Tips & Tricks

    What are school gardens without a place to sit? As a school garden educator, seating is the first thing I tackle when I go into a new school garden setting. I have quickly learned that gardens that do not accommodate seating for the whole class run poorly. When classes come out to the garden […]

SLCL Installs Third Community Garden at the Grant’s View Branch   St. Louis County Library and Gateway Greening are pleased to announce the installation of the newest library garden on Saturday, May 14 at 8:30 a.m. at the Grant’s View Branch. This is the third community garden for the Library District–the Cliff Cave and Prairie […]

The last few weeks of school are always full of a flurry of activities. School gardens are not an exception; we feel the squeeze as the students start to count down the days. There are so many i’s to dot and peas to pick and so little time to get in the summer vegetables and […]

Donation supports development of nearly 100,000 square feet of garden space across the city   ST LOUIS – April 23, 2016 –UnitedHealthcare is donating $74,000 in support of Gateway Greening’s 2016 community gardening and urban agriculture programs across St. Louis to celebrate the kickoff of the spring gardening season. Gateway Greening, a local nonprofit organization, […]

St. Louis (April 28, 2016) – For 30 years, Gateway Greening has educated and empowered individuals to strengthen their communities through gardening and urban agricultur. This year, Gateway Greening is bringing back the popular Community Garden Contest, that calls for Gateway Greening supported community gardens to submit their garden as the “best” of one of […]