Events & Classes

Weeds are the never-ending battle of any gardener. By this time of year, maybe you've given up or at least want to give up that battle against the weeds. But don't give up yet. In this class, we will cover our favorite ways to effectively and efficiently fight weeds. We will cover our favorite techniques of garden and soil management to reduce weeds, and favorite techniques and tools for weeding to make the task fast, painless, and reduce weeds next year.

Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

With the growing season coming to an end, many plants grown outside can be continued in your home: herbs and spices, tomatoes and peppers, and citrus. Many factors influence the ability to grow inside, like space, resources, and patience. In this virtual class, we cover the basics of transitioning your summer and fall crops indoors. Discussed topics include the best edible indoor plants, transitioning to indoor containers, soil, lighting, watering, fertilizing, and propagation. Learn how to bring agriculture inside!

In this hands-on class, we will harvest and prepare for storage some of the great crops that you can eat long into winter if done properly. We will harvest taro, sweet potatoes, storage tomatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, and water chestnuts. Then we will go over the proper way to cure those that need it and the best way to store each one for medium to long-term storage. So if you've ever been interested in growing some of these plants so you can eat from the garden all winter long, or have questions about how to grow them, harvest them, or store them, this is your chance to try it yourself and find out.

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Please note the earlier than normal start time!)
Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Join us for a hands-on workshop to consider the power of wonder, imagination, exploration, and play in your garden space. Whether you tend a home, school, or community garden, this class will help you build a safe and inviting space for children. Explore examples of whimsical hardscape and sensory engagement in youth-friendly gardens, and sketch your own garden design. Experience garden-based activities that spark curiosity and participation, build an inclusive learning community, inspire adventurous eaters, and foster environmental stewardship. This workshop is open to any and all educators, caregivers, and community members interested in gardening with children!

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Learn how to wrap up the year in your garden and set yourself up for success next year. We'll cover soil health, what clean-up is needed and how to also support pollinators. This virtual class is a part of the series Fall Garden Reset in partnership with St. Louis County Library.

Get your hardneck and softneck garlic, as well as shallots, for planting at our annual Garlic Sale! This year, Dig Annuals and Perennials will be joining us to sell perennials, shrubs, and trees. This will include cherry trees! Learn more at the link below.

Saturday, October 18
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108

Learn how to create compost from kitchen scraps to plant material and recycle organic matter into your garden. This virtual class is a part of the series Fall Garden Reset in partnership with St. Louis County Library.

Fair on the Farm is back! Bring the family and join us for some outdoor fun at the Bell Community Garden. Enjoy state-fair themed games and activities, garden tours, a chili cookoff, face painting, and more. Free to attend and fun for all ages. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Saturday, October 25, 2025
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108

Because of extreme heat, this garden party has been rescheduled for August 28th! Our Summer School Gardeners Meet-Up, A Midsummer Night's Drink, will be a garden party celebration to thank all of the garden leaders, educators, and adults who support youth gardening in the region. We hope to use this time to collect feedback from attendees to help guide our school and youth garden programs going forward. Dress for a casual evening in the garden with cocktails, mocktails, appetizers, garden games, and garden giveaways. You are welcome to bring your own potluck item if you wish. This is a free event open to anyone who gardens with youth, but you must RSVP.

Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108

Enjoy hands-on activities, hear what's growing in the garden, and learn all about worms! Get tips from Seed St. Louis on growing food, fall planting, and garden prep; enjoy a garden scavenger hunt for kids; sample seasonal produce in fun and tasty ways — like prickly pear lemonade, and meet the worms with Ro’s Wigglers and learn about vermicomposting!

1:00 – 1:30 PM: See What’s Growing
- Explore our garden beds and discover what’s in season
- Seed St. Louis staff answer gardening questions and give planting and fall prep tips!
- Kids' garden-themed scavenger hunt!
1:30 – 2:00 PM: Taste with Seed St. Louis
-Taste seasonal treats — including prickly pear lemonade!
2:00 – 2:30 PM: Meet the Worms!
- Ro’s Wigglers introduces you to the world of worms
- Discover the magic of vermicomposting
- Learn how to care for your own worms at home

Our Fall Seedling Sale will have variety trial winners and old favorites! Fall seedlings are sold as 4-packs for $3.50 each. A planting guide for all of the plants being sold will be available for you to take home. We will also have seed packets, including cover crops, and Seed St. Louis Gettin' Dirty t-shirts.

Location: Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Whether using the garden as a living laboratory, an outdoor workshop, or a place to study food systems and nutrition, the garden is the ultimate teaching tool to facilitate hands-on, integrated learning! This class will model how you can effortlessly integrate the garden into your curriculum, no matter the subject. Attendees will leave with ideas for connecting the curriculum to the garden. In addition, a variety of outdoor classroom management tips and tricks will be shared so that you can bring your students outside with confidence.

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bell Community Garden (In their pavilion), 3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Saving your own seeds is a great way to save money, preserve genetic diversity, adapt a crop to your local environment, and even develop your own varieties. Dean Gunderson, Chief Programs Officer here at Seed St. Louis, will cover the easiest crops to save seeds, the basics of saving seeds, and the basics of selecting your own varieties. Registration required. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library.

Dean Gunderson, our Chief Programs Officer, will cover how to incorporate easy, delicious and beautiful edible plants into your yard or garden. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library.

Class Location: Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011

Are you interested in learning how to build a raised bed for your garden, but don’t know where to start? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn all the basics you need to know to build your own raised garden bed! Our staff will help guide you through the step-by-step process of constructing a functional raised bed. There are two ways you can participate in this class.

1. You can attend for free and leave with the knowledge and confidence to build your own raised bed at home.
2. You can pay for materials and leave with a 4’x4’ ($45) or 4’x8’ ($60) raised garden bed that you install in your yard. All tools and materials will be provided during the class. No prior experience is needed! We hope to see you there!

If you build a bed to take home, you will need to be able to transport it, as there are no delivery options. As this is a workshop, make sure to dress for the weather and in things you are comfortable getting dirty.

This class will be located outside behind the Seed St. Louis Carriage House at 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Learn from Dean Gunderson, our Chief Programs Officer, about the soil to use, lighting needs and what types of fruits and vegetables do best in containers. Adults. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. You can watch a recording of this class at the link below.