Wow, 16 fun things going on today, including LEGO build at Toys ‘r’ Us, Mr. Peabody & Sherman movie showing both this morning (Forum) and evening (Armory), Saturday Morning Science (genomes), International Archaeology Day, workshops, and more! Check the calendar on the right for all the events and their details.
This post features the Sustainable Living Fair and Shopping Bag Workshop that are going on today. If you attend these events, please leave a comment to let others know about your experience!
How to make a ReUsable Shopping Bag Workshop
—a workshop presented by Lisa Groshong
Kick the single-use plastic bag habit! Osage Group (Sierra Club) is presenting a ReUsable Shopping Bag Workshop lead by Lisa Groshong. We will be making two easy bags: a 20-minute tote and a recycled t-shirt bag. Bring: A sewing machine if you have one. One old t-shirt (adult sized), 1/2 yard of medium-weight fabric, scissors. First we’ll make the t-shirt bag, which takes all of 5 minutes, then the 20-minute tote, which is a little more complicated but also pretty easy.
This annual event is in a new location this year: City Hall, at the intersection of 8th St and Broadway, downtown. Here, you can learn about and celebrate sustainable living.
– Eight on-site workshops offering insights into earth-friendly lifestyles, sustainability philosophy, as well as practical, hands-on experience in various aspects of sustainable living.
– Three off-site tours to green, efficient and solar buildings. These last just one hour to 75 minutes each.
– An inspiring keynote speaker who will share insights into real successes achieved in integrating sustainable housing and local food production. (Quint Redmond: Agriburbia!)
– Approximately two dozen educational booths will be set up inside and outside the Columbia City Hall at Eighth & Broadway.
– The opportunity to meet and network with sustainability-minded folks from throughout mid-Missouri.
– Ample free parking, for those who drive, in nearby city parking garages.
– Many excellent options to purchase food at nearby restaurants, or you can go the frugal route, brownbag and picnic at or outside City Hall.
– For more details and images relating to the workshops and keynote, see the Sustain-a-palooza flyer.
Workshops
- 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Early Bird Sustainable Building Tour – The Broadway, Doubletree Hotel’s Green Building System
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Basic Bicycle Maintenance & Repair
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Composting 101
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Passive Solar Building & Design
- 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Sustainable Building Tour, Residential Solar Electric
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Harvesting the Rain & the Sun
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Hugelkultur: You Don’t Have to Dig It to Do It (no-dig raised beds)
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Eco Eating (plant-based diet)
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Much ADU About Mini-houses
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel Discussion: Re-localizing Our Food Supply
- 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Sustainable Building Tour of Two of Columbia’s Most Efficient Office Buildings – Woodard Drive (near Menards) is home to some of the most energy efficient office buildings in Columbia. Tour the Missouri Methodist Conference Center and the soon-to-be complete offices for Simon Oswald Architecture and CM Engineering with the architects and engineers that designed them.
Booths
- Blue Planet Buying Club
- City of Columbia Volunteer Program
- Peaceworks
- Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
- Columbia Green Chamber of Commerce
- Columbia Water & Light
- Community Garden Coalition
- Dogwood Solar
- EnergyLink
- H2O’C Engineering
- KOPN 89.5 FM
- League of Women Voters – Columbia/Boone County
- Maya Creek
- Mid-Missouri Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- Missouri Solar Solutions
- Mizzou Energy Action Coalition
- Osage Group Sierra Club
- Peace Nook
- Peaceworks’ Center for Sustainable Living
- Peoples’ Visioning
- Columbia Climate Change Coalition
- Interfaith Care for Creation
- Renew Missouri
- Show Me Solar
