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Brightside Bulb Sale – Back by Popular Demand

August 04, 2015

Brightside Bulb Sale – Back by Popular Demand Brightside is once again offering our exclusive “Midwest Mix” of Daffodils plus a selection of fragrant Oriental Lilies and other long-time favorites loved by Brightside friends. People always tell their family and friends about the brilliant blooms of their Brightside flowers and come back year after year for […]

Meet the Recycling Staff!

July 22, 2015

Met the Recycling Staff! Brightside welcomes the new Recycling Outreach and Education Team for the City of St. Louis, Elysia Musumeci, Mike Brockman and Jessica Freiberger. Headquartered at Brightside, the new team is eager to help increase recycling in St. Louis. If you have any ideas or thoughts for the team about how to increase […]

Summer 2015 Newsletter

July 21, 2015

Summer 2015 Newsletter So far, 2015 has been a fantastic year at Brightside St. Louis. From removing over 145,000 square feet of graffiti to welcoming a new recycling staff, 2015 has brought incredible things to Brightside and we are excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out our 2015 Summer Newsletter to get the […]

June 2015 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities

June 30, 2015

June 2015 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for June.

Pollinator Dinner – St. Louis Zoo

June 16, 2015

Pollinator Dinner – St. Louis Zoo In celebration of National Pollinator Week, sit down to a special farm to table dinner to sample the many foods pollinators help provide. Sip mead and honey wine, enjoy a honey tasting, and peruse booths with information and activities related to pollinators. After a buffet dinner, hear a presentation by […]

Sustainable Backyard Tour

June 14, 2015

A Morning of Gardening Workshops

June 06, 2015

A Morning of Gardening Workshops Join us Saturday, June 6, 2015 for the 2nd Annual St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. The symposium will feature a series of 40-minute workshops led by experts in their respective fields to help gardeners learn how to plan, plant and […]

Rainwater Harvesting Case Study – USGBC

June 04, 2015

Rainwater Harvesting Case Study – USGBC Mary Institute and Country Day School (MICDS) captures rainwater in a 10,000 gallon storage tank, where it is held before being utilized in plumbing fixtures throughout the school. This session will begin with an overview of the system and associated resource savings, followed by a discussion of the day-to-day […]