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Adams Elementary Spotlight: Albert Sanders and Connie Myers
March 7, 2019Albert Sanders teaches preschool and the Saturday morning classes at Adams Elementary. In partnership with Connie Myers, from Washington University, Albert leads the school garden, Sun Patch Garden at Adams.… Read More
Farming While Black Book Report by Nick Speed
February 22, 2019I recently read Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been combing through the book and blown away at all of the… Read More
Pattonville School District Garden
February 6, 2019Simon Amies, Pattonville School District Webmaster and leads the youth garden at the Pattonville School District’s Learning Center. After joining the Pattonville School District team, Simon Amies, an avid gardener… Read More
Teacher Spotlight: Kerry Stevison
January 3, 2019Kerry leads the Agriscience component for the Saint Louis Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science Program. The Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program is a work-based youth development program that uses… Read More
How to Grow Rice in St. Louis
December 21, 2018Do you want to grow something totally different in your youth garden next year? Something that will surprise everyone who sees it? How about rice? This year, we grew rice… Read More
Give STL Day 2018
April 3, 2018Support the Future of St. Louis Community Gardens on St. Louis Gives Day 2018 The Power of Growing Food About Give STL Day Give STL Day is a 24-hour… Read More
Giving Grove at Work
March 28, 2018At Gateway Greening we believe St. Louis is only as strong as its communities. Our vision is a region where people are connected to the land, to their food, and… Read More
Voice from the Tower Grove East Community Garden
March 28, 2018Written by Mary Anne Pikrone, Tower Grove East Community Garden Leader. Three and a half years ago, as my husband and I were taking a get-acquainted drive through… Read More
Planting and Planning for Pollinators
March 1, 2018Most gardeners know that encouraging pollinators is good for their growing plants, but not everyone knows that increased diversity of pollinators can mean more vegetables to harvest. One of the… Read More
Fostering Student Ownership in the School Garden
February 16, 2018How do you foster a sense of student ownership and investment in their school garden? By encouraging them to be a part of the decision making process. Last week,… Read More