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!
Why Should Schools Have a Garden?
A few weeks ago Classroom teacher Ms. Mayes and I gave her 3rd grade class an option to either write a piece for publication in our e-news or do some garden chores. The students who chose to write a piece were given a specific subject – Why Should Schools Have Gardens? It was rewarding for us […]
Read MoreSupport the SHOWME Your Fitness: Fitness for a Cause CALENDAR! Proceeds benefit Gateway Greening!
Gateway Greening would like to introduce you to our friend Brian Byrd. Brian is the owner of St. Louis Fitness and Wellness Group and a great supporter of Gateway Greening. He and other fitness professionals in the area have created a fitness calendar for the 2016 year that showcases St. Louis trainers, their personal mission, […]
Read MoreOne Beautiful Fall Afternoon in the Garden
One beautiful fall afternoon last week at Gateway Greening we had our day packed with indoor meetings. It was so refreshing when I started getting these exciting pictures and texts from one of the teachers from Mallinckrodt. Ms. Mayes was sending in the work of her 3rd grade students in the garden. It was great […]
Read MoreGrowing Food in Justice
This past weekend Iron Street Farm in Southside Chicago hosted Growing Food in Justice’s (GFIJ) annual conference aimed at dismantling racism and empowering low-income and communities of color through sustainable and local agriculture. I was able to attend this years gathering and bring back to the Gateway Greening team new strategies to engage our communities […]
Read MoreSeeds
With fall approaching faster than a speeding squirrel, Clay 1st graders explored the trees, vegetables, flowers, and grasses at Clay Elementary that are going to seed in our garden this week. The class remembered many facts about seeds from garden class last year. One student raised her hand and said solemnly, “You only get […]
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