Events & Classes

Are you looking to build or grow your garden? Then come and learn from our team who designs and builds gardens some of the vital points to a successful garden design. You will learn about garden layout, bed design, size, orientation, and spacing as well as things like watering, compost bins, trellising, etc. We will tell some best practices with design and also go over common pitfalls people fall into when designing their space.

This class will be located at the Bell Community Garden (3841 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Learn what a food forest is, how to design one, or what plants are good options in the St. Louis region. Explore ways you can create a more sustainable ecosystem in your orchard or food forest planting. The plants discussed will include commonly and less commonly known plants that we have found to grow well and have good flavor. The concepts discussed can be used to design a food forest from scratch or to modify an existing planting to increase its diversity. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to library YouTube channel within three business days.

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening

The right tool can make your life a lot easier. The problem is that there are so many garden tools and so many names for those tools, how do you know what tool to get and what tools actually work. In this class we will go over all of the non-motorized basic tools you need for a successful garden as well as our favorite garden tools that maybe you haven't heard of. We will go over what all these tools are called, how to use them, and how to take care of them. You will also be able to see and try the tool out if you want so you can choose the right tool for you.

This class will be located at the Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening

Bike the streets of South St. Louis on a carefully curated, garden-studded bike tour on Saturday, June 21st for the third annual Tour de Plants: Southwest Edition! Young Friends of Seed St. Louis will guide your journey through several unique Seed St. Louis community gardens in Dogtown, Northampton, and other Southwest neighborhoods. Riders will learn from garden leaders about their stunning urban green spaces and vibrant neighborhoods.

No rider will be left behind on this 10-12 mile ride. The tour begins at South City YMCA at 8:30 am. Please arrive by 8:30 am for bike check and safety briefing. The ride will depart at 9:00 am. Snacks and refreshments will be provided at the end!

Bring your bike, helmets, lights, reflectors, visibility vests, and water! We look forward to riding and frolicking with you soon! 🚲🌻

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening

Get your summer seedlings at our annual Summer Seedling Sale! All of our summer seedlings are sold as individual plants for $3.50 each and many of them are winners from our variety trials. We will also have seed packets and Seed St. Louis merch for sale.

The seedlings available will be eggplant, sweet peppers, tomatoes, Thai basil, and perennials including rhubarb, sea kale, lavender, and more. Learn more about each of the varieties at the link below.

We will accept cash, credit, Apple Pay and Google Pay for payment. The sale will run from 9:00 to 11:00 am and will be located outside at our Carriage House building at 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108. Free street parking is available all along Bell. Please bring your own tray or box if you are able!

In this class, we will go over the steps to start your own community or school garden and orchard. This will include going through our brand new set of resources to help you think through everything and also answer any questions you might have. We will also do some hands-on activities to help you plan your site.

This class will be located at the Delmar Divine (5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112) in conference room 7.

Scalable bin systems make composting easy for yards of all sizes. Tumblers spin organic materials into "black gold" with physical effort. We will cover how to make or buy bins and tumblers, set them up and manage them so you can transform food scraps, yard trimmings, and garden waste into a nutrient-rich amendment for your soil. Class includes hands-on demonstrations. NEW: Illinois teachers earn PD hours.

Cost: $15 per person
Location: Willoughby Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln., Collinsville, Illinois 62234

This event is offered as part of a ongoing series on food waste and composting in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm and Good Dirt Composting Collective. The classes in this series have a fee but scholarships are available. For more information, call Carol Frerker 618-977-2430. Madison county teachers are eligible for a 100% fee waiver by contacting Lisa Rogers at [email protected].

We will have leftovers from our Spring Seedling Sale this Saturday for sale! Spring seedlings are sold as 4-packs for $3.50 each. This sale will be from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

Those who are members of gardens or orchards in the Seed St. Louis network have access to pre-order these items at discounted prices. Please contact your garden/orchard leader for the pre-order information!

Gardening at a school comes with its own set of rewards and challenges. While summer is a prime time for the garden, upkeep can be challenging when schools are closed. Engaging the community and forming partnerships is key to any sustainable school or community garden project.

This class will explore a variety of strategies for connecting with your community and engaging new volunteers throughout the year, so garden maintenance will become a shared task. This class will be part workshop-style, so attendees can leave with a tangible guide to help them begin engaging their community. We will explore Asset Based Community Development as a strategy for building capacity for any community garden project along with other tips and tricks to engage the local community for support.

Location: Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm

Explore two strategies for indoor and small spaces that keep food scraps out of the landfill. Learn how worms can eat your garbage and turn food scraps into a powerful soil amendment. And, learn how small-scale bokashi fermentation can work in your home to enrich soil. Class includes hands-on demonstrations. NEW: Illinois teachers earn PD hours.

Cost: $15 per person
Location: Willoughby Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln., Collinsville, Illinois 62234

This event is offered as part of a ongoing series on food waste and composting in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm and Good Dirt Composting Collective. The classes in this series have a fee but scholarships are available. For more information, call Carol Frerker 618-977-2430. Madison county teachers are eligible for a 100% fee waiver by contacting Lisa Rogers at [email protected].

Do you have limited outdoor space, or want to grow plants on your patio? Learn to grow edible plants year-round with this virtual class on container gardening, ranging from small nursery pots to reused truck beds. We will cover the pros and cons of containers; planting techniques; and basics of plant maintenance, including soil, watering, fertilizing, and pest management.

This Saturday we'll be selling the leftovers from our March Sale! We will have: seed potatoes (Red Pontiac and Yukon Gold), onion sets, bare-root leeks, mushroom spawn, and bare-root strawberry plants, bare-root asparagus plants, water chestnuts, and Korean taro root. (We sold out of strawberry plants and mushroom spawn.) Learn more about each of the March Sale items, including planting information, at the link below.

Saturday, March 15th, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108