Events & Classes

Learn about what crops are best to grow in the fall and what you need to do to have a vibrant and abundant fall harvest! A recording of this virtual program will be posted to St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days.

For our summer school gardener meet-up, we will have local artist, Ashli England, leading a class on making natural gouache paint from nature and paint brushes from the yucca plant. During this meet-up, get to know other school gardeners while you create paint and paintbrushes from natural materials that can be grown in the garden. Attendees will be asked to bring their own jars for storing paint, but all other materials will be provided.

Unfortunately, the space for this class is highly limited (only 10 spots available), so we ask that you please only RSVP if you will be attending! Once the class is full those who register will be put on a waitlist.

The class and meet-up will take place at Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108) and will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. If there is inclement weather we will move just up the street to the Seed St. Louis Carriage House. Registration will close shortly after the class is full. Once registration ends, you will be emailed to confirm if you have reserved a spot in the class or if you are on the waitlist.

This is part of a composting class series in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm, and Seed St. Louis. Attend all four of the core classes and receive a voucher for a free registration Specific Topic class. More details are listed at the Register link below.

Compost Tumbler: Give it a spin! Tumbling composters are fully enclosed outdoors composting systems that are great if you are composting primarily food scraps or a small amount of material in general. Spin your food scraps and leaves into "black gold" with little physical effort.

Cost: $12 per person
Location: Willoughby Heritage Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln, Collinsville, IL 62234

Our Fall Seedling Sale will have variety trial winners, old favorites and some new varieties! Fall seedlings are sold as 4-packs for $3.50 each. The seedlings will include lettuce, red and green cabbage, bok choy and more. (You can read about each variety at the link below!) A planting guide for all of the seedlings being sold will be available for you to take home. We will also have seed packets, including cover crops, and Seed St. Louis merch t-shirts and stickers.

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

We will accept cash, credit, Apple Pay and Google Pay for payment. Free street parking is available all along Bell Avenue. Please bring your own tray or box if you are able!

This is part of a composting class series in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm, and Seed St. Louis. Attend all four of the core classes and receive a voucher for a free registration Specific Topic class. More details are listed at the Register link below.

Bokashi: Speed up composting by "pre-fermenting" kitchen scraps in a method distinct from composting. In this class you will learn how to layer all kinds food scraps, including meat and dairy, in a small bucket with a special "bran" of microbes to ferment, then simply bury them composting system to finish the in your yard or add to an existing composting system to finish the breakdown process.

Cost: $12 per person
Location: Willoughby Heritage Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln, Collinsville, IL 62234

This is part of a composting class series in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm, and Seed St. Louis. Attend all four of the core classes and receive a voucher for a free registration Specific Topic class. More details are listed at the Register link below.

Static Systems: When large amounts of feedstocks are ready to be composted at one time, an aerated system makes the process easy and manageable. Actively aerated systems reduce the need for manual turning of the composting materials. In this class Dean Gunderson and Terri Riutcel share their experience with these scalable methods of bringing oxygen to your compost piles.

Cost: $12 per person
Location: Willoughby Heritage Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln, Collinsville, IL 62234

Explore the many different ways to water your garden manually and through various types of irrigation both store bought and homemade. Learn the basics of how to collect rainwater to use for watering purposes.

This is part of a composting class series in partnership with Table to Garden, Willoughby Farm, and Seed St. Louis.

Vermicomposting: Worm bins make indoor (and outdoor) composting easy because worms and their friends do much of the work. In this class, you will learn how worms can eat your garbage and turn food scraps into a powerful soil amendment for your gardening needs.

Cost: $12 per person
Location: Willoughby Heritage Farm, 631 Willoughby Ln, Collinsville, IL 62234

Bike the streets of South St. Louis on a carefully curated, garden-studded bike tour on Saturday, June 8th for the second annual Tour de Plants: South City Edition! Young Friends of Seed St. Louis will guide your journey through several unique Seed St. Louis community gardens and riders will learn from garden leaders about their stunning urban green spaces and vibrant neighborhoods. In case of rain, the makeup date will be Sunday, June 9.

No rider will be left behind on this 10-12 mile ride through South City. Participants will arrive and begin their tour at City Garden Montessori School. The ride will depart at 9:00 am. Please arrive by 8:30 am for bike check and safety briefing. Snacks and refreshments will be provided at the final garden stop.

Bring your bike, helmets, lights, reflectors, visibility vests, and water! Don't own a bike? The nearby A&M Cyclery shop offers convenient and affordable bicycle rentals. We look forward to riding and frolicking with you soon! 🚲🌻

Our gardens and orchards are ecosystems and we can boost the services they provide, their health, and their sustainability all at the same time. Learn how to make some small changes to your design, including adding the right plants, to greatly increase the habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds to help your garden and orchard thrive.

Discover how to beat the heat of summer gardening, and learn techniques that will keep your tomatoes and other summer crops flourishing. Adults. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to the St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days.

Gardening with youth, particularly in a school garden, comes with its own set of rewards and challenges. While summer is a prime time for garden growth, upkeep can be challenging when schools are closed. This class explores a variety of strategies to leverage your community throughout the school year and keep your garden beautiful during the growing seasons.

There is a whole world of edible plants that are perennial that can be grown in St. Louis while producing year after year. This class will cover the best perennial vegetables for spring harvest. This is when perennial vegetables shine with all sorts of edible greens, shoots, flowers, and stems ready to harvest before annual vegetables are ready. These are great crops for schools as they are ready for harvest before the end of school.

This class will be co-taught by Jessica Blessing-Patterson of DIG Annuals and Perennials and Dean Gunderson of SEED St. Louis. It will be held at DIG Annuals and Perennials where you'll be able to see many of the plants we will discuss.

A limited number of plants that will be discussed during the class will be available for purchase by class participants at the end of the class.

This class is free, but you must register. Spots are limited!

We are the nonprofit partner for Alpine Shop's April Al-Pint Night! Alpine Shop is an family-owned specialty outdoor retailer serves almost every type of outdoor enthusiast from backpackers, climbers hikers, campers, paddlers, and cyclists, to snowboarders, skiers and adventure racers. We are their nonprofit partner for their April Al-Pint Night at their Kirkwood location at 440 N. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122 which will run 6:00-8:00 p.m. The entrance fee is $10 for which you will receive a commemorative cup and 2 beers from their craft beer partner. They'll have some good tunes, raffles, and friendship all around!