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GATEWAY GREENING AWARDED $205,000 GRANT BY MONSANTO FUND
Grant will be used to educate and empower the youth of St. Louis through exposure to gardening and healthy eating. St. Louis (April 20th, 2017) – Gateway Greening has been educating and empowering individuals to strengthen their communities through gardening and urban agriculture in the St. Louis community for more than 30 years. As […]
Read MoreTeacher Spotlight: Shannon Flanders of Mallinckrodt Academy
Interview with Shannon Flanders, kindergarten teacher at Mallinckrodt Academy in St. Louis, MO, about how she personally became involved with the school’s garden. How did you get started with gardening at school? I started as a parent when garden beds were installed at Mallinckrodt. When I became a teacher, I started working with Miss Meg, […]
Read MoreApril on the Urban Farm with Dig It STL
The appearance of April on the farm coincides with the mysterious disappearance of sufficient hours in the day. Dig It kicked it into high gear last week, cutting, assembling, and painting 96 wooden signs to mark the beds on the Gateway Greening Urban Farm. What we thought might take two days turned into four days […]
Read MoreApril Showers in School Gardens
It has been a rainy April, but the Clay Elementary second graders are still out in the school garden. Rain often keeps students inside, just as the seeds need to be planted. Instead of stressing about a ruined planting plan, we’ll throw on an extra layer and head outside! Ecosystem Connections The second […]
Read MoreA Semester in Dig It STL Internship Program
This is the first year that Gateway Greening has offered a high school internship program, in addition to our summer teen employment program. Through the internship, local high school students explore environmental issues, the St. Louis food system, and local urban agriculture projects, all while earning school credit. Here at Gateway Greening, we’ve […]
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