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If you’ve had any experience in the garden, you know that just because you can find peaches in the grocery store in December doesn’t mean peaches are actually in season during winter months. In [...]

Eating seasonal foods is more than a trend. Not only is it good for you and your wallet, it’s good for the environment too! Before supermarkets, processed foods, and convenience foods existed, [...]

Membership for the 100+ restaurants in the Green Dining Alliance has requirements for becoming part of our team. Members must not use styrofoam, they must provide single-stream recycling, and [...]

Every August, Feast Magazine’s “Feast 50” celebrates major players and innovators in the regional food scene. It’s Feast Mag’s fifth anniversary this year, and their [...]

Written and published July 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator St. Louis sees local roasters promoting their dark, caffeine-packed beans at cafés and restaurants in [...]

Join the GDA and U.S. Green Building Council: Missouri Gateway Chapter for a crawl through the Green Dining District of beautiful, walkable Maplewood! For just $20, you’ll learn about [...]

On December 4th, UMSL‘s OASIS Academy brought together seniors to tour Maplewood’s Green Dining District. Led by Olivia Engel, GDA Program Coordinator, over 20 individuals heard from [...]

Last Friday, October 24th, Saint Louis University hosted its annual Gardens To Tables event as a part of the national Food Day movement. Rachel Deffenbaugh, Manager of City Seeds Urban Farm, was [...]

Here in St. Louis, we’re spoiled when it comes to beer. It’s carved into our history – the brick breweries tower over our South City skyline, and local craft brewers abound. [...]