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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Current Volunteer Opportunities

11/19: Sweet Potato Fest What: Come help out at a Sweet Potato Festival!!  This is an educational event focused on elementary and middle-school aged youth from the North Campus are.  We will be highlighting nutrition, and fall fun activities that relate to sweet potatoes and distributing hundreds of pounds from our bountiful harvest! When:  Saturday, […]

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Creating New Roots, Harvesting More than Vegetables

Picture a well-kept garden. Clean walking paths guide you through the flourishing plots of colorful fruits and vegetables growing weed free. This is something you expect from experienced gardeners, right? Think again! It’s run by Gateway Greening’s City Seeds Program and it’s one of the best urban gardens I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t hurt that […]

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Planting Seeds, Harvesting Experiences: Dietetic Interns at the Farm

As Fontbonne Dietetic Interns at Gateway Greening we are leaving behind traditional internship rotations and putting on our gloves –gardening gloves— to better understand the effects of sustainable food on a community. Immersive training is an integral part of becoming a dietitian. But at Gateway Greening we dietetic interns aren’t just getting our feet wet, […]

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They Are Like My Babies!

Hello, my name is Ting Liu. This is my last week as an intern at Gateway Greening. I have spent 2 months here and gained wonderful gardening and teaching experience. In this passionate organization, people do awesome work in the city! I am part of the Youth Program and responsible for Early Childhood Education. I […]

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Introducing Our Summer Youth Staff: Otha Burton

Hi my name is Otha. I work with Gateway Greening.  I play football for Northwest Academy Law High School and I like to work. I love to help people out when they need help and I like knowing how to work in a garden and farm. My favorite part is that the little kids like […]

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Want to Learn with Us?

Seed St. Louis hosts over 40 free virtual classes throughout the year. Our staff provides a wide variety of classes for all gardening enthusiasts.

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Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar

Need some guidance planning your garden? Download a free copy of our Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar to feel confident when you plant and harvest your bounty!

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