Tips & Tricks

Need some additional guidance while expanding your green thumb? No worries, Seed St. Louis has a library of educational resources to support your gardening adventures. Explore our variety of Tips & Tricks below!

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What to do in Garden Class when it is freezing cold with snow on the ground

My name is Tenisha I am an intern at Gateway Greening. I also worked in the Dig IT program last summer. I am senior at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy. This week we went to Clay Elementary School and did a couple of activities with kids. We couldn’t go outside because it was freezing cold […]

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Art Class in the Garden

Being an intern for Gateway Greening and working with Punita each week at Mallinckrodt is constantly a rewarding and eye-opening experience. Each week I learn something new and the children are absolutely wonderful. They are always so eager to learn and share their ideas and knowledge; it is amazing to watch. This week focused a […]

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“It Puts a Big Smile on my Face to See the Children Having So Much Fun!”

As an intern at Gateway Greening I have had the opportunity the past few weeks to observe Gateway Greening’s youth program in action at Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction. Its beneficial impact on the children can easily be seen in various ways. It really encourages children to be involved in the learning process and it […]

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No Winter Blues

It is so very tempting to keep students indoor on these cold days. Last week, I planned mostly indoor activities fearing cold. I quickly learned that though those activities were productive and students learned, we did rob them of the experience that could have had out in nature. This week each class was given an […]

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AETNA FOUNDATION AWARDS GATEWAY GREENING $50,000 TO SUPPORT SCHOOL GARDENS FOR HEALTHIER KIDS

ST. LOUIS, MO, January 5, 2016 – Gateway Greening is the recipient of a $50,000 Aetna Foundation grant to provide general support to Gateway Greening’s Youth and Education program for the next two years. The Aetna Foundation has been supporting Gateway Greening and their mission to educate and empower people to strengthen their communities through […]

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