School Garden Support Services

Our mission at Seed St. Louis is to empower people and communities to grow food. We envision equitable access to fresh, healthy food throughout the St. Louis region. Toward that end, we provide communities with education, resources, and a network to grow their own food. The Seed St. Louis School Program aims to provide quality, hands-on educational experiences to youth in the garden and connect youth to their local environment and food system while providing access to nutritious food.

Schools, summer camps, or youth groups may visit Bell Community Garden to learn more about Seed St. Louis and our history, how urban gardens help address food insecurity and inequity in our region, and how anyone can get involved!

Field trips are open March through October to youth of all ages from the Seed St. Louis service area (St. Louis County, St. Louis City, and Metro East). Priority will be given to Seed St. Louis network gardens serving low income / low food access communities.

Field trips are for a maximum of two hours, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. If you would like to request an educator outside of this time frame or for longer than two hours, you may submit a request using this form, but please note there may be a fee involved for that service.

Our youth garden lessons promote outdoor learning through guided exploration, the development of observation skills, and exposure to the fundamentals of growing food.

This service is open March through October to PreK through 12th grade students in the Seed St. Louis network. Priority will be given to network gardens serving low income / low food access communities. 

Classes are for a maximum of one hour, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. If you would like to request an educator outside of this time frame or for longer than one hour, you may submit a request using this form, but please note there may be a fee involved for that service.

Our professional development sessions offer educators and youth garden leaders the opportunity to develop their expertise and skills in outdoor education and garden-based learning via curriculum integration, best practices in outdoor classroom management, gardening basics, and/or program support and sustainability.

This service is available year-round to any adults who work with youth in a Seed St. Louis network garden. Priority will be given to those serving low income / low food access communities.

Professional development sessions are for a maximum of two hours, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. If you would like to request an educator outside of this time frame or for longer than two hours, you may submit a request using this form, but please note there may be a fee involved for that service.