The Community Agriculture Conference is an annual event to learn about all things gardening and urban agriculture. Gardeners of all levels are welcome to attend! Sessions are presented by experts from the community.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Delmar Divine, 5501 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
The conference is both in-person and virtual. Three select sessions will be streamed for free for those not able to attend in person.
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Conference Schedule & Sessions
The Community Agriculture Conference, which is both in-person and virtual, is an annual gathering for those from the gardening and urban agriculture communities. People of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend! For this 16th annual conference, we’re changing it up a bit with Keynotes by the Community to kick off the event! This will be a TED Talks style of presentation instead of just one keynote speaker.
Conference Schedule
Check-In Starts: 9:00 a.m.
Keynotes by the Community: 9:30 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
Networking: 10:25-10:50 a.m.
Break: 10:50-11:00 a.m.
Session #1: 11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Lunch: 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Session #2: 1:10-2:20 p.m.
Break: 2:20-3:35 p.m.
Session #3: 2:35-3:45 p.m.
Conference Information
The in-person conference will take place at the Delmar Divine, the location of Seed St. Louis’ office and future Demonstration Garden. There will be a limited number of tickets. Local organizations will also be on-site with information tables.
Location: Delmar Divine, 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112
Parking: Free visitor parking is available in the parking lot on Belt Avenue just off of Delmar and Belt, immediately to the east of the Delmar Divine building. A detailed map will be sent prior to the conference to all attendees. Free street parking is also available.
Time: Check-in starts 9:00 a.m. with the conference beginning at 9:30 a.m. The conference will end at 3:45 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person for the in-person conference. Scholarship registrations are available upon request. Email [email protected] for more information.
Lunch: Attendees can add a box lunch on to their registration for an additional $10. They can also bring their lunch.
Virtual Attendees: Three select sessions will be streamed live for free. Those are noted below. If you are attending virtually, make sure to register! Once we are closer to the event, we will send all virtual registrants the Zoom link and passcode to connect to the virtual sessions.
Keynotes by the Community: Instead of just one keynote speaker we will have those from the community present short five-minute presentations on a solution to a problem they have, a project they are working on and so on. Think TED Talks but gardening!
Thank you to our sponsors!
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Check-In for Attendees, Coffee
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Keynotes by the Community, Coffee, Networking
11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Sessions
~ Of Roots & Resilience: Driving Community Impact Through Collard Breeding at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition Innovation Center, presented by Antonio Brazelton, Senior Coordinator of Research Partnerships, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition Center (JJK-FAN) This session will be streamed as part of the virtual conference.
~ A Chick-Chat with Second-Hen’d, presented by Erica Camp, Founder/President, Second Hen’d
~ *FULL SESSION* Garden-Based Education with High School Students (Panel), Teresa Corley of Saint Louis University High School, Alaina Morin of Gateway STEM High School, Matthew Tuths of University City High School, Abbey Schumacher of Seed St. Louis (Panel Moderator)
12:10 – 1:10 p.m. Lunch
1:10 – 2:20 p.m. Sessions
~ Low Budget Gardening, presented by Crystal Stevens, Flourish Farmstead & Folk School. This session will be streamed as part of the virtual conference.
~ Exploring Culinary Bulbs, presented by Claire Krofft, Senior Horticulturist, Bulb Gardens, Missouri Botanical Garden; Dean Gunderson, Chief Programs Officer, Seed St. Louis
~ *FULL SESSION* Sensory Gardens for Schools: Why, What, How, Who, presented by Jeanne Carbone, Supervisor, Therapeutic Horticulture, Missouri Botanical Garden
~ *FULL SESSION* Worms at Work: Build Your Own DIY Worm Bin & Vermicomposting 101, presented by Ro Kicker, Founder, Ro’s Wigglers. This is a hands-on session.
2:35 – 3:45 p.m. Sessions
~ Sustainable Indoor Agriculture, presented by Olivia Engel, Sustainable Urban Agriculturalist. This session will be streamed as part of the virtual conference.
~ Garden Tool Sharpening + Repair, presented by Brad Hutchison, Woodshop Specialist, Perennial
~ *FULL SESSION* 4-Directional Engagement: Building GROW Spanish Lake Community Garden, presented by Janett Lewis, GROW Spanish Lake Community Garden & Rustic Roots Sanctuary
~ *FULL SESSION* At-Home Cocktail Shrubs & Syrups, presented by Kate Pogue, Owner, Switchgrass Spirits. This is a hands-on session.
Volunteer at a Garden or Orchard
Are you ready to volunteer at a Seed St. Louis garden? Volunteering with Seed St. Louis is a great hands-on way for individuals and groups to support their community.
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Seed St. Louis hosts over 40 free virtual classes throughout the year. Our staff provides a wide variety of classes for all gardening enthusiasts.