 8 p.m.; $17 advance tickets;Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Road; for info, call314-664-9340 or visit www.charischorus.org. April 12-13OPEN CALL: IN THE HEIGHTSSingers, dancers, actors (ages 14-18) invited to audition forCOCA’s summer musical; 524 Trinity Ave., to schedule audi-tion, 314-725-6555 ext. 130 or visit www.cocastl.org. April 12-29JANE EYREPresented by Mustard Seed Theatre; Fine Arts Theatre atFontbonne , 6800 Wydown; www.mustardseedtheatre.com. April 13ART & TWEED BIKE RIDE10:30 a.m.; begins at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum; forinfo, visit www.trailnet.org.April 13-May 4PNC ARTS ALIVE FAMILY SATURDAYSSat. 9:30-11:30 a.m.; registration required; Craft Alliance atKranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand; 314-534-7528 x 302.

April 14IGNITE / ILLUMINATE POETRY READINGPresented by St. Louis Poetry Center; 1:30-3:30 p.m.; free;Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand; 314-534-7528. April 17-21MACBETHPresented by StLCC-Meramec Theatre; 7:30 p.m. (2:30 on4/21); Meramec Theatre, 11333 Big Bend; 314-984-7562. April 18-202013 GREATER ST. LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVALPresented UMSL, Touhill & Jazz St. Louis; annual celebra-tion of education and performance; Touhill.org/jazzfestival. April 19BENEFIT: AN EVENING ON BROADWAYSt. Louis Wind Symphony and Muny vocalists performBroadway tunes, dinner, cocktails, dancing to benefit St.Louis Wind Symphony and The Foundry Art Center; $50 perperson; 6:30 p.m.; 520 N. Main; for tickets, call 636-255-0270 or visit www.foundryartcentre.org. April 19-20UNION AVENUE OPERA: TROUBLE IN TAHITI8 & 3 p.m., respectively; 733 Union Blvd., for info, call 314-361-2881 or visit www.unionavenueopera.org. April 205th ANNUAL VARIETY SHOWDancing, juggling, singing, magic; benefits Whole KidsOutreach Program ; tickets $10; 2 & 7 p.m.; ChesterfieldPerforming Arts Theatre (in YMCA), 16363 Burkhardt Placein Chesterfield; for info, call 636-391-5678.April 24-28LEGALLY BLONDE7:30 & 2 p.m., respectively; Browning Mainstage Theater atLoretto Hilton Theatre; for info, call 314-968-6929.April 24-May 18WORLD PREMIERE: SMASH/HIT!Presented by the Black Rep; Grandel Theatre, 3610 GrandelSquare; 314-534-3810 or visit www.theblackrep.org. April 26ART AFTER FIVE CONCERT: DUKE OF BACHATAMusic of the Dominican Republic; 7 p.m.; free but ticketsrequired (at front desk); Grigg Gallery at St. Louis ArtMuseum; for info, visit www.slam.org. April 26UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE Free; 8 p.m.; Touhill Center for Performing Arts on UMSLcampus; for info, call 314-516-4949 or visit www.touhill.org. April 26NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE7 p.m.; $3; Community Music School; 314-968-7032. April 26-27THEATRE: ALMOST MAINEFree; 7 p.m.; St. Louis Community College at Wildwood;2645 Generations Dr.; for info, call 636-422-2000 or visitwww.stlcc.edu. April 27EXHIBITING BLACKNESS: AFRICAN AMERICAN &THE AMERICAN ART MUSEUMLecture by Bridget Cooks, PhD, Associate Professor atUniversity of California-Irvine; presented by St. Louis ArtMuseum; location to be determined; reservations required,call 314-655-5444 or email [email protected].

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Dr. K. Shane Neifert of St. Louis Spine &Health Center offers a unique set of healing tal-ents to his patients. He views each patient as anindividual and seeks to find and correct the ‘weaklinks’ in their health. Based on his findings, heworks to strengthen areas of weakness, whichoptimizes the patient’s overall health. He facili-tates this healing using natural techniques rangingfrom chiropractic adjustment, acupuncture, ener-

gy balancing, and detoxification, to emotionalfreedom technique, hormone balancing, nutrition-al counseling, and allergy testing and treatment.Many use these talents to maintain their body’sown healing potential. The office of St. LouisSpine & Health is equipped with the latest intechnological advances in natural healing includ-ing Foot Bath Detoxification and SpinalDecompression which addresses sciatica and her-

niated, bulging, and/or slipped discs. Also offeredwithin the office are the services of a superb,licensed massage therapist, Sharon Maust, who isqualified in multiple approaches to massage.

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Combining traditional training with acutting edge holistic approach, Deborahspecializes in helping people change theireating habits to achieve optimal health. Asan experienced educator with a teachingdegree, she excels at motivating individualsto improve the quality of their wellbeing.

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Deborah Zorensky,rD, LD, CCN

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St.Louis,Mo 63130

The BioMat’s quantum energetics allows the bodyto fight disease and heal with a naturally strong andefficient immune system. It is composed of 17 layersof technology, combining Far Infrared Rays (FIR),negative ions and amethyst crystals. Time spent on themat relieves pain and joint stiffness, reduces stress andfatigue, boosts the immune system, burns calories andmany other healthful benefits.

Infrared Rays, nature’s invisible light and most

beneficial light wave, penetrate skin and increase cir-culation to detoxify the body of harmful toxins. TheFIR can increase blood flow and clean the arteries(which means it can help lower blood pressure),release toxins, increase metabolism, heal soft tissueand relax muscles.

Negative Ions are Nature’s Energizer. Ion particlescleanse and purify the air we breathe.

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Alternative Hospice is a locally owned, com-

munity based end of life program, dedicated to

being an advocate for our patients and providing

them with a high standard of holistic end of life

care.

We strive to empower our patients and their

caregivers with the knowledge and information

that they need to make informed decisions

regarding their care.

Our focus is on comfort, quality of life, and

facilitating of a peaceful passing with dignity,

respect and love.

Alternative Hospice is a physician directed,

nurse coordinated program of care. Dr. Joseph

Flaherty with St. Louis University Medical

School Department of Geriatrics serves as our

Medical Director and guides our team. Our team

is seasoned in conventional end of life care and

several are experienced in complementary care

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Our values include: integrity, accountability,

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or dentures. Alternatives to fluoride are used

for the prevention of cavities.

Proper alignment of the jaws and teeth are

the foundation of how the body perceives itself

in space. The result of improper alignment can

result in symptoms of headache, ears ringing,

loss of hearing, pain in the head and neck and

clenching or grinding of the teeth.

Good nutrition is inseparable for good

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made with white flour, sugar and no fresh fruits

and vegetables, your body is likely to be acidic

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For your dental evaluation contact our

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ronald Schoolman, DDSrodney Lofton, DDS

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Our approach to holistic health includesthe entire body and the oral cavity is noexception. We are dedicated to serving ourpatients and promoting a level of health carethat carefully evaluates and reviews the use ofdental materials, dental procedures and alsooffers dietary and nutritional support for eachand every individual that is seen in our office.

Did you know that examining the mouthcan reveal the presence of illnesses or unsta-ble conditions in other areas of the body?

If you feel like you’ve just about exhaust-ed all your options in your search for betterhealth, have your mouth examined with a dif-ferent approach in mind. Get motivated, geteducated, and get ready to participate in a

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St Louis Aquatic Healing Center offersstate of the art, cutting edge alternative healththerapies for health, healing, balancing anddetoxification. Many of our therapies canonly be found at St Louis Aquatic such as:The MG-PRO, Pulsed ElectromagneticField (PEMF) Cellular Exercise, widelyused in Eastern Europe for 30 years withextensive research behind it; cleaning and

promoting cell repair and regeneration; TheQuantum Pulse frequency generator, suc-cessfully eradicates many viruses andpathogens; Watsu/Wassertanzen, warmwater shiatsu therapy to relieve pain and revi-talize organs, and Cranial Sacral Therapy inthe pool, all the benefits of CST amplified bythe water. We also offer T-Zone, Whole BodyVibration for health and fitness, Nutri-

Energetics Systems (NES) health evaluationand therapy to promote the body’s naturalhealing and detoxification, far-infrared sauna,ionic foot soaks, ear candling, lymphaticdrainage, other therapeutic massages andmuch more. Call, email or visit our websitesfor more information. 314-432-5228,[email protected], www.watsu1.com,www.purificationhealthproducts.com.

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HealtHy Planet HaPPenInGSApril 3 Green FAir At StLCC FLoriSSAnt VALLey10:30am-1:00pm. St. Louis Community College -Florissant Valley 7th annual Green Fair. The Green Fairwill take place outdoors in the Quad area of the FlorissantValley campus, 3400 Pershall Road in Ferguson. In theevent of inclement weather, the Green Fair will take placein the Student Center Multipurpose Room.

April 5triViA niGht At the SouL-eSteem CenterDoors open at 6 and Trivia begins at 7pm at the SEC, 105Progress Parkway, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. Ticketsare $20 per person and $160 for a table of 8. Light snacks,soda, beer and wine are included. Cash prizes, silent auc-tion, 50/50 and raffle items will be offered! Bring yourfriends and family! Tickets are available on-line atwww.soul-esteem.com (click on the eventbrite link), or bycalling 314-275-7685. Remaining tickets sold at the door.

April 6, 8, 10rio + 20: WhAt Went WronG?Airs on KNLC Channel 24 4/06 at noon & 4/10 at 5:30 pmand KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 4/08at 8:00 p.m. What was Rio +20? Why did so many regardit as a failure? Green Time connects by skype with AnnePetermann, of Global Justice Ecology Project. Sheexplains that privatization of nature under the “green” econ-omy is causing massive land grabs around the world.

April 9 inteGrAtinG ALternAtiVe mediCine With ConVentionAL mediCine FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion - IntegratingAlternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine - Learnhow to build your immune system and take charge of yourhealth. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you'lllearn why you don't have to live with your "incurable"symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, HeartDisease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis,ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, FoodAllergies, Nutrition, and many more. You should come tothis discussion also if you feel, "My Doctor said everythingis fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?" Second Tuesday eachmonth at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic - Prevention andHealing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board CertifiedInternist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146,Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine toUse the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date;seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. See patientsuccess stories at www.preventionandhealing.com.

April 9SuStAinAbiLity in PrACtiCe At hiGher eduCAtion inStitutionSTwo nearby universities are in the spotlight April 9 for theirlatest outstanding pursuits of sustainable design, construc-tion & operations. Their presentations, sponsored by theMissouri Gateway Chapter of the U.S. Green BuildingCouncil, will provide snapshots of current sustainabilityprojects “right in our own backyard.” Meeting attendeeswill learn about several Southern Illinois University atEdwardsville initiatives, including a successful campusbike-share program and a half dozen construction projectscurrently in progress that are seeking LEED certification.Also on the agenda will be Missouri Science&Technology’s campus-wide geothermal energy effortsintegrating holistic environmental stewardship into educa-tion, research and administrative activities. Images of theirSolar House Team and Solar Village in Rolla will round outthe evening’s program. The meeting will be held at AlbericiHeadquarters, 8800 Page (63114) April 9 starting at 5:30pm with networking. The presentation will begin at 6:15and conclude at 7:30 with Q&A. Besides USGBC, the pro-gram is co-sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Chapter ofConstruction Specifications Institute. USGBC-MGCmembers, CSI members and full-time students are admittedfree. Non-members pay $20. Pre-registration is requiredat http://www.usgbc-mogateway.org/events/ or by calling(314) 577-0225.

April 9 & 23hAVe heALth QueStionS? 6:00pm. Join us the 1st/3rd Tuesdays of each month at AtlasInstitute of Health for a doctor hosted workshop on healthand upper cervical spinal care. Attendees will receive acomplimentary neurologic exam and gluten free pizza willbe served. Reservations call 636-527-3015, www.atlasin-stituteofhealth.com.

April 11WhAt'S uP With GLuten?Since Roman times bread has been referred to as The Staffof Life, a necessary staple of the human diet. Today, moreand more people have some to suspect that breads, specifi-cally gluten, may be having a significant negative impacton health. What is it about gluten anyway? Gluten sensitiv-ities have been proposed as a possible factor in thyroidproblems, attention deficit, skin conditions and digestivehealth problems. If you suspect you have Celiac Diseaseand Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) how can youknow for sure? Join Dr. Gould for an informative class onthe nutritional science and physical impact of gluten. Cost:$5. Held 4/11, 6:30 pm at Whole Foods Town and Country,1160 Town and Country Crossing Dr, Town and Country,MO 63017. To register call (636) 527-1160 or visitwww.HealingSTL.com.

April 12-13the 2nd AnnuAL WebSter uniVerSitySuStAinAbiLity ConFerenCe themed Sustainability: Our Common Future, will be heldApril 12 and 13 at the campus. View link...http://blogs.webster.edu/sustainability2013/.

April 13 & 14PrimordiAL Sound meditAtion CLASSPrimordial Sound Meditation is a meditation programdeveloped by Dr. Deepak Chopra. Class will be held at theMercy Center, 2039 North Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO.Contact Shirley Stoll for more information or registration:800-706-1144 or [email protected]. Learn how to enjoythe benefits of meditation. Resolve to meditate in 2013!

April 13, 15, 17, 2013StoP the tAKeoVer oF nAtureAirs on KNLC Channel 24 4/13 at noon & 4/17 at 5:30 pmand KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 4/15at 8:00 p.m. Fred Raines and Henry Robertson look atenvironmental problems with schemes like emissions trad-ing and cap-and-trade. They explain that “reversing thetrend toward a globalized financial economy” means bothsupporting local efforts and managing a commons sustain-ably.

April 15Free introduCtory CLASS on the WorK oF byron KAtieThe Work of Byron Katie is a simple yet powerful processof inquiry that ends suffering. It is a method that enablespeople to inquire into their stressful thoughts and set them-selves free. Bestselling author and teacher Byron Katieoften says, “I can’t let go of my stressful thinking, but Iinquire into it and it lets go of me.” Through The Work,many have experienced this phenomenon and have founddeeper peace, more intimate relationships and a growingsense of rightness with themselves. It also helps bring peaceto those with tough bosses, disputes with parents, dealingwith emotions surrounding divorce, loss of loved ones, andmore. Free class to be held at 7pm by Bryan Wagner,Certified Facilitator, at Community Acupuncture of St.Louis, 2006 S. 39th Street, STL. For directions and moreinformation, www.theworkwithbryan.com/blog/events/.

April 15ConneCtinG your heALth betWeen your teeth And bodyFREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting YourHealth Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realizeit, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weak-ening your immune system. Hidden infections. Unresolvedillness. Find out what may be happening between your teethand body and what to do about it. Discover how infectionand illness transfer between the teeth and body. Understandhow biological dentistry focuses on your overall health.Learn about what dental materials are compatible withwellness, mercury-free, tooth-colored fillings,the impact ofdental procedures, how certain dental procedures can influ-ence your body, and nutritional therapy that supports ahealthy mouth. Third Tuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at theHolistic Dentistry office of, and presented by, Dr. MichaelRehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist),2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. AHealthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verify seminar dateand reserve your space at 314-997-2550. See PatientSuccess Stories at www.toothbody.com.

April 15Free monthLy WeLLneSS SuPPort GrouPCome and enjoy an evening of fellowship, learning oppor-tunities in Medical Spiritual Information and exercises tostrengthen your journey in managing your plan of care andtreatment. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. andChaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesdayeach month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. atour healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. SimonYu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road,St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine withAlternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer.Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802. For more infor-mation, read the article on our web site atwww.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine,New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, andSpiritual Care."

April 20do you hAVe An unreSoLVed diAGnoSiS? 9-5. Restore your health today by balancing your bodychemistry to heal naturally, without the use of medicine.DNA based nutrition, exercises and product demonstrationsholistically improving your health and wellness. Registertoday: www.agapelifecourse.com or call 1-866-585-0732.

April 20WebSter GroVeS herb SoCiety 41St AnnuAL herb SALeSaturday, April 20, 2013 at the First Congregational Churchin Webster Groves, at Elm and Lockwood Avenues, from8:30 to 2 pm. Not just the largest of the herb sales in the St.Louis metro area, but the one with the greatest selection ofherbs- All from Missouri growers meeting the certificationrequirements of the State of Missouri. No other sale has thevarieties of basils, lavenders, rosemarys, thymes, sages,mints and more as found at the WGHS sale. This year vis-itors will be offered their very own personal assistant shop-per and multiple ideas for theme gardens. The ScholarshipRaffle prize will be a basket of items made fromElderberries-the 2013 Herb of the Year. There is noentrance fee and plenty of free parking. For more informa-tion call 314-739-9925 or 314-303-8548.

April 20 Free SeminAr: Are you SuFFerinG From PeriPherAL neuroPAthy?Are you dealing with chronic pain and numbness in yourfeet or hands? Do you wake up at night because your legsand feet will not stay still? Are you having difficulty walk-ing? Are Balance Problems and vertigo preventing youfrom living your life? Dr. Adam Hughes, DC is presentinga free seminar on Peripheral Neuropathy on April 20th at 12p.m.. Dr. Hughes will be discussing basic informationabout Neuropathy and why it occurs. He will also be pre-senting functional and natural ways to help support thosewith Neuropathy without the use of drugs or surgery. If youor someone you love is suffering from this condition, thanthis is a seminar you do not want to miss. Seats areLimited. Please R.S.V.P. and call 314-646-0013 to reservea spot. The seminar will be held at Kingen ChiropracticWellness Ctr. in Brentwood. 2001 S. Hanley Rd, suite 220.

April 20, 22, 24A darker Shade of GreenAirs on KNLC Channel 24 4/20 at noon & 4/24 at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday and KNLC Channel 24-2 4/22 at 8:00 p.m.International agreements could actually hasten the destruc-tion of forests. Jim Scheff, of Kentucky Heartwood, cau-tions against losing sight of the importance of forests for avariety of species, medicines, spiritual uses, subsistencegathering, and various other ecosystem services.

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April 22EffortlEss WEight loss7-8 p.m. Diets typically don't work but making small changes inyour daily eating can yield big weight loss results. Two of ourpractitioners, Noel Jensen, L.Ac. and Julie Evans-Vitale, CSN,CPT, will share “Ten Simple Rules for Good Eating” that willhelp you lose weight, feel great adn improve your health. Thislecture is free to the public and will be held at Nutrition Clinic,116 Holloway Rd, Suite B, Ballwin, MO. Call or email to RSVPas space is limited. 636-386-3333 or [email protected].

April 23AmEricAn rEd cross EArth dAy fAirYou’re invited to help the American Red Cross celebrate EarthDay 2013 at the Earth Day Fair at the Red Cross BiomedicalServices Missouri-Illinois Regional Headquarters at 4050Lindell Blvd. on Tuesday, April 23, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Door prizes, giveaways & raffle prizes. Our goal is to educatevisitors about Earth Day and the participating organizations. Formore information call (314) 658-2109.

April 24frEE clAss, BrAin PoWEr nUtritionDo you experience brain fog, inattention, poor memory or men-tal fatigue? Well, here is a class you will not want to miss! Thebrain is truly the command center for the body. Attention diffi-culties, brain fog and fatigue can all be signs that your brain isin need of balancing and nourishment. There are foods to eat oravoid that may impact the health of the brain. Nutritional sup-plements can have a positive impact as well. Cost: Free. Held4/24, 7:00 pm at The Healing Center, 734 DeMun Ave inClayton. For details or to register call 314-727-2120 or visitwww.HealingSTL.com.

April 26EArth dAy crAft fAir & ElEctronics rEcyclingJefferson Intermediate School in St. Charles is hosting an EarthDay Craft Fair and Electronics Recycling event. Craft Fair, 5:30- 7:30 pm. Electronics & appliance recycling is from Noon to 7pm. Jefferson Intermediate School, 2660 Zumbehl Road, St.Charles, MO 63301.

April 27coffEE & conVErsAtion thE Art of sUstAinABlE liVingSaturday, April 27 10AM - 1PM. Indoor Galleries. Learn whatyou can do to be “green”, including tips and resources on reduc-ing, reusing, recycling and composting, energy efficiency adnwater conservation. Increase our environmental literacy andmake a green work of art. Join Laumeier docent, Katy MikeSmaistrla, Sustainability Coordinator, University of Missouri,St. Louis for this workshop on sustainable living. FREE. Formore information call 314-615-5277.

April 27, 29, may 1rEdd AlErtAirs on KNLC Channel 24 4/27 at noon & 5/01 at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday and KNLC Channel 24-2 4/29 at 8:00 p.m. JimScheff explains how a forest differs from a tree plantation andhow it would be possible to cut native forests under the REDDagreement. He describes how forests can be changed from beinga carbon sink into a carbon source.

April 28Using yoUr intUition With AromAthErAPy1:00 – 4:00 pm. For those seeking to discover what lies beyondthe chatter of the mind. Donna Nicks will offer practical tips onhow to trust your hunches in choosing the best essential oil touse. Enjoy the lecture, take part in a spiritual exercise and gethands-on experience making a personalized essential oil prod-uct. Cost: $20. Held at Cheryl's Herbs. Visit www.cheryl-sherbs.com. Please call in advance for a reservation 314-645-2165.

may 4hUgE PlAnt sAlE EVEnt!! The Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association will offertruckloads of donated perennials from local gardens (includinghosta, ferns, woodland plants, daylilies, butterfly favorites, andPlants of Merit) with Master Gardeners on hand to answer yourquestions. The event will also feature annuals & hanging bas-kets, container gardens, “Garden Treasures” Resale, and aWestlake Hardware gift certificate raffle! Just in time forMother’s Day! Come see why patrons return to our sale yearafter year! Join us rain or shine Saturday, May 4th, 8a.m. to1p.m. at the Webster Groves Masonic Lodge (12 E. Lockwood,next to City Hall at Elm). Proceeds benefit community garden-ing projects and horticultural learning outreach in the schools.

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The Healthy Planet – April, 2013