Maplewood, MO is home to the Nation's First Green Dining District. Take a self-guided tour on the GREEN side through this walkable community.

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Welcome to the Nation’s First Green Dining District
St. Louis Earth Day’s Green Dining Alliance (GDA) developed and
established the criteria that set the stage for food establishments in
the St. Louis region to practice sustainability. The City of
Maplewood Special Business District is home to a number of
pioneers in St. Louis’ sustainability community, including Schlafly,
one of the first Green Dining District members. More than 25% of its
qualifying businesses are GDA certified members and together
they form the nation’s first Green Dining District. Learn more about
the GDA’s criteria at the end of this document, now, we’d like to
offer you a bit of information about Maplewood’s Green Dining
District members and take you on a Tour of Maplewood’s Green
Dining District:
Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest www.schlafly.com
Schlafly is a leader in sustainability
initiatives that range from the types
of product packaging to plumbing
to the use of solar panels to save
energy. It’s also a great place to
have a craft beer and a meal.
Schlafly Bottleworks is home to the
Schlafly Farmers Market and many
celebrations.
Water Street
7268 Manchester
www.waterstreetstl.com
Water Street is a family
owned and operated
business focusing on local
fare. Composting and
recycling are just some of the
sustainability practices the
establishment adopted when
it became a GDA member.
You may not be thinking
about this when you are
enjoying dinner, cocktails or a
late night happy hour but it is happening at Water Street.

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Kakao Chocolate
7272 Manchester www.kakaochocolate.com
Can you imaginge cracking open an egg and throwing half of it
away? Well, that’s what
happens when you make
marshmallow treats, in
places other than
Maplewood. Kakao
Chocolate saves the yolks
and sends them down to
their neighbor, Pie Oh My!,
who in turn sends back
their egg whites.
Collaboration and no food
waste! A bi-product of
being a member of the
GDA. Now that you know this, try a marshmallow treat. Of course
you may want an award-
winning lavender truffle, too.
Foundation Grounds
7298 Manchester
www.foundationgrounds.com
Foundation Grounds is another
leader in sustainability efforts in
Maplewood. Not only have
they collaborated with other
businesses, they have worked
with the Maplewood Early
Childhood Center.
Foundation Grounds, or FO
GRO, as we call them,
considers the environment at
every turn from compostable
packaging to recycling and
composting within the shop.
FO GRO is a Pure Power
member, an initiative that
works to utilize clean power,
see the Ameren Pure Power
website for more about this
initiative:
http://mypurepower.com
Oh, we should mention, FO GRO is more than just a cool business
practicing sustainability, its a great place for coffee, delicious
organic treats or lunch to refuel and relax.

3. Great Harvest Bread Co.
7360 Manchester www.greatharvestmaplewood.com
Packaging is important when
you have a quality control
concern for your product from
the moment it comes out of
the oven.
Great Harvest has managed to
adhere to GDA standards and
continue to provide an array of
delicious baked goods. Local
collaboration is also a common
thread that runs through their breads
and other goodies. Stop in and
sample their daily specials.
The Post Sports Bar & Grill
7372 Manchester www.thepostsportsbar.com
We have to be honest, we never
thought our local sports bar would
jump on board with the GDA but
like a well-trained olympic diver,
they climbed to the top of the
high dive and their performance
earned a PERFECT score.
The biggest impact The Post
made to their restaurant was
an investment in LED
lighting. It was a costly
undertaking but the
pay-off is significant.
When they began
training their staff in
GDA practices, they
were nervous but soon
discovered they had a
group with true team
spirit for sustainability.

4. Traveling Tea
2707 Sutton
www.traveling-tea.com
How do you keep a cup of tea
hot in something that’s not
Styrofoam? Traveling Tea has
jumped that hurdle. Stop by
the shop for quality looseleaf
teas and accessories. Tea samplings and a complimentary cup of
tea for customers.
Pie Oh My
2719 Sutton www.pieohmystl.com
Pie Oh My! serves delicious award-winning pie. What you may not
know is that the package you take that slice of pie home in meets
GDA criteria. When Pie Oh My! signed-up for the program, they
had to change from Styrofoam to a recyclable container. The
best part for them, the change
offered a cost savings.
Remember the story about the
eggs?
Pie Oh My! shares their eggs with
Kakao Chocolate so they can make
their delectable meringue pie
without any waste.

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Stone Spiral Coffee and Curios
2500 Sutton
www.stonespiralcoffee.com
Stone Spiral is the newest member of
Maplewood’s Green Dining District.
They serve wonderful locally roasted
coffee by
Riley’s and
a menu of
daily
specials that range from beverages to
baked goods and savory offerings.
There’s always something going on
here whether it’s a coffee meet-up or
live music in the evenings. Stop in and
find out what they did to become the
newest Green Dining District member.
And just to recap, here’s a look at all of the Nation’s First
Green Dining District Members:

6. How did the Green Dining District Happen?
The City of Maplewood
Special Business District
developed a plan of
initiating this district based
on the number of food
purveyors in the
Maplewood community
with business practices
close to the GDA’s criteria
for sustainable dining
practices. Many of
Maplewood’s restaurants and food shops are artisan owned and
operated with “farm to table” values as a core of their business
plan and that also includes composting, recycling and waste
reduction practices that fall in line with the GDA’s criteria. The
criteria for the GDA includes banning indoor smoking, not using
Styrofoam products and not using #6 plastic; participating in
Single Stream Recycling; phasing in CFLs and/or LEDs; and setting
waste reduction and diversion goals.
More about the GDA
GDA is one of St. Louis Earth Day's programs that works to make
'earth day every day.' The GDA’s comprehensive, 3rd party
certification process differentiates restaurants that have
demonstrated a commitment to the environment through
practices and policies that shape the way they do business.
Offering green consulting and resources to restaurant owners and
communities, the GDA is the helping hand greening St. Louis' food
service industry. The GDA staff doesn’t just evaluate businesses,
they also help them find ways to practice sustainability and not
incur extra costs, this was another reason the City of Maplewood
Special Business District encouraged the businesses to join.
The GDA’s Core Concepts are:
 Ban: indoor smoking, Styrofoam, and #6 plastic
(polystyrene)
 Single Stream Recycling
 Phase in CFL’s and/or LED’s, and efficient ballasts (as
appropriate)
 Set waste reduction and diversion goals, and share waste
data so that they can assess the GDA’s and St. Louis’
restaurant industry’s environmental impact.
 Share baseline utility data so that the GDA can aggregate
data for the region’s environmental impact.
Every GDA-certified restaurant has committed to these Core
Concepts.
More about the GDA at: www.greendiningalliance.org

7. Take a Self-Guided Tour
Visit Downtown Maplewood and take a tour of the Nation’s First
Green Dining District for yourself. Ride your bike or drive your car
and you park for free.
Our MetroLink stop is Manchester/Hanley.
All of the businesses are within walking distance of each other.
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