News from the EarthWays Center

On March 3 and 4, 2018 from 1 to 4 p.m., two of the Garden’s rarely seen behind the scenes areas will be open to the public. Meet our scientists and learn how they collect, study, and conserve plants. You can also learn about the Garden’s community sustainability programs with the EarthWays Center staff.

Are you looking for green living ideas?  Do you want to learn how to live more sustainably? Are you planning to build a new house? Have comfort issues and want to make improvements to where you live now? Join us for the Green Homes Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. This is the 16th year of our signature Garden event. The Festival is a hands-on, day-long festival of learning, playing, and engaging with people of all ages and backgrounds who share an in...

What can you do in a day to improve your community? People striving for a sustainable lifestyle “live” that question every day. The answer: you can engage in composting food waste, recycling or repurposing items, planting gardens with native plants, conserving energy and water, using alternative transportation – so many things that help preserve our ecosystem so that plants and people can thrive. But, where can you find the support to meet your green living goals? That’s ...

Go behind the science with Missouri Botanical Garden botanists at the Bayer Center and meet the Garden’s sustainability experts on their home turf in the Commerce Bank Center for Science Education by attending our upcoming "Science and Sustainability" Open House Weekend on February 25-26.Did you know that the Garden is one of the most active and productive botanical research institutions in the world? Researchers from our Science and Conservation Division are dedicated to studyin...

2015 Was Our Last Green Ball! Thanks to everyone who joined us or supported the Green Ball over the last six successful years. We have decided to say goodbye to the Ball and hello to new opportunities to help more people learn about what we do, as we have seen a need for that kind of outreach. We want to share our deep appreciation for our sponsors, donors, and partners, especially our host – Moonrise Hotel- and the guests who danced the night away in celebration of all things green. For m...

Come learn how you can benefit from what the Garden does for Community Sustainability at our first Open House since 2010! Meet the EarthWays team, learn about the 20+ programs we coordinate in the community and how together we can make choices that improve ecosystems and help maintain plant conservation at home, work, school, or around the world.Join EWC sustainability experts in our green building located just a few blocks from the Garden.  You can visit us for hands-on activities and meet...